Sandra Sue Perusich was born May 19, 1946 to Elmer and Irene (Larson) Towsley in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the “middle” child of five children. She attended William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri. She married Kenneth McPherson in 1964. Two children, Kenny and Kevin were born to this union. In 1967 Sandy married Mike Perusich. Kenny and Kevin welcomed brother Michael and sister Sheryl in the years that followed.
Sandy has been a world traveler. Through the years of her son Ken’s military career, she enjoyed trips to Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Korea. She was fascinated by the places she had been.
In passing, Sandy meets her parents, daughter Sheryl White, her sisters and brothers-in-law Shelby and Bob Ewens, Sharon and Norman Dibben, nieces Robin Gilbert and Rochelle Ewens, and her dear friend Patricia (Pat).
Sandy is survived by her sons Ken McPherson (Staci) of Boyd, TX; Kevin McPherson (Armando) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Michael Perusich (Robin) of Sibley, MO; Grandsons Connor and Cody McPherson, and James and Michael Perusich; Brother Stanley Towsley (Cindy) of Crashy, TX; Sister Sylvia Eldridge of Butler, MO; many nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews; her Red Cross Family; and many friends.
Service was held Friday, October 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, Missouri
Interment was held at Hopewell Cemetery, Quincy, Missouri
