1953 – 2015

AUBURN — Toni Rae Wiers, 61, of Gill Street, Auburn, passed peacefully Monday morning, April 27, at her home.

She was born Sept. 9, 1953 in Seattle, Wash., and was educated in the Rainier Beach School System and graduated from Rainier Beach High School.

She married Dwayne Wiers on Feb. 18, 1972. She moved to Maine in 1973 with her husband.

Toni ran a day care in her loving home for 20 years and loved every minute, until her health declined. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren grow older, spending time with her dog, Snoopy, and reading books.

She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 43 years, Dwayne Wiers; her son, Tobey Wiers, his wife, Amy; her granddaughter, Britney Wiers; and her grandson, Corey Wiers; her mother, Marilyn Radtke of Bothell, Wash.; and several brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews in Washington.

Special thanks to d’Youville Pavilion Rehab and Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice for their never-ending compassion and support.