John Tobia, 95, of Windham, NH, passed away peacefully on Thurs., Jan. 14th at the Warde Health Center, Windham.
John was born in Rutland, VT on October 20, 1914 to Camillo and Angelina Tobia. He grew up and was educated in Southbridge, MA and was President of the graduating class of Mary Wells High School in 1931. He received his degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama.
John’s Interests and Hobbies were wide and varied, including: sports (especially college football and baseball), reading, league bowling, softball, singing and dancing, painting, Scrabble, horseshoes, education and “fixing things”.
While his children were young, John served as both a Little League Coach and PTA President at Searles School in Methuen, MA. John’s work history includes service as an engineer at AVCO Research and Development in Wilmington, MA, Western Electric in Haverhill, MA, Precision Instruments, Coral Springs, FL, and Submarine Signal, Fall River, MA.
John is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Claire L. (Donnelly) Tobia of Windham, NH . His three children: John “Toby” Tobia and spouse, Tami of Eagle River Alaska, (Mary) Beth McGuire and spouse, Jim McGuire of Windham, NH, and Michael Tobia of Hampton, NH. His four grandchildren include: Jared McGuire of San Francisco, CA, Rebecca Tobia Maines, of Santa Monica, CA, Katelyn Elizabeth Tobia, of Chicago, IL, and Michelle Elizabeth Tobia, of Eagle River, Alaska. John is also survived by four sisters: Grace McCarthy, Susie Niejadlik, and Anne Tobia all of Southbridge, MA and Mary Connor of Wakefield, MA. John is survived by many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Lucy Wilson, his brother, Thomas Tobia and his brother, S. Paul Tobia.
There are no funeral services. Memorial contributions may be made in John’s name to:
Warde Health Center, 21 Searles Road, Windham, NH 03087