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SPRING 2016
13TH ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IS AGELESS GALA
RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR
BENEVOLENT CARE
More than 575 friends, sponsors,
business partners, residents and staff
members of Lutheran SeniorLife
attended the 13th annual Excellence
is Ageless Gala on April 29 at Heinz
Field.
The generosity of many helped make
this the most successful Gala to date,
as more than $240,000 was raised
for benevolent care, which supports
our residents who have outlived their
financial resources.
This year’s honoree was Dr. R. Bruce
Bickel, retired senior vice president
and managing director, Private
Foundation Management Services
Hawthorn PNC Financial Services
Group. The Excellence is Ageless award
is given to an individual age
55 or older who has made
significant contributions to the
community through profession,
service, philanthropy or
leadership.
the elderly, you will never learn from
their wisdom.”
Part of respecting our elderly includes
helping them live an Abundant
Life®. Each year, Lutheran SeniorLife
provides nearly $3M in benevolent
care and subsidies to make that
happen.
“The mission of Lutheran SeniorLife
is to enrich the lives of older adults
in a faith-based environment so that
they can enjoy the abundance of life
regardless of their physical condition
or financial circumstances,” he said.
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Some of the evening’s proceeds
were generated through a silent
auction featuring several pieces
of original art created by friends,
residents and staff.
David Fenoglietto, president and
CEO of Lutheran SeniorLife,
thanked supporters for their
generosity and stressed the
importance of benevolent care.
A long-time supporter
of Lutheran SeniorLife’s
mission, Dr. Bickel said that
to be ‘excellent,’ one must be
humble, grateful and respectful.
(ABOVE) Dr. R. Bruce Bickel, 2016 Excellence
is Ageless Gala honoree
“We must respect the elderly,”
he said. “If you don’t respect
(LEFT) Gregory B. Jordan, Gala chairman, and
Dr. R. Bruce Bickel
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Lutheran SeniorLife
Board of Directors
Mark Trauman, J.D., Chairman
Rev. Peter D. Asplin
Frank T. Baker, Ph.D.
Rev. Ronald A. Brown
Ronald J. Coombs
Jeannette Christensen
Rev. William B. Diehm
Rev. James W. Dollhopf
George D. Ehringer
David J. Fenoglietto
Rev. Randall Frenz
R. Brandon James
Eric D. Kofmehl, Ph.D.
Mary Jeanne Krob, M.D.
Rev. Robert Musser
Michele Reuss
Rev. Sandra Samuel
Rev. Margaret Suhr-Barkley
David M. Wolfe
Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation
Board of Directors
Lance A. Whiteman, Chairman
Carol Achezinski
Thomas E. Crowley, J.D.
David J. Fenoglietto
Kurt Herbst
Benjamin S. Jamieson
Mary Jeanne Krob, M.D.
John W. Manzetti
Brian A. Maxwell
Rev. Michael Sourwine
Daniel E. Wille, Esq.
Dr. R. Bruce Bickel,
2016 Excellence is Ageless
Gala Honoree
Gregory B. Jordan,
2016 Excellence is Ageless
Gala Chairman
Ben Jamieson,
senior vice president, Northwest
Savings Bank, Lutheran SeniorLife
Foundation Board of Directors
John Harmon,
Lovett, Bookman, Harmon, Marks LLC,
and the George H., Lillian S. and
Mary S. Campbell Foundation
OUR MISSION
On behalf of our Moral Owners,*
Lutheran SeniorLife serves elders in
our three synod region, intending
that the recipients of these services
will experience a more Abundant
Life® regardless of their physical
condition or financial circumstances.
*SWPA Synod, NWPA Synod,
WVA-WMD Synod
Tom Crowley,
PNC Bank,
Lutheran SeniorLife Board of Directors
Rev. Kurt F. Kusserow,
Bishop of the Southwestern PA
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America
13TH ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IS AGELESS GALA
RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR BENEVOLENT CARE
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“Lutheran SeniorLife is committed to
never asking someone to leave their
home at Lutheran SeniorLife because
of lack of resources,” said Greg
Jordan, Gala chairman, executive
vice president and general counsel of
PNC Financial Services Group.
“The need for support, financial and
otherwise, has grown along with
Lutheran SeniorLife. Tonight we
celebrate and support all those who
are touched by their great programs.”
Additional photos from the event
can be found on the Lutheran
SeniorLife Facebook page www.
facebook.com/LutheranSeniorLifePA/.
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2016 EXCELLENCE IS AGELESS
GALA SPONSORS
Lutheran SeniorLife wishes to extend its appreciation to everyone who supported the
2016 Excellence is Ageless Gala. Special thanks to the following sponsors for their
generous support:
SIGNATURE SPONSOR
PNC Bank
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PLATINUM SPONSOR
The George H. Campbell, Lillian S. Campbell
and Mary S. Campbell Foundation
DIAMOND SPONSORS
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
NexTier Bank
GOLD SPONSORS
John Harmon; David Fenoglietto, president and CEO,
Lutheran SeniorLife; Tom Crowley
Deloitte & Touche, LLP /
Eastern Alliance Insurance Group / First Niagara Bank / Focus Marketing / McGuireWoods, LLP /
Morrison Community Living / Northwest Savings Bank / UPMC HealthPlan
SILVER SPONSORS
Allegheny Construction Group, Inc. / Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC /
Butler Health System / CareKinesis / Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC / Ernst & Young LLP /
First Commonwealth Bank / First Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh / Heritage Valley Health System /
Jackson Lewis PC / Mars National Bank / MMC Land Management /
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP / Reed Smith LLP / Stantec / Trumbull Corporation/P.J. Dick, Inc.
BRONZE SPONSORS
ACMH Hospital / Anonymous / Automated Security Alert / Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Baker /
Baker Tilly / The Betler Family Foundation / The Bittcher Family / Burns White LLC /
Butler County Ford / Clark Hill PLC / CNA / Daniel E. Wille, Esq. /
DeForest, Koscelnik, Yokitis and Berardinelli / Eckert, Seamans, Cherin and Mellott, LLC /
ePeople Healthcare / Gateway Financial Group, Inc. / Henderson Brothers, Inc. / Mediture /
Noelker & Hull Associates, Inc. / Perkins Eastman / Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) /
Providence Pharmacy Services / St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland, Pittsburgh /
Unified Alerts, LLC
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS
Traditionally, there are more women
than men living at senior care facilities
and enrolled in adult day centers. But
men and women have a unique set of
interests to consider when planning
stimulating and engaging activities for
a diverse population.
At Valley Care in Ambridge, an adult
day center for seniors, and throughout
the Lutheran SeniorLife system, staff
recognizes the importance of providing
activities specifically for their male
participants.
“We understand that they have
different hobbies and interests than
the women. It is important for the
men to have time to themselves,
engaging in activities that appeal to
them,” said Susan Nirschel, director of
Valley Care Adult Day Services.
Although the men also enjoy some of
the co-ed activities like card games or
musical entertainment, Nirschel said
that other things like crafts may not
always be as appealing to them.
“Our guys are encouraged to become
involved in the activity planning, so
that we know what will interest each
of them. In their younger years, many
of them worked with their hands,
spent time in the military or liked to
hunt or fish. We need to make sure
that we structure their activities to
reflect these interests,” she continued.
For example, Nirschel said, many of
the participants are looking forward
to warmer weather so that they can
tend to the flowers outside the adult
day center. To take this a step further,
the activity staff will engage the men
in helping to assemble a table top
greenhouse for their new plants.
By assembling the greenhouse, the
men will have a sense of pride in their
handiwork, while also feeling that they
have created something useful that
everyone can enjoy.
Recently, after learning that several
of the men had an interest in cars,
some remote control model cars were
purchased.
