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Year-End 2008<br />
A publication of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
<strong>Caring</strong> <strong>Relationships</strong><br />
Grateful Patients
<strong>Caring</strong> <strong>Relationships</strong>, Grateful patients<br />
To Always Feel at Home<br />
What is the bright side to a year that brought such adversity to so many in<br />
our region? In times of turmoil or uncertainty, coping successfully often<br />
means taking stock of what is essential in our lives, re-evaluating priorities,<br />
and finding a renewed sense of gratitude for that which we value most. At<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation, that means our relationships with<br />
the people we serve.<br />
For over a century, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran has been caring for patients,<br />
families, and communities with a personalized attention that has become<br />
the hallmark of everything we do. We are the home that people return to with<br />
the secure knowledge that here, quality healthcare means not only leadingedge<br />
services, but compassionate care delivered with a human touch. These<br />
relationships—between medical center and community, between caregivers,<br />
patients, and families—are the rich soil from which all advancement, success,<br />
and achievement can take root and grow.<br />
In this issue of Pathfinders, we share stories that spotlight the importance<br />
of caring relationships and the fundamental ways they impact the work of<br />
our Foundation. You’ll read about people’s thoughtful decisions to support<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation because our mission is consistent<br />
with the very things they value most. Each story is different, yet the core<br />
feeling is remarkably the same: “I am grateful” and “I want to make a<br />
difference.”<br />
None of us can know for certain what the coming year will bring. But even as<br />
the healthcare landscape changes, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
remains firmly rooted in our long tradition of treasuring relationships. We<br />
know that home is not just a place—it is people.<br />
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On the cover: Sue Eber knows<br />
from personal experience that<br />
“when you’ve been given a cancer<br />
diagnosis, you need to be with<br />
people.” That’s why she helped<br />
launch the General Cancer Patient<br />
Support Group (pictured at left)<br />
in 2007 and is now actively<br />
involved in promoting lung cancer<br />
awareness through a project<br />
supported by <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation. Read more<br />
about Sue on page 8.<br />
Pathfinders is published by <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Medical Foundation for friends<br />
and supporters of the Foundation. We<br />
welcome comments or suggestions from<br />
our readers for future stories.<br />
Editor<br />
Jill Blokhuis<br />
Associate Director of Development<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
Photography<br />
Brooke Doval, John Kerrigan, Marsha<br />
Ledman, John Sake, and Jim Tritch<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Media<br />
Copywriting<br />
Leslie Wegener<br />
Juniper Hill Partners<br />
Design<br />
Vendi Advertising<br />
To learn more about the Foundation’s<br />
medical education, research, and<br />
community health outreach programs, or<br />
to inquire about making a charitable gift,<br />
please visit us at www.gundluth.org/<br />
foundation or call the Foundation office at<br />
(608) 775-6600.<br />
©2008 <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Mary B. Burrichter<br />
Mark V. Connelly, MD, Chairman<br />
Donald F. Frank<br />
C. Daniel Gelatt, PhD<br />
Robert N. Golden, MD<br />
Joe Gow, PhD<br />
A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD, Vice Chairman<br />
Sigurd B. <strong>Gundersen</strong>, III, MD<br />
Kent C. Handel<br />
Herbert M. Heili, Treasurer<br />
Pauline M. Jackson, MD<br />
George H. Kerckhove<br />
Wendy K. Lommen<br />
Todd A. Mahr, MD<br />
Ernest S. Micek<br />
Edwin M. Overholt, MD<br />
Pamela J. Padesky, RN, Secretary<br />
John B. Reinhart<br />
Barbara A. Skogen<br />
Governor Tommy G. Thompson<br />
Lisa K. Warsinske<br />
Donald J. Weber<br />
Stephen B. Webster, MD<br />
Mary Jo Werner<br />
John R. Wettstein<br />
Our Mission<br />
Focused on medical education, clinically<br />
based research, and community health<br />
outreach, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation is dedicated to advancing<br />
quality healthcare.
A Legacy of Love<br />
Betty Ann MacPhetridge is remembered by her<br />
husband Don, and many others, as a person who<br />
always had a smile on her face and a gift for helping<br />
people. “She turned me into a giving person,” says<br />
Don. “She’d go without eating to help someone else.”<br />
In 2005, nearly a year after Betty<br />
Ann MacPhetridge had passed<br />
away, her husband Don made a<br />
surprising discovery. Tucked away<br />
in the bottom of a drawer where his<br />
wife collected receipts was a letter<br />
to Don, from Betty Ann, along with<br />
a life insurance policy naming him<br />
as beneficiary. In her letter, Betty<br />
Ann told Don how she wanted him to<br />
make gifts to their favorite charities,<br />
which include <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation. She also wanted<br />
him to have some fun money to enjoy<br />
at their favorite casino. It’s a perfect<br />
example of the generosity and sense<br />
of humor that defined Betty Ann<br />
MacPhetridge in life. “She was a<br />
giving person always,” says the man<br />
who was married to her for nearly<br />
50 years. “And she turned me into a<br />
giving person, too.”<br />
Don MacPhetridge cherishes the<br />
memories of Betty Ann’s giving<br />
ways. How she lent him a dime when<br />
they ran out of gas on their first date.<br />
How she sent a monthly check to<br />
help support a woman whose children<br />
refused to. “If someone needed<br />
money, she would give it to them,”<br />
says Don. “She’d go without eating to<br />
help someone else. There were some<br />
weeks when she would come home<br />
on pay day without a paycheck left.<br />
That’s how she was.”<br />
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Don shares a memory of Betty<br />
Ann with Robyn Tanke, CFRE,<br />
senior director of development<br />
of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation. “Betty Ann would be so<br />
delighted with what Don has done.”<br />
To learn more about the<br />
benefits of charitable gift<br />
annuities, visit gundluth.org/<br />
foundation and read the four<br />
easy steps every donor should<br />
consider. Creating a CGA can<br />
be a highly effective strategy<br />
for supporting the work of<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation while realizing<br />
your own philanthropic goals<br />
and objectives.<br />
Together, they were strong<br />
supporters of the Shriners, of which<br />
Don is a longtime member. For years<br />
they traveled throughout the United<br />
States and Canada where Don<br />
performed with the Zor Oriental<br />
Band, raising funds for Shriners<br />
Hospitals for Crippled Children<br />
and Shriners Burn Centers of North<br />
America. By 1994, Don and Betty<br />
Ann’s charitable interests included<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation. “Betty Ann saw it as<br />
a good organization that helps a<br />
lot of people,” recalls Don. “We’d<br />
always been givers to different<br />
organizations, but she thought more<br />
of the Foundation than anything.”<br />
The MacPhetridge’s high regard<br />
for the work of the Foundation is<br />
evident in their remarkable giving<br />
history. Over the course of nearly 15<br />
years, they made over 200 separate<br />
gifts—approximately 13 each<br />
year, or a gift a month. Many have<br />
been in the form of memorials for<br />
friends and loved ones, or in honor<br />
of a special physician or caregiver.<br />
Their annual Heritage gifts were<br />
frequently designated for a cause<br />
they cared deeply about: research,<br />
specifically cancer research; hospice<br />
care; and the Paula’s Purse fund that<br />
assists cancer patients. Betty Ann’s<br />
eight-year battle with breast cancer<br />
and Don’s own cancer diagnosis<br />
increased their awareness of the<br />
disease and their commitment to<br />
help others fight it by advancing the<br />
Foundation’s efforts.<br />
Earlier this year, Don began<br />
discussions with Robyn Tanke,<br />
senior director of development,<br />
regarding a major gift in Betty<br />
Ann’s memory. He wanted to give<br />
something back in gratitude to the<br />
hospice program that had provided<br />
such extraordinary care at the end of<br />
Betty Ann’s life. In addition, Don’s<br />
greatest wish was to see Betty Ann<br />
recognized as the person who had<br />
inspired him, and so many others,<br />
through her lifelong gift for giving.<br />
With Don’s input, Robyn developed<br />
the framework for a charitable gift<br />
annuity (CGA) that would allow<br />
him to transfer stock as a gift to<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation, and receive in return<br />
a fixed annual payment for the<br />
remainder of his life.<br />
The CGA plan appealed to Don<br />
for a number of reasons. The rate of<br />
return was far more favorable than<br />
current interest rates on CDs, and<br />
receiving a guaranteed life income<br />
was also attractive. But by far the<br />
deciding factor was knowing how<br />
much it would have pleased Betty<br />
Ann. “I feel great to be honoring<br />
one of her last requests—and that is<br />
to continue to help the Foundation.<br />
If I’m helping somebody, that’s all<br />
I care about,” says Don. Having<br />
known Betty Ann personally,<br />
Robyn agrees that “she would be so<br />
delighted with what Don has done.<br />
She was as exuberant as she was<br />
giving. It really is a win-win.”<br />
Helping and comforting others<br />
was Betty Ann MacPhetridge’s<br />
essential nature. Don smiles at a<br />
memory of her from the day before<br />
she passed away when, despite<br />
being in pain and confined to a<br />
wheelchair, she took such joy in<br />
playing Christmas songs on the<br />
piano at the nursing home to lift<br />
everyone’s holiday spirits. That was<br />
his Betty Ann.<br />
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Special GIVING<br />
My IRA is helping others<br />
this holiday season!<br />
Your IRA just got a whole lot better.<br />
If you or someone you know is 70 1 ⁄2 or older and owns an individual<br />
retirement account (IRA), we have good news. Instead of receiving<br />
your distribution and then writing checks to your favorite charities this<br />
season, consider giving directly from your IRA.<br />
If you do, you could take advantage of benefits like these:<br />
• your gift still counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMD)<br />
• the contribution to charity is not taxable income to you like your RMD<br />
would normally be<br />
• you receive tax benefits for your charitable gift, even if you don’t<br />
itemize your deductions<br />
To learn more about how this recently extended legislation might<br />
benefit you now and in the new year, call <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation today.<br />
1836 South Avenue, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601<br />
(608) 775-6600 or (800) 362-9567, ext. 56600<br />
www.gundluth.org/foundation<br />
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A Peaceful Death,<br />
A Grateful Daughter<br />
Marilee Hemstock-Swenson<br />
has maintained strong<br />
ties to La Crosse, even<br />
though she now makes her home<br />
in Mantorville, Minnesota. She’s<br />
received medical care in nearby<br />
Rochester, and also in Arizona where<br />
she spends her winters. Nowhere<br />
has she seen the friendly atmosphere<br />
she has experienced at <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran. “I still feel more at home<br />
here,” Marilee admits. Her admiration<br />
for the quality of care provided<br />
at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran took on a new<br />
dimension this year, during the final<br />
illness of her 91-year old mother,<br />
Midge (Mildred) Hemstock.<br />
“Mother was very ready to die.<br />
She wanted to be with her Lord, and<br />
my dad,” says Marilee. “She just<br />
wanted to be comfortable, and that’s<br />
what we wanted, too, as the family.”<br />
After being admitted to the hospital<br />
on May 1, Marilee’s mother entered<br />
the inpatient hospice program where<br />
she received palliative care until her<br />
death 11 days later.<br />
“I can’t say enough about<br />
how they took care of<br />
her,” says Midge’s very<br />
grateful daughter. “As<br />
a family member, it<br />
was just wonderful.”<br />
She still refers to<br />
her mother’s hospice caregivers as<br />
“angels” who showed such love,<br />
respect, and empathy throughout<br />
those final days. “I had never seen<br />
care like that,” says Marilee. “I know<br />
that Mother did not suffer. She had<br />
the very peaceful death she wanted.”<br />
Midge Hemstock had even<br />
planned her own funeral. She wrote<br />
the obituary, chose her pallbearers,<br />
specified her favorite songs and<br />
Bible verses, and selected who was<br />
to provide the lunch service. She also<br />
requested that memorials be directed<br />
to several of her favorite charities,<br />
including <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation. Midge and her<br />
late husband, Cecil, were longtime<br />
supporters of the Foundation, dating<br />
back to their life membership as<br />
Founder’s Level donors to what was<br />
then <strong>Gundersen</strong> Medical Foundation.<br />
As members of the Legacy Society,<br />
they had established a Charitable<br />
Remainder Trust that included the<br />
Foundation as a beneficiary. Marilee<br />
plans to continue giving in her<br />
mother’s memory. “I have been a<br />
supporter of the Foundation for years.<br />
If someone passed in La Crosse who<br />
I knew, my memorials almost always<br />
went to <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran,” she<br />
explains. “I plan to do more now, not<br />
just because Mother won’t be there to<br />
continue, but because of this hospice<br />
experience. They cared for me as<br />
much as Mother, and when she took<br />
her last breath, the same nurse who<br />
admitted her was there to cry along<br />
with me. Each member of that team<br />
was just wonderful.”<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Hospice<br />
provides care for approximately<br />
65 patients every month—patients<br />
diagnosed with terminal conditions<br />
who receive their hospice care in<br />
either home or inpatient settings. Our<br />
dear friend Midge Hemstock would<br />
be proud to know that memorials<br />
made in her honor, directed to the<br />
Foundation’s Hospice Fund, will be<br />
helping these patients and their loved<br />
ones even beyond her lifetime.<br />
How we help others depart this<br />
life helps define our lives. In 2008 to<br />
date, nearly 300 donors have made<br />
gifts to support hospice funding<br />
through <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation. Grants awarded for the<br />
year are expected to surpass $59,000,<br />
and are used for such things as staff<br />
development, equipment, and services<br />
for hospice patients and their families.<br />
Pictured above: Marilee and Midge in November, 2002, in Mesa, Arizona.<br />
Pictured at left: Midge and Marilee on Christmas Day, 1992, at the Swenson home in Mantorville, Minnesota.<br />
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Summer<br />
Research<br />
Fellowships<br />
Advance<br />
Careers in<br />
Science<br />
Each August, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation’s Department<br />
of Research proudly hosts a series<br />
of presentations by the outstanding<br />
college students participating in<br />
the A.C.V. Elston, III, MD Summer<br />
Research Fellows Program.<br />
These competitive positions<br />
allow students to gain firsthand<br />
knowledge through active<br />
involvement in an ongoing research<br />
project over the course of a 13-week<br />
fellowship. Working alongside<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran mentors from a<br />
wide range of departments, summer<br />
fellows contribute to the body of<br />
science and medical information<br />
that improves clinical practice.<br />
The Foundation is grateful to<br />
the generous benefactors who<br />
have established endowments to<br />
permanently fund a number of these<br />
research fellowships. Their ongoing<br />
support is crucial to the success<br />
of this program. We also extend<br />
