LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Paulita Saavedra Nimerfroh was promoted to Heaven on Nov. 30, 2014, in Glenhaven.

She was born on the family ranch in Carrazozo, New Mexico. She spent her youth with cousins and brothers and sisters.

Paulita graduated from Encinal High School in Alameda, Calif. She attended secretarial college and worked for the phone company.

As a single mother, she raised Steven and Kathy.

She happily married Allen Nimerfroh in 1990 and they later retired to Clear Lake.

She was surrounded by family and friends in the weeks before her passing.

A celebration of Paula’s life will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12:30 p.m. at the Chapel of the Lakes, 1626 N. High St., Lakeport.

Flowers can be sent to the Chapel of the Lakes. Tax-deductible donations can be made to Northlake Adult Day Center, 1026 Compton St., Lakeport, California 95453.