Mary Martha GOSSER b. 16 Apr 1924 Avalon, Pennsylvania d. 11 Sep 2003

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1924 - 2003

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Nickname	Mike
Born	16 Apr 1924	Avalon, Pennsylvania
Gender	Female
Died	11 Sep 2003
Person ID	I283	Johnson Hindin Tree
Last Modified	29 Aug 2009

Father	Harold GOSSER, b. 14 Aug 1892, d. Dec 1956
Mother	Isabel Browne WOODBURN, b. 25 Jun 1892, d. 15 Jun 1948
Family ID	F91	Group Sheet

Family Alfred James DUFF, b. 28 May 1923, Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Mar 1999, Wexford, Pennsylvania

Married 21 Dec 1946

Children

	1. Ella Kathleen DUFF, b. 6 Oct 1947, George Washington Hospital, Washington, D.C.
	2. Mary Henderson DUFF, b. 5 Jun 1948, Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	3. Nancy Isabel DUFF, b. 15 Jun 1951, Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	4. Alfred James DUFF, b. 6 Oct 1954, Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Family ID F98 Group Sheet

Notes

Mike attended Elroy Elementary School and Brentwood High School in Brentwood, PA. She also attended Allegheny college. She worked for Kaufman's Department Store, Mellon Bank, B & O Railroad and TWA Airlines. She and her husband Jim are Presbyterians.

The following obituary appeared in the September 14, 2003 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

DUFF MARY MARTHA "MIKE" GOSSER. On September 11, 2003 of Shamrock Hall, Franklin Park Borough, formerly of Brentwood Borough. Devoted wife of the late Alfred James Duff; loving mother of Katie Duff Simonson (Fred), Nancy Duff, Alfred J. Duff, II (Barbara), Mary Duff Hagopian (Lt. Col. David),; seven grandchildren, two devoted companions Andy and Amos. Member of Fairmount Presbyterian Church, former member of the Edgeworth Club. Attended Allegheny College and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She was an avid crafter and a multiple blue ribbon winner at the Mt. Nebo Grange Fair. A Memorial Service will be held at the Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Franklin Park at 4 pm on Sunday, September 14, 2003. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of choice or your local library for large print books. Arrangements by JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, INC., Brentwood.