Thomas “Tom” Anthony Durbec

Thomas “Tom” Anthony Durbec, 76, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on January 17th, 2026, surrounded by family.

Tom was born on July 9th, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Edward Durbec. Tom was a lively, sarcastic, generous, and hardworking man who loved his family dearly. He made sure they always had a bag of candy from the gas station and scratchers. He married his sweetheart, Ceceila Harmeyer, on September 21st, 1968, and they were married for fifty-eight wonderful years.

Tom and Ceceilia had two children and four granddaughters. Tom was an amazing grandfather who loved attending his granddaughter’s sporting events, dance recitals, and art shows, no matter how far or how long it took. Tom worked for Kahn’s for 39 years and worked for 10 years at Ohio Hydraulics. Tom was an avid fisherman and loved making trips to Wisconsin with his friends to sit out on the lake and float around.

Tom is survived by his wife, Cecilia Durbec, his daughter Dawn (Dave) Klein, his son Todd (Dawn) Durbec, his granddaughters Emily (Malachai) Klein-Price, Alysa Klein, Josephine (Brody Gray) Durbec, and Gabrielle Durbec, and his brothers Butch Durbec and Dan Durbec. Tom was preceded in death by his father, Edward Durbec and brother, Paul Durbec.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in honor of Tom can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter by visiting https://www.alz.org/cincinnati.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 6th, 2026, from 11:00am-12:00pm at the Arlington Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 2155 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231 (Follow the BLUE line). A memorial service will follow at 12:00pm. Inurnment will take place at 1:00pm at the Arlington Memorial Gardens.