Veronica was born in 1876. She was the daughter of Michael Dufficy and Edwina O'Brien. She passed away in 1932.
As detailed by " The Dufficy Family of Marin County, California "© by Catherine L. Gowdy
" Veronica Anita Dufficy, born about 1881 and a native of Marysville, died in Marin County on March 31, 1932 at the age of 51 years. She was a graduate of the University of California (in 1898) and devoted her life to teaching. She began her career in Fresno but returned to San Rafael where she taught Latin and French for many years at the high school. She became head of the language department and was also librarian. For the five years prior to her death, she had been the Dean of Girls. She was much respected and in her honor, flags flew at half-mast and all San Rafael schools were closed in tribute."
Another obituary detailed in the The Petaluma Argus Courier, April 2, 1932 was as following:
" Miss Veronica A. Dufficy, a prominent educator of Marin county, and a member of the San Rafael high school faculty and dean of the girls, died on Thursday night at a San Rafael hospital from a heart ailment.
One the evidences of the courage of this high minded loved woman, was exhibited when she had known she was suffering from a serious heart ailment, but kept the secret from the young people who surrounded her, whom the knowledge might sadden. She attended school on Wednesday, but was taken seriously ill in the evening. She was removed to a hospital where she died at 7 o'clock.
Miss Dufficy had numerous friends in Petaluma, who were saddened to learn of her sudden death.
Miss Dufficy was one of the outstanding educators of the state. She was considered an authority on Latin text books and served on the state text book committee before the books were supplied by the state. She was serving her thirty-first year as a member of the faculty of the San Rafael high school when death care. A graduate of the University of California, Miss Dufficy first taught for a few years in the south, but returned to San Rafael where her family lived, to teach in the high school.
The remains are at the mortuary of Keaton and Dusel, San Rafael. The funeral will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday from the mortuary, thence to St. Raphael's church, where mass will be celebrated.
Miss Dufficy, who was a native of Marysville, California, was the daughter of the late judge and Mrs. M.C. Dufficy and the sister of Mrs. Mary L. Tormey, Sister M. Michael, Dr. George W. Dufficy, Mrs. W. P. Barry, Charles M. Dufficy, Mrs. Alicia D. Fiedlander, Mrs. Horatio Muzzy and Dr. Rafael G. Dufficy, of San Rafael."
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