Marilyn Primero

1945 - 2022

Marilyn Primero
February 16, 1945 - September 5, 2022
Oxnard , California - Connie Marilyn Alexander Primero, 77, passed away peacefully and perfectly on September 5, 2022 (Labor Day) near her home in Port Hueneme, California, surrounded by her loving daughters and son-in-law. A true Southern belle, Marilyn was born in Alabama, the daughter of a boilermaker and a homemaker. She was raised to be spirited and strong, traits she – and the love of her life, Cruz Delgado Primero – worked to instill in their daughters.
An avid genealogist, Marilyn was well known as the family historian, and was credited with connecting countless families through her extensive research and dedication to pristine sourcing and record-keeping. Her work included early stints as a hairdresser, line cook and ultimately, in health care administration. A creative at heart, Marilyn was an artist in the 1970's working in oil on canvas to bring to life luscious landscapes and florals. She was an accomplished knitter, crocheter and seamstress, and proudly spent much of her time in the pandemic sewing masks for front-line workers as part of an organized effort that provided thousands of masks to hospitals in Ventura County and beyond.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Connie and Hazel Alexander, and her husband Cruz Delgado Primero. She is survived by her three children, Robyn Eads (Mark Eads), Valonda Seward, and Brooke Primero. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Trevor Seward, Ryan Eads, Colin Seward, Lauren Eads and Jared Seward, and their spouses, Megan Seward and Gabrielle Eads, and four great-grandchildren, Jaxen Seward, Rayleigh Seward, Eliiot Seward and Emerson Seward. Marilyn also leaves her sister Phyllis Standridge, and brothers Ed Alexander and Craig Alexander, sister-in-law Lois Alexander, and many loving nieces and nephews, cousins and extended family members.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 14, 2022 at 10:00am at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 355 E. Champlain Drive in Fresno, California and on Friday, November 25, 2022 at 1:00pm at a private family cemetery in Hamilton, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Marilyn's favorite charitable organization, the Channel Islands Gulls of Ventura, CA via Venmo @channelislandsgulls or mail P.O. Box 50126, Oxnard, CA 93031.