special thanks to the individuals<br />
and departments who assisted<br />
and mentored this year’s class of<br />
summer fellows.<br />
Pictured above: William A. Agger, MD, Director<br />
of Research for <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation, with the 2008 Summer Research<br />
Fellows.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
2008 Summer Research Fellows<br />
Ryan Koehler, University of Wisconsin<br />
– Eau Claire – “Utilization of Ultrasound<br />
to Improve CT Angiography” – Imaging<br />
Department<br />
Tyler Moore, University of Wisconsin –<br />
La Crosse – “La Crosse Area Advance Directives<br />
Study-II” – Community & Preventive Care<br />
Services<br />
Adam Skemp, St. John’s University –<br />
“Success of Dilatation and Patency of Dilated<br />
Peripheral Sinus Ostia Using the Balloon<br />
Catheter Procedure at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran” –<br />
Department of Otolaryngology<br />
Jack Temple, University of Wisconsin -<br />
La Crosse – “Injection or No Injection: A<br />
Look at the Effectiveness of Subacromial<br />
Corticosteroid Injections Prior to Rehab” –<br />
Department of Sports Medicine<br />
Jerry & Anna Beth Culver Fellow<br />
(Anna Beth Culver, MS) Stephanie Shull,<br />
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse – “Bicycle<br />
Stress Echocardiography for Chest Pain and<br />
Shortness of Breath: A Gender Comparison<br />
Study” – Department of Cardiology Research<br />
Dr. A.C.V. & Mary M. Elston Fellow<br />
(Dr. & Mrs. A.C.V. Elston) Lee Her Lee,<br />
University of Wisconsin – Madison – “<strong>Health</strong><br />
Needs Assessment of Hmong Elders: Mental<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Issues” – Department of Nursing<br />
Research<br />
Gertrude Gordon Fellow (Mrs. Judy Bouffleur)<br />
Luke Zurbriggen, University of Wisconsin –<br />
La Crosse – “Prognostic Significance of Bone<br />
Marrow Lymphocyte Populations in Diffuse<br />
Large B Cell Lymphoma” – Department of Adult<br />
Hematology/Oncology<br />
Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD Fellow (Robert Kierlin<br />
& Mary Burrichter) Danielle Priem, University<br />
of Wisconsin – Eau Claire – “Postoperative<br />
ICU Stay is Not Required for Patients with<br />
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing<br />
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass”<br />
–Department of Bariatric Surgery<br />
Desmond & Lucille Harris Fellow<br />
(Mrs. Lucille M. Harris) Nick Coorough,<br />
University of Wisconsin – Madison – “Bicycle<br />
Stress Echocardiography for Chest Pain and<br />
Shortness of Breath: A Gender Comparison<br />
Study” – Department of Cardiology Research<br />
Sharon & George Kerckhove Fellow (Sharon<br />
& George Kerckhove) Adam Norton, Cornell<br />
College – “La Crosse Area Advance Directives<br />
Study-II” – Bereavement Services<br />
Kenneth & Mildred Kuebler Fellow<br />
(Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Killoran) Dave Anderson,<br />
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse –<br />
“Validation of the Roche LightCycler® Real-Time<br />
Polymerase Chain Reaction Kit Identifying<br />
the Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin G20210A<br />
Polymorphisms” – Microbiology Research<br />
Department<br />
Kenneth & Mildred Kuebler Fellow (Mr. &<br />
Mrs. Bernard Killoran) Eva Pesch, St. Olaf<br />
College – “Primary Care Physician Relationship<br />
Influencing Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and<br />
Outcomes” – Department of Family Practice<br />
Lommen Family Fellow (Wendy & Rick<br />
Lommen) Katie Hemauer, University of<br />
Wisconsin – Madison – “Designing a Physical<br />
Activity Program for Pediatric Oncology<br />
Patients” – Department of Pediatric<br />
Hematology/Oncology<br />
John & Nettie Mooney Fellow (Mrs. Nettie<br />
Mooney) Ariel Kahrl, Oberlin College – “The<br />
Effects of Ureaplasma Parvum on Birth Outcome<br />
and <strong>Health</strong> of Infants” – Department of<br />
Infectious Disease<br />
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“When you’ve been given a cancer<br />
diagnosis, you need to be with people.”<br />
Sue Eber<br />
Sue and Dave Eber, with daughter Sandy Brekke and granddaughter Hannah Brekke<br />
<strong>Relationships</strong><br />
Provide the<br />
Human Touch in<br />
Cancer Care<br />
A diagnosis of cancer brings many<br />
types of challenges to a patient. At<br />
the outset, the physical effects of the<br />
disease and treatment receive the<br />
most immediate focus in the effort to<br />
cure the cancer. However, treating the<br />
whole person means recognizing and<br />
addressing the emotional and social<br />
issues cancer patients frequently<br />
encounter and which significantly<br />
affect their well-being.<br />
In late 2007, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran’s<br />
Center for Cancer and Blood<br />
Disorders, in collaboration with<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation, formed a Patient and<br />
Family Advisory Council (PFAC)<br />
to act as a liaison in communicating<br />
the concerns, issues, and needs<br />
of cancer patients and their caregivers<br />
to the organization. In this<br />
issue of Pathfinders, we asked two<br />
PFAC members, Sue Eber and Bill<br />
Medland, to share their perspective<br />
on the importance of relationships in<br />
their journey with cancer.<br />
Sue<br />
Sue Eber’s<br />
relationship with<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran goes back<br />
many years. She worked here as an<br />
emergency room nurse for 22 years.<br />
She and her husband, Dave, are<br />
strong and active supporters of the<br />
Foundation. “<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
has been like home for me,” says<br />
Sue. When she was diagnosed with<br />
lung cancer in December of 2005,<br />
she knew the quality of care she<br />
would receive, and also the care she<br />
would need to help her cope. “This<br />
isn’t just my disease. It belongs to<br />
everybody—my friends, family,<br />
everybody,” says Sue.<br />
She was eager to reach out to other<br />
cancer patients, and learned that no<br />
general cancer support group existed<br />
at that time. It became her mission to<br />
change that. When Sue brought her<br />
idea to Kelly Barton, MPH, CASHA,<br />
administrative director for <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran’s Center for Cancer &<br />
Blood Disorders, it was received<br />
with enthusiasm. “I can’t even<br />
begin to tell people how responsive<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran is to the needs<br />
of the patients, how thoughtfully<br />
they listen and are willing to try<br />
new things.” After careful planning,<br />
the General Cancer Support Group<br />
had its first meeting in April 2007,<br />
and now numbers approximately<br />
28 participants, both patients and<br />
caregivers, at their monthly meetings.<br />
“Most of us have faced the same<br />
thing, no matter what kind of cancer<br />
you have,” says Sue. “The closeness<br />
that has developed is just amazing.”<br />
Sue’s activism extends to her<br />
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“I am alive today because of the advances<br />
made over the past ten years.”<br />
Bill Medland<br />
Bill and Donna Medland<br />
passion for raising awareness about<br />
lung cancer. “Taking positive action<br />
is my way of dealing with it,” she<br />
says. “You develop the ways you<br />
deal with crises by going through a<br />
few crises. I just want to be able to<br />
do something so that other people<br />
coming down the line aren’t going<br />
to have to go through such terrible<br />
things in the future.”<br />
Bill<br />
In the summer of<br />
2006, shortly after<br />
retiring as the longest serving<br />
president in the history of Viterbo<br />
University, Dr. William J. Medland<br />
was speaking with his longtime<br />
friend, Mrs. Marjorie Reinhart. He<br />
mentioned the severe pain that had<br />
returned with his cancer, and she<br />
urged him to consult with <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran about a new, highly<br />
advanced cancer treatment system<br />
known as stereotactic radiotherapy<br />
(SRT.) Acquisition of the state-ofthe-art<br />
equipment had been made<br />
possible by a major gift from Mrs.<br />
Reinhart, and she was aware that<br />
numerous patients in the community<br />
had been treated successfully.<br />
Bill followed her advice. Just a few<br />
weeks later, he received the first of<br />
three SRT treatments by radiation<br />
oncologist Patrick Conway, MD.<br />
“And it worked,” recalls Bill. “By the<br />
second treatment I was feeling much<br />
better, and by the third treatment<br />
the pain in that area was gone.” As<br />
a ten-year veteran of the cancer war<br />
(his first surgery was in 1998), Bill<br />
is a strong believer in the power of<br />
faith, and the power of research.<br />
“Quite honestly, what is taking<br />
place today in the area of cancer<br />
treatments, cancer medications, and<br />
cancer detection was not available<br />
to me 10 years ago.” Another<br />
change he has seen is the physician’s<br />
perspective, specifically “the greater<br />
realization that cancer affects not<br />
only the individual, but their spouse,<br />
their family and their friends.”<br />
Bill and his wife, Donna, have<br />
been private about their respective<br />
battles with cancer, but when recently<br />
asked about serving on the PFAC,<br />
Bill willingly volunteered. As he<br />
says, “I’m ready to help out anywhere<br />
when it comes to cancer.” Promoting<br />
improved relationships between<br />
patients, families, and staff is a key<br />
part of the PFAC’s work.<br />
A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD, vice<br />
chairman of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation, serves as<br />
co-facilitator of the Cancer Center’s<br />
Patient and Family Advisory Council.<br />
Activities of the PFAC, as well as the<br />
General Cancer Support Group, the<br />
Lung Cancer Support Group, and<br />
the Lung Cancer Awareness Project<br />
are supported in part by Foundation<br />
grants with the goal of empowering<br />
and enhancing the quality of life for<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran cancer patients<br />
and their caregivers.<br />
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On a tour of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran this fall, Gov. Thompson (pictured above,<br />
third from right)<br />
Shaping the Future of <strong>Health</strong>care<br />
through Philanthropy<br />
In 2005, Tommy G. Thompson, former Governor of<br />
Wisconsin, former U.S. Secretary of <strong>Health</strong> and Human<br />
Services, and current President of Logistics <strong>Health</strong>, Inc.,<br />
joined the Board of Directors of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation. Having dedicated his professional life<br />
to public service, Gov. Thompson is a passionate advocate<br />
for the health and welfare of all Americans, particularly<br />
the <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran service region he calls home. His<br />
familiarity with successful healthcare models and best<br />
practices from around the country gives him a unique<br />
perspective on the role of innovation in finding creative<br />
solutions to the healthcare challenges of the future. On a<br />
tour of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran this fall, Gov. Thompson shared<br />
his views on the critical role of philanthropy in healthcare.<br />
“Philanthropy is more important today than ever<br />
before. All we have to do is look at the financial problems<br />
of our federal and state governments to realize there will<br />
not be as many taxpayer dollars available for healthcare<br />
in the future. How is that void going to be filled? It’s<br />
going to be filled by the great generosity of individual<br />
benefactors like Jon and Betty Kabara. It’s going to be<br />
filled by other people of the same abilities, who choose<br />
to contribute to the <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutherans of our world<br />
so they may continue healing, teaching, and serving the<br />
greater good. That, to me, is the definition of a compassionate<br />
society.<br />
“<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran is a philanthropic role model<br />
in and of itself, providing thousands of dollars of<br />
uncompensated care to people who need it. The<br />
Foundation does a tremendous amount of societal good<br />
every single day through medical education and research,<br />
and reaching out to help people who need it. If we want<br />
a more perfect world, it is going to be the innovations<br />
in science and healthcare that will lead the way. In that<br />
sense, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation is a<br />
beacon of hope showing us the way to a better future.”<br />
Major Gift Establishes<br />
New Cancer Research<br />
Institute at <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran<br />
On the day of the news conference announcing the<br />
creation of the Dr. Jon and Betty Kabara Cancer<br />
Research Institute at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran, Jon<br />
Kabara spoke of losing his grandfather to cancer when he<br />
was only seven years old. “This sounds corny, but I had<br />
a conversation with God and told him ‘when I grow up, I<br />
hope I can find a cure.’ But I also said: If you can’t wait for<br />
me to grow up, it’s okay if somebody else finds it.”<br />
Dr. Kabara dedicated his entire adult life to science<br />
and research. After graduating with his bachelor’s degree<br />
in chemistry from Saint Mary’s University in Winona,<br />
Minn., he went on to receive his master’s degree in organic<br />
chemistry and doctorate degree in pharmacology at the<br />
University of Miami, Miami, Fla., and the University of<br />
Chicago respectively. He has been a professor at Michigan<br />
State University for 20 years, and an investigator in<br />
biochemistry for the past 50 years, all of it in lipid research.<br />
Both he and his wife Betty have seen the terrible toll<br />
cancer has taken in the lives of those they loved. For this<br />
reason, they became passionately committed to sponsoring<br />
research directed toward specific aspects of nutrition and<br />
lipids in cancer biology in the hopes of uncovering new<br />
pathways to its cause and cure. Having funded an earlier<br />
research project for the Foundation under the direction of<br />
Dr. Steve Callister, the Kabaras already had an enormous<br />
respect for the work being done by the medical staff and<br />
researchers at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran. In February, they made<br />
a $1,000,000 gift to <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
with the intent to create the Cancer Research Institute<br />
that now bears their name.<br />
“We were surprised to learn the Kabaras were making<br />
this extraordinary gift because they are not from the<br />
area and had not received their care here,” said Mark V.<br />
Connelly, MD, FACS, chairman of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation. “It’s a testament to our organization<br />
that they recognized the strong tradition of research at<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran. Their generous gift and their remarkable<br />
commitment to finding a cure for cancer will take our<br />
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Betty and Jon Kabara take the podium to announce the creation of the Kabara<br />
Cancer Research Institute.<br />
research efforts to a new level.”<br />
The Kabaras look forward to the work of the Institute<br />
getting underway with the arrival of renowned cancer<br />
researcher Dr. Carl Simon Shelley (see inset.) After a<br />
lifetime dedicated to finding a cure, Jon Kabara will be<br />
more than happy to make good on his childhood promise.<br />
As Betty Kabara says, “We’re at the point in our lives<br />
where we feel time is running out, so we’ve got to get<br />
somebody else to carry on.” By establishing the Cancer<br />
Research Institute at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran, the Kabaras<br />
are symbolically passing the torch and entrusting their<br />
dream to a world-class medical center equally dedicated<br />
to their cause.<br />
The Kabaras<br />
had not received<br />
medical care at<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran prior to making their generous gift<br />
to the Foundation. That changed in June of 2008, when<br />
Dr. Kabara was treated for a serious heart condition that<br />
threatened his life. Told by his regular cardiologists that<br />
he had only six months to live, the Kabaras sought a<br />
second opinion from Umang Patel, MD, and Julio Bird, MD,<br />
