Ann (Tobin)Hart

Ann Tobin Hart passed on Sunday April 7, 2024.  She was 83.

Like her late husband of 56 years, Richard (Dick) Hart, Ann was Springfield through and through.  Born to J. Willard and Ruth Tobin in Springfield on November 3, 1940, she attended Springfield High School and the University of Illinois, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and earned an undergraduate and a master degree.

Ann was a registered jeweler and served as president of Tobin Jewelers for over thirty years.  She was president of the Junior League of Springfield, the first female president of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and served for many years on the Memorial Hospital Foundation board.  Ann’s passion for antiques and art manifested into a collection of over 70  McKenney and Hall Lithographs of North American Indians. She supported the Springfield Art Association, the Abraham Lincoln Association and the Elijah Ilses House Foundation.  Ann was a prolific golfer and winner of multiple championships at Illini Country Club and a member of Panther Creek Country Club. 

Ann and her husband Dick had three children, Evan (married to Stephanie), Julia Nickerson (married to James) and James (married to Gabrielle) and seven loving grandchildren, Will Nickerson, Amelia Nickerson, Robert Evan (“R.E.”) Hart, Wes Nickerson, Sena Hart, Osselyn Hart, and Etta Hart.

Ann’s family invite all her dear friends to a calling at Ellinger-Kunz & Park, 530 N 5th Street Springfield, IL on Saturday May 4, 2024, 1:00pm to 3:30pm, with a service at Philemon Stout Cemetery to follow.

Please make donations in memory of Ann and Dick to the Elijah Iles House Foundation, P.O. Box 144, Springfield, IL 62705.

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