LACONIA---Saundra Ellen (Tusi) Bixby went home to Jesus on August 23, 2021, at the age of 31.
Saundra was born to George Tusi and Devina (Tanguay) Tusi on May 15, 1990, in Laconia, NH. Even as a child, Saundra was a firm believer in Jesus Christ, often warning her sisters not to steal cookies because God was watching them.
Saundra also embraced her love for all culinary arts during her years at Laconia High School, and particularly loved baking as a teenager. Saundra enjoyed her years of cheerleading as she loved being active.
Saundra met her husband, John Ben Bixby, in 2005 at school. They were high school sweethearts, which led to their marriage in 2015 after a long engagement. Their two daughters, Bella and Tessa, were the light of Saundra's life. In addition to being a loving mother and wife, Saundra also enjoyed music and was an avid reader. She also loved playing video games but she enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her family. Her parents, sisters, children, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and grandparents — she loved them all dearly. Throughout her entire life, she had an unshakable faith in God and was baptized again just a few short years before her death.
Saundra is survived by her husband, John Ben Bixby; and their two daughters, Bella and Tessa; as well as her parents, George and Devina Tusi; siblings, Shawna Tusi, Steven Tusi and Crystal Tusi; her best friend and sister-in-law, Nicole Bixby; and also many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles; her grandparents, Ronald Tanguay and Evelyn El-Haddad; and many friends beyond count. Saundra joins her cousin Adam Tusi and her son BobbyJoe Benjamin Bixby in Heaven.
Saundra will be remembered for her breathtaking beauty, her contagious smile, and her caring, loving nature. "For as high as the heavens are above the Earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more." Psalm 103 11 – 16
The family will be having a Celebration of Life for Saundra on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 12:00 noon at the Gunstock Inn, 580 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, NH. All are welcome to join the family in remembering Saundra.
Prior to the Celebration of Life, an intimate memorial service for Saundra's closest friends and family will be held on the morning of September 4, 2021. The family will be directly contacting those who are invited to the intimate ceremony.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services and 603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, 03246, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, please visit www.wilkinsonbeane.com.