Kathy Adams Iller

NORTHPORT, Ala. - Kathy Adams Iller, 61, died Jan. 16, 2011, at home. She was born April 18, 1949, in Norway, Maine, the daughter of Richard M. and Helen Bradbury Adams. She graduated from Buckfield High School in 1967 and the University of Maine in 1971. She worked for various McDonald's in the Maine/New Hampshire area, and most recently for LeClere Management. She then became interim executive director of the Auburn chapter of American Red Cross. Next, she was an educational technician working with English as a second language students at Edward Little High School, Auburn. She also enjoyed tutoring students in Spanish. She was very active in the Lewiston/Auburn chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She and Lowell moved to Northport, Ala., in 2006, where they were members of Grace Church. She was predeceased by her father, Richard M. Adams; and a brother-in-law, Greg Maguire. Survivors include her husband, Lowell Iller of Northport, Ala.; a daughter, Sarah Elaine Griffith and Steve of Northport, Ala.; stepdaughters, Jennifer Iller Gunderman and Chris of Colorado, Sonja Iller Stahl and Heiko of Germany and Amy Smith and Chris of Texas; a sister, Bonnie Maguire of Searsmont; brothers, Rick Adams and Nonie of High Point, N.C., and Brian Adams and Callie of Sabattus; her mother, Helen B. Adams of Buckfield; grandchildren, Steven N. Griffith Jr., Joshua Griffith and Katherine P. Griffith, all of Northport, Ala.; and stepgrandchildren, Miley Gunderman, Lina Stahl and Shelby Smith. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Church with Tim Thomassian, Fred Schuckert and John Kearns officiating. Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at a later date in Buckfield with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. A summer memorial service in Maine will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 200, Falmouth, ME 04105.