Ann Marie (Arduini) Dibiase , VRHS Class of 1960
DiBiase, Ann Marie ALBANY Ann Marie (Arduini) DiBiase, 73 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at home. Born in Rensselaer and a graduate of Van Rensselaer High School, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annette Arduini. Mrs. DiBiase worked as a bookkeeper for National Business Promotions in Albany for more than 30 years, retiring in 2010. Her greatest passion was her family; she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Ann was predeceased by her husband, Bernard P. "Ben" DiBiase and her siblings, Gina, Lena, Ben and Mario. She was the beloved mother of Michael A. (Nancy Kochan) DiBiase, Vincent J. (Deborah) DiBiase, Annette M. (A.J.) Dandrea and Benny J. (Paula) DiBiase, all of Albany; loving Nana of Lea, Alexa, Vinnie Jr., Victoria, Ethan and Eliana; also survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Gene and Velma Calabrese and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 11, 2014 at 8:45 a.m. from the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, Inc., 490 Delaware Ave. thence to the Parish of Mater Christi where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the funeral home on Thursday, July 10, 2014 from 3 to 7 p.m. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Glenmont. Those who wish may send memorial contributions to American Heart Association , 440 New Karner Rd., Albany, NY 12205-3890 or American Diabetes Foundation, Pine West Plaza Bldg. 2, Suite 204, Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12205.