at the <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Heart Institute. Dr. Kabara<br />
now credits both of his physicians—and every caregiver<br />
he has encountered at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran—with<br />
giving him a second life. “It is such an incredible place,”<br />
observes Betty Kabara. “The service, the care, the way<br />
we were treated before, during and after Jon’s surgery…<br />
we just couldn’t get over it. If we were younger, we<br />
would move here for this hospital.” Jon Kabara is equally<br />
grateful. “As patients, the greatest thing we received<br />
One of the scientists who will<br />
be conducting research in<br />
the Dr. Jon and Betty Kabara<br />
Cancer Research Institute is<br />
Carl Simon Shelley, DPhil. Dr.<br />
Shelley received his doctorate<br />
at the University of Oxford, and<br />
arrived at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Carl Simon Shelley, DPhil<br />
in early October, after spending<br />
more than 20 years as a researcher at Harvard Medical<br />
School. He has served as a visiting scientist at the<br />
University of Paris, France, and has participated in<br />
numerous national and international collaborations.<br />
William A. Agger, MD, Director of Research for<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation, couldn’t be<br />
more pleased that the hiring of the organization’s first<br />
dedicated senior scientist in the area of cancer research<br />
coincided so closely with the Kabara’s initiative to<br />
fund a Cancer Research Institute. “It’s just perfect<br />
timing,” says Dr. Agger. Up to this point, the majority<br />
of research conducted at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran has<br />
been clinically based—meaning a doctor or nurse<br />
chooses to investigate the cause of something they<br />
see in their practice by looking at medical records or<br />
conducting tests. The research Dr. Shelley conducts<br />
is basic research, which is research at the molecular<br />
or microbiology level. “Our program has grown to the<br />
point where this is possible,” notes Dr. Agger, “thanks<br />
to the foresight of those who came before us.”<br />
The Kabaras (pictured above with Philip Shumacher, CFRE, left, and Mark<br />
Connelly, MD, right)<br />
here was hope. As donors, it reaffirmed that we were<br />
doing the right thing. We’re putting our money in the<br />
right place.”<br />
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Philanthropy<br />
An update from the Development Department of<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
What Do Crises<br />
Mean for Giving?<br />
Philip Schumacher, CFRE<br />
Executive Director<br />
Without question, the<br />
alarming economic<br />
events of “Black October”<br />
increased the anxiety of all Americans<br />
about the security of their financial<br />
assets. Conventional wisdom suggests<br />
that when the stock market declines,<br />
philanthropy follows suit. Historical<br />
data, however, proves otherwise. In<br />
a study recently published by the<br />
national Association of Fundraising<br />
Professionals, giving trends were<br />
tracked over a 27-year period, from<br />
1980-2007. The data revealed a consistent<br />
increase in philanthropy from one<br />
year to the next, except for one year of<br />
modest drop off in 1987. Even in the<br />
aftermath of major crises, including<br />
war, terrorism, and economic downturns,<br />
the American commitment<br />
to philanthropy remains strong and<br />
resilient.<br />
This year, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation launched an<br />
innovative pilot program to encourage<br />
philanthropy within our region. We<br />
have engaged the firm of Thompson<br />
& Associates (ceplan.com) to consult<br />
directly with qualified couples and<br />
individuals about their philanthropic<br />
priorities. The process is completely<br />
donor-focused, completely<br />
confidential, completely customized,<br />
and completely non-binding. After<br />
exploring each participant’s specific<br />
interests and desires, Thompson<br />
& Associates crafts a plan which<br />
reflects those priorities and becomes<br />
a framework from which the<br />
participant’s personal advisors can<br />
develop the formal documents.<br />
Participants are under no obligation<br />
to follow through on the plan,<br />
nor to include any provisions for<br />
our Foundation. We have no influence<br />
on the process, and receive no<br />
summary reporting from Thompson<br />
& Associates after the consultation<br />
has concluded. What we do hope,<br />
in the long run, is that this type of<br />
planning assistance from a highlyregarded<br />
third party will encourage<br />
more philanthropy in our community<br />
overall. We hope that potential donors<br />
will see this unique experience as an<br />
opportunity to express their dreams<br />
for the causes close to their heart, and<br />
discover new ways in which it may<br />
be possible to achieve them through<br />
charitable estate planning. Above all,<br />
we hope to reinforce what history<br />
shows us to be true: Good planning<br />
trumps a poor economy.<br />
<strong>Relationships</strong> Are<br />
the Best Reward<br />
Robyn Tanke, CFRE<br />
Senior Director of Development<br />
I<br />
often feel the best part of my<br />
work with <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation is serving as<br />
a facilitator, helping donors give voice<br />
to their private charitable intentions.<br />
Many times these donors are lifelong<br />
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members of the community, familiar<br />
with <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran through<br />
generations of experience. Others are<br />
like my new friend Charles Harrison,<br />
who was unfamiliar with the work of<br />
the Foundation until earlier this year.<br />
And in these few short months, what<br />
a friend he has become!<br />
I received a call from Mr. Harrison<br />
out of the blue last February. He<br />
was scheduled for hip replacement<br />
surgery at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
and was putting his estate in<br />
order. Having decided to leave the<br />
remainder of his assets to support<br />
cancer research through the Foundation,<br />
he wanted assistance with the<br />
appropriate wording for his will. And<br />
that is how I came to know more<br />
about Charles Harrison: How he had<br />
lost his beloved wife to lung cancer<br />
three years ago. How they had lived<br />
in various parts of the country and<br />
decided to retire here years ago for<br />
the hunting, fishing, and excellent<br />
healthcare. How he had received<br />
all his medical care at <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran and had such high regard<br />
for all his physicians and caregivers.<br />
Since Charles’s successful surgery,<br />
his relationship with the Foundation<br />
has simply blossomed. He has met<br />
other members of the Legacy Society<br />
who share his philanthropic interests.<br />
He’s learned more about our work in<br />
the areas of medical education and<br />
research. He is deriving so much joy<br />
from his involvement that he’s taken<br />
his giving a step further. This fall, he<br />
completed a charitable gift annuity<br />
that allows him to see results from his<br />
generosity now, while he is still here<br />
to enjoy it in full measure.<br />
As we sat over coffee at his<br />
kitchen table, finalizing the<br />
paperwork for his gift, Charles<br />
Harrison observed that like many<br />
people his age, he is constantly<br />
receiving annuity solicitations. “But<br />
I bet none of those people would sit<br />
down and have a cup of coffee with<br />
me,” he said. And to me, that simple<br />
observation illustrates everything<br />
our Foundation is about. <strong>Caring</strong><br />
relationships, with caring people.<br />
United by a<br />
Common Thread<br />
David Amborn, CFRE<br />
Senior Director of Development<br />
A<br />
charismatic visionary. A<br />
dedicated philanthropist. A<br />
passionate communitarian.<br />
A skillful diagnostic expert. The<br />
common thread that unites them?<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation, and our commitment to<br />
enhance and support the health of our<br />
communities.<br />
The four individuals I’m referring<br />
to share a relationship to a common<br />
cause: childhood literacy. The late<br />
Dr. Adolf <strong>Gundersen</strong> was a visionary<br />
in this area, an early and visible<br />
advocate for the role of medical<br />
providers in promoting reading<br />
skills. The late Esther Dykstra was<br />
a generous benefactor of many<br />
children’s issues, and established<br />
a permanent endowment fund to<br />
provide ongoing support for programs<br />
which address pediatric disabilities,<br />
including reading disabilities. David<br />
Friedman and his wife, Therese, are<br />
well-known within the La Crosse<br />
and surrounding community for their<br />
involvement in the non-profit Read<br />
Clinic, which offers tutorial services<br />
to area students. Debbie Olufs,<br />
PhD, is the director of <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran’s Comprehensive Child<br />
Care Center (CCCC), and a pediatric<br />
education specialist who helps<br />
children and families struggling with<br />
learning challenges.<br />
Foundation grants provide the<br />
thread linking all their work, their<br />
legacies, and their intentions.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran’s Reach<br />
Out and Read program, which<br />
purchases books for pediatricians to<br />
give to parents during their child’s<br />
regular wellness visits, received<br />
grant funding again this year for the<br />
La Crosse and Onalaska campus<br />
programs. An additional grant<br />
provides for program expansion to<br />
the new health and wellness center<br />
at Ashley Furniture in Arcadia.<br />
In 2008, the Foundation granted<br />
$15,000 to the Read Clinic to provide<br />
scholarships for students of families<br />
unable to pay for tutoring sessions. A<br />
Children’s Miracle Network ® grant<br />
of $30,000 to the CCCC helps offset<br />
fees for diagnostic services provided<br />
to indigent families.<br />
<strong>Relationships</strong> like these—fostered<br />
by the Foundation, made possible<br />
by the generous support of our<br />
donors—often feel like “six degrees<br />
of separation” that have yet to play<br />
out. Isn’t it inspiring to think of the<br />
continuing domino effect, as future<br />
lives are changed for the better as a<br />
result of your charitable investment?<br />
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Commemorative and Memorial Gifts<br />
Expressions of<br />
<strong>Caring</strong><br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation thanks<br />
our many friends for their generous gifts.<br />
March 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008<br />
Our memorial and honorarium listing includes gifts made to Children’s Miracle Network ® . Gifts made<br />
after September 30, 2008 will appear in the next issue of Pathfinders.<br />
A gift that lasts—a lasting tribute<br />
A gift to <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation, in the name of the person or persons you wish to honor,<br />
provides both the donor and the recognized—or bereaved family—the satisfaction of having made a lasting<br />
contribution to others.<br />
Your gift will touch their hearts<br />
In response to your gift, we send an acknowledgment card to the honored individual or, in the case of a<br />
memorial, to the family. You will be notified that your gift has been received and dedicated according to<br />
your wishes. The names of those honored by tribute are published in this publication, Pathfinders. Specific<br />
amounts are confidential and are not published.<br />
Throughout this section, we feature photos<br />
from the Steppin’ Out in Pink Walk held on<br />
September 6, 2008. Proceeds from the event<br />
support breast cancer research at <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran’s Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast<br />
Care. See story on page 28.<br />
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Commemorative Gifts<br />
In honor of 1st birthday Adia Addis<br />
Tom & Ruth Graham<br />
In honor of great efforts William A. Agger, MD<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of great efforts Denise L. Albrecht<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of great efforts David J. Amborn<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of great efforts Gerald E. Arndt<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Jerry & Marilu Bambery<br />
Michael & Jill Blokhuis<br />
In honor of great efforts Bonnie L. Bathalon<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Amie L. Baumgartner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Dolesy, Sr.<br />
In honor of birthday L. David Belz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Galen E. Gunderson<br />
In honor of great efforts Jill A. Blokhuis<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Christopher P. Born, MD & Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of Suzie Boswick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Cicardo<br />
In honor of caring services Dr. Anil Bouri<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brose<br />
In honor of birthday Casey Brickley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Brickley<br />
In honor of great efforts Ken E. Brown<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of 40th wedding anniversary<br />
Valerie & Ronald Burman<br />
Andrea Goudie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Loeffler<br />
In honor of Gretchen L. Burns<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Boyle<br />
In honor of Gwenny M. Burrows<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean E. Burrows<br />
In honor of Frank J. Cadwell, MD<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
In honor of great efforts<br />
David H. Chestnut, MD<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of great efforts Barbara L. Clappier<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Thomas H. Cogbill, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of great efforts Mark V. Connelly, MD<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Patrick D. Conway, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Regner<br />
In honor of Aaron J. Craig<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Silver<br />
In honor of great efforts Joan L. Curran<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Patricia Curran Stender<br />
Joan Curran & Dr. William G. Colclough, III<br />
Brian Rosenberg<br />
In honor of great efforts Kristine M. Darling<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of caring services Clark A. Davis, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Mark L. Saxton<br />
In honor of Janette M. Dawson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David H. Eber<br />
In honor of great efforts Laurie F. Diekrager<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of birthdays David & Susan Eber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Lee<br />
In honor of birthday Susan C. Eber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Eber<br />
In honor of Susan C. Eber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Eber<br />
In honor of Blake Erdmann<br />
LuAnn Buehler<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E. Erdmann<br />
In honor of great efforts Bonnie R. Fedie<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Sydney J. Fitzpatrick<br />
Debbie & Jim Kroner<br />
Theresa M. Smerud Artist & Photographer<br />
In honor of Christopher Freeman<br />
Mary D. Freeman<br />
In honor of Maureen M. Funk<br />
City of Waseca<br />
Committee Against Domestic Abuse<br />
Saint Joseph Children’s Hospital<br />
In honor of Roberta K. Gelatt<br />
Mary Jo & Shawn Werner<br />
In honor of Charles D. Gelatt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brent L. Gephart<br />
For the occasion of Easter Carol D. Gerth<br />
Charles E. Gerth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Reed R. Qualey<br />
In honor of Mother’s Day Carol D. Gerth<br />
Charles E. Gerth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Reed R. Qualey<br />
In honor of great efforts Heather A. Gilles<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Sherry Gillies<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James N. Pierce<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Rosie & Jack Glendenning<br />
Dolores & Loren Diekrager<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gates<br />
Mary & Jim Lichtie<br />
In honor of great efforts Jeannie A. Gordon<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of MEO Graduating Class of 2008<br />
Brian R. Slowinski & Ines H. Berger, MD<br />
