On Saturday July 1, 2017, Elisa Gasparin peacefully passed away at the Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops B.C. She was 91 years young. Elisa was born September 30, 1925 on Robins Range to Katerina and Giuseppe Bertolotti.

Elisa was a devoted wife and a loving and selfless mother. She was predeceased by her husband, Vasco, in 2005 and brothers Pete and Leno Bertolotti and brother in law Nunzio Gasparin. Elisa is survived by her three sons: Tony (Maureen), Terry (Michele) and Morris (Lana); 4 grandchildren: Brandon, Brian, Matthew and Michael and two great-grandchildren: Ashlynn and Beckham. 

In her passing, we mourn at what we have lost and rejoice at what she has gained.