Marlene Sorum

MARLENE SHAPRO SORUM April 29, 1932 - Jan. 27, 2012 Marlene Shapro Sorum, 79, of Chico, CA, died on January 27, 2012 at Enloe Medical Center, surrounded by her children. She was born April 29, 1932 in San Francisco, CA, the youngest of two daughters born to Benjamin Shapro and Miriam Gallagher. Marlene is survived by her sister, Audrey Thomas, and five children, Kellie Bresnahan Cowling, Shauna Bresnahan Kogler, John Joseph Bresnahan, Erin Elizabeth Bresnahan, and Tod Brilliant; and 9 grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico, CA.