Verner P Tolle

TOLLE, Verner P., age 89 of Vandalia, passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born April 28, 1919 in Dayton, son of the late Verner A. & Ann E. (Graham) Tolle. Vern graduated from the old Steele High School in Dayton, Oh. He was a tool and die designer and for the last 25 years of his career was self-employed doing business as Buckeye Design based in Vandalia, OH. He was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Vandalia and was a veteran of WWII and received the Purple Heart for wounds received during his combat action in the South Pacific theater. Preceded in death by 3 brothers, Hueston, Corwin & Richard Tolle and 1 sister, Christine Miller, Vern is survived by his wife, Martha J. Tolle; 3 sons, Don & wife, Ann Tolle of Cincinnati, Tom & wife, Mindy Tolle of St. Simons Island, GA, and Larry Tolle of Centerville; grandchildren, Amy, Ryan, Alex, Austin, and Ashley; 1 sister, Dolores Bierlein of Beavercreek and a host of other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 13 at St. Christopher Catholic Church, Vandalia with Fr. Francis Keferl officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia on Friday evening from 5:30 " 8:00 pm. If so desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton or the Alzheimers Association in Verns memory.