Lavent, Francine Johnston

Francine Johnston Lavent, 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Brooklyn Community Estate. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, with the Rev. John Reynolds officiating. Private burial will be in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn.

Francine is survived by her husband of 67 years, Valere Lavent; three children, Douglas (Linda) Lavent of Montezuma and Debra Lavent and Valerie Blain of Arlington, Texas; six grandchildren, Kenneth Lavent of Montezuma, Wendy Lavent (Marcellus) Amatangelo of Des Moines, Erin Doty (Dr. Ryan Senger) of Blacksburg, Va., Nathan Doty (Jordan) of Mansfield, Texas, Jacob Blain of Arlington, Texas and Jillian Blain Sikes (Ron) of El Paso, Texas; and two great-grandchildren, Tori Streich of Cresco and Jackson Phillip Doty of Mansfield, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Ruth Brooks; a brother-in-law, Phillip Brooks; and a son-in-law, Curtis Blain.

A memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at .

Published Oct. 21, 2011, in The Gazette