Supporting Natasha's Future In Loving Memory of Terri

Dear friends, family, and kind-hearted strangers,

My name is Ellyn Fulton and I am writing this for my Sister in Law Natasha Gudmundson.

Tragically, Terri Gudmundson Kaufmann, passed away in March 2025 in her sleep. Natasha, Terri's only remining child, was in complete shock when she recieved the call and wasn't expecting this at all. She didn’t even believe the coroner's office was telling her the truth as the news was being shared over the phone. Then it hit her like a ton of bricks and physically felt like an uppercut to the belly. Natasha's mother unexpectedly passed away.

Terri had the sweetest loving voice on the phone and could chat for hours. Natasha could tell you stories that would make you laugh about her mom, as she had the best sense of humor even through all her rough times and there were a lot. Natasha and Terri leaned into each other for emotional support and have been in phone communication regularly since 2021 when Natasha's only brother, my late husband, also unexpectedly and tragically passed away, Christopher Gudmundson, who Nathasha was also very close with. As you may or may not know, Natasha and her mother lived 1,500 miles apart from each other. Her amazing wife Heather took time off from work and they managed to scrape what they could together to rent a car & buy gas for Heather to drive Natasha across the country, because Natasha iwas not capable of even driving due to her unbearable grief.

They arrived in Arizona where Terri lived to arrange Terri to be cremated, cleaned out her rented apartment by March 31st and they made it back home because life doesn't stop, which took gas to get back too. 1,500 miles of gas. They also needed to eat while in Arizona and stay safe places as Natasha could not stay in the apartment where her mother passed away. This plea for financial help is also about her mother Terri joining her Brother and Grandmother in Heaven. Natasha & Heather will also took her only Brothers, Christopher Gudmundson, ashes and her grandmothers Pearl Kaufmann, ashes home with them. Hence, driving with plural remain(s) but really not wanting any of this to be true. It is just Natasha left from what she knew as her immediate family and Natasha is beside herself with grief, and if you know Natasha you know she will try to cover the pain of this with laughter. Natasha has the emotional support of her beautiful wife Heather and darling 13 year old daughter Haliey to help get through each and every step when she does break.

Additionally, Natasha currently has her own set of disabilities and does not have a job to cover any of the expenses associated with this tragedy, and Heather and Natasha need a little financial help to get through the remaining steps of this unfamiliar territory so they can get back to adjust to their new normal.

ANYTHING that you or your friends, family or strangers could help Natasha and Heather with, would be greatly appreciated. As they are trying to do the best that they can to get through all the steps, but each step takes money and they have ran out at this point, trying to get to the next step of cremation as well as pay for everyday life as the bills are piling up!

Thank you for your time, the family thanks you from the bottom of their hearts!

Together, we can help Natasha and Heather do all the things, out of Love.

With Love,

Ellyn Fulton - Feel free to reach out to me with any questions