Marie Kiembock

Marie Antoinette Kiembock, a lifelong resident of East Hampton whose plentiful breads and cookies were enjoyed by family and friends, died of cancer on May 19 at her eldest son’s home in Homosassa, Fla., surrounded by family. She was 82 years old and had been in hospice care for several days.

Mrs. Kiembock was not only a baker and homemaker, but also a talented seamstress. Her loved ones were said to look forward to Christmas each year, for which Mrs. Kiembock would bake at least a dozen different kinds of cookies, starting right after Thanksgiving and freezing them to be sure she had enough. She also had worked as caretaker and housekeeper for several families in East Hampton, retiring five years ago.

  One of the 13 children of Preston King and the former Antoinette Pelis, Mrs. Kiembock was born at home on Church Street in East Hampton on Feb. 29, 1934. Because it was a leap year, her birth date was recorded as March 1. She grew up on North Main Street and attended East Hampton schools.

She and  Anton Kiembock Jr. were married on May 28, 1960. The couple lived on Church Street, not far from where she was born. Mr. Kiembock died in 1981. Always active, Mrs. Kiembock enjoyed bowling, her cat, Ruby Slippers, and shopping, her family said.

She is survived by three children, James King of Homosassa, Ronald King of East Hampton, and Anton Kiembock III of Water Mill. Also surviving are five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and five siblings, who are Edwin King of Riverhead, Paul King and Brian King of East Hampton, Sharon Peters of Roanoke, Va., and Pauline Mohan of Torrington, Conn.

Mrs. Kiembock was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton, where the Rev. Msgr. Donald M. Hanson will officiate at a Mass on June 20. She was buried at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery.

Donations in her memory have been suggested to the Operation Cat project of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, P.O. Box 901, Wainscott 11975.