“The guys just love them!” Nirschel
said, explaining that the men helped
get the cars out of the boxes, read the
instructions and inserted the batteries,
giving them ownership of the project.
“Taking them outside into the
courtyard to race gets them out for
some fresh air, encourages friendly
competition and sparks
conversations about cars
they may have owned or
maintained in the past.
It’s a perfect activity for
them.”
Nirschel said that it is
important to sometimes
think “outside the box”
to create activities that
are pleasing for all of their
participants and their
individual interests and
ability levels.
“Our participants, both
men and women, are
unique,” she said. “So our
programming can’t be one
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Valley Care participants
Eugene Johnson, Chuck
Davis and Tom Disanto
teach Susan Nirschel how to
operate their new remote
control cars.
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YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
A random inquiry about volunteer
opportunities at Passavant
Community for teens from St.
Stephen’s Lutheran Academy
in Zelienople has produced the
most unlikely, but wonderful, of
friendships.
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Academy is
a licensed, private school that offers
autism support education, special
education and therapeutic tertiary
education beyond that found in a
traditional education program.
Part of the curriculum, the
Community-Based Learning (CBL)
program, involves instructors taking
students into the community to help
them develop the skills necessary to
be successful upon graduation.
Michelle Bobbert, household
coordinator of the Allegheny
Household in the Abundant Life
Center, a Memory Care unit, said
she has been thrilled with the
enthusiasm the residents show when
the students are there.
“The residents know the kids, and
they get big smiles when they see the
kids walk in. They know that they
are about to have some fun!”
Residents in the memory care units
are encouraged to participate in
carefully planned activities that
can help them build and maintain
emotional connections, encourage
self-expression and help them feel
engaged.
“Pairing the residents with the
teens,” Bobbert said, “helps them
tap into their playful side, which can
help alleviate some of the anxiety
and irritability that can occur in
people with memory impairment.”
Activities have included games
of Nerf football, shopping at the
Gift Shop and playing pool in the
Game Room, all of which have been
enjoyed tremendously by both the
residents and the students.
One game that two of the boys,
Skylor and Henry, especially enjoy
is Noodle Ball, where the residents
and students gather in a circle and
hit a large balloon around the room
with foam pool noodles, all the while
singing and dancing to 80’s music.
“It’s a sight to see!” Bobbert said.
“The boys are dancing, the residents
are clapping and hitting the balloons
around, and everyone is having
a great time. The smiles on the
residents’ faces are just priceless. Not
to mention it’s great exercise!”
“I think going to Passavant has been
the best thing for these kids,” said
Candy Dwire, CBL instructor at
St. Stephen’s Academy. “They aren’t
judged there. They have a sense of
pride in their ‘work,’ receive positive
reinforcement and truly enjoy
interacting with the residents.”
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As part of this program, six teenage
students now participate in
Passavant Community’s volunteer
program. They come every week with
their instructor for a portion of the
school day to play games, sing, dance
and interact with the residents.
St. Stephen Academy students Skylor and Henry enjoy playing Noodle Ball
with residents from the Allegheny Household at Passavant Community as part
of their Community-Based Learning Program.
“The kids and our residents mesh
very well,” Bobbert said. “It’s a great
relationship. No one notices each
other’s differences when they are
together. They just simply enjoy each
other’s company.”
“The Passavant staff has been so
wonderful to our kids. They always
make them feel at home and give
them treats when they come,” Dwire
said. “This experience has been more
than we ever expected, and we are so
grateful for it.” v
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MY DAY OUT PROGRAM HELPS CARETAKERS
BY MANAGING SENIORS’ DAILY NEEDS
Caring for an aging parent can have
its challenges.
Add in the responsibilities of parenting
your young children, working and
managing household tasks, and it can
become a very difficult balancing act.
My Day Out, an adult day center at
Passavant Community, is designed to
give seniors living at home a place to
come and spend the day, while giving
their caregivers some respite.
“When you bring your loved one to
My Day Out, we can help with some
of their daily needs, so that their
caretakers have time to tend to work
and family obligations without guilt or
compromise,” said Lesley McGregor,
My Day Out manager.
While at the My Day Out center,
participants receive breakfast and
lunch, and can take part in enriching
social, recreational, educational,
spiritual and creative programs.
“We are like family. We want our
participants to know that they are
needed, helpful, and part of this
group,” she said, adding that she
and the staff get to know each
participant well, so they can structure
the activities around their personal
interests.
“If they choose, we can also assist
them to medical appointments
right here on campus,” McGregor
explained, which can eliminate the
need for caregivers to adjust their
work schedules to accommodate
doctor visits.
“It’s difficult for a lot of us to miss
work so that we can take Mom or Dad
to the doctor—we understand that.”
Primary care physicians as well as
specialists including podiatrists,
dentists, optometrists, audiologists
and speech, occupational and physical
therapists are available on site.
“We can even take them for beauty
and barber appointments here,” she
said.
The flexible schedule at My Day Out
allows families to choose how much
care is needed. Participants can come
as many days of the week as they
would like, either for half or full
days.
“By allowing us to help with some
of the caregiving, families are
able to spend more quality time
together, doing the activities they
enjoy, rather than always tending
to their loved ones’ medical and
personal needs. And that’s what
living an Abundant Life is all
about, right?” McGregor said.
For more information about
My Day Out, please call Lesley
McGregor at (724) 452-3611 or
visit our website at http://www.
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When a participant mentioned that
he missed hunting, My Day Out
Center Director Lesley McGregor
set up a mock forest, designed
both a deer and a turkey costume
for herself, and gave everyone a
chance to try to “hunt” her using
toy guns with foam bullets.
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COMPANION PETS PROVIDE STIMULATION
AND COMFORT FOR RESIDENTS
Our five senses – sight, touch,
hearing, taste and smell – keep us
connected to the world around us.
Older adults often experience a
decrease in the sharpness of these
senses, often leading to feelings of
confusion, causing many to become
withdrawn and anxious.
Companion pets are now being
marketed to seniors as a way of
providing sensory stimulation. These
stuffed animals can provide comfort,
without the responsibility that comes
with owning a real pet.
One such pet, a companion cat, is
now on display at the SilverSmart
Technology Center. This batteroperated, lifelike cat is equipped
with sensors behind the ears, under
the chin and on the back so when
stroked and petted, the cat meows,
gently vibrates and moves slightly to
mimic a real cat.
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Sharon Whalen, Lutheran SeniorLife
technology associate, has introduced
the cat to residents at both Passavant
Community and RoseCrest Assisted
Living at St. John Community.
“I let the residents know up front
that this is not a real cat, to alleviate
their fears that it could scratch, bite
or jump. Once they have it in their
lap, many pet it as if it were real and
love to feel the vibrations and hear
it purr. It’s very soothing to them.”
Whalen said.
In addition to tactile stimulation,
Whalen said that interacting with
the companion cat often inspires
memories of the residents’ own pets
and triggers conversations with their
caretakers and other residents. These
meaningful interactions, in turn, are
beneficial for the residents’ social
well-being.
“I know that not everyone is a ‘cat
person,’” Whalen said. “So not all
of the residents are interested in
interacting with the cat. But they
still become engaged in the activity.”
“Watching how the residents
respond to the cat has been so great.
To see their smiles and to watch
them become actively engaged
in something that is bringing
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These soothing motions and sounds
and soft fur can evoke feelings of
calmness and improve mood in
seniors who may be feeling agitated
due to dementia or other healthrelated stressors.
Audrey Pitchke, Passavant Community resident, is comforted by the soothing
purring sounds and soft fur of the companion cat.
them such a simple pleasure is so
heartwarming,” Whalen said.
Whalen explained that there are
several manufacturers who are
producing these companion pets,
each with different features and price
points.
