RAULICK, Karen Elaine Jan. 13, 1953 - Mar. 27, 2014 Karen Elaine Raulick, born Karen Elaine Smith on January 13th, 1953, passed away peacefully at Kelowna Hospice House on Thursday evening, March 27th, 2014 at the age of 61 years and 2 months after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Karen was a great friend and a wonderful mother. She was loved by all but especially by her son Matthew Raulick, 31, of Fort McMurray and her daughter Nikki (Keith) Rivard, 27, of Kelowna. Karen retired from the Royal Bank where she was a loans officer for many years. She leaves behind a legacy of caring and nurturing. She was a fixture in Westview Village Mobile Home Park where she lived the past 9 years and where she was kind and generous and helped many of her fellow residents in a thousand ways. Karen was predeceased by her father, Stanley Smith, her mother, Anne Smith and her brother Ken Smith. In addition to her two children, she is survived by one aunt, Margaret Evenson, and cousins Paulette Caron, Jane Maryniak, Dean (Judy) Evenson, Mitch, Faye, Nancy, Carole, and Mark Evenson, Donnie (Norma) Maryniak and Harry Fisowich of Saskatchewan and Debbie (Jim) Miyashita of Salmon Arm. She was supported through her illness by her two children, cousin Debbie, sisters-in-law Chris and Sharon, her best friends Kris Beliveau and Gail Sandison, Rick Cavazzi and Donna Miller and many other friends and family members. The family wishes to especially thank Karen's GP - Dr. Williams - and the staff of Kelowna Hospice House for taking such excellent care of Karen in her final days and weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Agency or to the Kelowna Hospice House. A celebration of life will be held in early May - details t.b.a.