In honor of Linda C. Groon, MD<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
In honor of A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brose<br />
In honor of great efforts<br />
A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran 3-Center Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of caring services <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Center for Cancer & Blood<br />
Disorders Staff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Barton<br />
In honor of caring services <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Center for Breast Care Staff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Barton<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Sciences Library Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Roger A. Grant<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Physical Therapy Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Foundation Staff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Frisbie<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William J. Medland<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Med-Link Air Staff<br />
Andy Joseph<br />
Greg Joseph<br />
Karen Joseph<br />
Helen Mueller<br />
Keith Mueller<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
OB/GYN Medical Staff<br />
Ronald & Julie Go<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Occupational<br />
Therapy Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Pediatrics Staff<br />
Ronald & Julie Go<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Radiation Oncology Staff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Regner<br />
In honor of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Staff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Henry N. Aronson<br />
Howard K. Dunnum<br />
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Expressions of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
In appreciation of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
TEC Social Workers<br />
Dee Paque’<br />
In honor of Vicki & Mike Hartigan -<br />
Riverfest Commodore<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley J. Sturm<br />
In honor of David E. Hartman, MD<br />
Ruth E. Hartman<br />
In honor of caring services<br />
Chaplain Paul Haugen<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Oswald<br />
In honor of Cheryl A. Heideman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Jessesski<br />
In honor of 70th birthday Herb Heili<br />
Anonymous<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Brubaker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James H Fullerton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Schneider<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Gary R. Stiers<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Paul & Anna Hendrickson<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In honor of 90th birthday Elaine Herman<br />
Norma Ruzicka<br />
In honor of Mindy Hesselberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Helming<br />
Mary Jo & Shawn Werner<br />
In honor of Irene May Hoff<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In honor of retirement Tom Holland<br />
Joseph H. & Joan Francois<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley B. Hundt<br />
Barbara K. Gronemus<br />
Irene Hammes<br />
In honor of 100th birthday George Hurtz<br />
Barbara K. Gronemus<br />
In honor of great efforts Heidi L. Janzen<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Cady Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Joten<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Perry<br />
In honor of 60th wedding anniversary<br />
Lester & Phyllis Johnson<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In appreciation of Alcee J. Jumonville, MD<br />
Betty Ann* & Don Mac Phetridge<br />
In honor of 90th birthday Marie B. Kabat<br />
Mary A. Bjerkaas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Dineen<br />
Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick<br />
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James F. McCorkle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Murray<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Schams<br />
Mary C. Walsh<br />
In honor of great efforts<br />
Sharon & George Kerckhove<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Mary A. Kerrigan<br />
Bruce & Lenna Hanson<br />
In honor of great efforts Suzanne K. Knutson<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of wedding anniversary<br />
Don & Rita Kowalke<br />
Phyllis C. Branson<br />
In honor of caring services<br />
Forrest J. Krause, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Mark L. Saxton<br />
In honor of Peter & Krin Krause<br />
Oktoberfest USA<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marc A. Schultz<br />
In honor of great efforts Debbie Kroner<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Brittany Kube<br />
Mary D. Freeman<br />
In honor of birthday Mary Kuffel, MD<br />
Dr. Jeffrey E. & Susan M. Rodzak<br />
In honor of Mary E. Kuffel, MD<br />
Ronald & Julie Go<br />
In honor of Daniel B. Lange, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donnie H. Olson<br />
“I will never forget the<br />
wonderful care you gave<br />
my husband, as well as the<br />
comfort given to me and<br />
my family by <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran At Home. All of<br />
your people are the very<br />
best. Thank you, again.”<br />
~ Ethel Lachmann ~<br />
In honor of retirement Thomas P. Lathrop, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Schroeder<br />
In honor of Rolf Lee in memory of his<br />
mother Elizabeth from his friends &<br />
family at MWWD<br />
Craig Whittemore<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Roger & Theresa Leithold<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Melvin L. Page<br />
In honor of 60th wedding anniversary<br />
Lois & Carl Lenser<br />
Stephen P. & Cynthia A. Lenser<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Schaefer<br />
In honor of great efforts Mary E. Lichtie<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Rana K. Limbo, PhD, RN, CNS-BC<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Roger A. Grant<br />
In honor of Kristine M. Litscher-Lee<br />
Ronald & Julie Go<br />
In honor of Carson McCormick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brock Jessesski<br />
In honor of birthday Brady McCoy<br />
Fay E. Larson<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
David S. & Marian B. McKenzie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Dunn<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Charles & Judy Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Cafe<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
David A. Momont, MD<br />
Frank J. Bulawa<br />
In honor of Mother’s Day Nettie O. Mooney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack D. Caldwell<br />
Nancy L. Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mooney, Jr.<br />
In honor of caring services Joan A. Morton<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Oswald<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Brian M. Mulrennan, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of caring services<br />
John M. Murphy, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Mark L. Saxton<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
William & Joyce Murphy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Stenslien<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Kurt R. Oettel, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Regner<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Joan & Glenn Olsen<br />
Phillip J. Addis & Julie A. Fogel<br />
In honor of Mara Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lee A. Peterson<br />
In honor of 40th wedding anniversary<br />
Marianne & Galen Pittman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Loeffler<br />
In honor of Thomas N. Roberts, MD<br />
Beth D. Jones<br />
In honor of great efforts Mary A. Rohe<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Joey Rostad<br />
American Legion Auxiliary - Houston #423<br />
In honor of retirement after 45 years of<br />
service Carole M. Running<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Blanchard<br />
In honor of great efforts Betty Sacia<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Dolly Sandleback<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua P. Sandleback<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Donald & Jan Schroeder<br />
Nona G. Hagel<br />
In honor of Julie K. Schroeder<br />
Midwest In-Service - Educators Association<br />
In honor of Julie K. Schuppel<br />
City of Waseca<br />
Committee Against Domestic Abuse<br />
Saint Joseph Children’s Hospital<br />
In honor of Shamrock Club Irish Roses<br />
Debbie Kroner<br />
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In honor of Brian M. Sieck, MD<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
In honor of Ruth Steinfeldt<br />
Geraldine M. Steinfeldt<br />
In honor of great efforts Jean M. Sterling<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of marriage John & Jean Sterling<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger C. Bjorge<br />
Dianne & Bill Briggs<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Burns<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Burr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven F. Christen<br />
Barbara & James Clappier<br />
Dr. Mark V. & Jeanne Connelly<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce B. Erdmann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Ertz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Fischer<br />
Bruce & Barbara Friell<br />
Dr. David & Jo Ellen Hartman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marlin C. Helgeson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Janett<br />
Heidi L. Janzen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy D. Kile<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven A. Lee<br />
Mary & Jim Lichtie<br />
Bob & Mary McMahon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Miller<br />
Lorraine M. Miller<br />
Dr. Andrew & Victoria Nahas<br />
Options Realty, Inc.<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Purdue<br />
Dr. & Mrs. James P. Rixen<br />
Betty & Steve Sacia<br />
Peter J. Schnick<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
Debra K. Strittmater<br />
Michael & Robyn Tanke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Towner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Ziff<br />
In honor of Sally Sullivan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis E. Bakkum<br />
Karen L. Bredahl<br />
Eagle Bluff School<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Keer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd E. Saner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Ward<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Wilhelm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Zadow<br />
In honor of 90th birthday Irene A. Swett<br />
Mrs. Donald E. Tanke<br />
In honor of great efforts Kimberly A. Tabbert<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of great efforts Robyn R. Tanke<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Robyn Tanke<br />
2008 ‘Mrs. Oktoberfest’<br />
Barbara & James Clappier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley J. Sturm<br />
In honor of great efforts<br />
Jeffrey E. Thompson, MD<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of marriage<br />
Brian B. Tridle & Vicki L. Truscott<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Colburn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Durand<br />
Anne & Joe Stekel<br />
Signe J. Susdorf, RN<br />
In honor of John L. Udell, MD<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Joseph P. Vandenberg, MD & Staff<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of Lori S. Weber, MD<br />
Ronald & Julie Go<br />
In honor of retirement<br />
Stephen B. Webster, MD<br />
Fayne M. Klawitter<br />
In honor of Stephen B. Webster, MD<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
In honor of 90th birthday Marie Wettstein<br />
Bernice A. Whiteman<br />
In honor of great efforts Nicole M. Williams<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
In honor of Edward R. Winga, MD<br />
Harriet E. Norland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donnie H. Olson<br />
In honor of 50th wedding anniversary<br />
Paul & Arlene Zei<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Wirkus<br />
In honor of 90th birthday Marie F. Ziel<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In appreciation of caring services<br />
Jonathan A. Zlabek, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George F. Frisch<br />
In honor of caring services<br />
Thomas L. Zurbriggen, MD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brose<br />
Memorial Gifts<br />
In memory of Arlene A. Adams<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Johnson<br />
In memory of Sherry Adams<br />
Mrs. William W. Leren<br />
In memory of Dallas Adank<br />
Eloise A. Adank<br />
In memory of Sue Ellen Affeldt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn E. Gile<br />
In memory of William ‘Bill’ H. Albert<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Marilyn E. Trisch<br />
In memory of Gary P. Alexander<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Alexander<br />
In memory of Fred Alferinik<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Richard W. Allen<br />
Jean A. Allen<br />
American Legion<br />
Tom Bettis<br />
Lowell Bice<br />
Keith & Mary Carraux<br />
DAV<br />
Dave Grender<br />
Donna Hodson Haag<br />
Bob & Sue Haefner<br />
Caroline J. Heisler<br />
Janis Helgeson<br />
Bill & Jeanette Hutschenreuter<br />
Mary Jansky<br />
Tom Jostad<br />
Sarah Karbula<br />
David & Janis Norwood<br />
Alan Peterson<br />
Jeanette Pincsak<br />
Robert Rye<br />
Leland Sahlstrom<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Shoults<br />
Terry Swensen<br />
Kurt & Robin Thesing<br />
Tom Weis<br />
Bob & Marilyn Zettler<br />
In memory of George T. Althoff, Sr.<br />
Delores T. Althoff<br />
In memory of Clayton ‘Stub’ R. Amundson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McHugh<br />
In memory of Lana J. Anderegg<br />
Roger A. Anderegg<br />
In memory of Ann Anderson<br />
Dr. Andrew & Victoria Nahas<br />
In memory of Everett J. Anderson<br />
Mrs. Dorothy L. Anderson<br />
In memory of Hayward Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Emil G. Hanson<br />
In memory of Mildred ‘Millie’ I. Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerrold A. Buros<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
In memory of Sharon L. Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Olson<br />
In memory of Sophie M. Arceo<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Torkelson<br />
In memory of James O. Ash<br />
Mrs. James O. Ash<br />
In memory of Harriet R. Aspenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Urbanek<br />
In memory of Lawrence ‘Larry’ A. Aspenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brose<br />
Jean A. Davis<br />
Joan Everson<br />
Davana C. Lee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven N. Lundsten<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David D. Norenberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean S. Peterson<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert R. Spencer<br />
In memory of Coline L. Atchison<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Colleen M. Nugent<br />
Securian Financial Group, Inc.<br />
In memory of Merlin W. Austin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Ostern<br />
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Expressions of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
In memory of Elwyn ‘Al’ Arthur Bagley<br />
Mrs. Elwyn A. Bagley<br />
Jane M. Grace<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Harmes<br />
Tudi Hassl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Jenkins<br />
Helen M. Jessessky-Enters<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Manhart<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Siolka<br />
Shirley C. Stathas<br />
Barbara F. Wiese<br />
Deborah J. Wiese<br />
In memory of Elsie A. Bailey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold F. Hubert<br />
In memory of Maurine Baldner<br />
Gerald & Betty Baldner<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Judy L. Kirkpatrick<br />
Charles G. Kloster<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bertrum D. Sasse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Tully<br />
In memory of Evelyn Bambenek<br />
Joseph R. Bambenek<br />
In memory of Ellen C. Banfield<br />
Francis E. Banfield, Jr.<br />
David & Mary Morrison<br />
Riverfest Commodores<br />
In memory of Pamela A. Bartkowiak<br />
Red Geranium Gifts & Floral<br />
In memory of Valeria ‘Val’ M. Barton<br />
Mark J. Barton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
