Mardelle (Marty) Cardin, longtime resident of Ontario, CA, passed away on November 8th. She was born in Tilden, NE in 1943 to parents William and Lois Nelsen. They lived on a farm near Neligh, NE. She attended grades 1-8 in Dist. #32 country school. The family then moved to Chino, CA where she attended Chino High School and graduated with the class of 1961.
After graduation she was a long-time employee of Morris Plan followed by years of service with Ontario Escrow.
She was married to Herman Cardin of Ontario in 1970. They had one daughter, Robin.
In later years, Mardelle developed a passion for family ancestry. She searched for and completed her family tree on both the maternal and paternal sides. She used Ancestry.com and the Danish Archived which required her to learn a bit of the Danish language.
Mardelle was also an avid Nebraska Cornhusker and Los Angeles Dodger fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and one brother, Robert. She is survived by her daughter Robin Legaspi, her step-sons David and Jim Cardin, her grandsons Logan and Jonah Legaspi, Ian, Jesse, and Eric Cardin, sister Nyla Baker of Fair Oaks, CA, brother William Nelsen of Alameda, CA sister-in-law Marriann Nelsen of Mohave Valley, AZ, brother in-law Thomas Baker, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be a Draper Funeral Home at 811 N. Mountain Ave. Ontario 91762 on November 20 from 5-8 pm. Funeral Service will be held at Drapers on November 21 at 1pm.. Burial will be at Bellevue Cemetery in Ontario.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association in her honor.
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