Madeleine Beaudin Laprade

CLEARWATER, FLA. - Madeleine Beaudin Laprade, 88, of 1235 South Highland Avenue, Clearwater, Fla. died peacefully on Feb. 18, 2009, at the Woodside Hospice House in Pinellas Park, Fla.

Born in Coaticook, PQ, Canada, March 27, 1920, she was the daughter of Joseph and Marie Ann (Lafond) Beaudin. She attended Holy Ghost School in Graniteville. On May 30, 1940, she married Xavier Laprade in St. Sylvester's Roman Catholic Church in Graniteville. Madeleine dedicated the first 12 years of marriage to being a homemaker for their seven children then was employed with Sprague Electric for 15 years. She was an active member of St. Sylvester's parish where she was president of the Ladies of Saint Anne.

The Laprade family moved to Barre in 1961, where Madeleine and Xavier operated a convalescent home for 25 years. In Barre, she was an active parishioner of St. Monica Church, president of the Ladies of Saint Anne for two years and especially worked diligently to raise funds for her favorite charity, the Carmelite Sisters. She enjoyed participation in the winter rides with V.A.S.T. and the Barre Sno-Bees. She relished camping at Peacham Pond with her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

After retiring to Florida, she became a member of St. Cecilia's parish where she was a daily communicant as well as an active member of the St. Cecilia's ladies guild.

Madeleine was very involved in the Kalmia homeowners association and a member of the Kalmia ladies club.

She is survived by four sons, Xavier and his wife, Candy, of Petaluma, Calif., Victor and his wife, Lucille, of Sarasota, Fla., Norbert and his wife, Marie of East Barre, Andre and his wife, Sherry, of Joe's Pond; three daughters, Rachel Pelkey and her husband, John, of Peacham Pond, Monique Plociak and her husband, Richard, of Shaker Heights, Ohio and Carolle Richardson of Barre. Madeleine has 23 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is her sister, Stella and her husband, Ronald LaMarche, of Worcester, Mass. as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Madeleine was predeceased by her husband, Xavier, sisters, Giselle Beaudin, Patricia Pinard, Gertrude Keene, Monique Frappier; brothers, Roma Beaudin, Guy Beaudin and Zenon Beaudin.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Monica Church, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Family and friends may call from 7 - 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer Street, Barre, Vt. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Monica School, 79 Summer Street, Barre, VT 05641 or the Woodside Hospice House, 6770-102nd Ave. N., Pinellas Park, FL 33782.