Dwayne G. Kivekas
DORR, Mich. — Dwayne G. Kivekas of Dorr, Mich., passed away unexpectedly July 16, 2018. He was born in Escanaba, June 10, 1954, and graduated from Rock High School in 1972.
Dwayne worked at the Co-Op garage and K & K Mfg. Co. for several years. He then moved to Grand Rapids in the late 70s, where he meet Traci Stark and married on Sept. 16, 1989. They have resided in Dorr for over 20 years. Dwayne attended ITT Technical Institute, and worked for Smith Industries and Sears before owning his own business, Paragon Painting. After 20 years he retired.
He continued to enjoy activities he always loved. Dwayne and his wife were avid golfers and loved to bowl. Everyone said if it wasn’t raining they were golfing.
Other things he loved to do were spend time with his daughter Brooke, her friend Mike VanHill and his grandsons Gavin and Ethan, gardening, making cabinets and cupboards, boating, hunting, fishing and snowmobiling.
Dwayne is survived by his wife Traci; parents, Marvin and Delores Kivekas; daughter, Brooke, grandsons, Gavin and Ethan; sisters, Dianne (Dennis) Hettinger and Julie (Loren) Whipple and their children, Michelle (Chris) Lennon, Kristen (Tom) Owens and Nathan Whipple; Mother-and- father-in-law Gorden and Mary Nesbitt and Arlene and Gorden Newell, and brother in law Steve (Jac) Stark.
Dwayne was preceded in death by son Ian in 1998 and both sets of grandparents.