​Former Rochester resident, Don Duzenbery, 88 of Plymouth was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 3:15 AM on September 13, 2024.

On March 22, 1936, Donald Roy Duzenbery was born in Rochester to Wendell Samuel and Marjoria F. Kochenderfer Duzenbery. Growing up he shared his childhood with a brother Dick and sister Barbara.  Don graduated from Talma High School in 1955.  During his high school years, he was a member of the Talma Tiger basketball team.

In Ocala, Florida, Donald Roy Duzenbery and Janice M. Nichols were married on December 15, 1977.  They shared over 40 years of life's adventures.  This included 23 years in  Florida's Gulf coast Bonita Springs from 1984 - 2006, before returning to northern Indiana.

Gifted with his hands, Don was an extraordinary craftsman as a finish carpenter and wood worker. While living in Indiana he was a member of his brother-in-law's John Hunter Construction team finishing many custom-built homes for the families they served. Don was steady, meticulous and focused on every detail, always achieving perfection. While in Florida he was a member of the Best Carpentry Builders, Bonita Springs.  He was so accomplished that in a single day he could finish out a home with crown moulding, intricate base and trim and hang the doors.

Accumulating a vast collection of tools, Don was at home in his workshop.  It was here where he relaxed creating heirloom furniture pieces like entertainment centers, desks and dressers hand selecting the species of wood for the finished product.

Left to cherish Don's memory are eight children: Rick Kramer and wife Deb of Greer, SC, David Duzenbery and wife Tami of Rockfield, Chris Duzenbery and wife Donna of Plainfield, Mike Duzenbery of Rochester, Scott Sopher of Ft. Myers, FL, Pat Duzenbery of Rochester, Kim Willyerd and husband Ed of Plymouth and Colleen Norman and husband Rob of Delphi; grandson Jarod Duzenbery; and brother Richard "Dick" Duzenbery of Akron.  Nieces and nephews also survive.

Preceding Don in death are his parents; wife, Janice Duzenbery on June 13, 2018; son Brent "Cozmo" Kramer on June 13, 2009; and sister Barbara Hunter on April 1, 2012.

A celebration of the life of Donald R. Duzenbery will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday September 19, 2024, in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18th St. Rochester. Pastor Mark Harmon will officiate. Friends may visit with the family from 1:00 PM until the hour of the service.  Burial will follow in the Athens Hoover Cemetery.