Robert A. “Bobby” Duczer

Robert A. “Bobby” Duczer arrived gently into the Loving Arms of God at 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge at the age of 72.  He lived and raised his children for over 40 years in the City of Central.  He was retired from Exxon Mobile Baton Rouge Plastics Plant after 31 years of service and  was a U.S. Army veteran.

Visitation was held at Seale Funeral Home in Central on Saturday, Nov. 10 until the memorial service in  the funeral home chapel.

Survived by his wife of 44 years, Linda Gillen Duczer; one daughter and son-in-law, Polly and George “Trey” Merzbacher; one son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Dana Duczer; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose Mary and Frank Spalitta, Shirley and Emmett Vollenweider, and Patricia and Jay Low; seven grandchildren and spouse, Andrew and Christina Duczer, Ashley Ratliff, Alisha Duczer, Brandi Duczer, Timothy Duczer, Christina Merzbacher and Joshua Merzbacher; four step-grandchildren, Jennifer Newman, Jeffrey Cox, Kellie and Gina Merzbacher; two great-grandchildren, Gage and Cadence Duczer; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill and Sandra Gillen, Danny and Delores Gillen, and Rosetta Gille, and numerous other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by a grandchild, D.J. Ratliff; brother, Micky Duczer; brother-in-law, John Kenneth Gillen; niece and Godchild, Mary Nicole “Nikki” Gillen; nephew, Barry Duczer. He was of the Catholic Faith.