Photo courtesy of Rexwinkel Funeral Home - Akron
May 25, 1997 - Jun 1, 2025
Russ and Joyce and family,
please know we are thinking and praying for you and all of your family.
Chuck and Stacey Toben
June 08, 2025 | Glendale, AZ | Family
Russ, Joyce and family, I can't begin to understand how you are feeling right now. I am so sorry for your loss. I'm praying that you all find peace and comfort, during this painful time.
Shannon Harkness
June 08, 2025 | Alvord, IA
Russ, Joyce,Kristal and all your family, our deepest sympathies to you all. Words just can tell the heart ache we feel for you all. The angles in heaven have his soul now and they are taking out your watch. Treasure the memories. Known that we are here for you with loving arm and listening ears. Tommy RIP.
Barb & Gary Heeren
June 08, 2025 | Akron
Russ and Joyce im so sorry about your son, he was blessed to have you and you him. Prayers and hugs
Jody Taylor (Mitchell)
June 07, 2025 | ELK POINT, SD | Classmate
We are so very sorry for your loss. May God give you peace and comfort during this difficult time.
LaNay welch
June 06, 2025 | Akron, IA | Friend
So sorry for your loss
Rest in Peace Tommy!
Cherish his great memories!
Kurt Haage
June 06, 2025 | Akron, IA
We love u bud rest in peace look after ur family and friends bud
Travis Urban
June 06, 2025 | Lemars, IA | Friend
Sincere condolences and sympathies
William Ames
June 05, 2025 | Vermillion, SD | Friend
In loving memory of a wonderful young man. We will miss you always here at Nor-am's Ice Cream line. You and your family are in in our prayers.
Renee Wright
June 05, 2025 | Le Mars, IA | Friend
Thomas ‘Tommy’ Toben, 28 of Westfield, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, 2025 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Akron, Iowa. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Akron. Expressions of sympathy may be expressed to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.
Thomas Tyler Toben was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia on May 25, 1997. His parents, Russ and Joyce (Pridie) Toben, adopted Tommy from an orphanage near the Ural Mountains in Russia when he was 22 months old. Once he was home in Iowa, he thrived. Since day one, he was such a busy boy! At the age of four, he started his wrestling career. Wrestling was a sport he loved and met so many great people through.
Tommy attended and graduated from Akron-Westfield High School in 2016. During school he wrestled and played football. Tommy was a member at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akron. After he graduated, Tommy attended Iowa State University for 1.5 years and one semester at DMACC. Tommy worked for a short time at Masterworks (Polaris) in Vermillion but primarily worked for Nor-Am Cold Storage in Le Mars. Tommy was always a hard worker, working summers since he was in 8th grade.
Tommy enjoyed wrestling and weightlifting - he was extremely dedicated to the sport and the discipline he learned continued through his life. He was a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team. He loved animals, especially his beloved dog, Tess. He enjoyed watching movies and always had a movie one liner, or a good joke, to tell. Tommy was a quick witted and kindhearted young man. Tommy adored his niece, Kassidy, and she adored him right back. They had a special bond that could never be broken. They enjoyed playing their guitars together, building tent forts, playing football and whatever she “told” him to do. He never told her “no” and most of all, he loved spending time with his little Kassidy.
Tommy is survived by his parents, Russ and Joyce; sister, Krystal (Jacob) Biehle; niece, Kassidy Biehle; grandmothers: Alyce Toben and Marlene Pridie; aunts and uncles: Laura (Matt) Philips, Joe (Laura) Toben, Robert (Staci) Pridie, Joanne (Randy) Waterbury, Patrick (Yvonne) Pridie, Janelle (Doug) Dickman, Jennifer (Mike) Schultejans, Jacqueline (Steve) Carlson, Eugene Pridie, and Jodi (Curt) Meier; numerous cousins and other extended relatives.
Tommy is preceded in death by his sister, Rachael Rose Toben; grandfathers: Marvin Toben and Robert D. Pridie; and aunt, Jeanne (Pridie) Parker.
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