Theresa Leona Fullerton

Theresa Leona Kriskovich was born in Anaconda, Montana on July 4, 1935. The daughter of the late Annie (Sokolich) and Peter Kriskovich. She attended St. Peter’s grade school and Anaconda High School in 1953. She attended Carroll College in Helena, Montana 1953-1955. She married Gerry H. Fullerton on October 3, 1959 in St. Peter’s Church in Anaconda, Montana. On October 3. 2019 they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Theresa and her husband had two sons Gerry David and Robert Timothy Fullerton both residing in Phoenix, Arizona. She and her husband moved to Helena, Montana from Anaconda, Montana in 1963. Then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1971 and then moved to Riverton, Wyoming in 1974. Since 1992 she and her husband were snowbirds to Phoenix, Arizona (Nov-April) until 1997. In October 1997 they moved to Sun Lakes, Az. She was employed by the Anaconda Company in Anaconda, Montana 1955-1959. School District #25 Riverton, Wyoming (Jackson Elementary School) 1974-1992. She is survived by her son Gerry David and his wife Aileen. Robert and his wife Sandra Phoenix, Arizona. Grandchildren: Timothy, Katherine, Elizabeth, Kyle and Ryan Fullerton. Nieces and Nephews: Marty (Madilon) John (Nellie) Tom (Kathy) Beatty, Debbie Brugman, Jenny Ann McNeil. Great niece Johnna Beatty Henderson and husband Robert. Numerous great nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerry H Fullerton (2020), her parents Peter (1972) and Annie (1980) Kriskovich, four sisters Alice (1931) Ann (1942) Kriskovich, Mary Beatty (1997), and Lucille Villeneuve (2026). One brother John Michael (1931). Brother in laws John Beatty (1975), William Villeneuve (2012), Father in law Howlett Fullerton (1986), Nephew Bill Villeneuve Jr (2026), Grandchild Patrick Fullerton (2024).

Theresa enjoyed cooking, embroidery, dancing, golfing and being with family. Favorite Saying: “I came into this world with a bang and I’m very independent because I was born on the 4th of July”.

A Funeral Mass will be held in Theresa’s honor at St. Steven’s Catholic Church on Thursday, October 1st, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. 24827 S. Dobson Rd. Sun Lakes, AZ 85248.