Thomas Patrick O'Toole

Thomas Patrick O'Toole obituary, White Bear Lake, MN

Thomas Patrick O'Toole

Thomas O'Toole Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Honsa Family Funeral Home on Jan. 28, 2025.

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THOMAS WAS BORN ON APRIL 6, 1955, AND DIED ON DECEMBER 25, 2024. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER JOHN T. O'TOOLE AND MOTHER LORRAINE L. (LA MOTTE).
TOM IS SURVIVED BY HIS SISTER MARY M. WARD, NIECE SHANNON OHLAND (MICHAEL), NEPHEWS PATRICK SUKO (MOLLY) AND PETER SUKO (KRISTINE). SONS JOHN O'TOOLE AND THOMAS O 'TOOLE (BRITTANY) GRANDCHILDREN: KASSI, TYLER, RYLEE, KARSON, KADEN, REMI. EX WIFE PATTIE O'TOOLE COUSINS CATHY BOURDON AND MARY BETH TWOHY (MICHAEL). A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HIS CAREGIVERS FRANCIS (FORMER) AND BELAY (PRESENT) WHO DEMONSTRATED UNENDING PATIENCE, COMPASSION, EMPATHY AND A DEDICATION WHICH ENSURED TOM'S WELL BEING AT ALL TIMES.
40 YEARS AGO, TOM HAD A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT THAT INJURED HIS BRAIN STEM. THIS LEFT HIM UNABLE TO SPEAK OR EAT. HE USED A TOUCH TALKER TO COMMUNICATE AND WAS FED WITH A FEEDING TUBE. DESPITE THESE HANDICAPS HE SURPRISED US ALL BY ENDURING AND LIVING LIFE AS BEST HE COULD. HE WAS AN AVID MN TWINS AND VIKING FAN. HE LOOKED FORWARD TO GOING TO THE MN STATE FAIR WITH HIS SON THOMAS EVERY YEAR. HE ENJOYED PLAYING CRIBBAGE AND LISTENING TO 92 KQRS. HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at St. Genevieve Parish Community Center, 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, MN. Visitation will be from 10 – 11 AM. Family Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, White Bear Lake, MN. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Thomas, please visit our floral store.

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2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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