In memory of Verdell Bauhs<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of George A. Bedessem<br />
Judy A. Anderson<br />
Gertrude M. Bachmann<br />
Joan Bedessem<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Bedessem<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Coady<br />
Thomas & Bonnie Darsow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Dotz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Growt<br />
Glennis Hood<br />
LaVerne & Madalyn Jonas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Lang<br />
Mrs. Ronald W. Otto<br />
Thomas & Mary Pretasky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Sauer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Stark<br />
Supervalu - Market Planning & Analysis<br />
Co-workers<br />
Carol J. Tanke<br />
Gretchen Werner<br />
Karen J. Wiste<br />
In memory of Fern Elina Bee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Quackenbush<br />
In memory of John E. Benson<br />
Phyllis C. Lewis<br />
In memory of Clayton V. Bentzen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Tabbert<br />
In memory of Tillie Beranek<br />
Mary Patros<br />
In memory of Minnie Berg<br />
Ethel M. Berg<br />
In memory of Audrey Berndt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Krause<br />
In memory of Ruth A. Bertling<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of George W. Beverage<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Dettmer<br />
In memory of Sandra ‘Sandy’ L. Bey<br />
Elizabeth Umberger<br />
In memory of Lucille Elizabeth Bintz<br />
Marilu Bintz, MD<br />
David J. Campbell<br />
Dr. Mark V. & Jeanne Connelly<br />
Joan Curran & Dr. William G. Colclough, III<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
Mrs. Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Nancy Mumm<br />
Keith & Rochelle Neisius<br />
Debra S. Rislow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wessels<br />
In memory of DuWayne A. Bjorkman<br />
Dewey Bjorkman<br />
Carolyn & Gerald Herman<br />
In memory of Walter ‘Wally’ J. Boisvert<br />
Therese A. Boisvert<br />
Mrs. Walter J. Boisvert<br />
In memory of Richard K. Bolduan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Opitz<br />
In memory of Shirley Jean Borlaug<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Worman<br />
In memory of Faith Boswick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Cicardo<br />
In memory of Barbara Bouley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Salem M. Markos, II<br />
In memory of Shakuntla Bouri<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David E. Palm<br />
In memory of Odella Boyum<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ferden<br />
In memory of Lyle A. Bredemann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry F. Griffel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy E. Hougom, Sr.<br />
In memory of Ralph Oren Breecher, Jr.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Daryl ‘Bud’ Breitung<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Troy G. Langowski<br />
In memory of Walter Broadhead<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Ranis<br />
In memory of Mildred ‘Millie’ A. Brockway<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David H. Hoppe<br />
In memory of Richard ‘Dick’ L. Bronner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Bronner<br />
In memory of Arnold Brovold<br />
H. Marie Brovold<br />
In memory of Patricia M. Brown<br />
Donetta J. Lee<br />
In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd R. Brye<br />
Randi L. Brye<br />
In memory of Louise K. Bucheger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Armstrong<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Banasik<br />
George Besl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brose<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Bucheger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Coleman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Degaetano<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Dunham<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Franke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marty J. Gora<br />
Debra L. Hanna<br />
Julie M. Hanna<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Garry G. Hayes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hoehn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Johnson<br />
Patricia H. Kennedy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lyche<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Markos<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Mills<br />
Mrs. Duane Muller<br />
Ruth M. Muller<br />
Lynette R. Palm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Pavek<br />
Lori A. Richert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard K. Sasse<br />
Skogen Support Center<br />
David C. Sneath<br />
Dr. & Mrs. John L. Sterling<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Towner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wehrenberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Wickizer<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Wirkus<br />
In memory of Sally Jean Buckholtz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Richardson<br />
In memory of Debbie Buhr<br />
Arlene C. Martin<br />
In memory of Kent H. Bummert<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
In memory of Louise A. Burchell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester J. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ritter &<br />
Ritter nieces & nephews<br />
In memory of Bonnie L. Burroughs<br />
Donald J. Burroughs, Sr.<br />
In memory of Frank ‘Franzie’ A. Butkovich<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Richardson<br />
In memory of Steven P. Butterfield<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Burkum<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Audrey E. Kader<br />
Rodney D. Newman & Pamela L. Kendall<br />
Mary R. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Rebhan<br />
David P. Schroeder<br />
John J. Stubler<br />
18 Gifts received between March 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008
In memory of George P. Caffrey<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Sharon Jean Caldwell<br />
Lorraine M. Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Roesler<br />
In memory of Bruce Carlson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O’Donnell<br />
In memory of Edna A. Casberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Lommen, Sr.<br />
In memory of Albert R. Ceason<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Lane<br />
In memory of Sylvia Cheever<br />
Robert B. Cheever<br />
In memory of Edith C. Christopherson<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
Patricia A. Eggers<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Hayley & Libby Oswald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jared P. Oswald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Oswald<br />
Eileen Peterson<br />
Dr. Stephen B. & Katherine G. Webster<br />
Vera Williams<br />
Peggy Woodworth<br />
In memory of Edwin C. Christopherson<br />
Judith M. Christopherson<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Hayley & Libby Oswald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jared P. Oswald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Oswald<br />
Dr. Stephen B. & Katherine G. Webster<br />
In memory of Vivian ‘Vi’ E. Clark<br />
Rita L. Martin<br />
In memory of Harold ‘Burt’ J. Cleary<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd R. Holthaus<br />
In memory of Carli Christina Clements<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Schleifer<br />
In memory of Joseph D. Clements<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. DiNicola<br />
Denise A. Felton-Pagonis<br />
Mary Patros<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Wichelt<br />
In memory of Matthew J. Clough<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Clough<br />
In memory of Martha Cobbs-Landin<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Budd C. Cole<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Carol Cole<br />
Bruce & Lenna Hanson<br />
In memory of Jean R. Collins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell D. Dickinson<br />
Ann M. Jahimiak<br />
In memory of Mavis J. Collins<br />
Neil W. Collins<br />
In memory of Raymond Collins<br />
Avis Collins<br />
In memory of Bruce A. Constalie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Munsch<br />
In memory of James E. Cook<br />
Dixie Lee Cook<br />
Mrs. James E. Cook<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marlin C. Cook<br />
In memory of Miriam E. Coury<br />
James Patros<br />
Mary Patros<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Patros<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Patros<br />
In memory of David W. Crawford<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Hoff<br />
In memory of Martha M. Critzman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Reedy<br />
In memory of Pat Cross<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Zenker<br />
In memory of Keith David Czaplewski<br />
Lois E. Czaplewski<br />
In memory of Arlene M. Dahl<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of<br />
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Stewart Dalzell<br />
Mrs. Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Jean<br />
In memory of Gertrude ‘Gert’ M. Davidson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Urbanek<br />
In memory of Helen R. Davis<br />
Al Davis<br />
In memory of James L. Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Damian G. Bork<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. Davis<br />
Louis & Judy Salzwedel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eric D. Sorenson<br />
In memory of Mary Therese Davy<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Mark P. Dawson<br />
Dolores & Loren Diekrager<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Dockweiler<br />
In memory of Mary Ann Demarino<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Claude Trecroci<br />
In memory of Larry R. Denstad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Besse<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
Julie Burnett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Carlson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Crusan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Denstad<br />
Darlene Denstad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Loren S. Doering<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Forsyth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Goergen<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Heath<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Kulmaczewski<br />
Juna A. Manske<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Modahl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Ostern<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Peterson<br />
Jeffrey M. Rostvold<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Schulze<br />
Thomas Anderson & Debra M. Shay-Anderson<br />
Janice E. Sobkowiak<br />
In memory of Raymond W. Dethart<br />
Doris M. Dethart<br />
In memory of Dorothy D. DeWitt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ned P. Barstad<br />
In memory of Louise Deyo<br />
Carol Denison<br />
In memory of Eduard ‘Edi’ Dietmaier<br />
Mary Patros<br />
In memory of Berniece Dietz<br />
M. Jean Brindley<br />
Florence L. Overgard<br />
In memory of DeWayne A. Doebbert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Reedy<br />
In memory of Beulah Doolittle<br />
Jerry & Marilyn Arndt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Christenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. G. William Hoel<br />
In memory of Devyn M. Doughty<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Doughty<br />
In memory of Alexander ‘Mischi’ Dubajic<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Dettmer<br />
In memory of Arthur & Viola Ebner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Ebner<br />
In memory of Viola I. Ebner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Abraham<br />
Jerold & Shirley Duerwachter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dale A. Ebner<br />
Richard & Jeanne Ebner<br />
Marge Krueger<br />
Mary Larson<br />
Tom & Mary McConaghy<br />
Louise Schmidt<br />
Wayne & Diane Sievers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Truax<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allen S. Voss<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Duane P. Zenke<br />
In memory of Esther E. Ekern<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brent A. Bendel<br />
In memory of Henry L. Ekern<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brent A. Bendel<br />
In memory of Douglas Eldridge<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
In memory of Wyman K. Ender<br />
Ruth H. Kielley<br />
In memory of Robert ‘Evie’ A. Evenson<br />
Helen Evenson<br />
In memory of Edwin Everson<br />
Evelyn Hatlan<br />
In memory of Kathryn F. Farley<br />
Jeanette Hammes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Jakowski<br />
Ronald C. Miller<br />
Irene M. Simpson<br />
Kenneth & Sandra Trochinski<br />
of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
Expressions<br />
In memory of Evelyn J. Feally<br />
Candace Bernard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome P. Boortz<br />
Gene & Colleen Bouzek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence R. Brodt<br />
Roger & Joan Check<br />
Class of 1958<br />
Joe & Barbara Dalton<br />
Florence & Bart Erickson<br />
Tom & Cindy Erickson<br />
Wayne F. Feally<br />
John Feeney<br />
Mel & Shirley German<br />
Doris Grimsled<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Harstad<br />
Tom & Dot Layde<br />
Mark & Wendy Mattison<br />
Robert & Ruth Peshak<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sandleback<br />
Colette & Nancy Sandleback<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Weaver<br />
Richard T. Weisbecker<br />
Barbara & Larry Wilcox<br />
Richard & Jean Ziebol<br />
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Expressions of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
In memory of Michael T. Feiock<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Albrecht<br />
In memory of Mattie Fenlon<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Lab Dept.<br />
In memory of Ovedia Ferden<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ferden<br />
In memory of Gordon ‘Tex’ Fetty<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil E. Owen<br />
In memory of Donald W. Fink, MD<br />
Nancy A. Olson<br />
In memory of Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Fischer<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Beverly I. Stuhr<br />
In memory of Leonard E. Flatten<br />
Dagmar Anderson<br />
Charmaine Y. Blagsvedt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Buehler<br />
Elizabeth Flatten<br />
Jeannine M. Geilow<br />
Cecil & Lisa Graf<br />
Luella Graf<br />
Phil & Michele Graf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Hammell<br />
Audrey Hegland<br />
Dr. Kevin & Janelle Jennings<br />
Gerald & Doris Olson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Onsgard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lee W. Queen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dale O. Sette<br />
Twyla Thorson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Wandrey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wiste<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kory D. Wobschall<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Zieroth<br />
In memory of Barbara Flottmeier<br />
Kenneth J. Flottmeier<br />
In memory of Thomas ‘Tom’ Formanek<br />
Mary Patros<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Thiede<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wittenberg<br />
In memory of Helen Marie Davidson Fortney<br />
Florence Cootware<br />
In memory of Marlene Fournier<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Otolaryngology Dept.<br />
In memory of Parents of Mark Cairns<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Cairns<br />
Mary Lou Graf<br />
In memory of Phillip Frye<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
In memory of Ruth M. Fuchsteiner<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Albert P. Funk, Jr.<br />
Mary M. Funk<br />
In memory of Richard ‘Dick’ G. Galstad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Hoff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Munsch<br />
In memory of Jay Russell Gantenbein<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Susan H. Gantenbein<br />
LeRoy Seidel & Delores LeJeune<br />
Co-workers of Jody Marcou<br />
Co-workers of Barb Watunya<br />
In memory of Albert ‘Al’ P. Gantert<br />
Donald C. & Cheryl E. Brenengen<br />
Tom & Jan Brock<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Bulera<br />
Cleary-Kumm Foundation<br />
Marjorie P. Collins<br />
