Barbara Tomko Hollis Love

Barbara Tomko Hollis Love (85) passed away on December 8, 2024 in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born in Munhall, Pennsylvania to parents Helen and Michael Tomko. The family moved to Miami in 1954 where she attended North Miami High School. Following graduation, she worked for Southern Bell where she made many lifelong friends before retiring with 30 years of service. In Miami, she met and married her high school sweetheart Joel Hollis. They would later move to Bronson, Florida in 1978 before finally settling in Tallahassee, Florida in 2001. She enjoyed working in the yard, gardening and (don’t laugh) pulling weeds. After two knee replacements, her hobbies changed to going to the gym, crocheting, working crossword puzzles and doing jigsaw puzzles. She dearly loved her dogs, Chocolate and Vanilla. Most of all, she loved her children, grandchildren as well as her great-granddaughter and her husband. Barbara lost Joel in 2004 and five years later, she met and married the second love of her life, Col. Edgar J. Love (USMC Retired). How could anyone be lucky enough to find two wonderful husbands when most women can’t find one? They took wonderful care of one another while enjoying their remaining years together often dining out, shopping, traveling, reading and talking about the past. Barbabra was preceded in passing by her husband of 45 years, Joel. They had two wonderful children whom survive her, Debra Hollis Holton (Kelley Holton) and Eric Hollis; daughter in-law Melissa Love Greenfield and son in-law Kevin Greenfield; her second husband Edgar J. Love; sister Sylvia Barone (Lou Barone); grandchildren Nicole Klacar (Niko Klacar), Tyler Holton (Storme Holton) and Chelsey Marie Hollis as well as her great-granddaughter Mila Klacar. A memorial service will be held at Morningside Church on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 11:00am with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Big Bend Hospice via www.bigbendhospice.org/foundation/donate or 1723 Mahan Center Blvd Tallahassee, FL 32308. Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the family with their arrangements.

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Barbara Tomko Hollis Love

April 4, 1939 - December 8, 2024