The Halifax, Dauphin County, park posted on Facebook that Pauline Tobias was the wife of the park founder, J.R. Tobias.
The park said on its Facebook page, “At 99 years of age, she was the wife of our park founder, the late J.R. Tobias, and the shining matriarch of our 70+ member family.
We will forever remember her wisdom given, her humor and kindness shared, and the respect she offered to all. The Tobias Family will miss her immensely.” Her family said she enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in 1944 “where she was one of only two women in the United States trained to repair the governors of P47 Fighter Planes used to escort B17 Bombers in action.”“Polly was known for her frequent visits to elderly neighbors and friends, her quiet, pleasant personality, always listening to others and offering her advice , her hope to see the first female president elected to office, and her strong sense of what she called ‘true patriotism.
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