Elsie M. Levario

Elsie Melvina Levario (née Crow), affectionately called “Dimps,” passed away peacefully in Hanford, California on November 7, 2025, at age 92.

Elsie was born on March 24, 1933, in Nehawka, Nebraska, to Harley and Callie Crow. She later relocated with her parents and beloved sisters to Hanford, California. It was there that Elsie raised her four children and built a life filled with love, laughter, and family. Elsie was a waitress at several restaurants including Peter Pan’s Café where she was hired her for her beautiful smile. She later worked at the family’s business, Central Valley Auction.

Her home was always warm and welcoming, filled with family and friends and the comforting scents of her amazing cooking. Elsie loved baking cakes, pies and cookies from scratch. She also enjoyed gardening, crocheting, travelling to Hawaii, dancing and listening to the music of Elvis, George Jones, Conway Twitty, Reba McIntyre and hometown singer Bobby Seals. Those who knew her will remember her for her kindness, strength, her beautiful smile and the twinkle in her eyes, along with her delicious cooking.

Elsie was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Callie Crow. She was widowed three times with the deaths of her first husband Fred Luston Murry, second husband Joe Levario and her third husband, Joseph P. Fonseca, Jr. She also endured the passing of both of her sisters, Vivian Evangeline “Bea” Hunter (Al) and Helen Louise Harris (Herb); and her children, Jacqueline Lynn Murry and Dennis Eugene Levario; and her daughter-in-law, Donna Kay Levario.

She is survived by her daughters, Teresa (Terri) Weston (Joe) and Jean Agrifoglio (Butch); her grandchildren, Shannon Turner (Micheal), Michael Reynolds (Daryl), and Kelli Hardacker (Bryan); and her great-grandchildren, Kylene Hegbloom (Mark), Kaylee Hardacker, and Brycen Hardacker; and one great-great-grandchild, Jasper Keith Webb. She was lovingly known as Grandma Piggy after the hundreds of pig decorations she collected.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, 11680 S. 10th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Hanford Fraternal Hall located at 1015 North 10th Avenue in Hanford, CA, 93230.

Elsie’s family and friends will forever cherish her warmth, laughter, and the countless memories she created with those she loved.

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