Marjorie Elliott Sypher

Marjorie Elliott Sypher de Oduber (24 January 1925 – 16 April 2015) 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. Her father, Colin Fraser Elliott, was the Canadian deputy minister of finance, and her mother was Marjorie Sypher, a teacher of voice and piano. She had one brother Fraser Elliott, who became a successful lawyer and businessman in Canada. Elliott Sypher became a concert pianist.

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.