- Date Of Birth: August 7, 1930
- Date Of Death: December 13, 2019
- State: Massachusetts
Mary – Alice Irene (Blake) Tobin, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on December 13th in her home in Plymouth. Beloved wife of the late Francis Xavier Tobin. Born on August 7, 1930 in Berkeley, CA. daughter of the late Dr. George C. and Marie L. (Lenskya) Blake. Loving mother of Marie Denise (Tobin) Brumbaugh , Paul X. Tobin and the late Charles Michael Tobin. Cherished grandmother of Denise Brumbaugh and David Brumbaugh, great grandmother of Lindsay Rosenberg, Sarah Rosenberg, Brian Rosenberg, Jacob Rosenberg, Calvin Brumbaugh and Maxwell Brumbaugh. Also survived by many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and always had a special place in her heart for all her Tobin, Steele and McIntyre loved -Alice lived and was raised in her first 6 years in Japan, speaking only Russian and Japanese. Upon arriving in the United States when the winds of war necessitated her family to leave Japan, she was forced to learn a third language, English. At that early age, while trying to learn English she developed a stutter, to which her father encouraged a remedy of singing everything she said. It seemed to cure her stutter and make her much more talkative, much to the chagrin of her father.After graduating from Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Washington, she attended the Seattle University School of Nursing where she met the love of her life, a transplanted Bostonian WWII veteran named Francis X. Tobin. They married in 1949 and raised two sons who became lawyers and a daughter who became a nurse loved to travel and with her family, visited 49 states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, the Middle East and several European countries. Her international background fueled a love of great food, and she celebrated numerous American , Russian and Catholic holidays with sumptuous dinners, ethnic treats and great comfort food, chief among them Kulebjaka, pelmeni,piroshky, paska and fried was a true animal lover and rescued many abused dogs from shelters. She always wanted to have two dogs, and was disappointed that in her sunset years, she could only handle one at a time. Her sense of humor, upbeat personality, good nature and constant optimism endeared her to many acquaintances, neighbors, friends, coworkers and family members. And if a friend or family member needed a helping hand or some encouragement, she was always there for them. She also served as an Eucharistic minister for many years, bringing the Eucharist to family, friends and anyone who desired to receive Holy Communion but who was unable to attend church services.
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