Born in Astoria,NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Keaney Kearney.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Johnson (Stanley); three sons, John Duffy (Rachel),Thomas Duffy (Elizabeth), and James Duffy (Eric Bostrom); 7 grandsons; 6 granddaughters; 13 great grandsons; and 5 great granddaughters.
As well as her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Patrick Duffy and Kevin Duffy; and a sister, Eileen Wolff.
Burial will be in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Coram, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.