Residents and their families can
interact with the companion cat at
the SilverSmart Technology Center
at Passavant Community. Contact
Sharon Whalen at (724) 452-3619
to make an appointment or to learn
about other technology items that
can help keep you or your loved one
living more safely and independently.
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EXPANSIONS UNDERWAY AS LIFE PROGRAMS
CONTINUE TO GROW
Just one short year after opening its
doors, LIFE Armstrong County, a
partnership with ACMH Hospital, is
helping 26 older adults continue to
live safely and independently in their
own homes, and is also providing
social, educational and physical
enrichment at the Adult Day Health
Center, located adjacent to ACMH.
The LIFE Programs provide
comprehensive, coordinated medical
care for qualified older adults at
the Adult Day Health Center, in
the participants’ homes and in the
community.
“It has been such a rewarding year to
be part of the LIFE Armstrong County
team,” said LIFE Armstrong County
center director Karen Paul.
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“We have received many positive
comments from our participants and
their families about how pleased they
are with the staff and the services
we provide. If it weren’t for the LIFE
Program, these participants would not
be able to stay in their own homes,”
she said.
LIFE Armstrong County held a senior fair to celebrate its first anniversary. Visitors
Frank and Peggy Lou Petrilla saw a variety of health-related demonstrations.
In addition to LIFE Armstrong
County, Lutheran SeniorLife also
operates LIFE Programs in Butler
County in partnership with Butler
Health System, and in Beaver and
Lawrence Counties in partnership
with Heritage Valley Health System.
“This will give us enough space
to nearly double the number
of participants that we can
accommodate,” said Toni Hively,
executive director of Community LIFE
Services. “There is a tremendous need
here for our services.”
The increased need for this type of
care has prompted expansions at both
LIFE Butler County and LIFE Beaver
County.
Marla Frailey, director of LIFE Butler
County, said there will be increased
physical therapy and activity space,
and possibly a media room.
Some interior demolition and
restructuring at LIFE Butler County is
currently underway, which will
“We also plan to increase the size of
the bathing facilities to accommodate
wheelchairs, and to make it more spalike,” Frailey said.
increase the size of the facility to
approximately 17,000 square feet.
LIFE Beaver County is also expanding
by acquiring an existing 5,000 square
foot space connected to its current
location. The increased space
will allow LIFE Beaver County to
accommodate more participants as
well as provide some meeting space for
families and staff.
“The LIFE Programs have grown a lot
over the past few years,” Hively said.
“We finally have our footprint in these
counties. These expansions will allow
us to provide additional much-needed
services to the people who desperately
need them to enable them to continue
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A DREAM COME TRUE
There are three rules by which all
princesses must abide—Be Smart.
Be Kind. Be Brave.
Dream Foundation then contacted a
local company, Pittsburgh Princesses,
who turned the dream into a reality.
Emily Delfosse is all of these.
Delfosse was honored in March
at Calvin Presbyterian Church in
Zelienople, with her very own Disney
party, attended by her family, friends
and caretakers from LIFE Butler
County.
A LIFE Butler County participant
for more than two years, Delfosse
recently expressed an interest in
going to Disney World. However,
due to severe heart problems and
a recent hospitalization, it was
determined that she was physically
unable to travel.
Cheryl Huf, a social worker at LIFE
Butler County, was determined to
make her wish come true.
“I wanted this so badly for Emily,”
Huf said. “She is a really special
lady.”
Princess Elsa, from the Disney movie
Frozen, performed her song “Let It
Go,” while Delfosse and others sang
along. Cinderella and her Prince
Charming shared a romantic dance.
Delfosse was awarded an official
invitation to join the Royal Court
of Princesses, which she gladly
accepted.
“I loved seeing all the beautiful
princesses, but Cinderella was my
favorite,” Delfosse said. “And Prince
Charming was so handsome!”
At the end of the evening, Huf
presented Delfosse with a Winnie the
Pooh t-shirt, her favorite character.
Delfosse said that she is grateful to
Huf and the staff at LIFE Butler
County for helping to make her
Disney dream come true.
“The staff is just awesome,” she said.
“My husband, Ray, works all day,
so if I didn’t come to LIFE, I would
probably just lay in bed all day,” she
said. Instead, she said she enjoys
coming to LIFE to play games like
bingo and fly-swatter volleyball and
to visit with all of her friends.
“We have fun here. I don’t know
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Huf applied to The Dream
Foundation, an organization that
serves terminally ill adults by
providing end of life dreams, and
the application was accepted. The
“It really was a dream come true,”
Delfosse said. “I couldn’t believe that
they would go to all that trouble for
me. I always wanted to go to Disney,
but can’t. This was so great.”
“It was such a special night,” Huf
said. “Emily was truly touched.”
Emily Delfosse (center) and Cheryl Huf (right) shared a special evening with Disney
characters from Pittsburgh Princesses.
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EXCELLENCE IS AGELESS GALA
The generosity
of many helped
to make this the
most successful
Gala to date,
as more than
$240,000 was
raised for
benevolent care.
Continued from front cover
Matt Couillard and Mark Drummey, Automated
Security Alert
Lance Whiteman, chairman, Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation Board of Directors
and Greg Jordan, Gala chairman
Todd and Adrienne Boslau, Baker Tilly; Ken Spruill,
vice president, wealth strategy manager, Hawthorn
PNC Family Wealth, Private Foundation Management
Services; and Jane Bittcher, president, Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation
Henderson Brothers, Inc.
Christine Whiteman and
Anne Harmon
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Dr. Frank T. Baker, Lutheran SeniorLife Board of
Directors, and Mary D. Baker, 2015 Excellence
is Ageless Gala honorees
ABOVE: H. Scott Cunningham,
executive vice president and
managing director, PNC Wealth
Management and Greg Jordan,
Gala chairman
Barb and Glenn
Harris, St. John’s
Lutheran Church
of Highland
Jeff Conn, managing partner, Clark Hill; Neil Parham, director,
community affairs, Highmark; Dan Onorato, executive vice
president, public policy, Highmark
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Rev. Carl Johnson, St. John Lutheran Church, Kittanning;
Rev. Arlyn Eisenbrandt, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Aiden, PA;
Rev. Robert Musser, Lutheran SeniorLife Board of Directors
Ben Jamieson, Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation Board of
Directors, and his wife Michelle
David Fenoglietto, president and CEO,
Lutheran SeniorLife and Terry Mann,
director, Lutheran Service Society
DeAnna Robinson, First Commonwealth Bank and Bill
Hansmann, First Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh
For a list of Excellence is Ageless Gala sponsors, see page 3.
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IN TRIBUTE
The following gifts were received between October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.
IN HONOR OF:
Stephanie Altman
Ms. Margaret McCafferty
Richard C. Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartok
Alicia Arbuckle
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Brody Arbuckle
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Lucille Affolter
Ms. Leann Karcher
Frank and Mary Baker
Rev. Kathleen Baker
Mary D. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Minter
Twila B. Bakken
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Boyce
James Ballard
Cheryl and Bill Semple
Beverly J. Banyay
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Banyay
Heidi L. Beeler
Ms. Alice McGee
Mary Jane Bendick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig
JoAnn Bishop
Ms. Margaret J. Bishop
Albert A. Bittcher Family
Mr. and Mrs. Albert A.
Bittcher
Ms. Jane E. Bittcher
Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Musser
Bea Bradel
Ms. Jody L. Bradel
Betty Buck
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Hunter
Renee and Kevin Calder
Passavant Community
Management Staff
David W. Covert
Ms. Janet L. Sniezek
Helen M. Guy
Mr. Robert B. Mitchell
Marketing Department
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
Ann Cummins
Ms. Suzan A.
Schindledecker
Mildred E. Harting
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harting
Rocco Mastrangelo
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Rose Holcomb
Ms. Julie Painter
Rhonda S. Hoover
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Material Management Department
of Passavant Community
Mr. and Mrs. Byron N.
