Lorene Trent, 89, of Taylorville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Hickory Estates in Taylorville. She was born on April 28, 1933 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of William H. Dunne and Lorella M. Paulsen. Lorene married James Wheeler Trent on September 9, 1950 in Delphi, Indiana and he preceded her in death.

She worked as an Office manager for Maze Lumber in Peru, IL, and volunteered for many years at Memorial Medical Center and the UIS Sangamon Auditorium. Lorene will be remembered for being a very driven, independent, career-minded woman, when it was not necessarily the fashion in our society. She was part of a generation of women who laid the groundwork and built the foundation for their daughters and granddaughters to expand on those principles and have the opportunities and freedoms to choose their own paths in life. She made the world a better place.

Lorene is survived by her Granddaughter: Abigail Anne Merker (Denny Timmermans) of Orange Beach, AL; Great-Grandchildren: Colette (Jesse) Kemp of Taylorville, IL; Aiden Merker of Taylorville, IL; Tatianna Merker of New Orleans, LA; Nadia Merker-Timmermans of Orange Beach, AL; Sister: Virgene (Charles) Skiver of Lafayette, IN; Son-in-Law: Gary Merker of Taylorville, IL and Son-in-Law: Larry Goff of Denver, CO. She was preceded in death by her Husband: James Wheeler Trent; Daughter: Michelle Merker; Son: Jeffrey Trent; her parents; and Brother: William Dunne and Sister: Diane Perkins.

A Celebration of Life will be held later this year.

Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville is assisting the family with arrangements.

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