Dr. Mark V. & Jeanne Connelly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Coughlin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Dawson<br />
Cheryl Dutton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel F. Fellows III<br />
Sigvald Holden<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Clay LaBrec<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Duane K. Moore<br />
David & Mary Morrison<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Pederson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David H. Pretasky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred O. Schlicht<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James N. Sherwood<br />
In memory of Pearle ‘Pearle Mae’ M. Garzee<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Lab Dept.<br />
In memory of Kenneth Edwin Geary<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Ward M. Brown<br />
In memory of Arnold ‘Arnie’ L. Geier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Geier<br />
In memory of Earl ‘Roger’ R. Genz<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Eleanor M. Proksch<br />
In memory of Milton L. Gerard<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
In memory of Clarence A. Gerke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James N. Pierce<br />
In memory of Leland ‘Lee’ R. Germanson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wittenberg<br />
In memory of Mary Louise Gerstner<br />
Elizabeth E. Hanson<br />
In memory of Carol D. Gerth<br />
Charles E. Gerth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Molland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Nilsen<br />
In memory of wedding anniversary<br />
Carol D. Gerth<br />
Charles E. Gerth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Reed R. Qualey<br />
In memory of Earl R. Ghelf<br />
Barbara & James Clappier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Swenson<br />
In memory of Shirley Gilmore<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Jean<br />
In memory of Estelle M. Glasbrenner<br />
Carol J. Tanke<br />
In memory of Ronald ‘Ron’ H. Glaunert<br />
Peggy J. Hefti<br />
Richard T. Weisbecker<br />
In memory of Beulah M. Good<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Earl M. Good<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Randall G. Williams<br />
In memory of Betty J. Goplin<br />
Irvin B. Goplin<br />
In memory of Harold L. Goyette<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Yahnke<br />
In memory of Darryl C. Graf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Albrecht<br />
Mary Lou Graf<br />
In memory of Laurence E. Grant<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Brandau<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Hall<br />
Davana C. Lee<br />
In memory of Guriqbal Singh Grewal<br />
Reedy Concrete Construction, Inc.<br />
In memory of Patricia (Vollmar) Grissmer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Dockweiler<br />
In memory of LaVerne ‘Vern’ R. Grobe<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Dr. Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Craig & Mary Louise Olson<br />
In memory of Janice R. Hagen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lee W. Burgett<br />
In memory of Steven Hammes<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Wesley ‘Bunk’ W. Hansbery<br />
Mrs. Wesley W. Hansbery<br />
In memory of Ruth L. Hansen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Baldwin<br />
Shirley Barness<br />
Marla Ferguson<br />
Honkamp Krueger & Co.<br />
Marjorie L. Kilburn<br />
Allan H. Klinger<br />
Diana M. Reeder<br />
Clyde C. Tooman<br />
In memory of Betty L. Hanson<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Pamela ‘Pam’ Sue Hanson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hanson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Johnstone<br />
Debbie Kroner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lommen, Jr.<br />
Mark A. & Jean M. Elste Family Foundation, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. Slaby<br />
Margaret B. Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Welgat<br />
In memory of Homer M. Harris<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Christensen<br />
Jean A. Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Espenes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Newton<br />
In memory of Richard D. Haskey<br />
Judith A. Ganley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Schiefelbein<br />
In memory of Goodwin D. Hass<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Trauma Emergency Center<br />
Rosemary Nelson<br />
Dee Paque’<br />
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In memory of Linda W. Hass<br />
Barb Sundermeyer<br />
In memory of Molly G. Hatfield<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Trammell<br />
In memory of Margreth N. Haugen<br />
La Verne Samb<br />
In memory of Lorraine A. Hauke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Bitschura<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Rose ‘Rosie’ M. Haun<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Bina<br />
Gerald F. Haun<br />
Deborah Middagh<br />
In memory of Eugene ‘Gene’ LeValle Hauser<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Brandau<br />
In memory of Emily Marie Havlik<br />
Richard A. Havlik Sr.<br />
In memory of Pete (Melvin) Hayes<br />
Dr. R. M. & Fe Abellera<br />
In memory of Teresa R. Hegge<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean S. Ellingson<br />
In memory of Hilery G. Heins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin G. Meyer<br />
In memory of Mildred ‘Midge’ E. Hemstock<br />
Coulee Bank<br />
County Material Chicago<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ferden<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Ferries, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Frise<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Fruth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Gooch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Hanson<br />
Peggy J. Hefti<br />
Kathryn J. Hefti<br />
Donald Hemstock<br />
Thomas E. Hemstock, Sr.<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David W. Hogue<br />
Alice D. Holter<br />
Lorraine Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Kirchoff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Burton Knutson<br />
Del K. Kraus<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Kruger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John D. LaCourse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lamb & Evan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Lamb & Jackson<br />
Chester Lathem<br />
E. Beverly Lisney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Matiak<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Mayer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Meyer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Molstad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Duane K. Moore<br />
Norma J. Panka<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Pipitt<br />
Olene Ristow<br />
Stephen Rose<br />
Fay Schlaver & Allan<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
Ardelle Senner<br />
Lynda C. Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Arden P. Stoltenberg<br />
David Swanke & Donna M. Berry-Swanke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Swenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. Swenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Varley<br />
Kay Vasilakis<br />
Evelyn Wanlass<br />
In memory of Lois M. Hendrickson<br />
Bud Hendrickson<br />
In memory of Neil P. Hengst<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley J. Sturm<br />
In memory of George Henle<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Jari Hilger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry H. Hilger<br />
“We are so grateful for<br />
the care received the past<br />
six months from the staff<br />
of the hospital and clinic.<br />
There are many to thank—<br />
surgeons, surgical teams,<br />
ICU personnel, 6th floor<br />
nurses, assistants, cleaning<br />
crews, pharmacy, and dozens<br />
more. We appreciated the<br />
guest room available for<br />
those very bitter winter<br />
nights when snow was<br />
blowing and icy roads made<br />
travel precarious. And the<br />
helpful attitude didn’t<br />
stop there—directions,<br />
informational materials<br />
from various departments,<br />
a caring chaplain, a friendly<br />
volunteer, visits from Dr.<br />
A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, and the<br />
constant follow-up of various<br />
departments—thanks again,<br />
to everyone.”<br />
~ Larry & Shirley Skipton ~<br />
In memory of Vivian ‘Ginger’ Hoard<br />
James A. Ball<br />
In memory of Barb Hoff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hastings<br />
In memory of Lester Hoff<br />
Arlene G. Kapanke<br />
In memory of Deloris H. Hokland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd R. Holthaus<br />
In memory of Delores ‘Dee’ A. Hollowitch<br />
Thomas H. Emery<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
Marilyn J. Jirsa<br />
In memory of John Holty<br />
Ruth Holty<br />
In memory of Nancy Horn Michels<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Growt<br />
Charles & Rosemarie Link<br />
In memory of Hugh Joseph Horsfall<br />
Mrs. Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
In memory of Mont ‘Sonny’ C. Horswill<br />
Helen J. Hilts<br />
In memory of Gerald B. Hoskins<br />
Mary Ellen & Ron Pitz<br />
In memory of Izro Hougom<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy E. Hougom, Sr.<br />
In memory of Myron Hougom<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy E. Hougom, Sr.<br />
In memory of Tyler Houtakker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Grosskopf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Meyer<br />
Rose M. Trautsch<br />
In memory of Ivan Hovey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ernst<br />
In memory of Nancy Miller Howard<br />
Richard S. Howard, MD<br />
In memory of Marcia Howery<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl F. Schroeder<br />
In memory of Bob Hubbard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest S. Micek<br />
In memory of<br />
Barbara A. Briggs Ammerman Huber<br />
Jerry & Marilyn Arndt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Olson<br />
In memory of Robert ‘Bob’ W. Hughes<br />
Gloria M. Freese<br />
In memory of Cecelia A. Humfeld<br />
Ellen V. Bluske<br />
Angeline Dummer<br />
Eleanor G. Ekern<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Schini<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Stenslien<br />
Cheryl R. Vieth<br />
In memory of Elaine A. Hunter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Christenson<br />
Fraternal Order of Eagles -<br />
La Crosse Eagles Auxiliary #1254<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Haverly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. G. William Hoel<br />
Elaine A. Hunter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Hunter<br />
Lucinda L. Kuiper<br />
Main Street Ingredients<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Newburg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Page<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack F. Weber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Weigel<br />
In memory of Lester Inbinder<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Ziff<br />
In memory of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Ingham<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Brueggeman<br />
In memory of David J. Iverson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Borcherding<br />
John M. Iverson & Kathleen M. Knoble-Iverson<br />
In memory of Arnold P. Jacob<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Albrecht<br />
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Expressions
Expressions of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
In memory of Bernice H. Jacob<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. De Hahn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Helding<br />
Ronald T. Jacob<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Curtiss Petersen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Thomas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Welch<br />
In memory of Colleen E. Jacob<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Helding<br />
Ronald T. Jacob<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Olley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Curtiss Petersen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Thomas<br />
In memory of Margit A. Jacobs<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
Cheryl R. Vieth<br />
Cindy Vieth<br />
In memory of Myrtle ‘Myrt’ Jacobson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Karl B. Baumgartner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Urbanek<br />
In memory of<br />
Lauretta Jane (Dickman) Jahimiak<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Clay LaBrec<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Strand<br />
In memory of Doris M. Jelinek<br />
Evelyn Hatlan<br />
In memory of Judith ‘Judy’ A. Jerdee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Cox<br />
Donald G. Jerdee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Skowronski, Jr.<br />
In memory of Ethel M. Johnson<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Johnson<br />
Joanne Schmid<br />
In memory of Jane Johnson<br />
Timothy D. Padesky & Tara J. Johnson<br />
In memory of Lois M. Johnson<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
In memory of Peter F. Johnson<br />
Sandra M. Brueggen<br />
In memory of Robert ‘Bob’ C. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Vernell S. Hesselberg<br />
In memory of Joyce A. Jones<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Simpson<br />
Violet G. Weiss<br />
In memory of Lois M. Jones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon D. Hollnagel, Sr.<br />
In memory of Ernest L. Jostad<br />
Jim & Cindee Bottcher<br />
Ruth A. Breidel<br />
In memory of Valerie K. Jostad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Lambert<br />
In memory of Judith Jothen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Stenslien<br />
In memory of Madalyn M. Kagel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Martell<br />
In memory of Elmer W. Kapanke<br />
Arlene G. Kapanke<br />
In memory of Arnold E. Karl<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
In memory of Louis Karrib<br />
Harriet Karrib<br />
In memory of Lawrence ‘Larry’ G. Kaufmann<br />
Kwik Trip, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Reider<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Thiede<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Wally<br />
In memory of Alyssa Diane Elizabeth Keppel<br />
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown Attorneys at Law<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt K. Keppel<br />
Susan M. Quillin<br />
In memory of Darrel J. Kersting<br />
Caroline J. Kersting<br />
In memory of Sandra Lau Kidd<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Klich<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Loomis<br />
Betty Ann* & Don Mac Phetridge<br />
In memory of Patty Kim<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Bryan<br />
In memory of Cora Mae King<br />
Marlene E. Wood<br />
In memory of Teresa Kirkeeng-Kincaid<br />
Marjorie Inglett<br />
In memory of Zerepha ‘Ree’ B. Kirkpatrick<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Ward M. Brown<br />
Dr. Patrick & Ellen Conway<br />
In memory of Bernice L. Klein<br />
Donald & Caroline Pieper<br />
In memory of Marjorie A. Knower<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Ward M. Brown<br />
In memory of Adella F. Knudson<br />
James P. Knudson<br />
In memory of Arnie & Margie Knutson<br />
Betty L. Brenegan<br />
In memory of Kenneth E. Kolb, Jr., MD<br />
Dr. Mark V. & Jeanne Connelly<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Onalaska<br />
Pediatrics Department<br />
Kristine Litscher-Lee & Brian Lee<br />
Dr. Edward R. & Sharon R. Winga<br />
In memory of Sandra Koprowski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
In memory of Raymond W. Korn<br />
Tom & Jan Brock<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Ward M. Brown<br />
Tabitha Bruley<br />
Dee Cornforth<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Irene Hammes<br />
Michelle Hirsch-Johnson<br />
Lisa Horman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Monroe E. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester B. Kirkeeng<br />
Cheryl Kloss<br />
Nancy R. Korn-Smith & Donald B. Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kranig<br />
Dr. Michael H. & Carol A. Mader<br />
Nancy J. Mahlum<br />
Patrick O’Rourke<br />
Mary Ellen & Ron Pitz<br />
Traci Polhamus<br />
Joyce Potter<br />
Beatrice Schmitz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Schneider<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Thomas<br />
