Lodi, California
Sep 4, 1935 – Dec 26, 2025 (Age 90)
Marvin Riley passed away peacefully at home in Lodi on December 26th at the age of 90. He was born on September 4, 1935, in Maywood, Nebraska to Mildred and Wendell Riley, and grew up on a farm near Gering.At Gering High School, Marvin played football (before face masks - with the scar to prove...
Read MoreDr. Riley was one of the best professors I had in college. I´ve thought of him often in the 25 plus years since that semester of chemistry. He loved his coffee and golfing.
Jennifer
January 06, 2026
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
Cherokee Memorial Park & Funeral Home
January 06, 2026 | Lodi, CA
Dr. Riley loved to teach chemistry. He told us on the first day of class that there are many jobs that make more money, but in spite of that, no job was better than his. Once he wrote on the board "HIJKLMO," and asked what molecule that was. It was water of course, all the letters from H-to-O...his chemistry "Dad" joke.
Gerald Hyatt
January 05, 2026 | School
