Westborough – Andrea Furmanek Tobias, resident of Westborough, Massachusetts, passed away on July 11th 2024 at the age of 72.
Andrea was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois where she attended Notre Dame High School. She received a Bachelors degree in French Literature and a Masters degree in English as a Second Language in 1972 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she met her husband. They married in 1977, and raised two daughters in Westborough.
She was a loving wife and mother, and her family was her greatest joy.
Her career focused on teaching English to non-native speakers, and she held teaching roles at Showa Boston Institute, Clark University, and other institutions. She was well-loved by her students, who appreciated her friendly personality.
Sadly, Andrea suffered from early-onset dementia and heart failure later in life and spent her final years in the care of a nursing home.
Andrea is survived by her husband, Lester Tobias; daughters Lauren and Julia Tobias; grandchildren Alden, Ezra, Molly, and Leo Walsh, and Maya, Nova, and Lilah Effron; and sisters Christine Feighery, Paula Jovien and Pamela Furmanek. We will miss her generous love, her genuine kindness, and her positive outlook on life.
A memorial service was held on July 23.
