Sr. Colette Duffy SA
November 8, 1914 - November 15, 2016
Sister Colette Duffy, 102, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement from Graymoor, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Lurana Health Care Residence of St. Francis Convent, Garrison, NY. Sister Colette was born on November 8, 1914 in South Boston, Massachusetts to Bridget Logue and Charles J. Duffy, both of Ireland. Sister is predeceased by her sisters, Marie Hovestadt and Helen Soponaro and her brothers, Charles, John and Joseph. Sister is survived by her sister-in-law, Lorraine and several nieces & nephews. Sister entered the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement on May 17, 1940. She professed her first vows on October 22, 1941and her final vows on August 23, 1947. As an Atonement missionary, Sister served in parish and pastoral ministries in New York (Dannemora, Schenectady, Schuylerville, and Scotia); as well as Bingham Canyon, UT; California (Lindsay and Bakersfield); and Byram, CT before returning to Graymoor in 2003. On Thursday, November 17, 2016 the Reception of the Body prayer service will be held at 4:00 p.m. and the Evening Prayer/Wake Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Sister’s funeral Mass will be on Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. All services are held in the Motherhouse chapel. Burial will be in the Sisters’ Cemetery at Graymoor. Funeral arrangements by Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home.
Sister Colette Duffy, 102, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement from Graymoor, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Lurana Health Care Residence of St. Francis Convent, Garrison, NY. Sister Colette was born on November 8, 1914 in South Boston,... View Obituary & Service Information