Lisa Marie Kibbee Reichert

Lisa Marie Kibbee Reichert passed away peacefully on February 11, 2024 at her Alameda, California home in the loving presence of family and friends. She was born in 1961 to Catherine and Gary Kibbee in Kansas City, Kansas and spent part of her early childhood in West Lafayette, Indiana before settling with her family in Los Alamitos, California. Lisa attended Los Alamitos High School and then the University of California, Riverside where she graduated with a B.S. degree in Biochemistry and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She met Dennis Reichert at Riverside in 1979 and, after a whirlwind seven-year courtship, they married on October 11, 1986. Together, they had two children, Annalise and Keith, and made a wonderful life in Alameda in their awesome Burbank-Portola neighborhood.

Lisa had a lifelong passion for science and built a distinguished 33-year career in biotechnology equipment sales. She traveled extensively for her work in the United States, Europe, South America, and the Cold War-era Soviet Union. Lisa was renowned as a “closer” – she once made a sale despite a machine catching fire during a demo at a prospective customer’s lab. Not surprisingly, she earned multiple Inner Circle awards for outstanding sales achievement.  

Lisa was quite active at both St. Joseph Basilica parish and St. Joseph Elementary School, which her children attended from kindergarten through eighth grade. She was a Girl Scout troop co-leader, Cub Scout troop co-leader, and helped coach Annalise’s undefeated and three-time Oakland Diocese champion school volleyball team. Lisa also served a term as PTG president at St. Joseph Elementary and taught CLW classes for St. Joseph Basilica.  

Lisa was passionate about giving back to the community and regularly volunteered for Alameda Meals on Wheels and the Midway Shelter of Alameda. She was an avid hiker, gardener, and traveler and inspired similar interests in her children. An ardent supporter of the San Francisco Giants, Lisa collected many bobbleheads and other Giants memorabilia that she held dear.

Lisa is survived by her husband Dennis, children Annalise and Keith, parents Gary and Catherine, brother Russell Kibbee, niece Ava Kibbee, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Family and friends are invited to attend the Vigil Service on Monday, February 26th at 5:00 p.m. at Greer Family Mortuary and Cremation Services, 2694 Blanding Ave., Alameda and the Memorial Mass on Tuesday, February 27th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Basilica, 1109 Chestnut St., Alameda, with a luncheon reception to be held immediately afterward at Pier 29 Restaurant, 1148 Ballena Blvd., Alameda.

In lieu of flowers or food, the family asks that you consider a donation in Lisa’s memory to one of the following organizations:
·East Bay Regional Parks Foundation:  https://www.regionalparksfoundation.org/donate
·Hospice of The East Bay: https://www.hospiceeastbay.org/donations/ 
·Alameda Meals on Wheels: http://www.alamedamealsonwheels.org/support.html 
·Midway Shelter of Alameda: https://midwayshelter.org/donate/ 

To watch the live stream of the Vigil Service on Monday, February 26th please click on the link below:
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