Marlene Sandberg

Marlene Sandberg, a 48-year resident of Pleasanton, died June 9. She was 78.

Sandberg was born Dec. 10, 1935, in San Diego. She spent most of her youth living in Oakland. She graduated from San Francisco State with a bachelor’s degree in education followed by a master’s degree in education and counseling from Stanford. She was a beloved teacher to many children throughout her life, first and foremost to her children Anne and Kurt, and then to her students.

Even when she wasn’t a full time teacher, she loved sharing her passions with youth, volunteering as a docent at the East Bay Regional Parks, and with the Pleasanton Book-legger Library program. Her love of nature began when she worked in Yosemite Valley during college summers, and she never missed a year visiting Yosemite from then on. She cultivated an appreciation of God’s creation in her family by planning many trips to beautiful places including an annual trip to Mammoth Lakes each summer.

She retired from teaching and went to work at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from 1990 to 2006. When she retired from LLNL, she was an ergonomic evaluator in the Computation Directorate.

She loved hiking, cooking, reading, traveling and being with family.

Sandberg is survived by her husband, Ronald of Pleasanton; children, Anne Bradford of Mountain View and Kurt Sandberg of Manteca; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave. in Pleasanton.