Funeral services for Dorlene J. Andrus, age 50 of Madrid, NY will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1pm at the Garner Funeral Service with Rev. Thomas Chappell celebrant. Burial will follow the service at the West Stockholm Cemetery. Friends may call at the Garner Funeral Service on Thursday from noon until the time of the service. Dorlene passed away on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Claxton Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, New York. Online condolences can be sent @www.garnerfh.com.
Dorlene is survived by her sisters Doreen Kirk and Darlene Cook and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a sister Diane Durgan and a brother Richard J. Cook.
Dorlene was born on August 23, 1961 in Canton, New York to Richard J. and Doris Gilbo Cook. She had a marriage to William Andrus that ended I divorce. She worked at Canton Potsdam Hospital as a nurse’s aide until becoming disabled. She enjoyed her cats and had a fondness of wolves.