council unanimously voted to rename the city's Central Library the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library. On March 4, 2013, the Diocese of Richmond and Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia presented Oberndorf with the Bishop's Humanitarian Award for her public service. She was posthumously named one of the Virginia Women in History for 2016. Subsequent career After leaving her position as mayor, Oberndorf appeared in a series of commercials for ABNB Federal Credit Union in 2009. Governor Tim Kaine appointed her to the Virginia State Library Board in 2009 and she served there until resigning in December 2012. Personal life Oberndorf's husband, Roger, died from complications of a brain injury in October 2012. Following her husband's death, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She was also a breast cancer survivor and had two daughters. Oberndorf died at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the age of 74. References External links 1941 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina Mayors of Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia city council members Virginia Democrats Women mayors of places in Virginia Old Dominion University alumni Neurological disease deaths in North Carolina Deaths from Alzheimer's disease 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Women city councillors in Virginia