Hayden resident Kathy Marcus, left, visits with half-sister Judy Hutchinson as they share stories Thursday morning at Marcus' home. The half-sisters were adopted to different families at birth and found out about each other last year thanks to ancestry.com AncestryDNA kits and Hutchinson's best friend, who helped facilitate their first in-person meeting, which took place Tuesday.
June 8, 2025
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Adopted to different families at birth, siblings discover each other nearly eight decades later
Adopted to different families at birth, siblings discover each other nearly eight decades later
“Come on in and meet my half-sister,” Kathy Marcus said, her smile about as bright as the sunshine she let into her Hayden home when she opened the front door Thursday morning. It has been an exciting time for Marcus, 78, who just met her half-sister Judy Hutchinson, 76, for the first time in person Tuesday. They had been waiting their whole lives for that moment, even though neither of them knew the other existed.