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Kevin Lee Doney, age 46, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at Three Rivers Health.
He was born October 22, 1976 in LaGrange, a son to the late Steven L. Doney (Judy Durham Doney, Deceased) and his living mother, Carol L. (McKee) Doney (Millie Smeltzer).
He was married on June 25, 2005 in Phippsburg, Maine to Jennifer Cira Doney and had a son Seth Michael Doney. He was previously married to Carissa Sanford to which they had a son Carter Jonathan Doney, all surviving.
Kevin is survived by his sister Gwenlyn L. (Doney) Hershberger (Jason Miller) of LaGrange, his Step-sisters: Jennifer (Durham) Adams (Rob Adams), Three Rivers, and Rebecca (Durham) (formerly Andrew Johnson) Rabe, Elkhart.
He is also survived by his father-in-law Jim Cira (Delores Cira, deceased 12/2020,) Sturgis; Sister-in-law’s: Karen Simmons (Mike Simmons) Holland, MI and Chris Fabiilli (CarmenFabiilli) Hamilton Lake, IN.
Kevin would do absolutely anything for his nieces, nephews, and his great nieces and nephews as well as many God children. He is survived by them all: Carolyn (Hershberger) (Orvan Schlabach), Caitlyn Miller, Jacob Miller, Skyler Simmons (Amber Simmons), Greg Simmons (Abi Simmons), Dominic Fabiilli (Erin Fabiilli), Rissy Fabiilli, Nate Adams, Madelyn Adams, Alexander Johnson, Dominic Johnson, and Gabriella Johnson.
Great-nieces and Nephews included Kamdyn Schlabach, Grace Schlabach, Dillon Simmons, Diego Simmons, Devyn Simmons, Addison Simmons, Aubrey Simmons, Pyper Simmons, and Sutton Simmons.
His honorary family, Ryan and Kari Miller, along with their children: Olivia, Christopher, and Morgan.
Kevin graduated from Lakeland High School in LaGrange, IN in 1995 and Glen Oaks Community College in 2006, and University of Phoenix in 2008. Kevin was a member of St. Clair’s Catholic Church in Centreville, the Brewhouse BBQ family, and a former member of the Elks.
He was employed by Abbott Laboratories for 25 years, previously to this he was a dispatcher for the LaGrange County Sheriff Department and throughout high school he worked for Lee’s Pizza.
Kevin Loved his family and friends over anything. His love and enjoyment was lake life, fishing with his boys and spending time with family and friends playing on the water. He loved to work with his hands and create woodworking projects making tables, vanity’s, desk, and cutting boards. He was a sports fan of Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears Football, he loved his rivals with his dad and buddies as they were Lions, Colts, and Alabama Fans, he loved traveling the world for work and fun and always would have interesting pictures and stories to tell about everyplace he went, and the good people he met. Kevin loved his Abbott Family from stateside and overseas that would come to visit so he could entertain with his fabulous grilling. Kevin would offer a helping hand to anyone that truly needed it and even some that didn’t but needed the push to show they were good enough to prove they could. He loved so many and so many loved him. He will forever be missed in our hearts and souls and everywhere we look there will be something there to remind you of him. Most of all he loved his evenings at home with his wife, boys, and his dogs, Gracie, Maya, and Hank, sipping a glass of wine, talking, and catching up watching sports and rocking on the front porch.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 1:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Rosenberg Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes, 807 E. Chicago Rd., Sturgis, MI 49091.
Services celebrating the life of Kevin L. Doney will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, at Rouch World, 63322 N. M-66, Sturgis, MI 49091.
Memorial donations in his memory may be directed to St. Joseph County United Way, 660 E. Main St., Centreville, MI 49032 or Aurora Sinai Memorial Hospital NICU, 945 N. 12 St., Milwaukee, WI 53233, envelopes are available at the Hackman Family Funeral Homes of Sturgis who have been entrusted with the arrangements.
