Lawrence S. Rieben passed away at home on the morning of September 26, 2020, with his wife and children by his side. Lawrence “Larry” Rieben was born in Utica on November 3, 1930, the son of Lawrence and Sarah (Brewster) Rieben. He was a proud member of the Whitesboro community for most of his life. He left Whitesboro to serve in the United States Army, stationed in Berlin, Germany, from 1951 to 1954. After returning from the service he met and married Gertrude Kiper on September 28, 1957 at the Whitesboro Presbyterian Church, beginning a blessed union that lasted two days shy of 63 years. Larry built the couple’s first home in Clinton, NY, where they lived for thirteen years before moving back to Whitesboro in 1972. In 1961 he joined his father, Lawrence Rieben and his brothers, Ken and Dan, in the establishment of L. Rieben and Sons Roofing and Sheet Metal business. He served as the president and estimator of the family business until his retirement in 1995. He was also a member of Sheet Metal Workers’ Local #58. He was a proud member of the Oriskany Masonic Lodge #799 and served as Worshipful Master in 1967, he also was a member of the Grace Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. In the 1970s he was appointed as a Whitesboro Village Trustee and then re-elected for an additional two terms. He was a “Good and Faithful Christian Servant” as an active member of the Methodist Churches in Whitesboro, NY, Boonville, NY, Fruitland Park, FL and finally Maynard Methodist Chuch in Marcy, NY. During retirement Larry and Gertrude enjoyed many years as snowbirds spending the winters in Lady Lake, FL. In 1991 they moved from Whitesboro to Kayuta Lake and in 2016 they moved to Acacia Village on the grounds of the Masonic Care Community. Larry enjoyed many good times in the company of cherished friends and family everywhere he lived. He especially enjoyed playing Pitch with the “Singing Hills Seniors” in Barneveld,NY. He will be remembered as a quiet man with a contagious smile always devoted to his family and friends. In addition to his wife Gertrude, Larry leaves his children Susan (James) Clement, Whitesboro, NY; William (fiance Erin Crossley) Rieben, Remsen, NY; Sarah (Eric) Schultheis, Baldwinsville, NY; and Daughter-in-Law Clare Rieben, Remsen, NY; six grandchildren Steven (Abby) Rieben, Binghamton, NY; Mark (Kori) Clement, Bolton, VT; Allison (Brian) Hilbert, Coventry, CT; Michael Clement (girlfriend Brittany Inglis), Whitesboro, NY; Alaina (Richard) Wilczek, Stittville, NY; and Alexis (Ryan) Young, Cape Coral, FL; and eight great-grandchildren, Kaydence Rieben, Ryelyn Young, Richie Wilczek, Henry Clement, Alex Young, William Wilczek, Dylan Hilbert, and Max Clement; Two brothers, Kenneth Rieben, Oriskany, NY and Daniel (Jane) Rieben, Fairport, NY, and one sister Marilyn Tine, Utica, NY; brothers-in-law Walter Pollard, Yorkville, NY and Harry Courter, East Norwich, NY; and sister-in-law Marieke Kuiper, Hamilton, NY; close cousins Bob and Nancy Hendersen, Rome, NY; and many nieces and nephews both near and far. Larry was predeceased, and welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven by the loving embrace of his parents, Lawrence and Sarah Rieben, youngest son, Thomas “Tommy” Rieben, and his eldest son Charles “Chuckie” Rieben; as well as two sisters, Ruth Courter and Gertrude Pollard; brothers-in-law Richard Tine and Robert Kuiper; and sister-in-law Mary Jo Rieben The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Jameel Arastu and his staff, the doctors and nurses of the Rome VA Clinic, the health care provided by One Caring Place Plus, the Hospice team and the private care given by Sam, Pam and Robin. Friends are invited to call on the family, at Dimbleby Funeral Homes Inc. Whitesboro, on Thursday, from 4-7 PM. Masonic services will be conducted at 6:45. Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Whitesboro. Masks must be worn and social distance observed. .Contributions in Larry’s memory may be made to the Maynard United Methodist Church, Alzheimer’s Association of Central New York, or Hospice & Palliative Care. Envelopes will be made available at the funeral home.