Richard Gent

RICHARD GENT

Tiffin

Richard D. "Dick" Gent, 74, of Tiffin, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cosgrove. The Rev. Edmond Dunn will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City, where a

parish wake service will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Memorials may be

directed to Iowa City Hospice, the Iowa SIDS Found-ation or St. Peter's Cemetery (for cemetery care).

Dick was born Feb. 23, 1940, at home in Keota, the son of Francis and Irma (Schulte ) Gent. He graduated from Keota High School and later met and married Jane Morford on Oct. 19, 1963, in Keota.

Dick operated heavy

machinery, including maintainers, snowplows and cranes for 34 years for Johnson County Secondary Roads, He retired in 1997. He also had farmed since the mid 1960s. Dick enjoyed a passion for restoring antique tractors, as well as collecting the

miniatures. He participated in several Iowa tractorcades.

Survivors include his wife, Jane; daughters, Denise (Denny) Mougin and Angie (Brett) Mehmen, all of Tiffin; grandchildren, Brandee Bohr, Alyssa Mougin, Hannah Mougin, Brevin Mehmen and Bryce Mougin; his siblings, Terry (Jo) Gent of Washington, Donna (Ronnie) Tinnes of North Liberty and Fred (Winnie) Gent of Carlock, Ill.; sisters-in-law, Jean Yeries of Fort Collins, Colo., Janice Maier of Iowa City and Joy (Ray) Kaefring of Oxford; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Ryan Mougin; brothers-in-law, Keith Morford, Kenneth Yeries and John Maier; and his mother and father-in-law, Arch and

Vivian Morford.

Dick was an honorable man. While he touched many hearts, his name was not synonymous with fame or fortune or glory. He was a simple God-loving man asking only for the love of his family and the respect of his friends. He had both.

Jane and the girls and their families were devoted to him long before he got sick. He knew that no matter what happened it was his job on this earth to protect them and keep them safe. And he did that with grace and strength even while he fought for his own life during his long battle with Parkinson's. To his multitude of friends, he was an example of what goodness and honor should be.

Although known for his practical jokes Dick most recently made it known that one of his greatest joys was being married 50 years.

Thoughts may be shared with the family at

www.lensingfuneral.com.