Barbara M. Meyer of Jamesport died Feb. 12, 2026, in Westhampton. She was 87 years old.
Born Nov. 27, 1938, in Hempstead, she attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead and later earned a bachelor’s degree in teaching from SUNY Oswego. She devoted her professional life to education as an elementary school teacher in the Hicksville school district, where she served as a mentor and positive role model to generations of students.
She was a longtime resident of Hicksville and Mattituck, where she and her husband, Bernard W. Meyer, raised their children and became active in their communities.
After 1990, the couple retired and moved permanently to Mattituck and later Jamesport. She was a faithful parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck and St. Ignatius Loyola R.C. Church in Hicksville. She was also a 50-year member of North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue and a longtime member of the Mattituck Yacht Club. Her family said she loved cheering on her sons at sporting events, especially lacrosse and sailing, and in later years enjoyed watching her grandchildren’s games.
She was predeceased by her husband in 2022, and by her sister, Elizabeth Ann Abshire of East Meadow. She is survived by her sons, Kevin (Laura), Michael (Carrie) and Matthew (Victoria); her sister, Mary Alice Skupinsky of Hicksville; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held privately. Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.
Source: RiverheadLOCAL
