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Portrait of Robert John Duha
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Robert John Duha

September 29, 1936 – May 4, 2017
Lived 80 years
Mound Prairie Cemetery · Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
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September 29, 1936 – May 4, 2017

Robert John "Bob" Duha, 80 years old of Twin Lakes, WI passed away suddenly Thursday, May 4, 2017. He was born September 29, 1936 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Robert and Ruth (nèe Hall) Duha. Bob was a tool and die maker and owned Diemode Tool of Genoa City, WI for 30 years. He loved to build things and was always working on a project. Bob also loved fishing and boating, especially at his getaway home in Three Lakes, WI. Bob was a member of the Sequoit Masonic Lodge #827 in Antioch, IL serving as the Master in 1969.

Bob is survived by his children, Carole (Dr. Robert) Bailer of Adamstown, MD, Deborah (Roland) Buchholz of Burlington, WI, and Chuck (Sindy) Duha of Spring Grove, IL; his five grandchildren, Christopher R. Becker, Danielle Terwall (Anthony), Marcus Duha, Peter Bailer, David Bailer and two great-grandchild, Emersyn & Breyson Terwall; his sister, Janice Steitz; his three nephews, John Steitz, III, Jeff Steitz, Eric Brown and one niece, Laura Brown; and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Brown and a brother-in-law, John Steitz, Jr.

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1936
Born September 29
1939
Robert was 3 when World War II began in Europe
1942
Robert was 6 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1955
Robert was 19 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1967
Robert was 31 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Robert was 40 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Robert was 53 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Robert was 58 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Robert was 68 when Facebook was launched
2014
Robert was 78 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2017
Passed away May 4, age 80
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