Mitchell
Jean C. Horensky
Ms. Elaine Kiel
Irene Matesic
Ms. Betsie Walter
Margaret Innocent
Mr. Anthony Innocent
Melidie McClymonds
Ms. Alice McGee
Jesus
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Suhr
Robin McDonnell
Ms. Elaine Kiel
Sue Douglass
Mr. Ryan Houck
Harold Johns
Mr. Duke Snyder
Mr. and Ms. Edgar McGee
Ms. Alice McGee
Richard Drozynski
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Debra S. Johnston
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Claudia McIntyre
Ms. Laurie Dhonau
Mary R. Engle
Ms. Mary Lou Engle
Patricia Kane
Mr. James D. Kane, Jr.
Bonny Eppinger
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Jim Koerth’s birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P.
Flinn
Debra McMurdy
Ms. Alice McGee
Ms. Claudia R. M. Porter
Patty Dauer
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dauer
Patricia Davidson
Mr. Gerald Smulski
Dorothy DeVaty
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Strauss
Mildred M. Dollhopf
Rev. and Mrs. James W.
Dollhopf
Rev. Brian Evans
Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon
Marie Fahey
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fire
Beatrice Flasco
Mrs. Harriet Ulizio
Gordon Gallagher
Mr. Matthew Gallagher
Elizabeth J. Garrett
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Joyce Gleason
Ms. Nancy Headrick
Miriam A. Gilson
Ms. Patricia S. Struble
Rhonda Glevicky
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Renee C. Calder
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Katherine Gliptis
Ms. Eileen Kwidis
Donna Caldwell
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Patty Goehring
Ms. Peggy G. Goehring
Children
Mrs. Joan Gill
Mrs. Elma Maier
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J.
Schlemmer
Donna Goldie
Mr. Gerald Smulsk
Donna M. Close
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Patricia Colonna
Ms. Lisa Pietrusza
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Donna Hart and Janet Graber
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Sieglen
JoAnn M. Gulish
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Janet Gustafson
Ms. JoAnn Penick
Karen Koerth
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P.
Flinn
Rosella Kolling
Ms. Karen Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kolling
Ms. Marian Peck
Ladies of Social Services
Department of Passavant
Community
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P.
Flinn
Joan Miner
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Miner
Richard and Gisela Mitchell
Ms. Claudia R. M. Porter
Barbara A. Moore
Mrs. Grace T. Dennis
Florence Musgrave
Ms. Susan J. S.
Abramowich
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Mary E. Napolitan
Ms. Barbara Boylan
Lepczyk Family
Ms. Sylvia Lepczyk
Unita Nesbitt
Ms. Nancie Allen
Betty Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Croyle
Peggy Nicholas
Ms. Brenda Kramer
Kathy S. Lohr
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Dorothy Norris
Ms. Peggy Frye
Stephen Loschiavo
Mr. Daniel Loschiavo
Avery Obsenica
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Christine A. Macedonia
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Karen Obsenica
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Maintenance Department
Mr. and Mrs. Byron N.
Mitchell
Rod Obsenica
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Betsylynn Majzlik
Mr. Gerald Smulski
Passavant Community
Leadership Team
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Martha E. Malone
Mr. Russell Malone
Carol Paulowich
Mr. Daniel Loschiavo
Grace Pflug
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pflug
Elizabeth Sarver
Ms. Shirley J. Mitolo
Marie J. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. David Rogers
Lisa D. Ramos
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Lois and Ernie Schindehette
Ms. Denise S. Sticha
Mike and Pat Ream
Mrs. Peggy Nicholas
Clarence Scholtz
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Walter
Francies Yingling
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L.
Huggins
Victor Redfoot
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Redfoot
Carol Reich
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Evan Bradley Reich
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Effie R. Schultz
Ms. Rachel Schultz
Peter J. Schuster
Ms. Karen Obsenica
Zelia Yoder
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Snyder
Dorothy S. Zeigler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C.
Hornack
Alice Barber
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Adamchik
Ms. Joanne Barancho Iorio
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fuller
Ms. D. Patrice Leech
Mr. and Mrs. David Meehan
Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Tabinowski
Emma Grace Barkman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Macurdy
Jack Barkman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Macurdy
Wayne Reich
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Mary O. Shanahan
Mr. and Mrs. James
Druschel
Jim Zeller
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Residents of Passavant Community
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Mary P. Sherman
Ms. Laura R. Roy
IN MEMORY OF:
Steven Bartolac
Mrs. Virginia S. Bartolac
Linda Richards’ 80th birthday
Ms. Nancie Allen
Mrs. Dorothy Fehr
Ms. Mary F. N. McGinnis
Jack E. Sieglen
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A.
Graber
Bernadette Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Adams
Harry and Helen Bauman
Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Bauman
Edward Albert
Mrs. Karen Albert
Darrel Behm
Helen Behm, Charles and Donna
Jean and Michael Alberts
Mr. Terry and Dr. Nancy Alberts
Robert Beliunas
Bill Few and Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Byrne
Mr. John E. Jones
Ms. Tina Magri
Mr. Ted Talkowski
Ms. Mary Zeis
Ms. Patricia Zeis
Casey Ridgley
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Dorothy Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller
James P. Rooney
Ms. Nellie Smyth
Elizabeth J. Smith
Mrs. Barbara A. Miller
Janet L. Sniezek
Mr. David W. Covert
Christine J. Sondej
Ms. Brenda Kramer
Nancy Wolfe Anderson
Mr. Ronald B. Anderson
Sally Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartok
Mrs. James P. Rooney
Ms. Nellie Smyth
Clara Spade
Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Spade
Ross Family
Mr. Hugh Brannan
Staff of RoseCrest Assisted Living
Ms. Laurie Dhonau
Eva Arbutina
Mr. Tod R. Arbutina
Jay and Ruth Roy
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Ruth E. Staples
Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Boffo
Mr. and Mrs. Philip L.
Greenisen
Viola Arkwright
Mrs. Anna Conti
Laura R. Roy
Ms. Michelle E. Bobbert
Mrs. Renee C. Calder
Ms. Donna Caldwell
Mrs. Donna M. Close
Mr. Brian Damaska
Mr. Richard Drozynski
Ms. Bonny Eppinger
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Ms. Rhonda Glevicky
Mr. Nicholas Grandinetti
Ms. JoAnn M. Gulish
Ms. Carrie A. Henderson
Ms. Monique Hogue
Ms. Rhonda S. Hoover
Ms. Tonya L. Kennedy
Ms. Christine A.
Macedonia
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
Ms. Lisa D. Ramos
Ms. Rebecca L.
Shallenberger
Ms. Mary Pat Sherman
Mr. David Tofanelli
Ms. Christine Trapp
Passavant Community
Leadership Team
Julianne Sticha
Ms. Lois Schindehette
Ruth Strub
Ms. Linda Strub
Thanksgiving
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Rosemarie Thorpe
Ms. Tami Black
David Tofanelli
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Nancy Tuscic
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tuscic
Clara Marie Wadsworth
Ms. Sandy Puskar
Rev. Reinhold K. (Dutch) Weber
Ms. Laura R. Roy
Ms. Lynn A. Schrimper
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R.
Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K.
