Elizabeth "Betty" R. Dent, 88, of Cuba City, WI passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Ingleside Community Nursing Home in Mount Horeb, WI. Due to this unknown time of COVID-19, a public memorial service will be held at a later date. A private family graveside service will be held at St. Rose Cemetery in Cuba City, WI; with Fr. David Flanagan officiating. The Haudenshield Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City, WI is serving the family.

Betty was born on June 28, 1931 to Arthur & Emeline (Kieler) Schroeder in Kieler, WI. She attended St. Joseph's Academy in Dubuque IA and UW-Platteville. She married Thomas "Jim" J. Dent on August 24, 1949 in Kieler, WI. She worked as a teletype operator at JC Penney's in Dubuque, IA. She was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in Cuba City, WI. Betty was an avid reader, she loved music & dancing, sewing, she had sewn all of her clothing and her daughter's prom & homecoming dresses and she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

Betty is survived by 2 daughters: Patricia (Gary) Casper of Poynette, WI and Donna Giellis of Maple Park, IL; 6 grandchildren: Elizabeth (Craig) Rumpel, Christopher (Sadia) Casper, Thomas Dent, Georgia (Aryn) Schrader, Michael (Jill) Dent and Drew Dent; 5 great grandchildren: Jace, Kody & Sam Schrader, Charlotte & Thomas Rumpel; a daughter-in-law, Wanda Dent of Chanhassen, MN;  3 sisters: Rita Jane Tracy &  Linda Lou Kieffer both of Kieler, WI and Audrey (Aaron) Digman of Monroe, WI, a sister-in-law, Toki Schroeder of Kieler, WI; a brother-in-law: Truman Bowden of Cuba City, WI; along with nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Tom (November 1, 2007), a son, Thomas D. Dent, a son-in-law, Raymond J. Giellis, in-laws, Raymond & Abigail (Bee Logan) Dent, a brother, Dennis Schroeder, 2 sisters: Dorothy May Wedig and Madonna Bowden, brothers-in-law, Keith Wedig and Jack Tracy and a great-grandson, Jackson Rumpel.

In lieu of plants & flowers an Elizabeth "Betty" R. Dent Memorial Fund has been established. Memorials may be mailed to Haudenshield Funeral Home, c/o: Betty Dent Family, BOX 825, Cuba City, WI 53807.