Toby Kahn Takayama, 71, of Marietta, GA, entered his heavenly home on Thursday, November 23, 2017.  A celebration of life will take place on Saturday, December 2nd with visitation from 1:00-2:00 and the service from 2:00-3:00 at the Marietta Funeral Home, 915 Piedmont Rd. Marietta, GA 30066. The celebration will continue after the service at Toby and Diane's home (call for directions 678-524-0447 or 678-464-0564).  The inurnment will take place summer of 2018 at Camp Cariboo.

Toby was born April 8, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.  He resided in Cleveland until 1988 when he moved to Marietta, Georgia and lived for 29 years with his bride Diane Takayama and their three children.  Toby served in the United States Navy from 1967-1972 as an electronic technician and volunteered his time on the weekends at a boys foster home.  After his service in the Navy, he completed his Bachelors in Education at Cleveland State and went on to be a field service engineer for 31 years, retiring from Siemens in 2007.

Toby had a heart of gold.  He was a selfless individual who poured into people's lives without even realizing it.  He would see a need and just do. He was a gifted "tinkerer" and could fix anything and had a tool for every job. He enjoyed traveling, fishing, riding ATV's, history, and was his grandchildren's biggest fan.  Toby's favorite place in the world was Temagami, Ontario on Jumping Cariboo Lake surrounded by his family, friends and especially his grandchildren.

Toby is survived by his wife, Diane Takayama; son, Brian Koehler-Sloan and son-in-law, Bower Koehler-Sloan; son, Kevin Koehler and daughter-in-law, Melissa Koehler; daughter, Corrine Fraser; grandchildren, Brad, Hunter, Jacob, Joshua, and Kenzie; mother, Toyo Sasaki Takayama; sister, Keiko Takayama; sister, Chiyo Grant and brother-in-law, Douglas Tage; brother, Joe Takayama and sister-in-law, Julie Takayama; brother, Jin Takayama; 16 nieces and nephews; and his beloved black Labrador Callie.  Toby was preceded in death by his father, Hiroshi Takayama and brother Ken Takayama.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to VITAS Hospice or Angels Among Us .