Beta Adelaide (Ralle) Spizale

 Beta Ralle Spizale of Abita Springs, LA, passed away on January 19th, 2026 at the age of 89, following a yearlong battle with lymphoma.  Beta was the beloved daughter of the late Charlotte Hodges Ralle who died in 1998, and the late John William Ralle who died in Beta’s infancy. Beta was born in Tampa, Florida on May 11th, 1936 and received her education at Sacred Heart Academy, graduating in 1954.  After working three years as an accounts clerk for Peninsular Telephone Co. in Tampa, she entered nurses’ training at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and following graduation in 1960, continued working at “Big Charity” for several years.  In 1961 Beta met her future husband, John Spizale, who worked in the composing room of the Times Picayune newspaper, and they were married in August of 1962.  Beta continued working as a part-time nurse for the next 32 years in various hospitals on the north and south shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Beta was a parishioner of St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church in Abita Springs for almost thirty years, and sang in the choir there, which she loved. She then became a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Chapel in Lacombe, LA. Her Catholic Faith and her loving family were the great joys of her life. 

She is survived by her two brothers, John Ralle(Beverly) of Lake Worth, FL and Eric Ralle(Lucy) of Tampa, FL and by her four children, Alison Rowe, Stephanie Schell(Dr. John Schell), Maureen Atto(Dr. B.J. Atto), and John Spizale Jr.  She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren, and counting!  In addition to her parents, Beta is preceded in death by John, her loving husband of 48 years, her sister, Blanche Radnor, her brother-in-law, Don Radnor, and her son-in-law, Michael Rowe. 

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Traditional Latin Requiem Mass to be held at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Chapel, 66110 Vortisch Rd., Lacombe, LA on January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM with Visitation beginning at 9:00 AM and the Rosary beginning at 10:30 AM. Interment to follow at Abita Springs Cemetery, Abita Springs, LA.  

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