Gloria Joyce Magness

Magness, Gloria Joyce (nee Sanford), died January 27, 2020 after a struggle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 86. Gloria was born in Rochester, MN, and spent many years living in Fridley, MN, as well as Fargo, ND, where she served as a Fargo Park Board Commissioner. Gloria will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who dearly loved her family, friends, lake cabin, travel and the outdoors. Gloria is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John L Magness, and is survived by their four children, Pamela J (Mark) Moret of Minneapolis; son Mark J (Denise) Magness of Fargo, ND; daughter Patricia R (Patrick) McInnis of Plymouth, MN; and son Matthew C (Katherine) Magness of Fargo, ND; grandchildren, Timothy Moret,  Daniel (Sara) Moret, Kathleen Moret, Jessica (Neil) Ebeling, Jacob Magness, Kelly (Ben) Grout, Ryan McInnis and Jack Magness; great-grandchildren, Madeline, Easton, Colby and Bodee, and many other family and friends. A memorial service will be held at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 5025 Knox Ave S, Minneapolis this spring with further service details announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Audubon Society of Minnesota.