Marilyn Louise Ranalli

May 19, 1931 - June 7, 2015

Born in San Francisco, CA on May 19, 1931 and passed away peacefully in her sleep in Santa Barbara, CA on June 7, 2015. She was able to celebrate a raucous 84th birthday with Asti champagne and french fries with family members present before her passing. A Korean War era veteran herself, she was the loving wife of Command Sergeant Major (ret.) Lloyd P. Ranalli (who passed away in 1992) before trading in the demanding life of an Army wife for the accounting office at UC Santa Barbara. She worked there for nearly 30 years and was proud of the University and treasured her friends there to the end of her days. She was an accomplished pianist, Church organist, equestrienne, swimmer, as well as a grandchild and dog spoiler and was momentarily Miss Pismo Beach of 1946 (until it was discovered she was under 16). One of her greatest joys was that all of her children and grandchildren graduated from college. She asked that the family also express thanks to those who gave her assistance in her last years as well as the staff at Abiding Care and the Nurses and staff of Assisted Hospice Care.