Dr. Donald L. Kane

Dr. Kane was born in December 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall University where he was on the wrestling team and The University of Pennsylvania for dental school.

After dental school he was commissioned in the US Navy and stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Virginia Beach, and San Diego while playing music in the local scenes everywhere he went. When he left active duty, he remained in service to our country, and retired as a Colonel in the US Army Reserves.

He made his way to Florida and found Brevard County as NASA was beginning to dominate the A-1-A scene in Cocoa Beach. As a young musician and an aspiring dental entrepreneur, it was the perfect place to start a dental empire while feeding his musical passion in the evenings performing at local nightclubs.

That is where he met his first wife, Joy, working as a dental assistant for him in the mid 60s.

With Joy he had three children, Sheryl, Steven, and Wendy. In 1992 he married Carole Hendry with whom he spent the next 30 years.

Dr. Kane is survived by his three children, Dr. Sheryl Kane Beard (Jimacie), Steven Kane (Laura), Dr. Wendy Cooley (Mathew Pilch), and three stepchildren, Robert Hendry (Tammy), William Hendry (Catheryn), and Paul Hendry (Joi Foley). 10 Grand children: Ronan Beard, Caleb Beard, Riley Kane, Brody Kane, Don Cooley, Charle Hendry, Josh Hendry, Campbell Hendry, Evin Hendry, and Nik Hendry. He was preceded in death by his parents Dr. Samuel and Selma Kane, his wives Joy and Carole, daughter-in-law Mary Paul Hendry, and his grandson Joshua Beard.

The visitation will be held at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 South US Highway 1, Rockledge, FL on February 12, 2022, at 2pm with a funeral service to follow at 3pm with placement at their mausoleum in Florida Memorial Gardens.