Obituary of Antoinette A. Kent

Antoinette "Toni" (Diani) Kent, 88, of Abington died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn, wife of the late Robert A. Kent, he died in 2003, they were married in 1980. Born September 12, 1922 in Grafton, MA, daughter of the late Annibale and Speranza (Cerutti) Diani. Her family moved to Pomfret in 1925 and in 1949 moved to the Abington section of Pomfret. She graduated from Putnam High in 1941. She worked at the former Russian Bear in Thompson for a short time. Then Toni worked at Lucchesi's Fruit Store until 1958 when she took a position with the Postal Service in Abington, Toni served for over twenty-nine years as clerk and then Post Master of the Abington Post Office until her retirement in September of 1987. She was a member of Most Holy Trinity Church in Pomfret. Toni enjoyed gardening, baking, and cooking. Her favorite place to visit was Danville, Vermont. Toni Served for many years on the Town of Pomfret's Planning Commission, the Pomfret Fire District, the Wolf Den Grange Society #61, and was Treasurer of the Abington Social Library. Toni has performed many acts of kindness and works of charity over the years and has been a good friend and neighbor to all the citizens of Pomfret. She was known as a baker of delicious cakes and cookies. She was proclaimed by the town of Pomfret on May 10, 2002 as being named Antoinette Toni Kent Day. She was a member of the Pomfret Seniors Association. She was recognized by the Connecticut State Grange as one of the Silver Star Builders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry and as a fifty year member of the Grange she received a Golden Sheaf Certificate. She was a life member of the Woodstock Agricultural Society, active with the Woodstock Fair. Toni is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her three brothers; Charles, Peter and Marino Diani. Funeral will be Monday, January 3, 2011 at 9:15 AM from Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street Putnam, CT, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM at Most Holy Trinity Church, 568 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, CT. Calling Hours Sunday, January 2, 2011 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Burial in Abington Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, I-91 Tech Ctr, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To share a memory with her family "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com