Toby Katz, z”l, passed away Nov. 4, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 86. She was the wife of the late Irvin Katz, z”l; mother and mother-in-law of Debbie Katz Barash (Jesse), Richard Katz, Larry Katz (Michele Katz Reichlin) and Amie Katz; grandmother of Sara Katz, Brandon Katz, Stephanie (Katz) Schorzman (Brian), Daniel Barash and Abbie Barash (Adam Jenkins); “GG” of Charlie and Walker Schorzman; sister and sister-in-law of the late Robert Levy (late Betty), the late Bobbi Guller (late Sidney) and the late Elliot Levy (Mary).
Her granddaughter, Abbie Barash, is an alumni of PDX Pathways and now is the Portland Field Fellow for OneTable, the national nonprofit created to make Shabbat dinner accessible to young adults.
Toby was passionate about cooking, baking, gardening, hiking, biking, playing cards, decorating, travel and the arts. She was an OASIS volunteer who tutored grade school kids to improve their literacy, and was active in the Women’s Study Group. Toby was a successful businesswoman who ran SP Distributing Co. following in the footsteps of her late husband.
A funeral service took place on Nov. 8. Memorial contributions preferred to Central Institute for the Deaf or the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.