Tonia Renee Browder

Tonia Browder, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020. She was born on October 17, 1972 in Columbus,Ohio. Tonia graduated from Columbus Alternative High School in 1990. She attended Columbus State Community College, and became a realtor. In the nineties, she could be found in the Short North, at such places like The Coffee Table and The Garage. She was gregarious, mixing with people from all walks of life. She was outspoken, but quick to forgive. She could be fiery, silly, or empathetic. She was a light on this dark place we call earth.

She will be missed by her parents James and Mary Browder; aunts Carieta Browder and Essie (Walter) Richardson; uncles Bruce Browder and Raymond (Derry) Browder; fiancée Michel Cornec; her sisters Toya Browder and Jaqui Browder; Her niece Charmagne Browder and nephew Jason Browder; god- sister Monica (Glenn) Dorsey; her special friends Heather Fletcher and Kate MacDowell; as well as a host of friends and cousins too numerous to count.

Tonia was preceded in death by her grandmother Cordia Browder.

Family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at SCHOEDINGER MIDTOWN CHAPEL, 229 E. State Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, where a funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, July 31, 2020. Interment at Eastlawn Cemetery, Columbus Ohio. Guests are respectfully asked to wear masks and attendance will be monitored to ensure safety for everyone attending.

After the interment , we will meet at Golden Corral (4750 E Main Street, Whitehall, OH 43213).