Roberta Seidemann

1957 - 2020

Seidemann, Roberta "Bobbie"

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Roberta "Bobbie" Seidemann, who recently celebrated her 63rd birthday, passed away at home on Sept. 2, 2020, from a third stroke. Bobbie married Mark, who was with her at home, on June 2, 1984, in Madison, Wis., where they had met working in establishments next to each other on State Street.

Bobbie was born across the state line in Ironwood, Mich., because the town where her parents, George and Gloria, lived, and where she spent her early years, Pence, Wis., was as small as it sounds. Bobbie's family moved to Madison, Wis., when she was young, where she resided until she met Mark. Bobbie's love of caring for children was evident at an early age, as she beat her older sister out for many babysitting jobs, who, along with her other siblings, repaid her later by bugging Bobbie for free haircuts.

Bobbie walked across the street to grade school at Blessed Sacrament, and then graduated from Edgewood High School. Bobbie attended UW Stevens Point, before returning to work in Madison, Wis., as a beautician. She lived in Boston, Walnut Creek and Chicago, before settling into her home of the past 27 years in Walnut Creek.

Bobbie is the proud, loving and devoted mother to her three daughters, Lauren Grace Meier, Melissa Jon Seidemann and Natalie Anne Seidemann. As much as she loved her family, she always found time in her travels to care for and comfort other children. She was a volunteer fixture at Pleasant Hill Elementary, where all three girls went to school, and was the ardent Pool Manager for many years at the local Larkey Swim Club, impacting the lives of many children and their families. She loved sharing stories about her "other" children as much as did about her about her daughters.

Bobbie is survived by her husband, Mark; and their three daughters, Lauren, and her husband James, Melissa and Natalie; as well as her siblings and their families, Gordon and Laura Bertagnoli, Tom Bertagnoli, Kim Bertagnoli and Dan Wanta, Joe Bertagnoli, Kathleen Kay and Jennifer Bertagnoli; and the many families she touched during her life.

Memorial Services for Bobbie will be held later this year or in early spring.