Laroia, Beena (nee Celine Vaz), 81, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Kewal Laroia; beloved mother of Vaneetha (Bill) Crampton, Renuka (Ram) Mehra, Sujata (Christopher) Archer, and Serena Laroia (Minhthy) Nguyen; dear grandmother of Tara Crampton, Adrian and Noel Archer, and Noah and Maria Laroia-Nguyen.
SERVICES: A memorial mass was celebrated at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church on Friday, January 13, 2012. Her body was cremated. Private burial will be in India.