Tracy Joseph (Toby) Thieben

Tracy Joseph (Toby) Thieben

June 11, 1973 - Oct. 26, 2013

SAFETY HARBOR, Florida -- Tracy Joseph (Toby) Thieben, son of R.J. (Bill) & Linda (Crocker) Thieben was born on June 11, 1973, in McCook, Nebraska. He passed away October 26, 2013, in Safety Harbor, Florida, as the result of an automobile accident at the age of 40.

He grew up in Danbury, Nebraska, and attended Beaver Valley School. In 1991, he received his G.E.D. He moved to Florida in 1992 and completed his nursing degree at the Galen School of Nursing in St. Petersburg. He was currently working at Windmoor Health Care in Clearwater, Florida.

Toby was a wonderful father and excellent nurse. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was blessed with many, many friends. His favorite activities were shooting air soft guns and bow & arrows with his children Kacie & Jeffrey.

He was preceded in death by his father Bill in 1991; his grandparents, Joe & Ethel Crocker, Toby & Evelyn Thieben; his aunt, Donna Quadour and his special uncle Charlie Thieben.

Survivors include his best friend and love of his life, Gina Jenulewicz; his daughter Kacie and his son Jeffrey all of New Port Richey, Florida; his mother Linda Thieben and husband Bill Nothnagel of McCook, Nebraska; his brother Jamie, his wife Kerri and their children Morgan and Sterling of St. Augustine, Florida.

"Toby wanted to love and be loved by his family and friends. He wanted Mt. Dew, crab, shrimp & Outback Steakhouse. He wanted good quality TV and movies, great video games and Nebraska football. He had all of it and more."

A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, November 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home in New Port Richey, Florida. A memorial service will be held in Nebraska at a later date.