Weber
Kathy Westcott
Mr. Joseph Westcott
Robert (Red) Angert
Mrs. Joan Angert
John Arscott
Mrs. Betty G. Arscott
Charles Ashton
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Ashton
Mary Bailey
Mr. Gary Bailey
Greta Ann Baker
Rev. Dr. David C. Baker
Jean Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fadik
Mr. and Mrs. Regis Leindecker
Ms. Mandy L. May
New Sewickley Township Police
Bargaining Unit
Cynthia Ball
Ms. Patricia A. Rametta
Ms. Rosalie Zidek
Carol Ann Ballard
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Shuster
Charles and Elizabeth Banyay
Dr. and Mrs. Gary P. Stoehr
Elizabeth W. Banyay
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Banyay
Robert Baptiste
Mr. and Mrs. William Geibel
John A. Barron
Mrs. Lorraine Troiano Barron
Helen and Horace Bennett
Mr. Thomas H. Bennett
Thomas Birckbichler
Mrs. Virginia Birckbichler
Linda Bishop
Ms. Claretta C. Bishop
Alice Blacksmith
Mrs. Mary Lou Ebner
George Blagg
Mrs. Lois E. Blagg
Paul Boben
Mrs. Freda J. Boben
Dorothy Bollen
Ms. Joyce Kottner
Homer A. Bollen
Ms. Joy D. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. William Bingle
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Fugate
Ms. Sylvia Lepczyk
Mr. and Mrs. Byron N. Mitchell
Mrs. LaVerne D. Pennell
Ms. Susan Richards
Mr. Robert E. Taylor
Ruth Booker
Ms. Patty Goehring
George and Loella Grace Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Byron N. Mitchell
John Borda
Ms. Christine Woods
Steve and Evelyn Borda
Ms. Christine Woods
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Lucille Borland
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hutchison
Carolyn Cincala
Mr. Rudy Cincala
Elizabeth Davis
Mrs. Janet D. Lacy
William C. Engleman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leddy
Perry Bowser
Ms. Carole J. Bowser
Robert Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Maximillian Fiore
Frances Davis Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Pike
Dan Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payling
John H. Bradel
Ms. Jody L. Bradel
James E. Cochran
Ms. Betty I. Slagle
Dan and Kathryn Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payling
Mary J. Brandstetter
Mr. Carl W. Brandstetter
Edward and Mildred Colbert
Mr. and Mrs. James Colbert
Dearly Departed Residents of
Larkspur Household
Ms. Patricia Scheidemantle
Lois Briggs
Anonymous
William Collier
Mrs. Ellen Collier
Tammy Bright
Mr. and Mrs. William Bright
Renald Colonna
Mr. Keith Colonna
Catherine Brown
Sandra and Ray Prazenica
Anna and Robert K. Brown
Ms. Susan Brown
Bob Costa
The Auxiliary of Passavant
Community
Mr. and Ms. Jonathan Snyder
Helen Bunk
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter
Roberta Cramer
Mr. Timothy Steed
Gerald Burdick
Mrs. Beverly Burdick
Mr. Charles McGuire
Ms. Shirley Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sproull
Irene Crawford
Mr. Harry F. Crawford
Norman Burgess
Ms. Donna J. Scheletsky
George Burk
Mrs. Ellen M. Burk
Leroy and Anna Byers
Mr. Bruce Carlin
James K. Critchlow
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Redfoot
John Csuy
Ms. Kathryn Csuy- Altvatter
Anne A. Cusick
Ms. Joanne C. Meredith
Mary Cygan
Mr. and Mrs. James Cygan
Gilda Sue Calahan
Captain Charles E. Calahan
Jane Daddesio
Ms. Ana Caula
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gaither
Mr. and Ms. James Hathaway
Ms. Rita Sherman
Harold and Harriet Caldwell
Ms. Cheryl J. Caldwell
James Darr
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Emmett
Marian E. Campbell
Mr. Robert F. Campbell
William and Helen Dauberman
Mr. and Mrs. Norman V. Abazoris
Mr. David Dauberman
Helen Caddick
Mrs. Susan C. Eastman
Catherine Cararie
Mr and Mrs. Robert Cararie
Edith and Arthur Carlin
Mr. Bruce Carlin
Christopher Carter
Ms. Cathy Laughlin
Twila Caulkins
Mr. Timothy Beige
Regis Cerny
Ms. Elva Silay
John M. Chuba
Ms. Bernadine Chuba
Charles Judge Churgin
Ms. Sylvia J. Churgin
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Margaret Dougherty
Ms. Carole Bowser
Ralph Dauer
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dauer
Ms. Patty Dauer
Ed Davis
Armstrong
Kelly Chapman and Rich Piroch
Mary Cotton and Carrie Curtis
Ms. Anna Marie Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Hasychak
Ms. Peg Herr
Ms. Jo Ellen Macko
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rauschenberger
Ms. Trudy L. Sedwick
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weaver
Ms. Donna L. Wells
Joan DeAugustino
Mr. Steve DeAugustino
Wray E. Dennis
Mrs. Grace T. Dennis
Dorothy DeVaty
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Strauss
Nathan DeSantis
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hurd
Vivian B. DeSantis
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hurd
Wayne Dindinger
Mrs. Eleanor Dindinger
Patricia DiTullio
Mr. Floyd DiTullio
Shirley Doller
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Spithaler
Edward J. Dollhopf
Mrs. Mildred M. Dollhopf
Nancy Kelly Doerr
Drs. Thomas and Ricarda Kelly
Walrond, VMD
Kay Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payling
Ruth M. Fackler
Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Roller
Donald Fetterman
Mrs. Dorothy L. Fetterman
David and Mary Fife
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Fife
Sam and Betty Finch
Mr. and Mrs. Byron N. Mitchell
Ann Fiorina
Mr. Ernest Fiorina
Laura M. Fisher
Mrs. Patricia A. Minor
Pat Fisher
Ms. Patricia Sturgis
Louis and Alma Fix
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fix
Kay I. Flavin
Ms. Joan Bush
Bertha R. Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kolling
Shirley Dorrier
Ms. Brenda McBride
Christine L. Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kemmler
Paul and Hazel Doughty
Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Falk
Louise Fletcher
Ms. Karen Wilk
A. Marcella Douthett
Ms. Agnes E. Conway
Ms. Judith L. Double
Mr. Claire Douthett
Ms. Laura Lippert
Howard and Daryl Foss
Miss Betty Ann Foss
William Draper
Mrs. Frances Draper
Dr. Randall R. Draper
Mr. and Mrs. Al Opitz
Sevila Flukas
Mr. John Flukas
Pauline Fosetti
Ms. Linda McCaslin
Astrid B. Franzen
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Franzen
Victor H. Drescher
Kathleen and Victor Drescher
Frank Frederick
Anonymous
Florence and Paul Dresser
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Dresser
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Smith
Robert Frizzell
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Frizzell
Jeffrey Wilson Dunn
Ms. Nancy Dunn
Robert Edwards
Mrs. Mary Jane Edwards
Karen Egerer
Mr. Michael Snow
Mr. Stuart Cashman
William E. Fruth
Mrs. Dolores H. Fruth
Jean C. Fryer
Ms. Donna J. Fryer
Betty Fulk
Mrs. Donna M. Steinheiser
Marian Fugate
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Fugate
Marie G. Handte
Mitsi and Farel Byrd
Kathryn H. Green and Family
Jake and Willy Hoogerbrugge
Ms. Dawn E. Hoogerbrugge
Passavant Community Staff
Ed Haney
Ms. Shirley Haney
George and Agnes Horensky
Ms. Jean C. Horensky
Leland Haney
Ms. Shirley Haney
Annie Houck
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Juliano
Linda Hangliter
Mr. Lee Hangliter
John Hough
Mrs. Rhonda L. Hough
Mary Harman
Rev. and Mrs. John P. Harman, M.A.
Kenneth Householder
Mrs. Shirley A. Householder
Delbert M. Giebel
Ms. Wanda M. Stevenson
Clara Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Regis W.
Harrington, Jr.
