Residence: Rural Monticello, Indiana
Died: Monday, January 14, 2008
Location: White County Memorial Hospital, in Monticello, Indiana at 8:50 AM
 
 
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Thursday, August 21, 1924
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Charles D. Palmer
 
Mother: Ethel P. Yeoman
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello community for the past twenty-two (22) years, coming here from Valparaiso, Indiana.
Funeral Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, of Monticello, Indiana at 10:30 AM (EST)
Clergy: Pastor Ken Smith of the Hicklory Grove Church in rural Carroll County, Delphi, Indiana, and Rev James R. Copeland
Burial will take place:
At he Hughes Cemetery located in rural Monticello, Indiana, on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 (EST)PM on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Marilee has lived in the Monticello community for the past twenty-two (22) years, coming here from Valporaiso, Indiana. She graduated from the Lew Wallace High School in Gary, Indiana in 1942. She then attended MacMurray College of Jacksonville, Illinois were she was studying to be a Music Teacher. Marilee was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of Delphi (rural Carroll County), Indiana, Order of the Eastern Star, Crystal Chapter #165 of Monticello, Indiana, were she was a 63 year member. She had also served as a 4-H Leader in Boone Grove, Indiana, and was a Cub Scout Den Leader in Chesterton, Indiana. Marilee belonged to the Porter Township Homemaker's Club of Valparaiso, Indiana, and Played the Piano for the Porter County Homemaker's and Choir. Marilee enjoyed canning and gardening, working at fish fries (in her younger years), and bowling. She loved reading books, sewing, and braided lots of rugs. Marilee also loved playing cards especially Euchre. She was an accompianist for choir & instruments for high school competitions.
Special Services: Order of Eastern Star Services will be conducted by the Crystal Chapter #165 on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 7:30 PM. (EST)
Memorial Information: May be given to the Hickory Grove Church of Delphi (rural Carroll County), Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 11, 1944 in the Grace United Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana she married Robert C. "Bob" Tobey. He survives.
Survivors include:
Husband,Bob C. Tobey, of Monticello, Indiana;Daughter,Kathleen S. (husband Laird) Wysong, of Kendallaville, Indiana;Sons,John R.(wife Louann)Tobey, Michael K. (Carol) Tobey, both of Valporaiso, Indiana,David W. (wife Lisa) Tobey, of Kouts, Indiana, andMark S. (wife Suzanne) Tobey, of Hebron, Indiana;Daughter-in-law,Ramona Tobey, of Valporaiso, Indiana;Grandchildren, and Great Grandchildren, James (wife Denise) Tobey,Ben, Nathaniel, Erin;Becky Tobey,Jessica Leonard, Jessica and Jillian Norris,all of Valporaiso, Indiana,Mary (husband Eric)Jackson,Amber, Mikaelah Jackson, all of Laporte, Indiana;Dawn (husband John) Kampf,John Ross, David Michael, Elizabeth Kayleen, of Rolling Paire, Indiana;Reita (husband Joshua) Sebert,Abigail Riley, of San Deigo, California;Jennifer E. Tobey, of South Bend, Indiana;Charles (wife Amy) Wysong,Ivy, and Daniel, of Pendleton, Indiana;Mitchell Wysong, of Muncie, Indiana;Jeremy Wysong, of Fort Wayne, Indiana;Barbara Pardee,Megan, of Valporaiso, Indiana;Deborah (companion, Gus Atsis) Pardee, and Benjamin Littlejohn, of Hanna, Indiana;Bethany (companion Jim Burke) Elston,Brittany, of Kouts, Indiana;Nicole M. Tobey, of Mishawaka, Indiana;Natalie I. Tobey, of Hebron, Indiana.
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Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home