Jean E Rakauski

Jean E. Rakauski, 79, of Eau Claire died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Woodland Terrace in Coloma. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11:30 AM on Monday, June 17, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township with Rev. Mikki Collins officiating. Friends and relatives may begin calling at 10:00 AM on Monday at the Fairplain Chapel. Burial of the ashes will be next to her husband in Shanghai Cemetery in Pipestone Township and cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church. Please share memories or messages at www.florin.net. Jean was born on May 13, 1945, in Dowagiac to Ernest and Dorothy Runkle. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Teaching. Jean taught at the Washington Elementary School in the St. Joseph Public School System from 1968 to 1972. She married her husband, Bruce, in June of 1968 and he preceded her in death in May of 2001. Together they had 33 years of marriage. Jean was also a longtime member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and volunteered there and taught Sunday School even after she retired from the St. Joseph School System. She was a volunteer at the Berrien General Hospital for over 30 years. Jean was a proud and fierce fan of the Michigan State University including all of the sport teams. If anyone would say that she has hobbies, it would be anything about Michigan State University and her church, Chapel Hill United Methodist. In her later years Jean moved to the Woodland Terrace where she would be the host to new residents and shepherd them around so that they would become adjusted to their new environment. Jean was a strong and faithful individual with a quick and quiet wit. Her family includes her twin daughters, Kathleen Rakauski of Eau Claire and Beth Rakauski of St. Joseph; her brother, Bill (Kathy) Runkle, of Dowagiac; and her many nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews. Jean also wanted to mention her special friends; Kathy Vladic and her son, John, of Coloma; Cheryl Kraklau of Sodus Township; Bill and Carol Bloom of Fort Myers, FL; and Mick and Marilyn Hart of Eau Claire. She was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Marie and Janet.

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Jean E Rakauski

July 13, 1945 - June 12, 2024