Florence Kent Ash

Mrs. Ash, of Rocky Hill, Conn., formerly of Freehold, died Aug. 20, 2008. Born in 1915 in Trenton, she served as a WAVE during World War II. After raising her children, she returned to work as the secretary to the Board of Education in the Colts Neck school system until her retirement in 1973. She and her husband retired to Florida, where they resided until 1999, when they moved to an assisted living community in Rocky Hill. Surviving are her daughters and their husbands, Mary and Barry Lazarus of Minneapolis, and Martha and John McGann of Windsor, Conn. Memorial donationsmay be made to Connecticut College, Mohegan Drive, New London, CT 06320; or to The Principia Upper School, 13201 Clayton Road, Clayton, MO 63131.