Angeline Kent, 1923-2015

Published 9:59 am Friday, February 20, 2015

Memorial services for Angeline “Ang” Kent will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. The Rev.Raul Silva will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. today at Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland and a visitation again one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in New Richland.

Angeline Kent

Angeline “Ang” Kent was born Sept. 21, 1923, at home in rural New Richland to Monika (Giese) and Thomas Chicos.Ang has been a lifelong resident of the New Richland area and an active member of All Saints Catholic Church.She graduated from Freeborn High School in 1940. Ang earned a teaching degree and taught in Matawan for a few years prior to having children. Later on in life, Ang went back to school and received a bachelor’s degree from Mankato State University and returned to teaching in Freeborn.

On July 17, 1945, Ang and Francis “Jerry” Kent were married at All Saints Catholic Church. To this union three sons were born. They lived on their farm in rural New Richland for over 60 years. Ang spent her time as a homemaker, raising their children, helping out on the farm and with 4-H activities and teaching. She was an excellent cook and an avid gardener. She loved reading, playing the organ, tending to her flowers and watching Twins and Vikings games. Ang enjoyed spending time with her family — especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren — as well as many close friends.

The most important thing in Ang’s life was her faith in God. Ang also appreciated the times she spent teaching and the peaceful times she spent relaxing by the lakes and hearing loons at dusk in northern Minnesota and Canada.

On Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, Ang Kent went to be with the Lord. She was 91. Ang had been living in Owatonna for the last nine years of her life.

Ang is survived by her son, Terry Kent, of Lancaster; grandchildren Christopher (Nikki) Kent of Rosemount, Danika Kent of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Dylan Kent of Lancaster; great-grandchildren Will, Jacob and Cooper Kent of Rosemount; siblings Margaret Chicos of New Richland, Irene Lust of New Richland, Francis “Pat” (Eileen) Chicos of New Richland and Thomas (Ruth) Chicos of New Richland; sisters-in-law Mary Wilder of Wells, Pat Purdes of Champlain, Jean Norton of Hill City, Carol Kent of Coon Rapids and Arlene Kent of Cambridge; daughter-in-law, Jean Kent, of Byron; as well as many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Ang is preceded in death by her husband, Francis “Jerry” Kent; sons Robert Kent and Gerald “Jerry” Kent; parents Thomas and Monika Chicos; brothers Sylvester Chicos and Charlie Chicos; brothers-in-law Hubert Lust, Clement “Bud” Wilder, Joe Purdes, Rance Norton, Donald Kent, Bill Kent, Jack Kent, George Kent, Jim Kent and Harold Kent; sisters-in-law Ann Chicos, Roma Kent, Lorraine Kent and Velma Kent; and daughter-in-law, Kathy Kent.