August 23, 1944 - October 04, 2012
Arelia R. "Cheryl" Tober Obituary
Arelia R. Tober passed away on October 4, 2012, after a
brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Known to friends and family as Cheryl, she was born on August 23, 1944 in
Los Angeles, California. The youngest
of four children to parents William Isaiah Fowler and Minnie Carol Eames,
she and her family remained in Los Angeles throughout her youth. She
graduated from Gardena High School in 1963.
Cheryl was raised within the Seventh Day Adventist Church
and it was at a youth group activity that she first met her future
husband, Larry Michael Paul Tober. They were
married on August 15, 1965 and had their first child, Christopher, in
1966. They lived in California for a
number of years but also enjoyed living in New York and Oregon. The
family eventually moved back to California and Cheryl became pregnant with
their second child, Amanda, who was born in 1977. In 1980 Cheryl
relocated with her family to
Spokane and shortly thereafter opened her home to a young developmentally
disabled girl, Angie, whom she raised as one of her own children.
Cheryl continued her education past high school and, although
she never achieved a formal degree, she loved learning and took great
pleasure in being a student - either through college courses or trade
school. Cheryl also worked throughout her life in several vocations but
her greatest joy came from being a homemaker, mother and grandmother. She
loved spending time
with her family and friends and her "retired" years were spent taking care
of her three grandchildren who filled her days with constant laughter and
pleasure.
Cheryl was preceded in death by her husband in October
1976. She is survived by her son,
Christopher; daughter, Amanda, son-in-law, Darrin, and grandchildren,
Gabriel, Regan and Zachary; foster daughter, Angie; sister Karen and
brother-in-law James; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her late
husband's extended family.
Following Cheryl's wishes, there will not be a formal
service. The family invites all of
Cheryl's friends and family to an intimate memorial dinner on Saturday,
October 27, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. For more
information, please visit Cheryl's memorial website at
www.CherylToberRemembered.com
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