Toni C. O'Neil

August 11, 1948 - December 26, 2021

Toni O’Neil, 73, of Harbor Beach, Michigan and Camilla, Georgia, passed away on December 26 in Flint, Michigan. A grave side service will be held in Harbor Beach during the spring of 2022. Toni was born in Hamilton, Ohio to Sylvester and Erma Minda on August 11, 1948. She attended K-12 in Greenhills, Ohio, and then went on to Central Michigan University to earn a degree in elementary education and recreation. She spent her teaching career in Harbor Beach, Michigan. She spent her time scrapbooking with her “Sistas”. She loved the outdoors and participated in The Girl Scouts for over 50 years. She was active with the Huron County Nature Center in Port Austin, Michigan. Toni loved to research and visit lighthouses around the country and was a volunteer in both the Harbor Beach and Point Aux Barques Lighthouse Societies; acting as a guide so she could share her love of the lights with others. She was on the board of directors of the historical Grice House Museum in Harbor Beach and acted as a docent there for visitors and school groups. Toni belonged to the United States Lighthouse Association and the Michigan Lighthouse Association. Toni was a member of the Harbor Beach Education Association and was a member of the Michigan Education Association and National Education Association, as well as the Retired Teachers Associations in both Huron County and Camilla, Georgia. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Toni is survived by her husband, Timothy O’Neil; her sons Eric O’Neil (Melissa), of West Branch, Michigan, and Stephen O’Neil (Anna) of Camilla, Georgia; her daughter Jennifer (O’Neil) Wilson (David) of Concord, New Hampshire; her sister Marilyn (Minda) Kress of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; six grandchildren (Vivian, Hannah, Lauren, Joseph, Cade and Avery) and several cousins. As a teacher, friend or family member Toni influenced and brightened all their lives. She will be dearly missed by so many.