LAVERNE J. HARBERT June 17, 1925 – April 27, 2020

Laverne J. Harbert, beloved mother, grandma or G-ma, and great-grandma, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter by her side on April 27, 2020. I’m sure Dad welcomed her home.

Laverne was born on June 17, 1925. She was preceded in death by her parents Irma and Rocky Capps and George Wittich. She was also preceded in death by her high-school sweetheart and loving husband of 64 1/2 years, Tom Harbert in November 2009.

She is survived by her 3 children: Jim, Bob (Vicky) and Sue Harbert. She also leaves behind 4 grandchildren: Kari (Rob), Steve (Christy), Brad, and Missy (Mike); and 7 great-grandkids: Skyler (Shelbie), Kyle, Kirsten, Dustin, Ryan (Monique), Allyson and Jaxon.

The family moved to Los Alamos in 1959 where the kids grew up. Mom was an avid bowler in Los Alamos and Albuquerque. She and Dad also loved to square dance and round dance in St. Louis and in Los Alamos. Mom grew up dancing a lot of Jitterbug but unfortunately married Dad who couldn’t dance the Jitterbug very well.

Mom always told a story about a soldier friend “Charlie Dunn” that she would dance with on the Admiral when he was on leave. After Mom and Dad were married, Charlie came to town and the three of them went to a cocktail lounge and Dad fed the juke box so Mom and Charlie could dance.

What a special love they had for each other. After Dad retired in 1986, they moved to Albuquerque. Mom was a hoot at family gatherings and if there was music playing, you can bet, her hips were moving. She will always be remembered for her sense of humor, dancing and just being so darn cute.

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