Marion Emilie (Heller) Murdoch, born September 15, 1923 in Bismarck, North Dakota passed away at home in Ojai on July 6 th , 2016. Marion was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Robert R. (Bob) and son Robert N. (also Bob). She is survived by her daughter Michele Murdoch (Paul), three grandchildren, Emilie, Gweneth and Clark Del Signore, all of Ojai, and daughter-in- law Leslie Raderman of Sacramento.
Marion’s family moved from North Dakota to California shortly after her birth, eventually settling in Oakland. Marion graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945, and worked for the U.S. Navy at Treasure Island until she married in 1952. She and Bob moved to Orinda in 1956 where she lived until relocating to Ojai in 2006 to be with her daughter’s family a few years after her husband’s death.
Marion was a loving mother and grandmother, a gifted homemaker and a supportive partner in her husband’s engineering and construction company. She was an active member and past president of the Femineers (a Bay Area social and service group for spouses of engineers). She appreciated beauty and culture, was a talented chef and gardener, and had a tender heart for her pets. She and Bob loved to travel and they enjoyed many wonderful trips together in the U.S, Europe, and Asia.
Marion will be remembered as a beautiful, generous and gracious woman and will be deeply
missed by her family and friends.
Marion will be remembered as a beautiful, generous and gracious woman and will be deeply missed by her family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Saturday the 23 rd of July at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church in Orinda, at 433 Moraga Way.
Arrangements are under the direction of the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME, 757 E. Main Street Ventura.