Ann D. Kent
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Ann Dewey Kent, formerly of Andover, MA and later a resident of Kendal at Hanover (NH) since December 2003, passed away on Wednesday September 14, 2022. Ann was born on February 2, 1926, the youngest child of Bradley and Marguerite Dewey of Cambridge, MA and New London, NH. Ann grew up in Cambridge where she attended the Shady Hill School and Winsor School. She attended Vassar College, graduating in 1946 with a degree in Chemistry in just three wartime years of college. Ann married S. Leonard Kent III of Bryn Mawr, PA, on October 1, 1949, in Cambridge, MA.
Ann and Leonard lived in Andover, MA, for 30 years, raising and educating their four children.
Leonard and Ann moved to Brigham Hill Rd in Norwich, VT, in 1988 then on to Hanover, NH, in 1997. Winters included trips to ski in Avon, CO and summers were spent in the Adirondacks. For many years at Kendal, Ann was involved in organizing bus trips to two favorite places in Boston - Symphony Hall for BSO concerts and the Museum of Fine Arts for special exhibitions.
Ann is survived by her children - Dan of Seattle, WA, Elizabeth of Watertown, MA and Margot of Edwards, CO. Her four grandchildren, Alex of Mankato, MN, Molly of Seattle, WA and Carter and Mackenzie of Denver, CO were very dear to her Ann was predeceased by her husband in 2008 and her son, Brad Kent, in 1978.
A private burial is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kendal at Hanover, 67 Cummings Road, Hanover, NH 03755 with In memory of Ann Kent in the memo line.
To view an online memorial and/or send a message of condolence to the family, please visit, www.rand-wilson.com.