WASHINGTON -- Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.

Marian Lois Shields, mother-in-law and mother to America’s first Black president and first lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, died May 31, at age 86. (Courtesy photo/ Instagram) (NNPA Newswire) — Marian ...

In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, First lady Michelle Obama applauds with her mother Marian Robinson during the final day of the Democratic National Convention, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Monday delivered the eulogy for his mother-in-law, Marian Lois Shields Robinson, at a memorial service at the South Shore Cultural Center. The service was ...

Condolences, tributes and well-wishes are pouring in for the Obama family after the breaking news of the death of former first lady Michelle Obama's mother. On Friday, Marian Robinson, who was born in ...

WASHINGTON — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86. Tags ...

First lady Michelle Obama, left, and her mother Marian Robinson react as Ret. Navy Admiral John B. Nathman speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 6, 2012.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86. Mrs ...

Robinson was a widow and lifelong Chicago resident when she moved to the White House in 2009 to help care for granddaughters Malia and Sasha. WASHINGTON — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of ...