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Barbara Jobst of Baldwin died at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care on Quiogue on May 12, 2017, surrounded by her family.
She was the only child of John and Babette Jobst, who came to the United States from Germany, and together began Jobst Bakery in Baldwin. Ms. Jobst would continue the family bakery business with her husband, Henry Heppt. She raised three children, Barbara, Henry and Laurinda.
Ms. Jobst moved to Southampton where she lived near her eldest daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Glenn Seifert. She was a devoted grandmother to her only grandchild, Caitlin. She left Eastern Long Island later in life to be closer to her children Laurinda and Henry in North Carolina. She spent her final years at Peconic Landing in the company of good friends and faithful dinner companions, Evelyn and Marilyn.
Survivors said she was a loving mother, and no matter where she was living her warm, impeccably organized home was often a gathering place for her small, but close-knit family. She lovingly displayed family photos and keepsakes from years of wonderful memories, including family trips to Mohonk Mountain House, holiday celebrations and even hot air ballooning on her 80th birthday.
Ms. Jobst’s ashes will be buried next to her parents in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale. Memorial donations may be made to the Kanas Center for Hospice Care, eeh.org.
on May 16, 2017