Horst J. "John" Kutzka, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2005, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hirschburg, Germany on June 2, 1933, and enjoyed playing amateur soccer while living in Germany. He was employed as a machine operator for several years with the DeVilbiss Company and Pro-Pak retiring in 2000. John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Oregon and enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Sharon K. (Curles); daughter, Erica H. (Tom) Duris; son, Daniel R. Kutzka; sisters, Waltraud (Lothar) Hilper, Gretal (Dieter) Willers and Ursaula Kutzka and grandchildren, Tommy and Stephanie Duris. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Erika Kutzka and mother-in-law, Helen Greenburg. Friends and family may visit at Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road, Oregon, OH on Thursday, November 10, 2005, from 2-5 and 6-9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy in John's memory are asked to consider Hospice of Northwest Ohio, First Baptist Church-Oregon or Gideon's International. The family would like to thank Hospice of Northwest Ohio and Darcey with Bay Park Community Hospital for all their care. His relationship with Jesus Christ was very important and he will be missed by all who knew him. "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 Visitation: Visitation Times Thursday, 2-5 & 6-9 p.m.