Port, Kathleen Joyce "Kay" 1932-2010

PORT, SARGENT, PHILIPS

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/25/2017 at 07:12:38

Kay Port

September 30, 2010

Kathleen "Kay" Port, 78, of Le Mars passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010 at her home in Le Mars.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with Reverend Jason Larson officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitations will be at the Carlsen Funeral Home after 5:00 p.m. Friday with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Visitations will continue Saturday morning at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Pallbearers will be Jacob Port, Beau Port, Doug Rice, Mike Grant, Ron Yackel, and Pat Schmidt.

Kathleen Joyce Sargent was born January 28, 1932 on the family farm near Akron, Iowa to Earl and Bessie (Philips) Sargent. Kay graduated from Akron High School with the Class of 1950. Kay was united in marriage to Lloyd "Jack" Port of Akron, Iowa on July 5, 1951. After Jack''s distinguished career in the United States Army, the couple returned to Akron, Iowa in 1954. Upon Jack''s graduation from the U.S.D. the couple moved to Detroit, Michigan. The family moved to Muskegon, Michigan in 1961 where they lived until retirement in 1994 and moved back to Le Mars in 1996. Jack passed away on May 15, 2003. Kay continued to live in Le Mars until her death. Kay was a member of the Adaville United Methodist Church and the Wasmer American Legion Auxiliary. She was a volunteer at the Floyd Valley Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Red Hat Society. She loved fishing, watching hockey, and gardening.

Kathleen Joyce Sargent was born January 28, 1932 on the family farm near Akron, Iowa to Earl and Bessie (Philips) Sargent. Kay graduated from Akron High School with the Class of 1950. Kay was united in marriage to Lloyd "Jack" Port of Akron, Iowa on July 5, 1951. After Jack''s distinguished career in the United States Army, the couple returned to Akron, Iowa in 1954. Upon Jack''s graduation from the U.S.D. the couple moved to Detroit, Michigan. The family moved to Muskegon, Michigan in 1961 where they lived until retirement in 1994 and moved back to Le Mars in 1996. Jack passed away on May 15, 2003. Kay continued to live in Le Mars until her death. Kay was a member of the Adaville United Methodist Church and the Wasmer American Legion Auxiliary. She was a volunteer at the Floyd Valley Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Red Hat Society. She loved fishing, watching hockey, and gardening.

Survivors include her two sons; David Port and his wife Karen of Las Vegas, Nevada and their children Jacob and Haley; and Scott Port and his wife Pam of Rockford, Michigan and their children Megan and Beau. Following the passing of Jack, Kay decided to refocus her tormenting ways on her sons Dave & Scott, to which both Dave and Scott concede, she was extremely successful. Today, Dave and Scott have found modern medicine a welcome addition to their lives, but their children continue to look at them strangely and just shake their heads in disbelief. On the flip side, everyone Dave and Scott speak with, regale "Sarge" as a wonderful woman, who could light up a room with her smile, thoughts and words. She was truly a woman with a kind heart and soul. We'll miss her laugh and smile. She loved a good time whenever friends got together, and always made us feel welcome.

She was preceded in death by her parents Earl & Bessie Sargent, husband Jack in May of 2003, and brother Robert "Bob" Sargent.

Carlsen Funeral Home
Le Mars, Iowa