Vincent Duffy
Vincent John Duffy, 70, passed away at his home in Spring Grove, MN Monday September 14, 2020. Vince was born in Waukon November 22, 1949 to William and Norma (Kostman) Duffy.
After attending school in Waukon, he soon married Donna Smith and had two sons, Jay and Jayson. Vince later married Linda Bresnahan and the two had a daughter, Lena.
Vince initially worked at Northern Engraving in Waukon. In 1977 he started his own company, Duffy Construction. He and his family lived in Waukon until 1987 when they then relocated to Berlin, WI. Here he took a new job at Leach Farms, Inc. as a maintenance mechanic.
In 1997 Vince and Linda moved closer to their family and built a home in rural La Crescent, MN where he worked at Torrance Casting until he retired. Vince met his life partner, Barb Mannel, in 2007 and the two made their final move to Spring Grove, MN.
Vince was a skilled carpenter and was able to build two of the family homes. Some of his favorite pastimes included competing in archery competitions, playing billiards and many types of card games, especially blackjack at the casino. As an avid outdoorsman, his passion was bear hunting with his bow and spending weekends fishing on Lake Michigan where he loved the water.
Time spent with family, especially seeing his grandkids grow, was important to Vince. He liked talking about the outdoors, guns and sharing his political views. He enjoyed watching old westerns, war movies and listening to country western music. Barb and Vince enjoyed traveling in their RV to Maine, Michigan, Alabama and Florida.
Vince was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Betty Wagner. Survivors include Barb Mannel (companion); his sons, Jay (Marlene) Duffy and Jayson (Jennifer) Duffy; his daughter, Lena (Gordon) Lehmann; four grandchildren, Quynlan and Anya Duffy (Jayson), and Isaac and Dylan Lehmann (Lena); his brothers, James (Marcia) Duffy and Danny Duffy; and his sister, Maxine (Henry) Acosta. Other survivors include Sara (Amy) Mannel, Hannah Gruen, Lillian and Leeland Roaroff, Amara, Rylee and Isabelle Mannel, Donald Mannel and Stacy (Aaron) Kremmer.
