JEFFERSON-Joseph Michael Tobie, 67, passed away January 19, 2025 at the Hospice House of the Western Reserve, following a long battle with cancer and Evan's Syndrome.
He was born on March 23, 1957 in Ashtabula, Ohio; the son of Michael and Catherine (Rishel) Tobie.
Joe worked a 45 year career at Morton salt as a heavy equipment operator in the salt mines. The job that Joe truly loved most in life was one that involved always helping others, being a paramedic. He worked for several different departments, but the most memorable years were those spent with Jefferson Rescue, where he served as past Chief and was a big proponent in them becoming a Full Time agency; he also served as the SWAT Team medic for the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department for 18 years. He was a past trainer for Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals for their new paramedics and EMTs training and certification courses.
Joe certainly was a student of the game of life. Everything he learned to do, he took to the f

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