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CELEBRATION, Fla. - Sybil R. Laraway, of Celebration, Fla., died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Daughter of Debra Decatur and the late Niles Laraway; and fiancée of the late Delwin Shaver Jr. (d. September 14, 2025). Born in Niskayuna and raised in Altamont, Sybil attended Guilderland High School and graduated in 1993. She also graduated from Penn State University in 2019. Sybil was employed by Carver Companies as a Human Resource Manager and Director of Compensation and Benefits. She served on the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce from 2013 to 2015 as Director of Events and Fundraising.
Sybil loved animals, crime documentaries, Halloween and all things spooky and macabre. She enjoyed traveling, collecting trinkets and antiquing and also loved Duran Duran. Sybil had made many friends over the years and was always willing to be helpful and show kindness. Sybil had moved to Florida in 2021, and recently returned to live in Rensselaerville, with plans to purchase property and build a home in Schoharie.
In addition to her mother, Debra; Sybil is survived by her daughter, Morgan Lindstead; and sister, Alexandria Decatur. She also leaves behind to mourn her loss uncles, Carver (Jan) Laraway, Peter (Deborah) Laraway, Michael (Charlotte) Belak; and great-aunt, Patricia Farina. Additionally survived by many cousins.
Family and friends are invited and may visit with Sybil's family on Saturday, September 20, in the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A prayer service will follow the visitation in the funeral home at noon. Interment immediately following in Schenectady Memorial Park Cemetery, Rotterdam.
The family is thankful for the outreach and support of the Lindstead family and Sybil's friends at Carver Companies, and Delwin's family. A very special thank you for the brave actions of Stephen Salisbury, Jeanine, and the medical response team.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Sybil's name to Homeward Bound or Beagle Freedom Project.
Online condolences and service information available at Fredendallfuneralhome.com
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Michael Cioppa (`93)
Yesterday
To Sybil´s family and friends -
We only have fond memories and good thoughts when we hear her name. A kind soul.
Also, my condolences for Mr. Shaver and those he loved.
Lashae
Yesterday
When Great Trees Fall
Maya Angelou
When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down
in tall grasses,
and even elephants
lumber after safety.
When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear.
When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
unsaid,
promised walks
never taken.
Great souls die and
our reality, bound to
them, takes leave of us.
Our souls,
dependent upon their
nurture,
now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed
and informed by their
radiance, fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
dark, cold
caves.
And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly. Spaces fill
with a kind of
soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.
Joni M Nattiel
Yesterday
Morgan, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Sending condolences and comfort to you, both families and all friends.
Warmest regards,
Joni M Nattiel
Mary anne Van Wormer
Yesterday
Debbie,I was so shocked to hear about the horrible accident that took Sybil from you. I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to the Belak and Laraway families. Mary Anne Vanwormer
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