Patricia “Pat” Gail (Teeple) Gent, 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday February 25, 2026, at home with her husband at her side.

Pat was born January 22, 1946, in Anamosa, Iowa, the youngest of 3 daughters, to Paul and Velma (Skott) Teeple.  She was raised on the family farm west of Monmouth and graduated from Midland High School with the Class of 1964.  On September 30, 1967, she married Philip Gent in Cedar Rapids, where they raised their family and lived until moving to the Teeple farm in 1988.

Pat dedicated her life to helping others.  Following high school she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital.  She left her nursing career in order to focus her time on raising her two sons, volunteering her time to be a Room Mother at their school, serving on the PTA, spending a few years as Den Mother for the Cub Scouts, and being a surrogate mother for numerous wild animal babies that made their way to the Gent home over the years.  In her spare time, she enjoyed garage sales, coffee with Marilyn, refinishing antique furniture, and creating crafts and art of all kinds.  As the grandkids and great-nieces and -nephews got old enough, she eagerly passed along her love of creating, especially during Labor Day weekend family reunions. She helped to inspire numerous State Fair 4-H projects by Cale and Kaylyn. Pat and Phil worked side by side as well, buying, fixing up, and reselling numerous houses in Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa.  When Phil left the bank and started his own real estate appraisal business, Pat was office manager, accountant, HR director, and occasional receptionist.  In retirement, Pat put her creativity and organizational skills to work volunteering at the Jackson County Historical Society.

Pat is survived by her husband, Phil, sons Skott (Christine) Gent of Monmouth and Chad (Michelle) Gent of Omaha, Nebraska; grandchildren Cale (Nicole) Gent of Garner, Iowa, Kaylyn Gent of Maquoketa, Iowa, Ryan Gent of Omaha, and Alex Gent of Phoenix, Arizona; and great-grandchildren Thea and Beckham Gent of Garner.  Also surviving are sisters Carmin Teeple and Rosemary Kariakin, special cousin/”sister” Janet (Eugene) Gruhn, sisters-in-law Judy Sieren and Bonnie Warren, brother-in-law Russ Gent, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and parents-in-law, sister-in-law Jan Heinen Gent and brothers-in-law Joe Kariakin, Bill Warren, and Ray Sieren.

Pat’s wishes were to celebrate her life, not to mourn her loss.  A memorial service for the family will be held at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa at 10 A.M., Saturday, March 14, 2026, followed by a time for a public celebration of life at the Together We Build TWB Outreach Center at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, 1102 East Quarry Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060, from 11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.  Lunch will be served at noon.  Cremation rites have been accorded.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be directed to the Jackson County Historical Society or Hospice of Jackson County.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.Com.