Lori Ernst Duccini

Lori (Ernst) Duccini, 53, of Gulfport, Mississippi, formerly of Bellevue, Iowa died on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Memorial Hospital-Gulfport surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 8 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation for Lori will be held Friday, October 7 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Hachmann Funeral Home. Lori was born April 8, 1958 in Bellevue to Gerry and Dee Ernst. She is a 1976 graduate of Marquette High School. She married Ron Duccini on May 8, 1976. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and a eucharistic minister. For 18 years, Lori and her husband owned and operated a successful casino retail business until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Ron Duccini of Gulfport, Mississippi; two daughters, Nicole Duccini of Gulfport and Tracy (Jack) Covarrubias of Long Beach, MS, her parents Gerry and Dee Ernst, and siblings, Ken (Barb) Ernst, Jean (Kenny) Laaker, Chuck (Judy) Ernst, Shari (Michael) Beadle, Randy (Ana) Ernst, Cathy (Doug) Oberbroeckling, John (Elaine) Ernst and brother-in-law, Bill Lubbers. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, many nieces, nephews and cousins, and her puppy girls, Chloe and Mia. She is preceded in death by her sister Dianna (Ernst) Lubbers, her niece Melissa Ernst, nephew Alexander Ernst, her fraternal grandparents, Vern and Augusta Ernst and maternal grandparents, Ben and Bernadine Wellen.