Elva Sis Fusaro, 75

Our loving mother and grandmother, Elva Sis Fusaro, 75, of Augusta, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in Kalispell, surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born on Sept. 15, 1934, in Glasgow, to Ernest and Nina Rundquist. Sis, as she liked to be called, was a very caring, compassionate and giving person with a great sense of humor. She attended Flathead County High School until her senior year and graduated from Brady High School in 1952. Upon completion of high school, she attended Spokane Business College, where she met her husband of 49 years. Sis and John Robert Fusaro were married on Oct. 2, 1954, in Augusta. They moved to Westerly, R.I., where they had five children, Diana, Karen, Chrissy, Paula and Peter. They resided in Westerly until moving to Augusta in July 1969. Sis was very active in the Augusta community and was a lifelong member of the Augusta American Legion Auxiliary. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Elva was preceded in death by her husband, John Robert Fusaro; and brother, Darold Rundquist. She is survived by her brother, Keith Rundquist, of Augusta; her children, Diana Fusaro of Nampa, Idaho, Karen Brunner of Helena, Chrissy Shires of Helena, Paula Foster and Chris, of Anderson, Calif., and Peter and Mary Fusaro of Kalispell, Tim Brunner of Power, and Randy Shires of Helena; eight grandchildren, Lacey, Cassidy and Bailey Brunner, Randi Lee and Kaycee Shires, Zachary Williamson, and Ashley and John Wiley Fusaro. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Augusta Legion. Memorials can be sent to the John and Elva Fusaro Memorial Scholarship, 88 Grandview Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Elva s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and view Elva s tribute wall.