Irene Dimitra Riffle "Beany"'s Obituary
Irene "Beany" Dimitra Riffle, 71 of Frederick, MD passed away on Tuesday, July 4th due to multiple long-term illnesses. She was born on February 29, 1952 in Washington, DC and was the daughter of the late William & Maria Xydas. Beany graduated from Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD in 1970. She raised her family in Damascus, MD where she was a second mother to so many in the community.
She started her career working for Geico, then launched her long and lucrative career with Tupperware. Everyone knew Beany as the “Tupperware Queen”! She was so good at what she did, so knowledgeable, and it brought her so much joy that everyone knew it. Beany sold Tupperware for 25 years and was extremely successful. A lot of her friendships grew from Tupperware and so many of those friendships she kept for the rest of her life. Beany was always in top sales, she earned so many things and wound up furnishing her entire home. She also earned vacations, a new car every two years and so much more. Beany was such a dedicated hard worker. Everyone who met her through Tupperware became loyal to her because of the pride she took in her work. Beany also drove a school bus for MCPS for a short period of time. Her later career included administrative work for an insurance company, then in the HVAC industry.
Beany was a loving and fun mother to her three daughters, Stephanie Riffle Plotts, Melanie Baker (Terry Jr) & Natalie Riffle. The greatest joy in her life was being a Mother and a Yia-Yia to her grandchildren Isabella "Bella" & Dominic. In addition to her daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren she is survived by her sister Agnes "Angie/Roula" Giakoumatos and many special nieces, nephews and cousins. She is also survived by her former spouse Steven Riffle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by Alivizis "Alex" Giakoumatos, her brother-in-law.
Beany embraced her Greek culture and enjoyed any gathering with family and friends. She really enjoyed cooking for everyone. She was a one of a kind person who never met a stranger. Beany was very outgoing, funny, had a great sense of humor and everyone that met her couldn't help but love her and she loved them right back. Her smile and laugh were infectious and her attitude towards life was always positive. Her legacy will grow on within her three beautiful daughters and her grandchildren.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to https://gofund.me/20296030 to help defray funeral expenses.
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