Elizabeth Blodget Kent

LAKEVILLE — Elizabeth (Betty or Bebe) Blodget Kent, passed away Oct. 27, 2024, in Essex at the age of 105. She was born in New York, New York, on Aug. 4, 1919. Prior to moving to Essex in 1989, she lived in Lakeville.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Fred I. Kent II, in 2002, her parents Eleanor and Francis Malbone Blodget and her brother, Francis (Tod) Malbone Blodget, Jr.

She is survived by her three children and their spouses; Fred I. Kent and Kathy Madden from Brooklyn, New York, Nancy and Tom Henry from Tequesta, Florida, and Peter and Alice Kent from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Essex Meadows Employee Appreciation Fund which supports the many wonderful employees who supported her since 1989, and cared for her over the last few years in the health center. Essex Meadows, 30 Bokum Road, Essex CT 06426.

A memorial service will be held for Elizabeth at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme at a later date.

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