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Michael Doheny Obituary
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Broken Bow City Auditorium in Broken Bow, with Minister Kathy Salts officiating. Military Honors will be held at the Broken Bow Cemetery following the service.
Mr. Doheny was born April 18, 1977, at Phoenix to Patrick and Kathy (Storm) Doheny.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife, Melissa of Omaha; his mother, Kathy Kugler of Broken Bow; two brothers, John Doheny of Grand Island and Robert Kugler of Lincoln; and a sister and brother-in-law, Amy and Brian Ritchie of Sargent.
He is also survived by a niece, Patricia Doheny of Grand Island and two nephews, Andrew and Chandler Ritchie of Sargent.
Mr. Doheny spent his younger years in Stapleton. The family later moved to Broken Bow. Michael graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1996. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. on Jan. 13, 1997, and was honorably discharged on Feb. 9, 2005. After his discharge from the service, Mike worked as a Security Specialist for the SOC-SMG Company. He provided security for the Army Corp. of Engineers in Iraq. This was his third tour in Iraq.
On March 19, 2001, Michael was married to Melissa Powers. They made their home in Omaha.
Mike enjoyed sports, especially baseball and football. He enjoyed spending time in the outdoors. Camping and hiking in the mountains were his favorite.
He was preceded in death by his father, Patrick Doheny and his grandparents, Robert and Beverly Storm.
A memorial fund has been established for the family at the Bank of Broken Bow.
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Memories and Condolences
for Michael Doheny
5 Entries
Chris Speckmeier
December 24, 2007
To The Family Of Michael B. Doheny:
Thank-you for the ultimate sacrafice. I know these are mere words to you all at this time of deep sorrow, however I pray for you that someday they will be comforting words for you to know that your son, husband, brother was a TRUE AMERICAN HERO! I lost a cousin in Iraq on July 17, 2007, Jeffery L. Chaney, and I know that the past weeks have been full of red tape and pure hell. I can't tell you how you will feel in the future, I will never feel the same but have to believe that your son and my cousin died doing a job that they totally believed in. Jeff also died in a roadside bomb he was an EOD specialist. Bless you all at this time of need and feel free to contact me or you can contact Jeffs' family through his guest book on here as well.
God Bless You All,
Sara Record (Mattox)
December 23, 2007
Melissa and Jon and the rest of Mikes family our hearts and prayers are with you in this tragic time..... Gabe and Sara (Mattox) Record and family
Bill Fead
December 18, 2007
Thanks for your Military Service.
Past Commander V.F.W.
Matt and Leah Peterson
December 18, 2007
"Greater love hath no man than this...that he lay down his life for his fellow man."
We all grieve deeply over a life cut too short.
You are all in our prayers.
ODell USAF RET
December 18, 2007
We all grieve with you at the loss of your brave soldier. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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