Shirley J. Kent

1942 - 2010  (67 years)

• Name	Shirley J. Kent  [1]
  Birth	5 Jun 1942	Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Apr 2010	Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Burial	Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Glenwood Cemetery
  Person ID	I4386	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Ralph E Portzer,   b. 5 Aug 1935, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Mar 2015, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA (Age 79 years)
  Children	> 1. Michael Portzer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Ralph Edward Portzer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Goodenow
  Family ID	F4826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S150] Staff, Obituary: Goodenow, Shirley J. (Kent), (Name: Star Beacon; Location: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; Date: 26APR2010;), Obituary: Goodenow, Shirley J. (Kent). 26APR2010. Shirley J. Goodenow, age 67, a resident of Conneaut, Ohio, died Friday evening, April 23, 2010, at UH-Geneva Medical Center, Geneva, Ohio. She was born June 5, 1942, in Charleston, W.Va., the daughter of Charles and Anna Carrie (Trenter) Kent II. A Conneaut resident most of her life, Mrs. Goodenow had been employed as a press operator at both Molded Fiberglas and Trans Plastics, and had also worked at a number of area restaurants. She was a member of the Cuyahoga Falls Lapidary Club and was known by her family as the "crafting queen", as she could make most anything she set her mind to. Survivors include two daughters, Lynnette (Frank) Cole of Monroe Township, Ohio and Helen (David) Betts of Conneaut, Ohio; two sons, Ralph (Linda) Portzer Jr. of Kirtland, Ohio and Michael (Barbara) Portzer of Pensacola, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Peggy (Will) Hayes of Conneaut, Ohio; and three brothers, Kenneth (Lucy) Kent of Franklin Park, Ill., Charles (Carrie) Kent III of Conneaut and Richard (Marge) Kent of Conneaut. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two grandsons, Erik Portzer and Jere Kent Portzer. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 27th, at MARCY FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CENTER, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut, Ohio, with Tim Kraus, of Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 26th, at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Obituary and condolences at www.marcyfuneralhome.com and starbeacon.com. Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH): 26APR2010. HFA: 11JAN2016