Leilani Lin Tobias
March 4, 1953 -
November 12, 2016
Leilani Lin Tobias, age 63, died peacefully after a short illness, in Kenosha on Saturday, November 12, 2016, surrounded by her loving family.
Leilani was born in Kenosha on March 4, 1953 to the late James and Esther (Schultz) Schacht. She attended Kenosha area schools and was a 1971 graduate of Bradford High School.
In 1973, Leilani married Mark Tobias. Their union was blessed with a daughter, Valerie Tobias who was born in Bangkok, Thailand in December, 1973; and a son, Vincent Tobias, who was born in Tucson, AZ in 1975.
Leilani was employed with Snap-On Tools in Kenosha for 30 years, retiring in 2013. Previously, she was employed at Somers Town Hall and the Kenosha Youth Foundation for a number of years.
She loved spending time with her family, especially her three grandchildren and her beloved pets. Leilani also enjoyed traveling (particularly road trips), bird-watching and her many home improvement projects.
Leilani is survived by her children, Valerie (Jason Bentley) Tobias of Madison and Vincent Tobias of Kenosha; her grandchildren, Briana and Gavin Tobias and Julian Bentley; her sisters, Lori (Richard) Peterson and LorRain Davies; her brothers, Jamie (Sue) Schacht and Gary (Lee) Schacht; as well as numerous and much loved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Christina Inman, Sandra Andre, Martin and James Schacht.
Service Info
In accordance with Leilani’s wishes, private funeral services will be held.
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Deb SmithVincent and Valerie, it was a pleasure working with your mom at Snap-on. We also got together outside of work. Dear to my heart was when your mother, Christina and I went out dressed up for Halloween. I still think about that night every Halloween. Christina was hilariously dressed as a bag of jelly beans, Lani was a gypsy (I think), and I can't remember my costume?! We all laughed and laughed. It seems like yesterday, but I am talking about 25+ years ago. I was so saddened to hear this news of her passing, and my thoughts are with you and your family.
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Ervin & Theresa KoserSo sorry for the loss of your Mother, sister, aunt and Grandmother. We hope all your happy memories of her will help you through these hard times. She was such a beautiful lady. God Bless.
