PHOENIX, Ariz. – Blanche Irene Thibault, 83, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., passed away Dec. 29, 2007 in Phoenix, Ariz.

She was born on May 26, 1924, in Lewiston to Alfred and Marie-Anne Vallee. She had lived in Arizona for six years.

She is survived by her sons, Roger Thibault and his wife, Sharon, and Robert Thibault; daughter, Jacqueline Fine-Lancaster and her husband, Steve; sisters, Patricia Washburn and Cecile Doody; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Thibault; son, Richard Thibault; her sister, Adrian Hinkley; and brother, Joseph H. Vallee.