George Herbert “Chick” Kratzer came into this world on Aug. 14, 1939, in Roanoke, La., as the first child of his mother Johnnie Mae Bergeron Kratzer and father George Kratzer. After 83 years and three months, he went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 13, 2022. Chick is survived by his wife, Dolly; his son, Mark Kratzer and family (wife Brenna; son Scott and his wife Cara, their sons Braxton and Brooks; daughter Morgan and her husband Tyler), Chick’s second son Randy and his youngest son Eric. Chick was the oldest of five children: he is also survived by his brothers Kenneth, Paul (and Paul’s son Michael and Michael’s family – wife Lindsay and daughters Lucy and Ellie), and Doug, along with his sister Dianne and her husband Olan. Additionally, Chick leaves behind a multitude of beloved Salsky and Courville family members along with numerous Kratzer and Bergeron relatives. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Coldspring where a rosary will be said at 6 p.m. A memorial service celebrating his life is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at St. Stephens Catholic Mission Church in Point Blank, Texas. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Elmina Cemetery in New Waverly, Texas. The family welcomes donations to Care/Share Mission – Coldspring and St. Jude Children’s hospital as an expression of sympathy in lieu of flowers: https://www.caresharefoodpantry.org/ or www.stjude.org