Marceé Irene DuBois-Toney

Marceé Irene DuBois-Toney Born in Portland, OR on February 20, 1945. She grew up in Baker and Portland, and passed peacefully at home in Camas, WA on January 2. 2015. Daughter of J. Martin DuBois, DMD, and Patricia McKean DuBois. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jimmy, who died in 1987. Her son, Tom Springsteen, was born in Wenatchee in 1966 and died in a tragic accident in 1978 at the age of 11. She is survived by a daughter, Aimeé Amanda Dionne, now Aimee Toney-Lovings, who was born in Spokane in 1971, and now lives in Portland with her husband, Kevin Lovings, and their two sons, Isaac and Nathan. She is also survived by her husband of 28 years, Dr. Charles Toney, and his two sons, Dustin (Jenn) Toney and their two sons, Ahmed and Rahim, and Brandon (Deanna) Toney and their children, Rain and Quincy. Marceé attended McKay Elementary School in Beaverton and St. Helen's Hall (now OES, Oregon Episcopal Schools). She was awarded a Bachelor of Science in General Studies with a Women's Studies Certificate at Portland State University, then later earned a Masters of Science in Counseling at OSU/Western Oregon State College in Monmouth, OR. Marceé trained as a dental assistant and met the love of her life, Dr. Charles Toney, across the dental chair at Russell St. Clinic in 1980, where he was known as the singing dentist. She was involved in public health training and was part of the introduction of the fluoride rinse program in Portland Public Schools. Always an advocate for women, she worked in various agencies and counseling positions around domestic violence and violence against women, most notably at Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service in Salem, OR. She counseled clients around alcohol and drug abuse, and spent many years teaching smoking cessation. Marceé was highly creative and a lifelong artist, her eye for beauty was unsurpassed. She was an avid photographer, and was known for her photographic images and Polaroid transfer techniques which she called paintings, working in the tradition of strong women Impressionist painters and their art. Her photographs were exhibited at Cargo in the Pearl District, Starbucks on SE Hawthorne, and the White Gallery at PSU in Portland. She won several significant awards for her photographs, one entitled "The Private Spaces in Between" was acclaimed Best of Show in 2000 and another won second place in 2001 at the White Sturgeon Art Gallery in the Water Resource Education Center in Vancouver, Washington. Her work was exhibited in a one woman show in 2001-2002 at the Camera Work Gallery in Portland, Oregon. She collected antiques, and labored many loving hours on her quilts. More recently she worked in textiles, producing hats and handbags in felt and wool. Her artistic flair was also on display in her gardens, where she lovingly created unique works of beauty. Anyone who ever visited her garden came away amazed. She enjoyed the shooting sports. Marceé often said, "All I ever wanted to be was a mom". Her family was extremely important to her. Her retirement years were spent enjoying her many projects, and her children and grandchildren. Although she left us so suddenly, her passing was on her own terms. She did it her way. She was loved unconditionally by her family, and will be remembered fondly by many and thought of often. Bless her heart. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances be made to the charity of your choice. Service Information