Published January 11, 2016 - Press Enterprise
P. Richard “Dick” Dent, age 75, 1530 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), died 5 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Orangeville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where he had been a guest since May 1, 2015.
Born in Lightstreet on Feb. 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul C. Dent and the late Mildred C. (Naus) Fenstermacher. He spent his entire life in Lightstreet and was a 1958 graduate of Central Columbia High School.
Dick was the owner of Dent Plumbing & Heating Inc., Lightstreet, since 1961. The business was founded by his father in 1947.
He was a lifelong active member of the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir, served on the official board, was a Sunday school teacher, and a lay speaker.
Dick was a longtime member of the Scott Township Sewer Authority; a former member of the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School advisory board, and a former president of the Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery Association.
He was a longtime member and supporter of the Lightstreet Community Fire Co.; the Danville Elks; Oriental Lodge 460, F&AM, Orangeville; and a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors (PAPHCC). He also served in the National Guard for many years.
Surviving are his wife, the former Regina I. Acornley, with whom he celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2015; his stepmother, Mary C. Dent, Danville; two sons: Fred G. Dent, and his wife, Brenda, Lightstreet, and Roger M. Dent, and his wife, Amy, Orangeville; a daughter: Denise S., wife of the Rev. Ronald S. French, Danville; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; one step-great-granddaughter; and four siblings: David E. Dent, and his wife, Jill, Danville; Carole, wife of Kenneth W. Mills; Linda, wife of Larry F. Creasy; Frank C. Dent, and his wife, Connie, all of Bloomsburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, 1640 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), with his pastor, the Rev. Jennifer Parks-Snyder, officiating. Interment will be in Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
P. Richard “Dick” Dent, age 75, 1530 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), died 5 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Orangeville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where he had been a guest since May 1, 2015.
Born in Lightstreet on Feb. 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul C. Dent and the late Mildred C. (Naus) Fenstermacher. He spent his entire life in Lightstreet and was a 1958 graduate of Central Columbia High School.
Dick was the owner of Dent Plumbing & Heating Inc., Lightstreet, since 1961. The business was founded by his father in 1947.
He was a lifelong active member of the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir, served on the official board, was a Sunday school teacher, and a lay speaker.
Dick was a longtime member of the Scott Township Sewer Authority; a former member of the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School advisory board, and a former president of the Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery Association.
He was a longtime member and supporter of the Lightstreet Community Fire Co.; the Danville Elks; Oriental Lodge 460, F&AM, Orangeville; and a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors (PAPHCC). He also served in the National Guard for many years.
Surviving are his wife, the former Regina I. Acornley, with whom he celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2015; his stepmother, Mary C. Dent, Danville; two sons: Fred G. Dent, and his wife, Brenda, Lightstreet, and Roger M. Dent, and his wife, Amy, Orangeville; a daughter: Denise S., wife of the Rev. Ronald S. French, Danville; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; one step-great-granddaughter; and four siblings: David E. Dent, and his wife, Jill, Danville; Carole, wife of Kenneth W. Mills; Linda, wife of Larry F. Creasy; Frank C. Dent, and his wife, Connie, all of Bloomsburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, 1640 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), with his pastor, the Rev. Jennifer Parks-Snyder, officiating. Interment will be in Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Published January 11, 2016 - Press Enterprise
P. Richard “Dick” Dent, age 75, 1530 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), died 5 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Orangeville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where he had been a guest since May 1, 2015.
Born in Lightstreet on Feb. 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul C. Dent and the late Mildred C. (Naus) Fenstermacher. He spent his entire life in Lightstreet and was a 1958 graduate of Central Columbia High School.
Dick was the owner of Dent Plumbing & Heating Inc., Lightstreet, since 1961. The business was founded by his father in 1947.
He was a lifelong active member of the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir, served on the official board, was a Sunday school teacher, and a lay speaker.
Dick was a longtime member of the Scott Township Sewer Authority; a former member of the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School advisory board, and a former president of the Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery Association.
He was a longtime member and supporter of the Lightstreet Community Fire Co.; the Danville Elks; Oriental Lodge 460, F&AM, Orangeville; and a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors (PAPHCC). He also served in the National Guard for many years.
Surviving are his wife, the former Regina I. Acornley, with whom he celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2015; his stepmother, Mary C. Dent, Danville; two sons: Fred G. Dent, and his wife, Brenda, Lightstreet, and Roger M. Dent, and his wife, Amy, Orangeville; a daughter: Denise S., wife of the Rev. Ronald S. French, Danville; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; one step-great-granddaughter; and four siblings: David E. Dent, and his wife, Jill, Danville; Carole, wife of Kenneth W. Mills; Linda, wife of Larry F. Creasy; Frank C. Dent, and his wife, Connie, all of Bloomsburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, 1640 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), with his pastor, the Rev. Jennifer Parks-Snyder, officiating. Interment will be in Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
P. Richard “Dick” Dent, age 75, 1530 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), died 5 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Orangeville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where he had been a guest since May 1, 2015.
Born in Lightstreet on Feb. 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul C. Dent and the late Mildred C. (Naus) Fenstermacher. He spent his entire life in Lightstreet and was a 1958 graduate of Central Columbia High School.
Dick was the owner of Dent Plumbing & Heating Inc., Lightstreet, since 1961. The business was founded by his father in 1947.
He was a lifelong active member of the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir, served on the official board, was a Sunday school teacher, and a lay speaker.
Dick was a longtime member of the Scott Township Sewer Authority; a former member of the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School advisory board, and a former president of the Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery Association.
He was a longtime member and supporter of the Lightstreet Community Fire Co.; the Danville Elks; Oriental Lodge 460, F&AM, Orangeville; and a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors (PAPHCC). He also served in the National Guard for many years.
Surviving are his wife, the former Regina I. Acornley, with whom he celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2015; his stepmother, Mary C. Dent, Danville; two sons: Fred G. Dent, and his wife, Brenda, Lightstreet, and Roger M. Dent, and his wife, Amy, Orangeville; a daughter: Denise S., wife of the Rev. Ronald S. French, Danville; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; one step-great-granddaughter; and four siblings: David E. Dent, and his wife, Jill, Danville; Carole, wife of Kenneth W. Mills; Linda, wife of Larry F. Creasy; Frank C. Dent, and his wife, Connie, all of Bloomsburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Lightstreet United Methodist Church, 1640 Main St., Bloomsburg (Lightstreet), with his pastor, the Rev. Jennifer Parks-Snyder, officiating. Interment will be in Lightstreet “Highland” Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
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