Marsha Stephens Hotkowski, 60, of Clinton, died Apr. 27 at the Connecticut Hospice of Branford after prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the wife of Mark Hotkowski. She was born on March 15, 1951, daughter of Chester M. Stephens, Jr. and the late Dorothy G. Stephens, formerly of Clinton.

Besides her husband and father, she is survived by two sons, James Savage and his wife Alison of North Guilford and Brad Savage of Clinton, and her stepdaughter, Brandy Carri and her husband Scott of Ivoryton. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Mikayla and Makenzie Savage; a brother, Craig Stephens and his wife Carol of Clinton; a sister, Amy Stephens McClain and her husband Rick of Louisville, Kentucky; and her nieces and nephews, Rachel and Hannah McClain and Christopher, Chad, and Craig Michael Stephens and their families, as well as numerous friends who have been like family for many years.

Interment took place in the memorial garden of the First Congregational Church in Madison on April 30, followed by a service at the church celebrating Marsha’s life. After the service, friends and family gathered at the Clinton Fire Department. Contributions in Martha’s honor may be made to The Marsha Hotkowski Memorial Fund, attn. Sandra S. Miller, Guilford Savings Bank, 625 Boston Post Rd., Guilford, CT 06437, or to the Joseph Herman Pancreas Cancer Research Fund, attn. Marie Jo Corry, Radiation Oncology Sciences, John Hopkins Medicine, One Charles Center Suite, #223, 100 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.