Robert F. Cotter, of Carver, formerly of Duxbury, died at the age of 80 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on Sept. 27. Cotter was born in Roxbury and graduated from Boston University.

He joined the Marine Corp and served during WWII. Robert was the owner and president of Duxbury Scientific and had worked for Johnson & Johnson where he was a past vice-president. He also enjoyed collecting rare books.  

He leaves his children, Robin Cotter of Plympton, Deirdre Barrett of Plymouth and Robert A. Cotter of Plymouth and four grandchildren. He also leaves his brother Edmund Cotter of Quincy and his sister Lillian McKenna of W. Roxbury. He was the brother of the late Thomas Cotter, and Margaret O’Neil. He was the long-time companion of the late Barbara Stanewick.

A funeral mass will be held on Thursday Oct. 1 at St. Bonaventure’s Church at 11 a.m. followed by burial at the National Cemetery in Bourne.  Visiting hours will be held at the Richard Davis Funeral Home, 373 Court St (Rt 3A), N. Plymouth on Wednesday Sept. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. The family requests that donations in his memory be made to the Mass. General Hospital Development Office, Cardiovascular Research Center, 165 Cambridge St, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.