Kathleen was born on May 12, 1971 to Anthony and Peggyanne Pesko. She grew up at 4210 Hazel St. in Lincoln Park, Michigan. She attended Lincoln Park High School. She would often spend the summers up north with her grandparents, Bert & Winifred at the lake. She was very close with her Grandma. Kathleen married Wally in 1992. They had two sons together. Kathleen later remarried to Keith Hughey in June 2002. She is survived by her father, two sons, Zack & Andrew, and husband Keith. She was preceded in death by her mother. She was known to her family as Giggy when she was a little girl.

Previously: Kathleen Korona -Prior marriage to Wally Korona

Life when she was born:

• Richard Nixon is president - He is also Time magazine's "Man of the year".

• Gas is .36 cents/gallon

• Vietnam War ongoing

• The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18

• The New York Times begins to publish sections of the Pentagon Papers.

• Unidentified man (Dan D.B. Cooper) hijacks a plane and gets $200,000 in ransom money. While the plane is in the air, the hijacker parachutes into the darkness of the night never to be seen again.

• Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida

• Cigarette advertisement ban on US television and radio stations takes effect in 1971.

• Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 are successful NASA human moon landings.

• Amtrak begins operations in the U.S.

• Federal Express starts delivering packages

• Satchel Paige is the first black league player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• In literature, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "The Exorcist", "Go Ask Alice", "The Hiding Place", along with beloved children's book "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss are all published.

• In 1971, Marvin Gaye was transforming the protest song with the sublime "What's Going On"; the Rolling Stones were hammering away on their raw classic "Exile on Main Street", in a rented villa in the South of France; Aretha Franklin was showing her public solidarity with the incarcerated Black activist Angela Davis; and David Bowie released an album.

• TV Host Ed Sullivan hosts his final TV show on CBS.

• Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is released, starring Gene Wilder.