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Edward J
Duffy

March 25, 1926 – September 11, 2018

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Obituary for Edward J Duffy

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Ed, 92, a Winchester resident for 55 years, died peacefully on Sept

11 at Arnold House in Stoneham. He was the husband of Jeanne (Egan)

Duffy for 64 years, loving father of Janet Wilhelm and husband,

Tim, of Poway, CA; Carol Brunstad and husband, Bill, of Atlanta,

GA; the late Edward J. Duffy III; Susan Duffy and partner, Larry Dukes of Rye, NH; David Duffy and wife, Julie, of Denver, CO; Maura Duffy of Stoneham, MA; and

Chris Duffy and wife, Peggy Clements, of Cold Spring, NY. Proud

Grandfather of Amanda, Geoff, Jesse, John, Megan and husband Josiah,

Peter, and Rebecca. He was pre-deceased by his brother Arthur and sister

Helen Donalds. Ed was a graduate of Arlington High School, 1943, and

Northeastern College and Law School, 1951. He served in the 2nd Marine

Division in WWII and was on the island of Saipan and Okinawa. He was

part of the occupying force in Japan and was stationed in Nagasaki.

After the war and law school, he served as Assistant District

Attorney, Middlesex County, Special Assistant Attorney General for the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Assistant Corporation Counsel for

the City of Boston. He was the founder and president of Massachusetts

Independent Bankers Assoc. He also organized and founded the Suburban

National Bank of Arlington in 1962. Visiting hours will be held at the Lane Funeral Home 760 Main St. (Rte.38)WINCHESTER on Sunday September 16th from 2 thru 5pm followed by a funeral service to be held in the funeral home on Monday at 11am. Interment Wildwood Cemetery



A special thankyou to the Arnold House Nursing Home for their compassionate care.



Donations may be made in his memory to Alzheimer’s Assoc., 309 Waverly Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452 or Samaritans, Inc., 41 West St, Boston, MA 02111.

First Visitation

When Sunday, September 16th, 2018 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
Lane Funeral Home
Address
760 Main Street
Winchester, MA 01890
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Service Information

When
Monday, September 17th, 2018 11:00am
Location
Lane Funeral Home
Address
760 Main Street
Winchester, MA 01890

Interment Information

Location
Wildwood Cemetery
Address
42 Palmer Street
Winchester, MA 01890
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