Edger E. Tobias, age 73, a longtime resident of Wheaton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 11, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born January 1, 1934 in Hastings, MI.

Ed was raised on a farm that has been in the family for over a century in Hastings, MI. He attended Michigan State University and graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago. He enjoyed a long career at Illinois Bell and AT&T in Sales and Marketing. After retiring, he turned his life long passion for photography into a second career. He was an active member of College Church in Wheaton. He loved his family greatly and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Phyllis (nee Milne); his two daughters, Tricia (David) Reinhard of Wheaton, and Cindy (Glenn) Karsten of Grand Haven, MI; five grandchildren, Emily and Claire Reinhard, and Wesley, Laura, and Rachel Karsten; six siblings, Margie (Jack) Slocum, Pauline (Philip) Armstrong, Lois (Don) Bowers, Ronald (Carol), Jerry, and Richard (Virginia); and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Keet and Marguerite.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 14, from 4-8 P.M. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 15, at 10:00 A.M. at College Church in Wheaton, 332 E. Seminary Ave., in Wheaton. Interment will follow at Wheaton Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to College Church in Wheaton, 332 E. Seminary Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187; or to Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187.