Shirley Ann Toves, 71, of Oxnard, CA, passed away on January 16, 2021 in Ventura, CA. Shirley was born in Elkhart, IN to Henry and Mollie Cohen on September 25, 1949. She went to high school at Elkhart High School and graduated in 1967. She went on to secretarial school in Chicago, IL. She was President of the Pacifica Senior Living Center Resident Council in Oxnard. She enjoyed recreational activities such as arts and crafts to make gifts for her grandchildren, bingo, reading, and other social activities with the residents. She had a deep love of family, friends, and animals.
Shirley is survived by her siblings Jeannie (Bob) Alban (Huntington Beach, CA), William Cohen (Elkhart, IN) and Dr. Cynthia Cohen (Los Angeles, CA); her children Chad (Lorena) Toves (Fullerton, CA) and Jessica (Miguel) Rodriguez (Port Hueneme, CA); and her grandchildren Destini Lone-Elk (Los Angeles, CA) Bella Lone-Elk (Lemon Grove, CA), Jesse J Lone-Elk (Port Hueneme, CA), Alina Rodriquez (Port Hueneme, CA), Alexis Rodriquez (Port Hueneme, CA), Noah Rodriquez (Port Hueneme, CA), and Catherine Toves (Fullerton, CA). She also has six nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Jesus Toves (Oxnard, CA), her parents Henry and Mollie Cohen (Elkhart, IN), grandparents Solomon and Rose Cohen (Elkhart, IN), Max and Goldie Zavatsky (Elkhart, IN), and sister Beverly Gardner Jacobson (Union, MI). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Funeral services were held online on January 21, 2021 with Pastor Bill Jasan officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 E. Main Street, Ventura.