In memory of Bob Korneta<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stephens<br />
In memory of Mildred ‘Mid’ Kramer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Germain A. Davison<br />
In memory of Kent Lee Krause<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Davidson<br />
In memory of Robert J. Krismer<br />
Roberta J. Krismer<br />
In memory of Paul L. Kueter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Fischer<br />
In memory of Mary K. Kulas<br />
Evadine M. Vaughn<br />
In memory of Otto ‘Phil’ P. Labus<br />
Richard J. McLoone<br />
In memory of Henry W. Lachmann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Jung<br />
Ethel Lachmann<br />
In memory of Margaret A. Lang<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Abts<br />
Laurie Barnes<br />
Jan Beeler<br />
Pat Cook<br />
Bonna & Kathleen Crogan<br />
Peggy Drake<br />
Jeff & Karla Fennie<br />
Tom & Ev Gallagher<br />
Geri & Andy Hengst<br />
Cindy Hood<br />
Carl & Lisa Johnson<br />
Theresa Johnson<br />
June Winston Knutson<br />
Mary Morrison<br />
Kim Olson<br />
Ken & Cheryl Peterson<br />
Thomas Pfaff<br />
Barb Pfennig<br />
Charles & Jean Robertson<br />
Nancy Rowe<br />
Franz & Rea Schubert<br />
Paul & Marybeth Shanley<br />
Diane Voves<br />
Robert & Mary Weiske<br />
Tina Willinger<br />
In memory of Emma Langlois<br />
Debra S. Rislow<br />
In memory of Zoe M. Langrehr<br />
Jodi L. Jansky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Kaiser<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean J. Langrehr<br />
Greg, Patti, Mandi & Ben Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carlet Schmitz<br />
In memory of Bernice M. Larson<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Behavioral <strong>Health</strong> -<br />
Sunshine Fund<br />
In memory of Victor Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin G. Meyer<br />
In memory of Donald V. Lavold<br />
Gunnel J. Lavold<br />
In memory of Richard George Lawrence<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wittenberg<br />
In memory of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ A. Lee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Hoff<br />
Rolf Lee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alden G. Lien<br />
Mrs. Clarence N. Moilien<br />
Marie A. Orcutt<br />
Donna M. Proudfit<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Schini<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Storlie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Vance<br />
22 Gifts received between March 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008
In memory of Marvin M. Lee<br />
Connie La Von Lee<br />
Mrs. Marvin M. Lee<br />
In memory of birthday Marvin M. Lee<br />
Connie La Von Lee<br />
Mrs. Marvin M. Lee<br />
In memory of Father’s Day Marvin M. Lee<br />
Connie La Von Lee<br />
Mrs. Marvin M. Lee<br />
In memory of Jim Lembezeden<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Treglowne<br />
In memory of Richard V. Leslie<br />
Teresa Goede<br />
State Bank Financial<br />
In memory of Delora Annette Leum<br />
Carol J. Hehn<br />
In memory of James T. Lindsay<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Germain A. Davison<br />
Dolores Lindsay<br />
In memory of Frank Little<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle P. Peterson<br />
In memory of Ruby Q. Lokensgard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Quackenbush<br />
In memory of James ‘Jim’ M. Loomis<br />
Judy A. Holte<br />
In memory of Helen L. Lorenz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Ready<br />
In memory of Herbert W. Lounsbrough<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
In memory of Arthur Lowe<br />
Evelyn Hatlan<br />
In memory of Betty Ann Mac Phetridge<br />
Don Mac Phetridge<br />
In memory of Julie A. MacDonald, RN<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Brimer<br />
In memory of Ruth E. MacDonald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Coe<br />
Betty A. Fetzer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Wuerker<br />
In memory of John Hugh MacMillan III<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest S. Micek<br />
In memory of Joyce E. Mades<br />
Forrest H. Mades<br />
In memory of Paul Joseph Mahoney<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
In memory of Kaitlin Elizabeth Mahr<br />
Marilu Bintz, MD<br />
Dr. Todd & Debra Mahr<br />
Lois A. Rahn, RN<br />
Ann E. Van Atta<br />
In memory of birthday Kaitlin E. Mahr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Mahr<br />
Dr. Stephen B. & Katherine G. Webster<br />
In memory of Kathryn A. Malin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Colling<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Westerman<br />
In memory of Rae Ruth Malin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Helming<br />
In memory of Ethel M. Manning<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Bantle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Barry J. Goodwin<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
Colleen M. Nugent<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Servais<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Webb<br />
In memory of Lyle A. Marshall<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Rebecca ‘Becky’ A. Marsolek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Reedy<br />
In memory of Jane Maslowski<br />
Pat & Joe Heim<br />
In memory of Arlen R. Mathews<br />
Mrs. Harry G. Viner<br />
Carmen J. Viner<br />
In memory of Sharon L. Mathson<br />
Alyce May Mathson<br />
In memory of John ‘Jack’ E. Mc Cown<br />
Harold E. Flemke<br />
Laurine H. Solberg<br />
Wendy Stieg<br />
In memory of Hazel L. McCormick<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
Sherry J. Terlson<br />
In memory of Ashley M. McCoy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Engh<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Eleanore ‘Elle’ Marie McDonald<br />
Pamela Collins Pink & John F. Pink<br />
Marian D. Ford<br />
In memory of Carol McGrath<br />
Thomas C. McGrath<br />
In memory of<br />
Reginald ‘Mac’ Stanley McMullin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Zenker<br />
In memory of Roy W. Meinhart<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Miller<br />
In memory of Dorothy A. Mercier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Blanchard<br />
Judy E. Hanley<br />
Carol M. Redmann<br />
In memory of Gilman ‘Gillie’ W. Meyer<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Patricia Meyer<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In memory of Kenneth ‘Ken’ I. Michalski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Johnson<br />
In memory of Betty A. Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle P. Peterson<br />
In memory of Richard J. Mitchell<br />
Marilyn E. Mitchell<br />
In memory of Robert ‘Mitch’ L. Mitchell<br />
Doris Mitchell<br />
Pearl M. Roth<br />
In memory of Alan D. Moeller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Litka<br />
In memory of Lois P. Moen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Carlson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan W. Hein, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Hutson<br />
Northern Hills PTO<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Patros<br />
Jean P. Pearson<br />
School District of Onalaska<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Wittchow<br />
In memory of John Mogush<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest S. Micek<br />
In memory of Cory Scott Monti<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Michels<br />
In memory of Shirley A. Morey<br />
Neil C. Morey<br />
In memory of Alton ‘Al’ F. Morken<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Albrecht<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne H. Bratberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O’Donnell<br />
In memory of James E. Morley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Dockweiler<br />
Judy E. Hanley<br />
Carol M. Redmann<br />
In memory of Eldora Morrow<br />
Natalie J. Hartigan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick W. Heuer<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Almon R. Mac Ewen<br />
Marla R. Natoli<br />
Dr. Edward R. & Sharon R. Winga<br />
In memory of<br />
Francis ‘Franny’ C. Muehlenkamp<br />
Marilyn E. Trisch<br />
In memory of Terry E. Mullins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Gensmer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle P. Peterson<br />
In memory of Carl Mundt<br />
Joan Curran & Dr. William G. Colclough, III<br />
Bruce & Barbara Friell<br />
Dan & Sarah Havens<br />
Marna M. Holley<br />
Brenda & Daniel Rooney<br />
In memory of Kim A. Murphy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin G. Meyer<br />
In memory of Patricia ‘Pat’ M. Murphy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Durand<br />
In memory of Dianna P. Myhre<br />
Dr. Gerlyn M. & Mathew L. Brasic<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kerska<br />
Kyla R. Lee, MD<br />
In memory of Dr. Neil Natoli<br />
Marla R. Natoli<br />
In memory of Randy Neitzke<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lyngen<br />
In memory of Theodore A. Nelsen<br />
Betty F. Nelsen<br />
of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
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Expressions of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
In memory of Damon Nelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James N. Pierce<br />
Philip & Rebecca Schumacher<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Smithart<br />
In memory of Nancy L. Nelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Affeldt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Blank<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin H. Bredlow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Breidel<br />
Janice S. Corbett<br />
Lori A. Falada<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Gordon<br />
Christopher Gran<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glen P. Gran<br />
Erin E. Henry<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Johnson<br />
Donna Kamann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne D. Kampa<br />
Steve Kelsven<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Kjos<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Kubicek<br />
Pamela J. Leibel<br />
Gregory & Sandra Littlejohn<br />
Dawn E. McCoy<br />
Barbara McNaughton<br />
Ray & Beth Melvin<br />
Phillip Nelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Nelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hubert B. Peplinski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Steidler<br />
Rick Talley<br />
Ann Wallace<br />
In memory of Marilyn ‘Molly’ R. Ness<br />
Karen M. Gill<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Larson<br />
Betty Ann* & Don Mac Phetridge<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd L. Olson<br />
Olene Ristow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Schneider<br />
In memory of Lois E. Nimocks<br />
Kristen Anderson<br />
Diane & Terry Baier<br />
Lu Bardill<br />
Rev. & Mrs. Allen B. Birchler<br />
Barbara J. Cowgill<br />
Mary & Michael Dunn<br />
Neil & Kris Duresky<br />
Noreen Fish<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Dolores Hendersin<br />
Margy & Michael Kersten<br />
Fritz & Karen Kesselring<br />
Robert & Mary Mulligan<br />
Jane E. Radloff<br />
Jon & Kendra Sopher<br />
Dennis L. Subera & Victoria J. Clason-Subera<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Trocinske<br />
Pamela Venneman<br />
Leroy & Helen Vitale<br />
Jack & Jann Welch<br />
Jill Witt<br />
Jeff & Amy Wrobel<br />
Margaret Zappen<br />
In memory of Clark E. Nixon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne H. Bratberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Germain A. Davison<br />
Joyce & Mike Davy<br />
Diana De Voll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Ferguson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Karl W. Friedline<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick R. Funk<br />
Pauline M. Jackson, MD<br />
Lorraine Johnson<br />
Ruth A. Nixon-Davy<br />
Virgil & Alice Roberts<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Roush<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Saterbak<br />
Mary E. Stanek<br />
In memory of Marvin E. Norland<br />
Harriet E. Norland<br />
In memory of William ‘Bill’ R. Norman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Davidson<br />
In memory of Nancy L. Nott<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Batesky<br />
Joan M. Byrne<br />
Linda J. Byrne<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Rory J. Niebuhr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Overgard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Sesvold<br />
Trane Lodge #21 IAMAW<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Underheim<br />
Joane Wojtowicz<br />
In memory of Charles ‘Charlie’ E. Odahl<br />
Douglas B. & Cindy J. Puent<br />
In memory of Carmen M. Odegard<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Donald ‘Don’ A. Oldenburg<br />
Cheryl R. Vieth<br />
Cindy Vieth<br />
In memory of Douglas ‘Doug’ J. Oldenburg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kyle A. Adamski<br />
Jerry C. Bumgardner<br />
Lynnae & Brian Burns<br />
Joyce M. Clason<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Colling<br />
Coulee Bank<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Cvikota<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Darling<br />
Ione A. De Boer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Claude C. Deck<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Ellis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Fennie<br />
Festival Foods-Sunshine Fund<br />
Joseph H. & Joan Francois<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gilles<br />
Ruby C. Gross<br />
Irene Hammes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Hanson<br />
Lorraine Johnson<br />
James F. Kadlec, MD<br />
Martha & Kevin Keeffe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Kerrigan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester G. Knudtson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alden G. Lien<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lietzow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Lorenz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Loyd D. Mieden<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Nissen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund A. Nix<br />
Virgene Oldenburg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Omernik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Paul<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Pitsch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Powell<br />
Carol M. Redmann<br />
Lois R. Scanlon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Schill<br />
Dolores A. Slungaard<br />
Muriel M. Stanek<br />
Jean Weigel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Wiedman<br />
In memory of Patricia M. Oliver<br />
Elmira M. Reitmeyer<br />
In memory of Ione R. (Schwenger) Olson<br />
Helen Elsen<br />
Diane Johnson<br />
Beverly Robinson<br />
In memory of Irene R. Olson<br />
George H. Olson<br />
In memory of Mark Olson<br />
Loren E. Olson<br />
In memory of Patricia A. Olson<br />
Loren E. Olson<br />
In memory of Ruth M. Olson<br />
Betty J. Meyer<br />
In memory of Jacob Scott Arvid Onstad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan G. Deml<br />
In memory of James Carlton Ostern<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Ostern<br />
In memory of Roy D. Otto<br />
Janice E.Sobkowiak<br />
Patricia Thesing<br />
In memory of Jeanette Padesky<br />
Timothy D. Padesky & Tara J. Johnson<br />
In memory of Shelba J. Paulus<br />
Irene Hammes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Hesselberg<br />
Eugene E. Paulus<br />
In memory of Mrs. Alice L. Payne<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Breidel<br />
In memory of James H. Peters<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McHugh<br />
In memory of Kenneth Peters<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Lab Dept.<br />
In memory of Donald V. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry C. Blunck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Bohland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Easterday<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Flock<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Gensmer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Griffin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Griffin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester J. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marlin Kaufman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McCoy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon R. Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Nelson<br />
