Kimberly Noelle Magers

1972 - 2008

It is with broken hearts that we announce today the passing of Kimberly Noelle Magers. She was wrenched away from us suddenly at home on the morning of June 28, 2008. The loss of her vibrant presence in our family is beyond measure.

Kimberly was born on May 18, 1972, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Geoffrey and Carol Stubbs. She lived in Portage, Mich. until 1973, when her family moved to Thousand Oaks, Calif. She attended St. Paschal Baylon School, St. Bonaventure H.S., and graduated with honors from Cal State Long Beach in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in business and marketing. She also traveled abroad during those years and studied at Oxford University in England.

In December of 1994 she met Bradley Sims Magers, the love of her life, and on April 13, 1996, their two hearts were joined in marriage at Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo, Calif. They lived in Laguna and then Seal Beach for the next several years close to the ocean and sand that Kimberly so loved. During this time she worked at an ad firm in Huntington Beach, where her great creativity, organizational skills, and "spunky" personality helped her land many new accounts. In 1999, they bought their first home in Calabasas. In June of 2001 "with no regrets" she gave up her high-powered career and beloved advertising to become a "stay at home" Mom. On July 7, 2001, their first son, Nathan Sims Magers, was born followed soon by another son, Ryan Stubbs Magers, on Sept. 17, 2003.

Kimberly now had her "three boys" to take care of. Her life was full and complete. In 2002, they moved back to Thousand Oaks where she was raised, bought their present home in Sunset Hills and settled into an idyllic lifestyle that only Kimberly could have fashioned. She was the iconic "California Girl" She loved the outdoors, the beach and ocean, sunny days, shopping and tooting around on the freeway shopping and doing errands with her babies. She channelled her successful business ethic into everything she did. She organized a group of her friends and started a Mom's Club. She organized and cooked countless meals for her friends who had new babies or were ill. When the boys started preschool, she got active with Kolbe's Korner at St. Max's in Westlake and spent countless hours on the board and organizing the annual fun raiser. And when Nathan started kindergarten at St. Paschal's, she took an active role there, too. Her energy and vitality were boundless. She was a wonderful wife, "mommy," daughter, sister, aunt and friend to all who were lucky enough to have known her. She loved her "boys," her family, her home, the Southern California lifestyle and her life. There was never a more loyal or generous person. All of us who knew and loved her were so lucky to have been a part of her too short, amazing life and can only imagine what was yet to be.

Besides Brad and the boys, Kimberly leaves behind her proud mom and dad, Geoff and Carol Stubbs, of Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.; her loving sister, Meredith, and her husband, Bob, and their children, Geoffrey and Julianna of Simi Valley; her sweet brother, Bryan Christopher of Camarillo; a grandmother (Busia) Ann Mokrycki of Michigan City, Ind.; Brad's mom, Betsy Mallegg, and husband, Dave, of Laguna Beach; and dad, Bruce Magers, and wife, Kathy, of Northbrook, Ill.; and brother, Scott, and companion Nadia of Mission Viejo; as well as numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

A remembrance and rosary service will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, at St. Paschal Baylon Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at St. Paschal's Church, 166 E. Janss Road, with Pastor David Heney officiating. Burial immediately afterwards at Valley Oaks Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Cayon Road, Westlake Village, Calif.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.

Some stay for awhile,

touch our hearts

and we are never the same In lieu of flowers …please make a donation in Kimberly's name to St. Paschal's School Wish List Fund, 154 E. Janss Road. Thousand Oaks, Calif., or the Surfrider Foundation (for the preservation of beach and ocean environments) P.O. Box 6010, San Clemente, CA 92674-6010.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Griffin Family Funeral Chapels, Thousand Oaks; phone 805-230-2800.