Tralee C. Duffey, 18, of Davenport, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport.
Tralee's earthly remains have been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, assisted the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
Tralee was born on Nov. 24, 1993, in Milwaukee, Wis., a daughter of Roger and Tanja Hamilton Duffey. She graduated from Davenport Central High School, where she had been a member of the girls' soccer team and was a cheerleader. Tralee was attending Scott Community College and worked at Incredible Pizza, Davenport.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, where she was an active member of the youth ministry and taught Sunday school. Tralee had served as an assistant counselor at Camp Shalom in Maquoketa.
Survivors include her parents, Roger and Tanja, Davenport; sister, Toria Duffey, Davenport; brothers, John (Meghan) Duffey, Mount Pleasant, Wis., and Robert (Kelejo) Duffey, Muskego, Wis.; nephews, Hunter Poulos and Christopher and Patrick Duffey; grandparents, Sharon Hamilton, Wakefield, Mich., Larry Hamilton, Juliaetta, Idaho, and Dolores Duffey, Franklin, Wis.; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, John P. Duffey; and cousin, Dixon Lee Giackino.
Online condolences may be left at www.wheelanpressly.com.
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