Julia Cuccinello Duffy, age 87, died Oct. 6 in Duxbury.  She was the daughter of the late Carmine and Marie (DeFelice) Cuccinello.  Julia grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School before volunteering for the US Coast Guard and working for the State Labor Relations in Boston.  She was the airport secretary at Hanscom Air Force Base where she met her husband John Duffy.  They spent a few years in Duxbury, moved to Winchester for 15 years, and settled back in Duxbury in 1974. 

Julia directed a girls’ choir at St. Mary’s Church in Winchester and a Girls and Boys choir at Holy Family Church in Duxbury.  She was a member of the Holy Family Women’s Club and volunteered at the Duxbury Thrift Shop.  Julia taught piano and throughout her life was a pianist, an artist, a writer, and was known for her baking.

She leaves three daughters; Patrice Duffy Monahan and husband James of West Roxbury, Michele Hopkins of Kingston, and Suzanne Deveney of Kingston, and seven grandchildren. She also leaves her sisters Eleanor Cuccinello of Lexington, Jean Charles of Wayland, and Florence Clemmer of Connecticut, and several nieces and nephews.  She was the sister of the late Amedio, Lawrence, William, Albert, Mary, and Anne Cuccinello, Josephine Sgrosso, Lillian Pearson and Amelia Sullivan.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Bartlett Garrity Funeral Home, 338 Court Street, Plymouth.  Calling hours will be on Thursday Oct. 8, 4-7 p.m.  A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church Friday morning Oct. 9 at 10 a.m.  Burial will follow at Bourne National Cemetery.  

 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John D. and Julia Duffy Memorial Scholarship c/o Rockland Trust Company, PO Box 1627 Duxbury Mass 02331.