Lake Co., IN Obit from a newspaper dated March 3, 1960 Mrs. Fred Ebert Community Leader The community is deeply grieved by the sudden death, Saturday evening, February 27, of Mrs. Fred (Tossie) Ebert, 65. She succumbed to a heart attach immediately after retiring, following a full day of her usual bustling activity and an evening with friends. She passed away in the home of her daughter and family, The Tom Folsoms at Thonotasassa, Florida, where she and Mr.. Ebert owned an orange grove and for the past 10 year had spent nine months there annually to care for their grove and harvest the fruit. Their summers were enjoyed on their farm 3 miles east of Lowell in the Orchard Grove community, which their son, Carlton and family, operate. Tossie Mabel was born April 11, 1894 at the farm home of her parents, J. Carlton and Addie (Wallace) Brownell, in the Orchard Grove community, east of Lowell. Her mother died at her birth and she was reared by her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Stella Wallace. She was married to Fred Ebert of the same community on New Years day, 1914, in her Grandmother Wallaces home. The couple spent their lifetime together on the farm where they reared their three children, Mrs. Tom (Beatrice)Folsom, Carlton and Mrs. Kenneth ( Stella Marion) Hamilton. The latter preceded her mother in death in August, 1943. Surviving with her husband, Fred and daughter, Mrs. Folsom and Son, Carlton are four granddaughters and five grandsons; also a sister, Mrs. Horace (Marguerite) Carter of East Chicago, and three brothers, Clark and Harold Bus Brownell of Lowell and Lamar Brownell of Highland; besides a host of friends and other relatives. Tossie was the first 4-H club leader in Lake county, serving in the 1920s and 30s. She was a lifelong member of the First Methodist church and a member of the Womens Society of Christian Service here and in Florida, a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101 , the Lowell Womans club, Thonotasassa Lady Lions, DAR, Order of Eastern Star, Past Chiefs club, Farm Bureau social and educational leader, the Home Demonstration club, and was a leader in Indian Trial Grange activities. She also held membership in neighborhood social clubs. Tossie was an ardent gardener and loved everyone. Her home was always filled with relatives and friends, including many children. On Feb 14 she and her family extended their hospitality to 65 south Lake county residents at the annual potluck dinner held at their farm home in Florida. Memorial services were held in the Blount Funeral home at Thonotasassa, Monday, Feb 29 with the Rev. Jack Kelley and the Rev. Arthur Brown officiating. Floral tributes from her host of Florida friends filled the chapel. She was returned home for services which will be held at 2 p.m., March 4 in the Eskridge Funeral Home. The Rev. E. L. Worley and the Rev. Claude Easton will officiate. Burial will be in Orchard Grove cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Linda Wilson Email LinWi94570@aol.com