Marceil Louise Tooley, long-time Scarsdale, New York resident and wife of former Scarsdale Village Manager Lowell Tooley, passed away at home on Valentine’s Day. She was 94 years old. Marceil was born on April 10, 1925 to Webster and Ruth Sprecher in the unincorporated hamlet of Witwen, Wisconsin. She was raised on the family farm, educated in a one-room schoolhouse, worked at Badger Ordnance Works in support of the WWII war effort, played the pipe organ at the Methodist Church in Madison, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BS in Education in 1948, and married her high-school sweetheart, Lowell, on July 9, 1949. They relocated from Madison to Scarsdale in 1956.
Most of Marceil’s life was spent as a homemaker. She was dedicated to the care and support of her family, but she also loved to tend her beautiful garden, watch the birds in the woods surrounding her home, listen to classical music and opera, read the New York Times, and play her beloved Steinway piano. An accomplished musician, she played the pipe organ for many weddings and services at churches across Westchester County. Marceil loved to travel, and she and Lowell shared wonderful adventures touring the U.S., Europe and Africa. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on safari in Tanzania.
Marceil is survived by her children and grandchildren: David and Billie Tooley; Paul Tooley and Ann Ryan and their children Eva and Sean; Mary and Geoffrey Parker and their daughter Evelyn; and Jeanne and Mark Nickerson and their children Glenna (and Michael) Monzella, and Holland (and Grant) Bowald. She is also survived by her brothers: Vaun (and Marian) Sprecher of Des Moines, IA; Phillip (and Flora) Sprecher of Madison, WI; and Dale (and Cynthia) Sprecher of Sauk City, WI; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins throughout the mid-west. Marceil was pre-deceased by her husband and best friend Lowell, her adored grandson Scott, her dear sister Eileen, her brothers- and sisters-in-law Bud and Ardice (Tooley) Cady and Ty and Audrey (Tooley) Sandmire, and her nieces Allison Luetscher and Carilyn Cady.
A family service for Marceil was held at the Scarsdale Congregational Church, with burial alongside Lowell at the White Plains Rural Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Marceil’s memory can be made to the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, NY.
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