Dennis Patrick Doner, age 73, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of
Hackettstown, NJ died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Memorial Medical
Center in Savannah, GA.
Mr. Doner was born on March 17, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late
James and Bernadette Doner. He was a graduate of St. Francis Prep High
School in Brooklyn where he was a talented swimmer. He later coached a girl’s high school swim team.
He attended Brooklyn College before he began his career as a surveyor. He continued his career in the
construction industry, and was a member of the International Union of
Operating Engineers. He enjoyed coaching various sports with his children’s teams
as they were growing up and helped create the bylaws for the parent association for the
Hackettstown Hurricane Swim Team. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the
Mountain Catholic Church where he was active in building the church Community
Center. He also worked on the construction of the Panther Valley community in Allamuchy, NJ. Dennis was an avid New York Giants fan, loved football and was thrilled to have attended three Super Bowls.
For the past several years he was a member of the Sun City Hilton Head
Woodworkers club where he enjoyed creating treasures for his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Doner is survived by his loving wife of 20 years,Melba C. Doner; children, Lenore Fleischer (Robert), Denise Wall(Richard), Dana Hare (Stephen), and Dennis P. Doner, Jr.; their mother,
Elizabeth Payne; 2 sisters; and grandchildren, Grace, Sydney, Brendan,
Olivia, Hayden, Ryan, Kyle, and Julia.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the
Mountain Catholic Church in Long Valley on September 1, 2018 at 11am.
In lieu of flowers, if you would like to make a donation, the family has set up a fund in Dennis' memory
to benefit the woodworking club in his community, Sun City, that was such a big part of his life in South
Carolina. This fund will go toward an expansion of the wood shop facility that will take place over the
next 1-2 years. Dennis’ name will be included in the ‘Memoriam’ space, which he would have
loved. Please send any donation to: Sun City Hilton Head Woodworkers & Modelmakers Guild, 841 Red
Dam Road, Bluffton, SC 29909, Attn: Treasurer. **Put in Memo: DENNIS DONER.