Jean D Dent
July 24, 1926 - July 20, 2018
Obituary
JANESVILLE/MCFARLAND/MONONA-Jean Dent, age 91, of Janesville, formerly of McFarland and Monona, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 at Cedar Crest Retirement Community. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 24, 1926, to James and Edith (West) Dingle. She was married to Robert Dent for over 66 years until his death in 2013. Jean had a variety of interests, including gardening. She was a master gardener, and always felt at home in her garden where you would be hard pressed to find a weed! Jean and Bob loved to travel and enjoyed numerous trips abroad. She loved animals, bird watching, and classical music, and was an avid reader. Jean had a keen eye for antiques and enjoyed working at Bethel Parish Shop and estate sales. She was a former member and past president of the Blooming Grove Historical Society. Jean was also a past co-chairwoman of a Questers chapter and active in the Dean House in Monona, the Madison Symphony Chorus, and Olbrich Botanical Gardens. She was a long-time member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir, was on the altar guild and several search committees. She was a great cook and loved to have family home for meals. Jean is survived by her five children, John R. (Patricia) Dent of Foxboro Mass., Katherine E. (Vaughn) Papanicholas of Batavia Ill., James H. (Marsha) Dent of Chapin S.C., Margery J. Dent of Rochester Minn., and Barbara J. (Phillip) Meyers of Edgerton; brother, James G. (Carol) Dingle of Crystal Lake, Ill.; grandchildren, Rebecca (Jennifer Bone) Dent, Ethan Dent, Stephen Dent, Anna (Derek) Hilmer, Alexandra (Tyler) Beckman, Thomas (Katie) Dent, Joseph Meyers, Catherine Papanicholas, and Jennifer Dent; great-grandchildren, Amir, Francesca, Dylan, Valerie, Louisa and Lucas. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Ted May presiding. A luncheon will follow the service. A private burial will be held at Roselawn Memorial Park after the luncheon. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church or Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The family would like to thank Agrace Hospice of Janesville and Cedar Crest for taking such wonderful care of Jean!
Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
608-221-5420
Events
Visitation
Sat Aug 11, 2018 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Madison • 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716
Service
Sat Aug 11, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Madison • 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716
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Memories
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Nancy Endres
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Clearly Jean Dent has touched so many lives over the years, and I am one of them! One story that her family may not know, is she volunteered to do a program we called “Absolutely Antique” where she would give free evaluations of seniors antiques at the Madison Senior Center. We also worked on several plays (with director Carol Dietmeyer) over the years, I have gardened and worked in altar guild with Jean and I so admired both Jean and Bob.
All of us at St. Luke’s who knew Jean feel we have lost a wonderful, wonderful woman who we dearly loved! I have so many memories of her and have been blessed to consider her a dear friend to me. I hope that memories will sustain her entire family...she was an amazing woman! Nancy Endres
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Ed and Jean Temby
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We are so sorry to learn of the passing of Jean. We have been church friends with her for almost sixty years. She and Bob were two of the first persons we met at St. Lukes. She will be missed, as we have missed Bob. Our thoughts and prayers are with their children and families. Ed and Jean Temby
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Tom Peck
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I am so sorry for your loss. I fondly remember the Dent family and Jean back in the 60’s when the family all lived on Birch Haven Circle. Jean was such a loving and caring mother who always greeted me with such kindness. You will be missed. Today’s world needs more people like you. Sincerely, Tom Peck
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Bob and Eyvonne Whipple
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Sorry for your loss. Jean was one in a million. We were good friends when we lived in Monona and attended St Luke's. We sang in the choir together and Jean and I worked on many church projects. It has been several years since we last heard from Jean and Bob and did not know of Bob's death. A great loss. We also fondly remember all of you children especially Katy (baby sat)and Margie (Girl Scouts). We will keep all of you in our thoughts and prayers. Fondly the Whipples
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Gail Dent Chelius
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I am a cousin of Bob Dent. I only met Jean a few times, but I am sorry to hear of her passing. I live in Cedarburg if anyone wishes to contact me. I would love to hear more from the Dent family.
I met Bob and Bill when we lived near them in Chicago, but then my parents divorced and we lost touch.
Gail Chelius