NICKOLAS (NICK) J. TOTH

December 1, 2025

Nickolas (Nick) J. Toth of Guelph, formerly of Kincardine and Toronto, died at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, following a long illness. He was 81. Beloved husband of Fiona (nee McGruer). Loving father of Nicholas, and Andrew and his partner, Callandrea Tibbs. Devoted grandfather of Ellerlie and Finnea Tibbs-Toth. Dear brother of Clara Kautmann (nee Toth). Also survived by siblings-in-law, Wendy McGruer (nee Andrews), Christine (nee McGruer), and Ronald McCulloch; nieces, Corrine Morgan (nee Kautmann), Eileen and Marjorie McCulloch; and nephews, John Kautmann, Christopher and Brodie McGruer. Predeceased by his parents, Mary (nee Jobagy) and Nickolas; parents-in-law, Andrew and Winifred McGruer (nee McLaren); and brothers-in-law, Joseph Kautmann and Fraser McGruer. Born April 18, 1944, in Windsor, Nick was raised in nearby Leamington. He showed early artistic talent, which took him to Toronto and the Ontario College of Art, from which he graduated in 1966, leading to a long career in advertising. He met Fiona in Owen Sound in 1970, and they married in 1971. He became a father to Nicholas in 1976 and Andrew in 1984. In 2004, he and Fiona moved to Kincardine and took up Penny’s Laundromat. There, they made many dear friends among the locals, the regular summer visitors, and the Bruce Power contractors. Nick was an enthusiastic fisherman and member of the Chantry Derby committee until moving away in 2017. In his latter years, he delighted in the company of his granddaughters in Guelph. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held in the spring, with details to be announced. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or another charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family; arrangements entrusted to the Wall-Custance Funeral Home and Chapel in Guelph; www.wallcustance.com.