Louise Anne Fullerton

Louise Anne Fullerton, “Louisa”, born January 11, 1933, was brought home to a log cabin in Berwyn Alberta. She passed away June 6, 2025, with family at her side in her 93rd year.

Louisa was a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother survived by her three children, Lesa (Brian), Merri (Steve), Jamie (Susan), her 8 grandchildren, Jennifer (Ben), Chris (Arianne), Mat (Rebecca), Jay (Sarah), Stefanie, Eric (Maggie), Andrew (Reese), Sarah, and her 2 great-grandchildren, Eleanor and Genevieve.

She is pre-deceased by the love of her life, her husband Jimmy, who said that by marrying Louisa, their family would have a happy life.

Louisa lived a remarkable life. She grew up in Victoria BC and was nicknamed “little miss sunshine” bringing happiness wherever she went and the love of laughter. Growing up during the hardships of WW2 she took on responsibility making family meals at a young age and helping in the family chocolate business. She found joy in art including painting which lasted her whole life, and she became an accomplished artist as well as musician, playing the organ and piano for family.

She loved birds and dogs, especially her dogs, Nipper, Bambi, Skippy, Rascal, Ebony, and Jet. Having a competitive streak, she loved her sports and watching her grandkids play pretty much anything. Proud of winning cribbage and chess games, in later years she turned to playing memory games with her family especially with visiting grandchildren and celebrating exuberantly in her successes.

Lifelong learning was natural for her, travelling to Lafayette, Indiana where she attended Purdue University after marrying Jimmy while she was an executive assistant in the government. Work took them to Whitehorse, Yukon and then to Kanata, Ontario where Louisa was a Kanata pioneer, buying a house on one of the first streets and connecting with the community association, and the Kanata Stables. She raised her family to appreciate the importance of being a good neighbour and community member proudly working close by at AECL, Atomic Energy of Canada.

In her later years, as a “techie” at heart, she was fondly referred to as the “queen of emojiis” texting with plenty of emotion and colour. Grandkids would enjoy the surprise arrival of an enthusiastic text message at any time of the day or night.

Louisa had many memorable and wise sayings that she often shared with family such as “Inch by inch life’s a cinch”, and “Joy goes with you along the way, and oh it is a joyous day”. Louisa is cherished as a role model for a life well-lived and for her indomitable spirit.

Special thanks to the dedicated staff at the Red Oak, the paramedics who attended in her time of need, especially Kevin, and her trusted family physician, Dr. Robert Yelle.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Ottawa Paramedic HELP Fund would be appreciated by the family.

There will be a private family celebration of life held at a later date.