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Joshua Adam Marcus

1978 - 2025

Joshua Adam Marcus obituary, 1978-2025

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1978

DIED

2025

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Joshua Marcus Obituary

Joshua Adam Marcus, age 47 of San Mateo, CA. died in Sacramento, CA. of a heart attack on June 21, 2025. He was born in Malden, MA. on February 12, 1978, to Deborah J. Bystrom formally Marcus, and Stephen E. Marcus. Joshua lived in Salem MA. with his mother Deborah J. Bystrom and Stepfather David Bystrom and attended school in Salem.

After school Joshua followed his dreams and traveled to California to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. In the years since arriving in California he made many friends and worked in the Hospitality and Entertainment industry. In San Mateo, Joshua found the love of his life, his fiancée Jennifer Robinson, and her two children, Tristen and Zachary, whom he loved dearly. Joshua is survived by Stephen E. Marcus, Deborah J. Bystrom and David E. Bystrom, his brothers Douglas, Jason, and Gregory Marcus, and several nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life and Remembrances will be held on July 2 at Sneider & Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home, 977 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA. at 10:00 a.m.

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Published by The San Mateo Daily Journal on Jul. 1, 2025.

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977 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402

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