Nicholas Stephen Dutka, 20, of Park Valley Drive, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011, at his home. Nicholas graduated from Columbus North High School and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Four Corners. He was pure of heart and brave, had a good attitude and was always smiling. He enjoyed working on performance engines and installing car audio systems, was a gun enthusiast and also enjoyed spending time shooting pool, camping, swimming and spending time with family and friends. Born in Charlotte, N.C., March 8, 1991, Nicholas was the son of Joseph Stephen Dutka IV and Sondra J. Tunny Dutka. He is survived by his father, of Virginia; his mother, of Columbus; brothers, Jared Ian Dutka, Matthew Shane Dutka and Simon Zachary Elias Dutka, all of Columbus; grandparents, Constance G. Tunny of Columbus and Joseph Stephen Dutka III of Fort Myers, Fla.; uncles, Kim (Kelly) Tunny of Versailles, IN, Greg (Vickie) Tunny of Osgood, IN, John (Marina) Tunny of Batesville, IN, David A. (Cheryl) Dutka of Lynchburg, VA, and Robert L. (Cheryl) Dutka of Lehigh, FL; aunts, Rebecca (Ken) Bruffey of Restin, VA, and Patricia A. Webb of Rustburg, VA; and close friends, Tyler Brandon Studer, Spencer H. Noblitt, Terry Ray Clark, Jeremy Callen, Benjamin Anderson, Ryan Springman, Katlyn Vera, Heather Hollman, Autumn Wolfe and Stacy Wyatt. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Charles Joseph Tunny and Marjorie L. Dutka. FUNERAL - A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Four Corners with Father Jonathan Meyer officiating. CALLING - will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. BURIAL - will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made through Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home to the Nicholas Stephen Dutka Memorial Fund.

Nicholas Stephen Dutka, 20, of Park Valley Drive, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011, at his home. Nicholas graduated from Columbus North High School and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Four Corners. He was pure of heart and brave, had a good attitude and was always smiling. He enjoyed working on performance engines and installing car audio systems, was a gun enthusiast and also enjoyed spending time shooting pool, camping, swimming and spending time with family and friends. Born in Charlotte, N.C., March 8, 1991, Nicholas was the son of Joseph Stephen Dutka IV and Sondra J. Tunny Dutka. He is survived by his father, of Virginia; his mother, of Columbus; brothers, Jared Ian Dutka, Matthew Shane Dutka and Simon Zachary Elias Dutka, all of Columbus; grandparents, Constance G. Tunny of Columbus and Joseph Stephen Dutka III of Fort Myers, Fla.; uncles, Kim (Kelly) Tunny of Versailles, IN, Greg (Vickie) Tunny of Osgood, IN, John (Marina) Tunny of Batesville, IN, David A. (Cheryl) Dutka of Lynchburg, VA, and Robert L. (Cheryl) Dutka of Lehigh, FL; aunts, Rebecca (Ken) Bruffey of Restin, VA, and Patricia A. Webb of Rustburg, VA; and close friends, Tyler Brandon Studer, Spencer H. Noblitt, Terry Ray Clark, Jeremy Callen, Benjamin Anderson, Ryan Springman, Katlyn Vera, Heather Hollman, Autumn Wolfe and Stacy Wyatt. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Charles Joseph Tunny and Marjorie L. Dutka. FUNERAL - A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Four Corners with Father Jonathan Meyer officiating. CALLING - will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. BURIAL - will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made through Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home to the Nicholas Stephen Dutka Memorial Fund.