Rena Hebert Sandoz

New Iberia - Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in New Iberia, for Rena Hebert Sandoz, 82, who died on Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Consolata Nursing Home in New Iberia. Interment will follow at Holy Family Cemetery in New Iberia. Rev. Fr. Steve LeBlanc, will officiate at the funeral Mass. Readers will be Elaine Bienvenu and Dalie Eldridge. Gift bearers will be Charlene Banna and Kathy Scott. She is survived by her husband, Jim Sandoz, of New Iberia; one daughter, Bertha Sandoz Machado and her husband, Robert, of New Bedford, Mass.; one brother, L. J. Hebert and his wife, Daisetta, of Abbeville; two grandchildren, Susan Green and her husband, Chris, and Robert Machado; and two great grandchildren, Christopher and Kylie Green. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ebrard J. and Bertha Clement Hebert; and two brothers, Fr. Lloyd Hebert and Ripley Hebert. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday and continue at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday until time of service. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening. Pallbearers will be Bobby Banna, Jimmy Dykes, Mark Dietlein, Ray Scott, Bobby Sandoz, and Eddie Sandoz. Memorial donations, in her name, may be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Ste. 200, Lafayette, LA 70503, or to Catholic High School Endowment Fund, c/o Development Department, 1301 DeLaSalle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560. The family would like to extend special thanks to Drs. James Falterman, Jr., David Rinaldi, Paul Gulotta, and L.O. Broussard, and the staff of Hospice of Acadiana and Consolata Nursing Home, for the wonderful care provided to her. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA, (337.365.3331), is in charge of arrangements.