Mrs Frances Marie Tolley

On March 3, 2025, after a brief illness, our beloved Frances Marie Tolley nee Caskey passed away at Stella Maris Rehabilitation Center. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Clyde A. Tolley and her beloved parents Joseph F. Caskey and Helen Caskey nee Krawczynski. She is survived by her devoted children Joseph Tolley (Tyler Deitz), and Susan Tolley, Goddaughter Alora Knife, loving sisters and brothers Kathy Geiman (Bernie), Annie McComiskey (Billy), Joseph Caskey, Jr., Gerard Caskey, Cecilia Laurent (Barry), aunt and uncle Jean and Paul Arnold, many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, dear friends and her loyal and crazy dog, Dozer. Frannie was born on July 23, 1953, in Baltimore, Maryland and lived her life there. She received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Nursing from Towson University in 1975. She was a brilliant nurse and devoted her life to the patients under her care. Throughout her long nursing career, she worked at The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, the Maryland School for the Blind, Bayview Medical Center and her final tenure at The Kennedy Krieger Institute; working alongside Dr. Alexander Hoon at the Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy and Neurodevelopmental Medicine. She had a passion for working with children with special needs and loved her time at Kennedy Krieger. Not only was she a career nurse, she was one of two nurses in our family that took care of all of us. She was always there for any family member with an illness, guiding the care and treatment from her wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field of medicine. Fran loved her family more than anything in life and would do whatever was needed for her family and our extended family. She was an incredible Mother, Wife, Sister, Aunt and Cousin. No one can ever replace her beautiful and compassionate soul in our lives. Frannie was a lifelong Catholic and a proud member of the Church of the Nativity in Timonium. She loved animals and had a special place in her heart for the many pets her family had through the years. She rescued countless numbers of cats and dogs and loved her furry friends immensely. We will be celebrating Fran’s life at a Memorial Mass at the Church of the Nativity, 20 E. Ridgely Road, Timonium, Maryland 21093, on Wednesday March 12, 2025, at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her memory to The Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care (BARCS) and The Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Mrs Frances Marie Tolley

July 23, 1953 - March 3, 2025