Tulla Bisnar-Bidasha
Sept. 17, 1954-Aug. 21, 2007
Grass Valley, California

Tulla Bisnar-Bidasha, nee Johnson, a former resident of Woodside, died at home in Grass Valley on Aug. 21, 2007, after a long illness. She was 53.

Ms. Bisnar-Bidasha was born Sept. 17, 1954, to Hope and Hobart Johnson in Madison, Wisconsin, but shortly moved to Surrey, England, where she spent her early years. In 1964, she and her family moved to Woodside, where she attended Woodside Elementary School.

She spent a year in the Philippines and in 1977 was married to her first husband, Bert Bisnar, in Manila. After moving to Redwood City in 1978, she became the mother of four children. In 1991 she moved with her family to Grass Valley. For 15 years she worked with children who had special needs in the Nevada County School District.

"She brightened the lives of all with whom she came in contact, and in turn, grew in her appreciation of all that life offers," said her mother.

She was married to her second husband, Harry Bidasha of Live Oak, California, on March 30, 2007, in Grass Valley. "Her time with Harry was short, but the life that they shared along with their children was joyful and fulfilling," her mother said.

She had many passions, including her art, travel in Asia and Europe, photography, kayaking and camping, and, most particularly, blues music, her mother said.

She is survived by her husband, Harry; daughters Kaia Bisnar and Tiana Bisnar; son Christopher; son Clinton Bisnar; step-sons Max and Alex, as well as her father, mother, brothers Ben, Fletcher and Hobart Clinton Johnson; and sisters Sonia Cassia and Vangie Shafer.