Thomas Hovanec
Mrs. Charine P. Hovanec
John Gerhardt
Ms. Kathy Gerhardt
Margaret Hartung
Ms. Yvonne L. Meyer
Joan Gilliland
Mr. John Gilliland
Ken Haughin
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Haughin
Mr. Richard W. Glaser
George J. Howe Company
Ms. Deborah R. Uber
Earl Hawkins
Armstrong
Ms. Lois J. Cairns
Mr. Richard R. Green
Ron Gailey
Ms. Leslie Linta
Elma Galano
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carey
Vince Galano
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carey
Lois Gallagher
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Corrine Gamble
Ms. Annabelle M. Soose
William Marian Garrett
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Raymond Goehring (DAD)
Ms. Patty Goehring
Stella Goehring (MOM)
Ms. Peggy G. Goehring
Leo Goetz
American Legion Post 474
Mr. Richard Bushee
Mr. Michael Petruska
Joan Hawkins
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins
Bill Hayes
Mrs. Alice S. Hayes
Hayes Family
Ms. Karen Guzyk
Mrs. Alice S. Hayes
Jeannette M. Goll
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Goll III
Robert and Edith Hays
Mr. and Mrs. David Croft
Jack Gore
Mrs. C. Jean Gore
Howard and Helen Hedrick
St. John’s Lutheran Church,
Kittanning
J. Robert Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Delaney
Mrs. Ruth Graham
Edward A. Heid
Ms. Janet S. Heid
Michael L. Green
Ms. Elizabeth M. Weisenstein
Mabel Heinlein
Ms. Mary Lee Holler
Jack D. Grinnik
Mr. John L. Foley
Paul F. Helmstaedter
Mrs. Mary Helmsteadter
Lillian Grinnik
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Grinnik
Isabelle and Bill Hendren
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hendren
Charles V. Grisetti
Mrs. Jean M. Grisetti
Elizabeth S. Hertler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Carlson
Peg Groseclose
Mr. William T. Groseclose
Margaret Hester
Ms. Judith Langdon
Andreas Grotewold
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lofton
Nancy Hetrick
Ms. Marcia Ligas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Smith
Will and Betty Guerra
Ms. Ladonne Guerra
George and Erma Gurtner
Mr. David Gurtner
John F. Haeberle
Mrs. Frances L. Haeberle
Joseph T. Hanchosky, Jr.
Mrs. Lauretta A. Hanchosky
Thad Hetrick
Ms. C. Debra Angert
April Lynn Hilgar
Mrs. Donald M. Hilgar
William J. Hill
Mrs. Teresa Hill
Earl Himes
Mrs. Marjorie Hollenbaugh
Dale and Edna Huggins
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Huggins
Janet Hunt
Mr. Robert Hunt
Patricia Illig
Mr. Jim Illig
Helen Isett
Ms. Dorothy Fleming
Richard Jarrett
Mr. David R. Jarrett
Phyllis Jespersen
Ms. Laura Novosedliak
Mary Kabay
Mr. David A. Duke
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Filges
Ms. Kathy J. Geibel
Mr. Harold W. George
Ms. Lillian McLaughlin
Ms. Patti Z. Reese
Toy Pipeline Contractors
Utility Safety & Design, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Vogel
Mrs. Carole Zagst
Gladys Kephart
Mr. George J. Kephart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Preniczky
Robert Kiel
Ms. Jean C. Horensky
Ms. Elaine Kiel
Eino and Angela Kilpela
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Kilpela
Walter Klara
Ms. Phyllis Klara
George Klebacha
Mr. David Arnold Allerton
Robert Klenotick
Ms. Cathy Laughlin
Ellen J. Kline
Ms. Nancy S. Leonberg
John and Lois Knapp
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Flinn
Marlyn Koehnke
Mr. John Koehnke
Howard W. Koepke
Mr. and Mrs. Alton D. Byers, Jr.
Marie Koerts
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kemmler
June Kosar
Ms. Lori Bark
Mr. James Lalli
Mrs. Patricia A. Hladio
Marlene Krupa
Mr. Theodore Krupa
Edwin Langer
Mr. and Mrs. Dru Rezzetano
Helen Lash
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Emmett
William Lash
Mrs. and Mr. Margaret R. Lash
JoAnn Laughner
Ms. Tina Crees
Maudress Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Sonntag
Robert R. and Margaret M.
Lawther
Mrs. Dolores J. Casali
Ms. B. Lynn Wonderling
Nancy Lesjak
Ms. Christine Woods
Rose Lesnick
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry B. Hanahan
Luella Ley
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Ley
Pearl V. (Huch) Lieb
Mr. and Mrs. J. Duane Brannon
Margaret Liehr
Dr. Patricia Liehr
Betty Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Croyle II
Ms. Karen Ittel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Karbowski
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longobardi
Mr. Frank Longobardi
Pat Lope
Mr. Phillip Lope
James Lotz
Mrs. Margaret Lotz
Margaret J. Lotz
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Hensel
Loved Ones
Ms. Phyllis Hacke
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kristophel
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baker
Mrs. Dorothy Zippel
Patrick Maier
Mrs. Elma Maier
Richard Maier
Mrs. Betty G. Arscott
Victor W. Maire
Ms. Thelma Maire
Alvin L. Malone
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Malone
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Ms. Terumi Ackerman
Ms. Anna Belonzi
Mrs. Marian Bucuren
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. DeComo
Mr. Joseph Havrilla
Mr. George Kingsley
Mr. Albert F. Klavora
Dr. and Mrs. Paul L. Kornblith
Ms. Deanna Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. William Parker
Ms. and Mr. Ginny P. Petraglia
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
Mr. James Sweeney
The Lynch Law Group
Irene Markel
Miss Sarah L. Eikey
Madeline Markel
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Kacvinsky, Jr.
Harry and Loretta Marks
Mr. Hal F. Marks, Jr.
Clifford and Elizabeth Martin
Ms. Bonnie Davidson
Virginia Martin
Mr. Stephen V. Martin
Irene Mashensic
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Penrod
Sylvia Matthews
Mr. Edgar W. Matthews
Madeleine McBride
Ms. Brenda McBride
Betty McClarnon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rafferty
Roger McClean
Andritz Herr-Voss Stamco
Caroline McCleary
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCleary
Mr. T. J. McCleary
Alberta and Roy McCoid
Rev. and Mrs. Donald J. McCoid
Anna McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick
June A. McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. William Bingle
Mary C. McCune
Mr. James D. McCune
Mildred Macevoy
Ms. Gertrude Camp
Harold Victor McGarvey
ACMH Lab
Ms. Karen E. Bruner
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Cogley
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Crawford
Mr. Darrell E. Daubenspeck
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Eileen Morrow
Mr. and Mrs. Dale McNamara
John E. Patterson
Mrs. Mildred K. Patterson
Leah G. Morrow
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Morrow
Robert Pearce
Ms. Joan Pearce
Cleora McHale
Ms. Brenda Kramer
Mother
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Ira and Virginia McKee
Ms. Kathy Gerhardt
Gilda Murray
Mr. George J. Murray, Jr.
Barry M. Perry
Mrs. Linda Reeves
Ms. Beverly Robinson
Dorothy E. Meerhoff
Mr. and Mrs. John Bodziuch
Robert Edward Musser
Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Musser
Anna L. Merante
Mrs. Lucille Albright
Pete, Peter and Veronica
Mutmansky
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Geibel
Seven Fields Veterinary Hospital
Ms. Kara Wood
Ms. Lisa Wood
Dorothy Mercurio
Mr. Eugene Mercurio
Albert C. Mertens
Mrs. Adele C. Mertens
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Mertens
Mrs. Caroline M. Hass
Arlene Mielke
Mrs. Dolores J. Yochim
Cecelia Milicia
Ms. Tricia Cavanaugh
Ms. Beatrice Milicia
Charles Miller
Anonymous
Gary Mercadante Roofing
Ms. Mary Lee Holler
Mr. Shawn McCarl
Mr. William R. Myers
Ms. Hannah Myers
Benjamin Phillips, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Coffin
Philomena Naughton
Amerinet, Inc.
