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Obituary of Ethel Tobias , 81

Name of Deceased Ethel Tobias
Age 81
Date of Death 02/22/2015
Date of Birth 05/07/1933
Funeral Home Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc.

Ethel R. Tobias, 81, of Bellefonte, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born May 7, 1933, in Runville, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Erma (Breon) Reese. On July 14, 1956, she married Andrew G. Tobias, Jr., who preceded her in death on January 1, 1996.

She was a graduate of Bellefonte Area High School, class of 1950. Ethel was a homemaker and had previously worked for Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator, retiring after 25 years. She was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church, in Bellefonte, and the Telephone Pioneers of America.

She is survived by her three daughters; Susan L. Tobias of Bellefonte, Lisa Tobias Yoder and her husband Patrick of Montgomery, TX, Erika Tobias Clark and her husband Dr. M. Brooks of Houston, TX, along with four grandchildren; Ellen E. Yoder, Emma K. Yoder, Evan T. Clark and Erielle B. Clark.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Harold F. Reese.

A public visitation will be held on Thursday evening, February 26, 2015, from 6-8 p.m. at Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc., 206 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. The funeral service will be Friday, February 27, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the funeral home, with Rev. Andrew Morgan officiating.

Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Bellefonte.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com.