Lorene Martha Hulda Dietrich Avant died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at the age of 92.

Funeral services will be  on Saturday February 16, 2019  at 10:30 a.m. in Bethany Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg with Pastor Kevin Haug officiating. The family will receive friends at Bethany Lutheran Church from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Internment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg.

Lorene was born October 8, 1926 , in Gillespie County, Texas, the second child of Arthur and Esther Durst Dietrich. She was named after both of her grandmothers, Martha Crenwelge Dietrich and Hulda Fischer Durst. At Bethany, she was baptized November 7, 1926, by Pastor K. Konzack, confirmed on April 6, 1941, by Pastor Theo M. Haag, and married by Pastor G.A. Poehlmann to Albert (Jack) Avant on May 9, 1948.

Lorene graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1943. She entered the Cadet Nurses Corp on July 1, 1944, at the P&S Hospital, San Antonio, and graduated in 1947 as a Registered Nurse. Her career took her through private duty, office nurse, hospital nurse, school nurse, in-service trainer nurse and home health nurse. She and the family accompanied Jack to duty stations including Kelly Field (AFB), San Antonio; Loring AFB, Limestone, Maine; George AFB, Victorville, California; Richards-Gebaur AFB, Kansas City, Missouri; and then back to San Antonio . After many years of service, Lorene retired from the Baptist Memorial Hospital (successor to where she had received her early training) and took another position at the Visiting Nurses Association retiring finally in 1991. Many years of retirement continued in homes in San Antonio, Lubbock, Fredericksburg, Austin, Kyle, Driftwood and Alvin as she followed her family and interests.

Lorene is survived by her children: Anthony (Wayne) and wife Donna Christoferson Avant of Ovilla, Charles Avant of San Antonio, Virginia (Ginny) Avant Rauth of League City, Texas, and Joanne Avant and husband David (Dave) Denney of Driftwood. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack and daughter Susan Avant.

She is survived by her grandchildren: Travis Avant and wife Eran of Avenal, New Jersey, Christine (Chrissy) Avant of Burleson, Texas, Erin Rauth Goddard of Houston, Daniel Rauth of Dallas, Jessica Rauth Moore and husband Mace Moore of Friendswood, Catherine (Casey) Rauth of Dallas and great grandchildren: Cutter Vick, Charlotte Goddard, David Goddard, Suzanne Goddard, Eleanor Moore and Samuel Moore; and many loving nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Raymond Dietrich, Louis Dietrich and Arthur (Whitey) Dietrich, Jr. and sisters Dora Dietrich (Mrs. Martin) Feuge, Leola Dietrich (Mrs. Walter) Fuhrmann, and Vernell Dietrich (Mrs. Guenther) Maenius.

Pallbearers will be; Lance Feuge, Derrick Dietrich, Glen Dietrich, Brian Maenius, Dale Fuhrmann, David Dietrich

Memorials may be made to Bethany Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice.