Maxine Carrol Kent

Maxine Carrol Kent was born September 29, 1938 to Edward N. and Georgia (Leathers) Kent in Page Township, Minnesota.  She attended a one-room Whitney Brook school, and graduated from Milaca High School in 1956.  Soon after graduation, Maxine moved to Minneapolis where she worked until 1961.   Maxine then packed a suitcase, her cat and boarded a plane and moved to Chicago where there were always lots of jobs.  She stayed a short time at the YWCA until finding a job and an apartment.  She worked mostly in the medical field and the last 14 years at Harold Washington College as an administrative assistant, where she retired from in 2000.

Maxine enjoyed traveling, camping in Wisconsin, reading, politics, studying history and most of all loved her cats.  She always had two cats that she loved dearly, including her baby- Little Baby Dumpling who passed away just a day prior to Maxine’s death.

In December 2018, she decided to move back to her hometown of Milaca where she resided at Milaca Elim Home.  She especially enjoyed visits from staff of the Elim Home, friends, her nephews and nieces and their families.   She passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

She is survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Joe, Cecil, Kenneth, Russell and Jack Kent, sisters, Ethel Hanson, Elaine Welch, and Dorothy Anderson.

A memorial service will be held at the Milaca Elim Home Chapel on Monday August 15 at 3:00 PM, with Chaplain Dale Clifton officiating.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.