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Fairy tale princesses surprise senior

Audrey Rauterkus says goodbye to Cinderella during her family reunion at Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community on Saturday in Zelienople. The Twilight Wish Foundation honored Rauterkus' memories of Dinsey World by bringing Disney princesses to the event. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

ZELIENOPLE — There were a few unexpected guests at the Rauterkus family reunion Saturday at Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community: Cinderella, Snow White and Mary Poppins.

The princesses dropped by to surprise Audrey Rauterkus, the 88-year-old matriarch of the family, who has been living at Passavant for the past seven years. Sunday was her birthday.

Their visit was arranged by Passavant social worker Megan Migyanko and the Butler chapter of the Twilight Wish Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that grants wishes to seniors who cannot make their own dreams come true or are permanent residents of an eldercare facility.

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