Margaret 'Git' Fuselier Broussard

St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville for Margaret Fuselier Broussard, 88, who passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm on Monday and continue on Tuesday at 8:00 am until 10:00 am. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Monday. Rev. Rusty P. Richard will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial. Readers will be Nanette Maedgen and Logan Verret. Gift bearers will be Christine Talley, Bonnie Boggs, and Josie Foti. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville. Margaret, better known as "Git" was a retired educator. She started a thirty-eight-year career teaching grades four through eight at Bayou Chene in the Atchafalaya Basin in St. Martin Parish. The following year she taught fifth grade at Rosedale Elementary in Iberville Parish. When her husband, A.P., was discharged from the Marine Corp she continued her career at Parks Elementary, and as St. Martin Parish's P.E. supervisor. Margaret received a BS degree from SLI in 1951; a MED degree in 1971 and a Master plus 30 graduate hours from USL in 1985. Git enjoyed fishing, camping, cooking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her daughters, Wanda Barras and husband Kenny, Lyla Judice and husband Chuck, Joan Broussard, and Trudy Bulliard and husband Mike all of St. Martinville; her beloved little dog, Ike; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Frances "Billie" Kelso of Winter Haven, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. P. "Pete" Broussard; her father, Francis "Bill" Fuselier; her mother, Luce Fuselier; her brother, Ramon Fuselier; and her son-in-law, Kenneth Broussard. Pallbearers will be Brady Foti, Kenny "Blue" Broussard, Jake Foti, Jordan Bulliard, Tre Theriot, and Brye Foti. Honorary pallbearers will be Brayden and Bronsyn Boggs. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com