Memorial
Patricia A. Duffy-Votroubek, 77, of Cedar Rapids died Thursday October 25, 2018 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10:00 AM on Friday at All Saints Catholic Church. Rev. John R. Flaherty will officiate. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday where a rosary will be prayed at 4:00 PM. There will also be a visitation at the Church after 9:00 AM on Friday.
Survivors include her husband, Mike; three daughters Shannan Wilson and partner Larry of Springville; Erin Colleen (Dan) Kopecky of Cedar Rapids; and Sarah Christine Duffy of Cedar Rapids. She is also survived by six grandchildren; Michael (Renee) and Christopher (Alison) Price, Cody Wilson, Benjamin (Ashley), Andrew (Kayla) and Patrick Kopecky; seven great grandchildren Annabelle, Brayden, Isabel, M.J., Devyn, Bailey, and Rilynn; her former son-in-law Terry Wilson; and her four dogs Chlole, Papi, Mitsy Rose, and Finny. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, a son Mark, a brother Dick Parsons, a cousin Ernie, four brothers-in-law, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pat was born on October 9, 1941 in Iowa City the daughter of Eldean and Yvonne Fisher. She married Ronald J. Duffy on April 15, 1961 in Marion. Ron passed away in 2013. She later married Mike Votroubek on December 3, 2016 at All Saints Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids.
Pat worked at Rockwell- Collins for several years and later at Souvenir Pen and Pencil for ten years, retiring in 1995. She was a very active and a faithful member of All Saints Catholic Church. She enjoyed shopping, crossword puzzles, fishing, animals, and especially the time spent with her beloved family and many friends.
Pat will forever be remembered as a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
“The family would like to thank the staffs of Mercy Medical Center and Hospice of Mercy for the wonderful care given to Pat.”
A memorial fund has been established.