Marie Tuohy, 95, died of Covid pneumonia on January 24, 2021 at The Maplewood extended care facility in Webster, New York.  

Marie was born on March 5, 1925 to Charles Holmes and Elizabeth Krieger Holmes in Toledo, Ohio.  The family, including her younger brother, Charles H. Holmes, lived for many years in the Lagrange and Bancroft area of Toledo near the Krieger family home as did several of the families of her mother’s siblings.  Charles and Elizabeth moved the family to the Homeville development in the West End as Marie was attending Woodward High School.  Although she was then out of the district, she was able to continue at Woodward until her graduation in 1943.

After graduation, Marie went to work as a clerk on the dock at the Autolite plant in North Toledo.

Marie always loved music and often went out dancing at the Trianon Ballroom and other venues around town, frequently accompanied by one or more of her several cousins.

Marie met Paul Tuohy shortly before he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and they corresponded all through his deployment in the South Pacific.  When he returned from the war, they became a couple and were married in 1947. 

For several years, Marie stayed home with their children, Ronald, born in 1948, and Janet, born in 1952.  After taking some business classes, Marie got a job as a clerk in the local office of the Paul Revere Insurance Company.  Marie eventually rose to the position of office manager. She was very proud  of the multiple commendations received for the efficiency of her office and for new procedures that were implemented company wide.  She was also recognized for exposing the financial malfeasance of two local general managers.  When the Toledo office closed, Marie transferred to the Cincinnati office.   

Along with her formal employment, Marie also did bookkeeping for Paul’s auction business and often clerked for sales.  When Paul became involved with agencies serving disabled people, Marie often accompanied him to various functions and acquired many friends in this community.

She had the gift of a beautiful, and very powerful, soprano voice, which she further developed through some years of training. Wherever she lived, she sang in church choirs and community choruses, often as a soloist. 

In retirement Marie and Paul enjoyed theater and traveling. In 2005, when Marie could no longer care for Paul on her own, they moved to Rochester, New York near their daughter. After Paul’s death, Marie continued to enjoy singing and was active in her senior living community for many years.

Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, and survived by son, Ronald (Beth) Tuohy, daughter, Janet (Mike Ball) Tuohy, grandchildren Jared Higgins, Jamie Higgins, Nathaniel (En-Chieh Chao) Tuohy, and Conor (Alexis) Tuohy, and by four great grandchildren.