Beatrice D. Laraia

Laraia, Beatrice D. Thibodeau COLONIE Beatrice Devine Thibodeau Laraia, 86, of Elmhurst Ave., died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born in Albany, Beatrice was the daughter of the late James Justin and Katherine Fisher Devine. She was a 1938 graduate of Albany High School. She worked for 20 years as a Computer Operator for NY Telephone in Menands, retiring in 1986. In her younger years, Beatrice was an avid skier. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and enjoyed golf and dancing at the Arthur Murray Studio. She especially loved children, family and entertaining at her home. She was the wife of the late Norman J. Thibodeau and Vincent Laraia; mother of Donna Decker of Colonie, Norman C. Thibodeau of Colonie and Michele (and Daniel) Stevens of Guilderland; sister of the late Lorraine Obando, Anna Mae Tanski, Mildred Carey and Katherine, Ralph, Howard and James Devine; grandmother of Christopher J. (and Ligia) Decker, Marybeth Piccini and Sean, Amanda and Jake Stevens; great-grandmother of Nicholas J. Piccini III and Isabela Jun Decker; and sister-in-law of Walter Tanski and Dorothy Magin. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral 9 o'clock Monday morning from the Reilly & Son Funeral Home, Colonie and at 9:30 at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, 26 Wilson Ave., Colonie. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. Calling hours will be Sunday from 4 - 8 p.m. in the funeral home. reillyandsonfuneralhome.com