Marjorie Elliott Sypher


Marjorie Elliott Sypher de Oduber was a Canadian-born Costa Rican musician and public figure. She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978 during the administration of her husband, former President Daniel Oduber Quirós.

Biography

She was born Marjorie Elliot Sypher in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1925. She married Daniel Oduber Quirós, the future President of Costa Rica, in 1948. The couple had two children, Luis Adrian and Ana María. Daniel Oduber died on October 13, 1991, at the age of 70.
Marjorie Elliot Sypher died in San José, Costa Rica, on April 16, 2015, at the age of 90.
Her brother was Fraser Elliott, a prominent Canadian lawyer.