Mr. Ronald Rovnak
Lauretta M. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Coffin
Mary Lou Neff
Ms. June B. Morrison
Ms. Mary Ellen Nelson
Trinity Lutheran Church Women
Merchelle Nelson
The Flaherty Family
Lois Ness
Mr. Dennis E. Ness
Mary L. Miller
Ms. Patricia L. Barger
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMurry
John Willetts, Jenny, Joel, Karen
and Matt
Janice June Newcomb
Dr. Linda N. Wenig
Henry Monday, Sr.
Mrs. Marina A. Monday
Marylou Moorhead
Center Township General Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coley
DHT Construction, Inc.
Ms. Eileen Jewart
Macdonald Illig Attorneys
Ms. Melissa Sabin
Mr. Walter Wilmer, Jr.
Phil Morris
Mr. Paul F. Morris
Jane Morrison
Mr. Taylor Morrison
Edith Pfohl
Ms. Mary E. Fowler
Alexander Pietrzyk
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Klingensmith
Dorothy and Arthur Nestor
Ms. Virginia Nestor
Merle (Bud) A. Mohney
Mrs. Betty E. Mohney
Laverne Pfaff
Mrs. Dorothy L. Pfaff
My Parents
Ms. Karen M. Davis
Dick Miller
Mrs. Bonnie Miller
John and Martha Misko
Ms. Janet Misko
Curt and Lois Jean Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Penrod
Mary Nichol
Ms. Anna L. Postupac
Ann Obsenica
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Anna D. O’Donnell
Mr. Peter J. O’Donnell
Louise Oltmann
Ms. Janet Misko
Patricia A. O’Malley
Mr. Michael S. O’Malley, Sr.
Wayne Allen Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Callen
Luther Otto
Mrs. Marlene O. Morrell
Our Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Bartlett
Diane Parker
Ms. Elizabeth J. Klee-Tissue
Frances M. (Fran) Parsons
Mr. Wayne Parsons
Helen and Ernest Piisila
Rev. and Mrs. Donald J. McCoid
Ervin and Lottie Rose Pilarski
Mr. James M. Pilarski
Joseph and Kenneth Pitchke
Ms. Audrey P. Lott
Joseph A. Polonchak
Mrs. Mary L. Polonchak
Valent Rabovsky
Ms. Lynn Dobrick
Walter Alvin Rahiser
Ms. Nancie L. Johnson
Robert Rectenwald
Mrs. Audrey Rectenwald
Leland E. Reddick
Ms. Patty Dunkerly
Stella Redfoot
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Redfoot
William Reese
Mr. Peter J. Schuster
Sister Regina Germaine
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Esther and Wiliam Renzelman
Ms. Elaine Renzelman
Gordon and Charlotte Rhing
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Liebenguth
Harry Rhodes
Ms. Cherylle M. Rhodes
George S. Richards
Mrs. Linda Richards
Ruth Rickley
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Rickley, Jr.
James Reiger
Ms. Linda J. Ochs
Mrs. Donna M. Stivison
Ms. Kristen M. Williams
P. Richard Rittelmann
Mrs. Jane Rittelmann
Bill Robbins
Mrs. Rose M. Robbins
Patricia Roman
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Baker
Evelyn and Harry Roudybush
Mr. and Mrs. Orvel Seal
Mary Rozic
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Benson
Mrs. Marie McGuire
Shirley Rupp
Ms. Debra S. Johnston
Elizabeth M. Sanders
Ms. Chelsea E. Novotny
Christine Sankovic
Ms. Constance J. Sankovic
Agnes Sarver
All-Pro Transport Company, Inc.
Ms. Lucinda Kelly
Ray Sarver
Ms. Shirley J. Mitolo
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Sarver
John Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hinkle
Ralph Scanga
Ms. Anna Scanga
Carol Schattauer
Mr. Thomas Schattauer
Richard Schawalder
Ms. Rosemarie H. Schawalder
Ms. Merab Drennen
Ms. Linda D. Fleeger
Ms. Joanne R. Kapp
Ms. Theresa Kasmarik
Mr. Joe J. Susnak
Frances Shick
Mr. Fred Shick
Mark A. Shiring
Ms. Dale Leigh Doran
Wilmer Shirk
Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Breitenbach
Ms. Dianna J. Brubaker
Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Frederick
Mr. Stanlie Hladio
Ms. Audrey Hoffman
Ms. Pam Lower
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rectenwald
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Veronick, Jr.
Marjorie L. Shotts
Ms. Cheryl Colombo
Silvercrest Asset Management
Helen L. Sowers
Industrial Commercial Elevator
International Union of Elevator
Constructors Local 6
Helen and Carl Spadafore
Mr. Terry and Dr. Nancy Alberts
Clara Spade
Mr. Dan Siciliano
Jack Spinelli
Mr. Richard L. Nickle
Helen F. Spohn
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rottman
Evelyn D. Springer
Mr. Joseph Springer
Roy Steinheiser
Mrs. Donna M. Steinheiser
Isaiah J. Stevenson
Mrs. N. Arlene Stevenson
Donald and Gary Stewart
Mrs. Martha G. Stewart
Audrey Silverio
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Geibel
Leonard R. Stidle
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Stidle, Jr.
George H. Simon
Ms. Nadine Simon
Hugh J. Stratton
Ms. Eleanor Weber
Sinclair Family
Mrs. Alice S. Hayes
Mary D. Stratton
Ms. Eleanor Weber
John H. Slease
Mrs. Julia Slease
Josephine Strednak
Ms. Laura S. Hocker
Jim Slinghuff
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Slingluff
Edward Striffler
Ms. Mary Lee Holler
Mrs. Marion Striffler
David E. Smith
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
Gene Smith
Mrs. Shirley A. Smith
Karl Scheller
Mrs. Marjorie M. Scheller
James C. Smith
Chris and Jack Shofner
Mrs. Linda L. Smith
Carl Schindler
Miss Maria Von Mickwitz
Leroy Smith
Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Raymond G. Schmude
Mrs. Barbara J. Schmude
Willard and Genevieve Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Deklewa
Eugene A. Schneck
Mrs. Esther M. Schneck
Charles A. Smullin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smullin
Peter Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Schneider
Dorothy Snelsire
Ms. Audrey Fleming
Lester Schweinsberg
Ms. Joanne Gebhardt
Edward Sniezek
Ms. Janet L. Sniezek
Harvey Scott
Mrs. Janet Scott
Ann Sofko
Mr. and Mrs. John Sofko
Avonelle P. Shaddock
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Verrico
Dolly Sondej Merana
Mrs. Chris J. Sondej
Gary Shakely
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Ball
Butler Armco Employees Credit
Union
Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter
& Graham
Ms. Dale Leigh Doran
Timothy Sondej
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
Mrs. Chris J. Sondej
George Strobel
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Strobel
Joshua Strosnider
Ms. Elizabeth J. Garrett
Ms. Monique Hogue
Ms. Ann Mutmansky
James Stuckey
Rev. Dr. Nelson T. Strobert
Grace Stumpf
Rev. Caroline and Rev. George
Mendis
Mary P. Taylor
Mr. Robert E. Taylor
Kathryn M. Thoma
Ms. Sylvia Lepczyk
Mary I. Thompson
The Reverends Kenneth and
Karen Thompson
Agnes and Bernard Tidd
Mrs. Martha G. Stewart
Helen Tipton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E Dixon
Albert Trauman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Trauman
Irene Tressler
Mrs. Amy Farrar
Barbara E. Trombatt
Mr. Domenic A. Trombatt
James Tyson
Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Ingold
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ulrich
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Malone
Lawrence Upton
Mrs. Ellie Upton
Darlene Vensel
Mr. William Vensel
Esther Vespignani
Mr. Dante Vespignani
Kathryn Villella
Mr. Dominic Villella
Tullio A. Viola
Mrs. Charmaine Viola
J. Ellis Walrond
Drs. Thomas and Ricarda
Kelly Walrond, VMD
Marcia Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. White
Dwight Walter
Ms. Deborah Walter
Joseph A. and Anna C. Weber
Mrs. Frances E. Weaver
Catherine Sturgess Newell
Ms. Jean Sturges
Lois Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Weber
Rev. Reinhold (Dutch) K. Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Weber
Ni Suchy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cygan
Norma Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard G. W. Becker
Reyer Swan
Drs. David and Barbara Swan
Helen R. Wehr
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hughes
Ms. Mary Ann Stickel
Ingrid Swanberg
Mr. Kenneth Pake
Mrs. Judith Starling
Ms. Tracy Ferrell
Anthony L. Weleski
Mrs. Fay Weleski
Joseph M. Taramella
Mrs. Marie Tartamella
Barbara Werner
Mr. and Mrs. George Werner
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hritz
Gladys Taylor
Ms. D. P. Englert
Robert C. Werner
Mrs. Ruth Werner
Marian Taylor
Mr. Floyd J. Taylor
Joseph Whelan
Ms. J.A.C. Whelan
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IN TRIBUTE
Continued
Lillian Wilk
Ms. Grace M. Johns
Charles Woods
Ms. Marie J. Woods
Eve Stefonia Yakich
Ms. Barbara A. Wolford
Stephen Zagst, Sr.
