Columbiana-

Fricis "Fritz" A. Dukats, 92, of Heck Rd. Columbiana passed away July 2, 2017 at the Covington Community Care Campus in East Palestine.

He was born in Latvia, June 3, 1925  and proudly served in the Latvian Army during WWII. After the war, he moved to the United States in 1949 and lived in the area the remainder of his life. In his early years, he enjoyed hunting, Polka music and dancing as well as telling stories of his life in Latvia. He worked as a self employed masonry contractor until he began working at GM in the 70's, where he continued to work for 18 years until his retirement. He loved spending time with his family as well as his little dog Tiny.

Fritz is survived by three sons; Aivars and wife Donna Dukats of East Palestine, Edward and wife Lori Dukats of Denver, NC and Raymond Dukats of Columbiana; five grandchildren, Britt, Trisha,Chad, Alisha and Ryan; two step grandchildren, Tracy and Amy; five great grandchildren; six step great grandchildren and one great great grandson.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years in 2010, Irma Dukats, as well as his daughter, Indra Dukats in 2013.

Following Fritz wishes, no services will be observed at this time.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Covington for all their care.