He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on June 13, 1935. Ed graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1953 and Kent State University in 1959, and he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1963 from the University of Rochester. He was married to Alice Pauline Etling on June 22, 1956. Ed served in both the Army and the Air Force and subsequently had a long career as a radiologist with the North Canton Medical Clinic Foundation. Together with Alice, he was a long-time member of Faith United Methodist Church, in particular serving as a stalwart in the bass section of the senior choir. He was for many years a runner and for even longer a familiar sight in the early hours at the North Canton YMCA. He also had a deep and abiding love of Cleveland's baseball team, whatever the name, and longed to see them win the World Series again. His children regard him to be now in charge of making that happen in the new position to which he's been promoted.
Ed was predeceased by his parents, Thurman Henry and Aunita Mae Tobias, as well as by one son, Mark Allen Tobias.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Pauline Tobias, his sister, Ila Jean (Kenneth) Tittelbaugh, his children: Charles Edward (Diane) Tobias, Randall David (Emily) Tobias, Benjamin Clark Tobias, and Rebecca Jean (David) Hayward; his grandchildren: Sarah Rebecca (Joseph) Gaither, Andrew John (Chelsea) Tobias, Eleanor Baird (Sean) Edevane, Margaret Alice (Owen) Tharp, Mary Jeanette (Christian) Eron, John Mark Tobias, Henry Richard Tobias, and Thomas Edward Hayward; and his five great-grandchildren: Samuel, Elliott, Harrison, Maryn, and Caroline.
Ed will be cremated and laid to rest at Sunset Hills Memory Gardens. A memorial service will be held at Faith United Methodist Church on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 1:00 pm with Pastor Thom Kalb officiating. Calling hours will be held at the church prior on Saturday from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Ed’s name to the Mark A. Tobias Scholarship Fund at Faith United Methodist Church, 300 9th St NW, North Canton, OH 44720.
