Elvira Fusciardi

Elvira "Al" Fusciardi, age 101, a resident of Sunrise of Shelby, formerly of Grosse Pointe Woods, passed peacefully on to her eternal home, December 10, 2012. She was born November 1, 1911, in Peeksville, New York. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Fusciardi. Dear mother of Joanne Harold Folker, Dennis Fusciardi, and Gary Diana Fusciardi. Loving grandmother of Michael Fusciardi and Eric Christine Fusciardi. Preceded in death by her brother Don Taddie, and sisters Tomasina Lamb and Cecilia Raymond. Elvira's smile has graced our lives. After Joe's death in 1983, she continued bowling on three leagues, making new friends, and raising beautiful roses. Her memorial visitation will be 12 noon until the time of her memorial service at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road, Utica, with a dinner gathering after the service. Inurnment will be a small family gathering at a later date at Resurrection Cemetery. Donations can be made to Seasons Hospice. We hope you will join us on Sunday and help us to share 101 years of memories at www.sullivanfuneraldirectors.com A CENTURY OF YEARS by Christine Fusciardi granddaughter-in-law As we gather all together
with our smiles and our tears,
let's sit back and just look back
at "Al's" century of years. She saw the rise of things like crayons,
the zipper, and A.C.;
credit cards and cell phones,
And the game Monopoly. She saw the U.S. add five states,
And twenty great men lead;
ten and two Amendments,
And the Greatest Gen succeed. Chaplin made his movies
And Ford built his Model Ts;
Lindbergh crossed an ocean;
Einstein came up with theories. She got to see "the car" catch on,
the U.S.S.R. race;
a Satellite in orbit,
and the first man up in space. The greatest thing she got to see?
Her loving family grow!
With grandkids; Joanne, Dennis,
Harold, Di, and Gary Joe! And while we'll miss her dearly,
And the pain cuts like a knife,
Just sit back and remember:
What an awesome, awe-filled life!