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Tobias was stillborn, weighing 2 lbs 5 oz. He was predeceased by infant brothers Kieran Owen in 2009 and Micah James in 2011. At the Jan. 28 service, Tobias’ name hung in 4-foot-high blue letters surrounded by clouds. Following pastor Walter Fast’s meditation and Tobias’ parents’ words, his father carried out the white casket. Friends gathered around the couple over cake, at tables decorated with balloons, jewels, cars, and flowers. On the memory cards was printed “a twinkle in our eyes and hearts and now in heaven” and Psalm 71:20–21. Tobias means “God is good.”
