Barbara Reibling of Greenport died at Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue on Monday, June 25, 2018. She was 73 years old.
Born on November 13, 1944 in North Tarrytown, New York to Genevieve (nee Smercak) and Charles Dietrich, she was a graduate of Northern Westchester Community College, where she earned an associates degree.
She married the love of her life and best friend, Albert W. Reibling Jr., on October 20, 1963. After raising her family and running her own small businesses, she worked for Merrill Lynch and had a long successful career at IBM.
She was a wine and crossword puzzle lover. Cooking was her greatest passion and she was an accomplished chef. When not in the kitchen and entertaining family and friends, she enjoyed playing mahjong with her friends. She loved the Peconic Bay and the North Fork region. Since the mid-1960s, she and her family spent as much time as possible at their dream house in Greenport.
She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Albert, her sister Kathy Mitchell of Tannersville, New York, her daughter Carolyn (Jeannot) Bligh of Simsbury, Connecticut, and Rusty (Michele) Reibling South Carolina and by four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southhold. Graveside services will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport, officiated by the Reverend Dr. Peter J. Kelley.
