Rae Frances Wulff

Rae Wulff, of Los Osos, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 5, 2017. She was born Rae Frances Stevens, to Chet and Peggy Stevens in 1930 in Los Angeles, California. As a young girl she was active in Camp Fire Girls and later was a leader in that group. She loved music her entire life. At an early age she played the piano and bass violin, and enjoyed playing and studying music throughout her life. In her teens and early twenties, she taught piano in Beverly Hills. Rae attended Occidental College, UCLA, and California State University, Northridge and ultimately received her Master’s Degree from Chapman University. She taught first grade in Ridgecrest, California for twenty-seven years, loving every minute. Her love of learning continued after retirement as she and her husband Leo attended OSHER classes, lectures, seminars, and Elder Hostels for many years. Leading an active lifestyle was important to Rae; she loved camping and backpacking in the Eastern Sierras, as well as folk dancing in Ridgecrest, where she met her husband, Leo. They moved to Los Osos thirty-three years ago. Her passions were her grandchildren, gardening and exercising. She was a Master Gardener and enjoyed spending her free time in their garden. She and Leo were active members of the Los Osos Fitness Center and had the longest ongoing memberships in the fitness center’s history, as well as being the oldest members in age. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in San Luis Obispo for over three decades and was a long-time volunteer for the church’s Harvest Bag food bank program. Rae leaves behind her husband of thirty-five years, Leo Wulff of Los Osos, three children: son Eric Skoog (Karen) of Grand Junction, Colorado; daughter Davia Rusco (Patrick) of San Luis Obispo; son Paul Skoog of Santa Rosa; two step-children; Janie Wulff, of Tallahassee, Florida; and Andrew Wulff of Bowling Green, Kentucky. She also leaves behind four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Richard “Dick” Stevens of Spanaway, Washington and Norman “Skip” Stevens of Canoga Park, California. A Memorial Service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in San Luis Obispo on April 29, 2017 at 11:00 am. Her family wishes to say “thank you” to the caregivers at French Hospital, Mission View, and Wilshire Hospice in San Luis Obispo for the kind and attentive care she received during her last three weeks. Memorial donations may be sent to Zion Lutheran Church.

Rae Frances Wulff

November 10, 1930 - April 5, 2017