Marie Terese Tobin (nee Kerwin), age 98, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Stoney Point, Ontario, Canada.
Marie Terese was the beloved wife of the late Joseph William Tobin. Loving Mother of His Eminence Joseph William Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R., Molly (John) Brusstar, Margo Tobin (Ron Coleman), Kathy (Dave) Vandelinder, Jim (Joan) Tobin, Ann Tobin (Joe Levigne), Pat (Tom) Steinhauer, Tom (Cathy) Tobin, Gerarda Tobin (Brian Joseph), John (Janine) Tobin, Therese Tobin, Dan (Maria) Tobin, Sara (Matthew) Broderick. Loving Grandmother of Rachel (Keval), Ellen, Meghan (Gary), Paul (Elaine), Clare (Nick), James Jr. (Lindsay), Erin (Adam), Matthew (Lauren), Joseph (Courtney), Brigid, Maura, Thomas, Maggie, Lizzy, Jack, Katie, Ryan (Stacey), Stephanie (Chad), Christopher, Kevin (Liz), Hannah, Jillian, Maeve, Nora, Matthew, John, Liam and Madeline. Dear Great-Grandmother of Sloane, James III, Teagan, Aidan, Emerson, Owen, Finley, Bella, Sophie, Sister of the late Mary Winfred Kerwin and Margaret Kerwin.
Visitation Wednesday, 2-9 p.m. at Chas. Verheyden, Inc., 16300 Mack, Grosse Pointe Park. Funeral Mass, Thursday 10 a.m. at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 1721 Junction Avenue, Detroit, MI 48209. Livestream available at www.facebook.com/MostHolyRedeemer.
In keeping with Mrs. Tobin’s lifelong devotion to her Catholic faith, in lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Most Holy Redeemer Grade School, 1711 Junction Avenue, Detroit, MI 48209 www.greatschools.org., The Redemptorists / Denver Province, 1633 North Cleveland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 www.redemptoristsdenver.org., Visitation Parish, 5407 Comber Sideroad, Comber, ON, N0P 1J0 Canada www.visitationcomber.ca., St. Bonaventure Monastery, 1740 Mt. Elliott, Detroit, MI 48207 www.thecapuchins.org., IHM Sisters, 610 W. Elm, Monroe, MI 48162 www.ihmsisters.org., Pope Francis Center, 438 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48226, www.popefranciscenter.org.
Due to the COVID pandemic shutdown in Canada, a Memorial Mass will be held at a later date at Visitation Parish. Share a memory at www.verheyden.org.
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