Kathleen Louise King

Kathleen L. King, 73, of East Lansing, Michigan, passed away at home on October 10, 2020. Kathy was born March 20, 1947 in Millersburg, Ohio to Jay and Vera Mast. She graduated from Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) in 1969 and completed a Master of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University in 1972.

Kathy served as a pediatric nurse practitioner for many years, retiring in 2005 from the Michigan State University Clinical Faculty. She cared deeply for her patients and made a lasting impact on many families living with cystic fibrosis. Kathy married Titus King in 1969 and had two sons, Justin and Andre. She subsequently married Richard Honicky, MD in 2005. Kathy enjoyed singing and the performing arts, starring in plays and musicals during college and the decades that followed. In later years she loved to travel, especially to visit her grandchildren. Kathy brought life and joy to her family and will be greatly missed. She was a loving grandmother, mother, wife, sister, and friend.

Predeceased by her parents and brother, Donald, Kathy is survived by husband, Richard Honicky of East Lansing, Michigan; two sons, Justin (Sherry) King of Rockford, Illinois and Andre (Kylee) King of Grass Lake, Michigan; three step-children, Rebecca (Johan) Ahlfeldt of Albany, California, R.J. Honicky of Albany, California, and Leah (Andrew) Troicki of Sydney, Australia; one sister, Virginia (James) Mininger of Hesston, Kansas; one brother, Samuel Mast of Sarasota, Florida; one niece, Lisa Miller of Millersburg, Ohio; seven nephews, J.D. Mininger of Klaipeda, Lithuania, Matt Mininger of Corvallis, Oregon, and Jason Mast, Troy Mast, Logan Mast, Jon Mast, and Neil Mast of Millersburg, Ohio; and nine grandchildren, Nana Porter-Honicky, Carson Gray, Marcus Ahlfeldt, Rhythm Porter-Honicky, Chloe Gray, Ellen Ahlfeldt, Mara Gray, Timothy King, and Jonathan King.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be given in Kathy’s memory to the Michigan Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at cff.org.