Mary Ann Klepper, 75

Mary Ann M. Klepper, an equestrian, skier, and cook who also was a eucharistic minister, died of lung disease, which she had had for 10 years, on Sunday at her home in Warwick, N.Y. She was 75. 

As an equestrian, Ms. Klepper volunteered for many years at the Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center in Warwick. She also helped at the Mt. Alverno Center, an assisted living facility in Warwick, and served at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Warwick. 

Ms. Klepper was introduced to Montauk as a 2-year-old when she and her family spent summers camping at Hither Hills State Park. She and her husband owned a house in Montauk until recently. 

Born in Brooklyn on Sept. 16, 1942, to the former Carolyn Manno and Peter Cacciola, she grew up in Bergenfield, N.J., and attended public schools there. She and her high school sweetheart, Fred Klepper, were married in 1961. The family lived in Paramus and Montvale, N.J., where Mr. Klepper ran an insurance agency, before moving to Warwick.

The family will receive friends today at the Lazear-Smith and Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick. A Mass of Christian burial, officiated by the Rev. Patrick Buckley, will be celebrated on Friday at St. Stephen’s. Burial will follow at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.

In addition to her husband, Ms. Klepper is survived by three sons, Fred Klepper of Lakewood, Pa., Christopher Klepper of Tappan, N.Y., and William Klepper of Montvale. A daughter, Alison, died before her. Her other survivors are her brothers, Anthony Cacciola of Westwood, N.J., and Michael Cacciola of Edgewood, N.J., and her sister, Elizabeth Penza of Tinton Falls, N.J., as well as 11 grandchildren. 

Donations in her memory have been suggested to the Alison Klepper Scholarship Fund c/o Community Foundation of Orange Inc., 30 Scott Corners Drive, Suite 203, Montgomery, N.Y. 12549. Online condolences can be sent to lsvpmemorialhome.com.