Janet Elizabeth Mobus Tozier

STOCKHOLM – Janet Elizabeth Mobus Tozier, 82, went peacefully to be with the Lord, October 16, 2018, at the Aroostook House of Comfort in Presque Isle after a courageous battle with cancer. Janet was born in Randolph, VT, November 2, 1935, the daughter of the late William Mobus and Ethel H. McCombie. She grew up in S. Strafford, VT, and attended the Newton Elementary School. She worked at Varney’s Grocery Store in S. Strafford while going to high school. She graduated from the North Hampton Commercial College in North Hampton, MA. Her first job after college was at United Aircraft Export Division in E. Hartford, CT. She later worked for GMAC in Hartford, CT, where she met the love of her life, Roger Tozier. They were married April 7, 1956. In 1958, while Roger was in the Army they moved to Killeen, TX where their first son, George, was born. They then lived in Bangor, ME where she worked at the Bangor Savings Bank, before moving back to Connecticut – where she worked as a payroll auditor for the state. In 1972, she and her husband moved to Bristol, NH, where they owned and operated Bristol Market for 30 years. Janet, her husband Roger, and their children all worked in the store. They also had a coffee shop and clothing store in Bristol. When they retired they moved to Stockholm, where they have a cottage on Madawaska Lake. They lived at the lake in the summer, and went south in the winters to Myrtle Beach. They traveled across the country visiting their children who she loved dearly. She always had a smile for everyone. They saw all of the states while traveling, except for Alaska and Hawaii. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Roger, of Stockholm, three children, John Tozier and girlfriend Suzanne of Barrington, NH, Ethel King and husband Wayne of Suisun City, CA, Katherine Enright and husband Frank of Rhododendron, OR, a sister, Barbara Murray and husband Robert of S. Strafford, VT, 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. Janet was predeceased by a son, George, in 2007. Funeral services will be held 2pm Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Stockholm ME. Friends may visit with the family from 1pm until time of services. Following the service all are invited to a time of continued fellowship and refreshments in the church dining hall. In Lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Mrs. Tozier through the Aroostook House of Comfort, PO Box 867, 18 Green Hill Drive, Presque Isle, ME 04769, where Janet spent her last days receiving the best care and comfort possible anywhere. Everyone there treated her and her family with exceptional compassion, and care.