Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Sargent Sr., 79, passed away peacefully with family by his side on October 1, 2022, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN.
Kenny was born to Roy and Ruby (Lura) Sargent on December 21, 1942, in Ada, MN. He grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School. He married Janet Eggen on December 28, 1963, and they made their home and raised their children in Ada. 
Kenny worked at Ada Co-op Oil and hauled grain to Duluth for Ada Feed & Seed and various people for many years. In 1978 he bought Ada-Fargo Truck Line. In 1995 he sold the business to his son, Kenny Jr., and went to work for Western Co-op Transport hauling fuel and propane. He retired from Western Co-op in 2015.
Kenny never stopped working and always found something to do every day. He enjoyed collecting Minneapolis Moline tractors, moving snow with his skid steer for many people around town, attending auctions, watching Nascar, visiting with Chuck when he made it to town or by phone, having coffee with Leon and the guys in the morning and then more coffee with Wes at his shop. In recent years he helped Eggen Farms with farm work and always looked forward to helping them in the Spring and Fall.
After his cancer diagnosis in November 2020, he was forced to slow down. No matter how bad he felt he always had to get out of the house off and on all day. Getting up to the gas station to have morning coffee with the guys was “required” and throughout the day he would make many trips around town checking on people and would wander out in the country checking on the crops.
Kenny loved his grandkids. Bethany was the first and got lots of attention when she was around; he made sure Mari and Justin had vehicles to drive; he loved Jessie’s homemade oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip cookies; he went to all of Alex’s home baseball games and helped him plan and complete his Eagle Scout project at the Norman County Historical Society, and he was proud of Jacob for joining the Army even though it took him far from home and he wouldn’t see him for a long time.
Kenny will be deeply missed by his wife, Janet; children, Kenny Jr (Melissa) and daughters, Bethany and Jessie; Chad (Kristy Mahrt) and his children, Mari and Justin; and Nicole (Jerry) Wohl and their sons, Alexander and Jacob; brothers, Larry and Bruce (Tammy); sisters, Joy Viker and Bonnie (Jerry) Holen; brother-in-law, Larry Lambert; and many nieces, nephews, and good friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Ruby; in-laws, Melvin and Regina Eggen; infant brother, Walter; brother, Robert and sister-in-law, Helen; sister, LaDonna Julin and brother-in-law, Maurice; sister, Carol Lambert; and brother-in-law, Roger Viker.
Funeral: 11:00 AM Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Church, Ada, MN.
Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, October 7, 2022, at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN.
Burial: Petri Lutheran Cemetery, Rural Ada, MN.
