Alice Lent

Beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Alice Louise Penhale Lent, 86, of Shickshinny, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Allied Hospice Meade St., Wilkes-Barre.

She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 7, 1939, and was the beloved daughter of the late Thomas Sr. and Louise (Fry) Penhale.

Alice graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1957 and went on to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse in 1960. "Alice Lent, R.N.," as she was fondly known by many, went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. She returned to the Wilkes-Barre area and continued her nursing career path in public health.

It was during this time that she met her true love and soul mate, William Burdett Lent. They married in January 1966 and built a life together for 44 years until Bill's death in August 2010. After marrying Bill, Alice became a school nurse and had a successful and fulfilling 25-year career in the Northwest Area School District, retiring in the late 1990s. Alice was involved in community and church activities and nursing care advocacy. Primarily, she was devoted to her husband, children, grandchildren, and friends, including many gatherings at the farm.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Lent, and brother, Thomas Penhale Jr.

Alice is survived by her children, Rebecca Correllus and her husband, Douglas, of Beacon, N.Y.; Matthew Lent and his wife, Michelle, of Frostburg, Md.; and Christopher Lent and his wife, Amanda Birk, of Shickshinny; five loving granddaughters, Madelyn, Allyson, Abigail, Gwendolyn and Meredith; one loving grandson, Owen; cousin, Lance Penhale; and several nephews and other cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Donna Dickinson, certified lay minister of Muhlenberg United Methodist Church, officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. service time.

Interment will be in Bloomindale Cemetery, Ross Township.

Memorial donations can be made to The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, or St. Jude's Children Hospital, Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Condolences can be made at clswansonfuneralhome.com.