Mary-Beth Laprise

She was a simple, private person, who cared for others, had a deep rooted faith in God and was one heck of a baker!! But if you asked her most importantly she loved being a dog Mom.

Denali was the light of her life, a beautiful husky that grabbed the attention of everyone who passed them on their daily walks. She loved Denali and her three other dogs who predeceased her Duncan, Mya and Fred.

“Kate” as her friends nicknamed her, loved all sports more than anyone we know. She often complained about the cost of cable TV because she really only needed a handful of channels- ESPN, ESPN2 NFL Network, NBA NHL Networks. Rarely watched the other 150 channels that came with her subscription! Of course being born in Massachusetts, her first love was the NE Patriots!

She worked for many years at Southcoast Neurosurgery in Dartmouth as the Surgical Scheduler and continued in a similar position after her move to Georgia working for Southern Pain and Spine in Fayetteville. She took tremendous pride in her work and was meticulous to a fault!! She was a parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City and told us all about the musician and singer Greg, who could “sing the phone book “ as she put it.

Mary Beth was born and raised in New Bedford Massachusetts by her devoted parents Arthur and Irene Caetano who predeceased her in 2014.

She is survived by her loving brother and sister in law Paul and Erica Caetano of Peachtree City who were not only her caretakers over the recent months but also her neighbors. She moved later in life from Massachusetts to Georgia, found a new job and bought a house in the backyard of her brother and sister in law. Guess that speaks to her love of family.

She is also survived by her sister and best friend, Jane McClelland of Massachusetts who she would have phone calls with multiple times a day and would refer to Jane as “Dr Phil” because she always was a phone call away to offer her advice and support. In addition to her siblings she is survived by her niece and god daughter Amy Martinelli and her husband Tommy and her grand niece Demi Jayne whom she loved dearly, Nephew Mark Williams and his wife Amanda, Cousin Margie Collins, her 95 year old Aunt Terry better known as “99”, and her two long time very best friends Theresa Costa and Ann Ferreira.

We would like to offer our thanks to Dr Feinstein and the care team at Piedmont Cancer Institute and Dr. Anand at Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta. Special thanks to the staff at Denali’s day care Peachtree Pets for all the compassion they have shown for our dear Mary Beth.

A graveside service will be held on Monday December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM at the Rural Cemetery 149 Dartmouth St New Bedford MA where Mary Beth will be laid to rest with her parents. All are welcome to attend. A memorial Mass for Mary-Beth will take place on December 28, 2025 at 11:30 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Rivet St New Bedford MA. All are welcome to attend.

Donations in memory of Mary Beth can be made to:

Peachtree Pets

245 Clover Reach

Peachtree City GA 30269

All donations will be put toward Denali and her future family.

God speed we love you