Carrie E Duffey

Carrie E. Duffey, 86, of Natrona Heights, passed on to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. She was born November 21, 1929 in Brackenridge, to the late Otis and Odessa (Wright) Manley, and she was the widow of the late John "J.T." Duffey with whom she celebrated 27 years of love and life together. Mrs. Duffey, affectionately known as "Mom Carrie" was a member of Bibleway Christian Fellowship Church for 37 years. She was a nurse''s aide at St. Vincentian of North Hills and a housekeeper at Holiday Inn of New Kensington for 15 years. She was the chief executive of housekeeping at Allegheny Valley Hospital for 25 years before retiring in 1995. She was a graduate of Har Brack High School and she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters, care giving, planning Brackenridge reunions, listening to gospel music, encouraging her pastors and endlessly bragging on her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving are her sister and best confidant, Opal E. Merriwether, of New Kensington, if you saw one you saw the other. Also her three beloved children, Sylvia (Robert) Rowe, Arnold, Carla (Sidney) Gaskins, Pittsburgh and John (Elaine) Duffey, Jr., Tarentum. Her beloved grandchildren, Troy, Marci (Drew),Dante, Brian, John and Brittany. Her precious great grandchildren Michael and Paxton and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her siblings, Walter, Demaree, Willie and Gilbert Manley, and Mae Bell Jones. Visitation 1-3 PM and 7-8PM Friday in the Duster Funeral Home, Inc. 347 E 10th Ave, Tarentum, 724-224-1526. Service will be held on Saturday at 10AM in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1150 Asa Roberts Way, New Kensington with Pastor Michael Nickols, officiating. EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH. Burial in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights. VISIT: dusterfuneralhomeinc.com