Fusa Ervin

Fusa Ervin (née Toyokawa), born August 7, 1937, in Okinawa Japan, passed away peacefully in Oceanside on December 16, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Fusa was the beloved wife of the late Richard B Ervin and the matriarch of a loving family. She is survived by her children Tadashi (Angela) Ervin, William Ervin, Carl Ervin, and Brenda (Ray Caston) Ervin. Loving grandmother of Ayzsha (Jacqueline) Smith, Richard (Rachel) Ervin, Devin (Collin) Mumma, Chandler (Madison) Ervin, Kayla (AJ Jones) Ervin, Zachery (Lindsey) Ervin, Mary (Michael) Sofnofv, Ariana (Raymond) O’Malley, Maximus Hooper, and Casey Ervin. Cherished great-grandmother of Chloe, Karsen, Colton, Amira, Grace, Kelilah, Carter, Grayson, and Wilder. Fusa is also survived by many nieces and nephews, notably Gregory (Kyoko) Brown, and her sister-in-law Dianne (Terry Davis) Robbins. 

Fusa, the youngest of 10 children, was raised primarily in Okinawa Japan. As she reached early adulthood, she completed high school and began learning English. As a young adult, Fusa met an American Army soldier named Carl Herring of Alma GA. The two had a son, Tadashi, together. After Carl honorably left the military, their relationship ended. A few years later, Fusa met another American, an Army Soldier from San Diego, CA, named Richard Ervin. The two quickly fell in love and married. They had 3 children together, and Richard adopted Tadashi as his own son. After gaining her US Citizenship then losing her husband in a scuba accident in 1974 while living in Okinawa, Fusa permanently relocated to San Diego CA to raise her 4 children.

Fusa spent the second phase of her life in Mira Mesa, a densely populated suburb of San Diego, and successfully raised her children. She never dated nor remarried after becoming widowed. She enjoyed cooking in large quantities for family and friends, and was most definitely a sports fanatic as the tv was her cherished gateway for sports entertainment. Her greatest role, however, has to be in the realm of being a grandmother, “Bachan” as she was called. And into her advanced years, she became a great grandmother as well. She would often tell people “I’m the richest woman on this street”, alluding that her richness came from the legacy she created, yet humbly she never saw herself that way. 

The family held a small/private interment, and she will reside with her husband in Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego CSCA.

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