Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Toms, Dale Wayne     December 16, 2005
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Published in The Daily News on 12/23/2005. 
 
Dale Wayne Toms passed peacefully on Friday, December 16 in Rainier, Oregon at 
Friendship Farm, where he lived for the past ten years with his daughter, 
Dinah, and son-in-law Terry Faw. 

Dale was born November 19, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa and met his wife Jean Marilyn Toms at the University of Iowa, 
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He served in the 
Navy in the Pacific before moving to Toledo, Ohio where he was a long time 
resident of Ottawa Hills. He received a Masters Degree in Engineering from the 
University of Toledo. Dale's professional career advanced and he accepted 
the position of Western Regional Manager for Dana Corporation in 1966, 
relocating his family from Toledo to Orinda, California, where he lived for 30 
years. After his career with Dana Corporation, he formed Dale Toms Real Estate 
Investments in Orinda. 

Dale waas a member of the Scottish Rite Group, the Barton Smith Masonic Group 
and the Shriners Group of Toledo, Ohio and a life member of the American 
Numistatic Association. 

He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Jean Marilyn Toms, his 
parents, Harry and Verna Toms, and his only brother, Winton. 

He is survived by his son Steven Ford Toms (Joyce) of Port Orchard, Washington, 
Dinah Ladizinsky-Faw (Terry) or Rainier, Oregon, Jenni Toms (jerry Bretag) of 
Redwood Shores, California, Melissa Toms Lagreid (Ted) of Oakland, California 
and granddaughters A. Alex Ladizinksy of Portland, Oregon and Jessica and 
Lindsay Lagreid of Oakland, California. 

Following his wife's death, Dale toured the West Coast, fishing and visiting 
his children before permanently settling in Rainier. There, he and his daughter 
Dinah and son-in-law Terry reclaimed 20 acres and built Friendship Farm, a 
blueberry and lingonberry farm and business. He lived his life well and will be 
greatly missed. 

Private family services will be held. Remembrances may be sent to the America 
Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA, 22038-1131. 

Please sign the guest book at www.tdn.com/obits 

 


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