Juanita M Raulerson

JUANITA M. RAULERSON Juanita M. Raulerson, 98, of Lake Placid, FL, passed away at home on April 11, 2012. She was born in Wausau, WI on October 28, 1913, and moved to Highlands County in 1945. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid, and a previous member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sebring. She had been very active in the local and state Presbyterian Womens Associations. She was a member of the Sebring Historical Society and a past president of the Sebring Art Society, which presented a reception and exhibition of her oil paintings on November 30, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas S. Raulerson; her grandson-in-law, Brian Fisher and her great-grandson, David Fisher. She is survived by her three children, Dorothy (Don) Bates and Ruth (Roger) Jimenez of Lake Placid and Richard Raulerson of St. Petersburg; her daughter-in-law, Lucy Fink of St. Petersburg; 10 grandchildren, Wendy Fisher, Sheri Bates, Terri (Jeff) Cantwell, Heidi Bates, Eve (Darin) Bilden, Aaron (Diandra) Jimenez, Joel (Melanie) Jimenez, Amber (Danny) Fonseca, Gary (Jen) Raulerson and Eric (Nicole) Raulerson; 19 great-grandchildren, Becky Minton, Rachel Fisher, James Fisher, Melody Bates, Mary Grace Bates, Scott Cantwell, Paul Cantwell, Daniel (Abby) Wirick, Jarrod Murphy, Brandon Bilden, Naomi Bilden, Jada Bilden, Julie Jimenez, Reese Otis, Alex Jimenez, Gabe Jimenez, Nicole Fonseca, Evan Raulerson and Owen Raulerson and three great-great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Wirick, Kaitlyn Wirick and Hunter Boyd. Visitation will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid, followed by the Memorial Service at 11:00 A.M. Following the service, family and friends are invited to a lunch in the Small Fellowship Hall and prayer garden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Womens Ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Sebring, Florida 33870