MARIETTA, Ohio — Laura A. Serna-Maytorena, 57, of Marietta, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital with her beloved family by her side. She was born June 11, 1967, in Athens, daughter of Jane Tumas-Serna of Marietta and the late Manuel Antonio Serna-Maytorena. Laura was a graduate of Athens High School and Ohio University. On Aug. 4, 1990, she married Eric Richendollar, who survives.
Laura was a singer-songwriter who performed in many area venues, an artist who exhibited her paintings in several area galleries, a former substitute teacher in Marietta and Wood County, West Virginia, schools, and a social activist. She was a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Society of Marietta.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Besides her mother and husband, left to carry on in her spirit are sons Alexander Richendollar (wife, Annie), of Reno, Ohio, Chris Richendollar (fiancée Alyssa McCloy) of Marietta, and Nick Richendollar of Athens; uncle John Thomas and aunt Lise Thomas of Watsonville, California; mother-in-law Elaine Winkler of Newport, Kentucky, sister-in-law Amy Winkler Stewart and brother-in-law Benjamin Stewart, and nephews Bradley and Cameron Winkler, all of Cincinnati; and brother-in-law Tim Paton of Knoxville, Tennessee.
McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home in Marietta is in charge of arrangements. There will be a celebration of her life at a later time.
