Carol Ann Tobias

Carol A. (Sawdy) Tobias, age 77 of Freeport, passed away at her home, November 9, 2015 with family by her side, following a short but courageous battle with cancer.

She was born December 19, 1937 to Bethel and Mae (Sanborn) Sawdy. Carol was married to Roger Tobias, her soulmate and childhood sweetheart. He preceded her in death in 2010, one day before their 55th wedding anniversary. Together they had a son and two daughters. When her children were young, Carol was a Cub Scout Den Mother and a Brownie and Girl Scout leader.

She was a Beautician, working with her mother in Helen's Beauty Shop in Lake Odessa, as well as Ella's Salon in Woodland and Marge's in Lake Odessa. After that she was a supervisor at EBI Breakthru, until the workshop closed. Carol then worked part-time at Lake Odessa Taco Bell and Hastings K-Mart, where she loved to interact with customers.

Carol loved children, animals, Lake Michigan Sunsets, camping, gardening and deer hunting. She was especially proud of her Trophy Buck she took with her "little pea shooter", 410! More than anything Carol loved being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors of Carol include, brother, Douglas Freund of Greenville, MI, son, Greg (Gail) Tobias of Sunfield, grandson, Nate (Melissa) Tobias and great grandchildren, Dylan, Brianna, Derek, Jeremiah and Lily of Republic, MI, grandson, Clint (Angie) Tobias and great-grandson, Isaiah of Ann Arbor, MI, daughter, Cathy Tibble (Jim Dingman) of Freeport, MI, grandson, Justin (Christy) Tibble and great-grandchildren Eastin and Audrey of Hastings, MI, grandson, Cody (Chelsey) Tibble and Great-grandson, Tristan of Hastings, MI, daughter, Diann (Greg) Davis, grandsons, Jeff (Dallas) Davis, and Joe Davis.

Carol will be deeply missed by her family, friends and her ever faithful dogs, Kita and Chloe, her horse Abu, and her kitten Buckshot.

At Carol's request, cremation has taken place and a private family gathering was held.

The family would like to thank the many doctors and nurses who cared for Carol at Spectrum Butterworth. Special Thanks to Jennifer, Cindy, Sarah and Dr. Rouse of Faith Hospice for your kindness and compassionate care you have given Mom and the family. Also a very special thank you to Pat Essner for all you have done and for the many visits you made to Mom in her final days. Thanks also to friends and neighbors for the visits, food and prayers.

For those who wish, Memorial contributions may be made to Mackenzies Dog Shelter in Clarksville or to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids.

"Looks like there'll be a beautiful sunset tonight.... If we get in the car right now we can make it to the lakeshore before it sets!!"

Rest in peace Mom, until we meet again.