Mrs. Carole Zagst
Ora Williams
Anonymous
Eleanor Woods
Ms. Eleanor W. Woods
Charles Yetter
Ms. Linda Yetter
Chester Zeluski
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Johnston
Virginia Grace Wisniewski
Mr. James R. Wisniewski
Harriette Woods
Mr. Stephen B. Woods
Carl and Francies Yingling
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Huggins
Steve Zavacky
Ms. Beverly A. Zavacky
Ethel Williamson
Mr. David Williamson
Dorothy Wroblewski
Ms. Nadine Simon
Palmer Yoder
Ms. Diane K. Yoder
Chester Zelusk
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wyllie
Wendy Winter
Ms. Judith Langdon
David Wunnenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A.
Wunnenberg
Harold C. Young
Ms. Linda A. Young
Richard Zidek
Ms. Rosalie Zidek
Mary Esther Wood
Ms. Donna K. Mancino
Josh Wunnenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A.
Wunnenberg
Helen M. and Charles H. Young
Ms. Hilda Kenny
Thank You!
JANE BITTCHER NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE
LUTHERAN SENIORLIFE FOUNDATION
Jane Bittcher, former chairman of
the Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation
Board of Directors and member
of the Lutheran SeniorLife Board
of Directors, has been named
President of the Lutheran SeniorLife
Foundation.
“I have been involved with Lutheran
SeniorLife for more than 10 years,
and I have firsthand experience in
working with the organization since
my parents are residents at Passavant
Community,” Bittcher said. “Over
the years, I have developed great
admiration for Lutheran SeniorLife
and its leadership.”
“Rev. Bob Musser – my pastor, friend
and current Lutheran SeniorLife
board member – once said that as
a society, we’re judged by how we
treat our very young and our very
old. That comment has stayed with
me,” Bittcher continued. “I decided
to accept the opportunity to serve as
President of the Foundation because I
want to do my part in helping seniors,
who have served our society in many
ways, to live active, abundant lives
through Lutheran
SeniorLife
communities and
services.”
Bittcher began
her career at
Mellon Bank and has worked in the
financial services industry for more
than 33 years. Most recently she
was the Chief Lending Officer for
Bridgeway Capital, a Pittsburgh based,
non-profit Community Development
Financial Institution. She has a
Master of Education degree in Higher
Education Administration from the
University of Vermont and received
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration from Thiel College.
Bittcher serves on the Foundation
Board of the Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Gettysburg, and is a
member of Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church of Fox Chapel, where she is
the treasurer and a member of both
the singing and bell choirs. v
(Seated left to right) Barb McQuaid, Jane Bittcher, Beverly
Martincek, Ginny Villani. (Standing left to right) Maren
McIntire, Jenn McIntire, Kristen Ginzburg, Paulette Musser.
All are enjoying a great time at the recent VNA Hospice
Friendship Luncheon.
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Portraits of Abundant Life
This on-going series highlights Lutheran SeniorLife residents,
program participants, staff and friends who are living their Abundant Life®.
IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE FAITH
Following a family vacation to the
beach in 2013, Linda Haluszczak
began feeling the symptoms of an
upper respiratory infection.
Her diagnosis was GuillanBarre Syndrome – a rare
condition which causes
the body’s immune system
to attack its own nervous
system.
After a few months of
treatment elsewhere,
Linda arrived at St. John
Specialty Care Center
in September 2013,
where she remained
ventilator-dependent
for another six months.
Slowly, she regained
minimal movement in her
extremities, but she was
highly motivated to gain
all that she had lost.
Intense physical,
occupational and speech
“The therapy here at St. John
Specialty Care Center has been
great,” she said. “The therapists
never gave up on me, and still push
me to go further. I have learned
how to feed myself again, and I can
even walk up to 16 feet with some
assistance. Every step I take is big!”
Part of her therapy included being
transported to Passavant Community
to exercise in the swimming
pool in the Abundant Life
Center.
“It felt so great to be able to
walk in that water. I could
stand by myself in it because
I was weightless, and I could
walk the length of the pool.”
Abundant life
Her doctor prescribed medication,
but within days, Linda was in
extreme distress – she
couldn’t breathe, her face
was drooping and her
body was rapidly shutting
down. She required a
tracheostomy and a
feeding tube, and was
completely paralyzed.
therapy have proven tremendously
successful.
“I used to say ‘I can’t.’ Now
I say ‘I’ll try.’ And I am
finding more and more that
I can!”
In fact, Linda has begun the
process of transitioning back
to her own home in Moon
Township, something that
she was not sure would ever
be possible.
“I will certainly miss
everyone here at St. John,
but I am really looking
forward to being back in
my own home with my
husband.” v
After intense therapy, Linda
Haluszczak (center) has
regained the strength and
mobility to return home.
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Lutheran SeniorLife offers a
continuum of care featuring senior
living communities, personal care,
nursing care, Alzheimer’s care,
home health and hospice, social and
physician services.
With headquarters in Adams
Township, PA, Lutheran SeniorLife has
locations in Zelienople, Mars, Butler,
McCandless Township, Hempfield
Township, Kittanning, Vandergrift,
New Castle, Moon Township,
Aliquippa, Ambridge and Monaca. To
learn more about any of our programs
or services, please visit our website at
www.lutheranseniorlife.org.
MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM RECOGNIZED
The Beaver County Commissioners
issued a proclamation declaring
the month of March as “March for
Meals” month, as part of a nationwide
celebration of Meals on Wheels
programs.
Lutheran Service Society operates
Meals on Wheels kitchens in
Rochester and Aliquippa, serving
more than 20,000 meals a year to
homebound elderly and disabled
adults within Beaver County.
“There’s nothing more heartwarming
than when you knock on a door and
see that smile,” said Mike Dengel,
director of Beaver County Meals on
Wheels, “because we sometimes are
the only person they will see or talk to
that day.”
For more information about Meals
on Wheels, visit our website
at www.lutheranseniorlife.org/
lutheranservicesociety. v
Rev. Michael Sourwine, House of
Prayer Lutheran Church in Aliquippa;
Terry Mann, director of Lutheran
Service Society; Mike Dengel, director
of Meals on Wheels Beaver County;
Commissioner Chairman Sandie Egley;
Commissioner Daniel C. Camp III
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