Dorlene Lovenna Hebert, age 79, was born June 30, 1930 near
Belleville
,
Kansas
. She passed from this life Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the
Republic
County
Hospital
in
Belleville
. She was married to Tony Hebert on March 31, 1970 while living in
Gretna
,
Louisiana
. They lived there until moving to
Cuba
,
Kansas
in 1981. Tony died in February 1982. For a few years, Dorlene lived with a friend in
Phoenix
,
Arizona
until she returned to the
Cuba
community. In recent years she made her home in
Belleville
. She will be forever remembered as one who cared for her family and every stray dog or cat that needed a home. Dorlene was preceded in death by her mother Velma Bedwell Cowart; husband Tony; step children Ernest Hebert and Gloria Black, and her grandson Christopher Hebert in 2000. She is survived by her children Tony Hebert, Jr., and Debra Knoll; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and a special granddaughter. Graveside services and interment were held Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the
Belleville
City
Cemetery
,
Belleville
,
Kansas
with the Reverend Helen Rose Moore officiating. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
