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Kathleen B. Magness was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Kathy was born in Maryland to John and Juanita Gerken on June 19, 1951. Kathy died peacefully at Connecticut Hospice Aug. 5 after a long courageous battle with cancer.

She was predeceased by her loving husband Clark S. Magness. She is survived by two children, her daughter Stacy M. Iassongo and her husband Matthew of Georgia, and her son John C. Magness of North Carolina; three grandchildren, Angela Rowe, Matthew Iassonga, Jr., and Diana Iassonga; two sisters, Christine Lefferts and her husband Harry of Florida, and Betty Anne Kuester and her husband Mark of Maine; and a special friend Jan Saunders of Westbrook.

Kathy graduated from the Guilford High School where she was voted “most artistic” and Paier College of Art. She was an accomplished artist and gardener, and an active member of Bethel Assembly of God Church and the Guilford Lakes Association. She will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.

Memorial services will be held privately. Arrangements in the care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. To share a memory or leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com.