Donald & Caroline Pieper<br />
Trane Lodge #21 IAMAW<br />
Marilyn E. Trisch<br />
Betty L. Whitlock<br />
24 Gifts received between March 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008
In memory of Ethel M. Peterson<br />
Carol J. Hehn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester B. Kirkeeng<br />
In memory of Thora A. Pfaff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Cooper<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Elnor H. Haugen<br />
Dorothy R. Pfaff<br />
In memory of Gary A. Pierce<br />
Dr. Andrew & Victoria Nahas<br />
In memory of Alfred ‘Al’ C. Pieterick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Kathan<br />
Mrs. Alfred C. Pieterick<br />
In memory of Ivan E. Pilcher<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Harvey C. Piske<br />
Howard K. Dunnum<br />
In memory of Anne Elizabeth Poehling<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
Cheryl R. Vieth<br />
In memory of Angelo ‘Lolo’ N. Poppe<br />
Robert & Kim Billlings<br />
Marilyn J. Running<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Shepherd<br />
In memory of John M. Price<br />
Debbie Kroner<br />
In memory of Elmer J. Prigge<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of John B. Proctor<br />
Craig & Mary Louise Olson<br />
In memory of Ralph M. Proksch<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In memory of Devoine ‘Duke’ J. Quillin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Krueger<br />
In memory of Margaret ‘Peggy’ Raifsnider<br />
Maurice H. Raifsnider<br />
In memory of James R. Ramsey<br />
Carol R.Ramsey<br />
In memory of Betty Rannings<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McHugh<br />
In memory of<br />
Charles ‘Charlie’ Junior Raymond<br />
Willard E. Tronick<br />
In memory of John E. Rediske<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frank O. Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon A. Olson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Terlson<br />
In memory of Cecilia J. Reget<br />
Kathy & Ken Greene<br />
In memory of Donald H. Reschke<br />
Lauretta A. Reschke<br />
In memory of Lois M. Riepel<br />
Joan Davis<br />
In memory of Ruth L. Hedberg Ringstrom<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph T. Buehler<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred L. Graf<br />
Jeff & Sally Hillesland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lietzow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Schini<br />
In memory of Julie Roth Ristani<br />
Pearl M. Roth<br />
In memory of Jerald L. Roberg<br />
Lila Roberg<br />
In memory of Dolores A. Robinson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ahlgrimm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Boehm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Buchan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Gilbert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Killian<br />
Betty Ann* & Don Mac Phetridge<br />
In memory of John A. Rohrer<br />
Elaine M. Rohrer<br />
In memory of Laureen ‘Lori’ A. Rommes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Ryan<br />
“My journey along the path<br />
of breast cancer was not<br />
long compared to many<br />
other patients. However,<br />
the trip was made as<br />
pleasant as possible<br />
because of the wonderful<br />
care shown by the staff at<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran.<br />
“Please accept my sincere<br />
thanks to all the doctors,<br />
nurses, physician’s<br />
assistants, radiation<br />
technicians, office<br />
personnel, and waiting<br />
room volunteers.”<br />
~ Barbara B. ~<br />
In memory of Lonny Margit Sophia Rosendahl<br />
Anonymous<br />
Dr. & Mrs. P. Michael Banasik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Becker<br />
Nancy Borgen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Bouffleur<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William C. Boyd<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. Ford<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Johnson<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William A. Kisken<br />
Peter J. & Krin E. Krause<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven N. Lundsten<br />
Marla R. Natoli<br />
Mrs. Lloyd C. Revie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alex F. Skover<br />
Marita & George Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Wichelt<br />
Dr. Edward R. & Sharon R. Winga<br />
In memory of Everett J. Ross<br />
Carol J. Hehn<br />
Old Stylers Polka Club<br />
Mary L. Ross<br />
In memory of Howard W. Ross<br />
Julia E. Mellem<br />
Betty J. Ross<br />
In memory of Ben Roth<br />
Pearl M. Roth<br />
In memory of Russel Roth<br />
Pearl M. Roth<br />
In memory of Don Owen Rowlands<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
Friends & Loved Ones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Goetzinger<br />
Mrs. Orvis O. Leland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kennard W. Lubbs<br />
Phyllis R. Schreiber<br />
Betty Voves<br />
In memory of Mary E. Rudie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Earl D. Crowley<br />
Devine Family & Friends<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jon D. Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Stenslien<br />
In memory of Arnold S. Runice<br />
Evelyn Hatlan<br />
In memory of Raymond M. Ruppert<br />
Kenneth A. Kamrowski<br />
In memory of Frances M. Russell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kim K. Miller<br />
In memory of Margaret ‘Martie’ E. Russell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Bothe<br />
Diane R. Haga<br />
Horman Builders, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Huggett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Hults<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Martin<br />
Renee P. Riek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Rodell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard K. Sasse<br />
Alice Sistad<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Skogen<br />
Gary D. Skogen<br />
Adeline Sleten<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Ward<br />
In memory of Carroll L. Sacia<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
Reedy Concrete Construction, Inc.<br />
In memory of William ‘Bill’ J. Sauer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph T. Buehler<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Fischer<br />
Phillip J. Addis & Julie A. Fogel<br />
Marian D. Ford<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hipenbecker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis D. Ohlrogge<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Sigurd E. Sivertson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Storm<br />
In memory of Rev. James Saunders<br />
Margaret L. Donner<br />
In memory of Lily H. Saunders<br />
Margaret L. Donner<br />
In memory of Pearl E. Saxton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
Donna M. Proudfit<br />
In memory of Josephine Schaefer<br />
Beverly Robinson<br />
In memory of Elsie M. Schaffner<br />
Frieda M. Pawlitzke<br />
In memory of Judith ‘Judy’ R. Schaller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
Eugene M. Schaller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Thomas<br />
of <strong>Caring</strong><br />
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In memory of Bill Schilhabel, Jr.<br />
Betty A. Schilhabel<br />
In memory of Clarence L. Schlicht<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hanratty<br />
Doris L. Picha<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Terlson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Thomas<br />
In memory of Walter C. Schlicht<br />
Lenore Henley<br />
In memory of Rosemary I. Schneider<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Bice<br />
Lois M. Johnson<br />
In memory of Oretta E. Schnick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Wichelt<br />
In memory of Joyce Schoenleber<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Thomas ‘Chopper’ W. Schroder<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Engelien<br />
In memory of Doreen Schuh<br />
Joseph, Kerri & Gavin Schuh<br />
In memory of Catherine Schultz<br />
Neil & Marion Abts<br />
Gregory & Linda Bocchi<br />
Kathleen Bocchi<br />
Phyllis Burt<br />
Rob & Jo Ann Lemancik<br />
Bud & Delores Pronschinske<br />
Harlan & Pat Pronschinske<br />
Howard & Nan Wendland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Merlin D. Wendland<br />
In memory of Helen C. Schultz<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Brown<br />
Franciscan Skemp <strong>Health</strong>care -<br />
Mayo <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />
Edward Schultz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert D. Schultz<br />
Kenneth E. Schultz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Wais<br />
In memory of Marvin Schultz<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Douglas Schumacher<br />
Anna M. Jones<br />
In memory of Leah Schumacher<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Brenstein<br />
In memory of Ruth M. Udulutch Senn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy E. Hougom, Sr.<br />
In memory of Robert S. Sexauer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Kish<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Opitz<br />
Mary Patros<br />
Beverly Robinson<br />
Muriel M. Stanek<br />
Dorothy Verthein<br />
Bernice A. Whiteman<br />
In memory of Donald J. Shea<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Geier<br />
Beatrice Schmitz<br />
Therese Shea Atkins<br />
In memory of Charlotte H. Sheehan<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Charlotte E. Sherman<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Exercise Physiology Staff<br />
Olga Hoesley<br />
Verlyn A. Lieder<br />
Lorraine Sokolik<br />
Mary Strangstalien<br />
In memory of Frederick ‘Fritz’ A. Shove<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold F. Hubert<br />
In memory of Harold Siekert<br />
Mrs. Harold Siekert<br />
In memory of Irene J. Sill<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry F. Griffel<br />
In memory of Mr. Tilman ‘Tim’ M. Simonson<br />
Marylin Aasen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ceneskie<br />
Carl & Adello Ceneskie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Crumrine<br />
Thelma E. Halverson<br />
Dianne M. Kurtz<br />
Margaret Larson<br />
Edna Lieurance<br />
Naomi McDaniel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Numedahl<br />
Randall & Marsha Parrott<br />
Harlan & Anna Peterson<br />
Victor & Janice Peterson<br />
Beverly A. Simonson<br />
Tollie & Elaine Simonson<br />
Genevieve H. Terhune<br />
Rev. & Mrs. Grant M. Van Lishout<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Blaine E. Welch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger M. Wheatman<br />
In memory of Marlene G. Sisbach<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Bolstad<br />
In memory of Rita K. Smerud<br />
Tara Johnson<br />
Annette Mikat<br />
In memory of Gary Lee Smikrud<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory H. Sacia<br />
In memory of Beverly Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Rude<br />
In memory of Raymond L. Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Brandau<br />
In memory of George W. Snapp, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Hood, II<br />
In memory of Robert E. Sonnenburg<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Leo P. Splinter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester G. Knudtson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Lucey<br />
Shirley I. Splinter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Splinter<br />
In memory of Freda Spry<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Crandall<br />
In memory of Mary C. Stanley<br />
Mary & Dave Eggen<br />
In memory of Isiah Stanton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Taylor<br />
In memory of Arthur ‘Art’ L. Stello<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Bjorkman<br />
Violet M. Garbers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan R. Hulett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester G. Knudtson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Lachman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Almon R. Mac Ewen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Meyers<br />
Colleen M. Nugent<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marlen Plenge<br />
Rev. & Mrs. Dennis E. Snider<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Tjoflat<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tracey<br />
In memory of Fern E. Sterba<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Paul D. Stoddard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
In memory of Roger Stoll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. Stoll<br />
In memory of Kenneth ‘Ken’ F. Storandt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Frisbie<br />
Mary J. Key<br />
In memory of Joyce E. Strait<br />
Cropp Cooperative Inc. Organic Valley<br />
Donald L. Strait<br />
In memory of James Stuart<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Dan Sweeney<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Phyllis H. Sweeney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Vernell S. Hesselberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Manley Kirkeeng<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Meyer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Schini<br />
In memory of Vera E. Temp<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Edward Thayer<br />
Edith Witt<br />
In memory of James H. Theede<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
James H. Theede<br />
In memory of Nickie J. Thill<br />
Marilyn Hayes<br />
Laurine H. Solberg<br />
In memory of Howard L. Thompson<br />
Darwill Press, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lester G. Knudtson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Mech<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Pfaff<br />
Craig & Danilee Pfaff & family<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Prell<br />
Karen Wenger<br />
In memory of James C. Tischer<br />
Mrs. James C. Tischer<br />
In memory of Joseph Toce Sr.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran PNICU<br />
In memory of John Torgerson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O’Donnell<br />
In memory of Velva D. Torgerson<br />
Nancy J. Mahlum<br />
In memory of Paula Jean Tower<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terence J. Richert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Terukina<br />
Timothy T. Tisue<br />
In memory of Gustave ‘Gus’ L. Traub<br />
Dolores Traub<br />
Eleanore A. Wood<br />
In memory of Winifred Triemstra<br />
Debra S. Rislow<br />
In memory of Robert Dean Uhls<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Brubaker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. DiNicola<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McHugh<br />
In memory of James ‘Jim’ A. Urbanek<br />
Carol J. Hehn<br />
Donna M. Urbanek<br />
In memory of Janice L. Vanderwall<br />
Gloria & Ralph Betke<br />
Neil Cain<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Davis<br />
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Marabeth Leum<br />
Lori Oesterle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Schaller<br />
Jim & Sharon Vanderwall<br />
Jim & Joyce VanStee<br />
In memory of William W. Veazey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest S. Micek<br />
In memory of Ervin Veglahn<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of Manda H. Veglahn<br />
Donald & Caroline Pieper<br />
In memory of George Ver Hoven<br />
Vanessa E. Bock<br />
In memory of Timothy H. Viner<br />
Carmen J. Viner<br />
In memory of Robert C. Voight<br />
Jo Voight<br />
In memory of Evelyn Wachman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Gordon, Jr.<br />
In memory of Edmund Waldera<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. Tuschner<br />
In memory of Madeline ‘Matt’ E. Wallace<br />
Jane C. Chapiewsky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lamont H. Engelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Herlitzke<br />
Caroline M. Keech<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Krenzin<br />
Eloise Mauldin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. K. Don Pederson<br />
Mary Ellen Peters<br />
Marcella L. Rediske<br />
Ann Wallace<br />
In memory of Robert E. Wallace<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Rebhan<br />
Richard T. Weisbecker<br />
In memory of Anna Marie Walz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven N. Lundsten<br />
In memory of Werner G. Wassmandorf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Newton<br />
In memory of Carol F. Weber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Rohde<br />
In memory of Marie J. Weber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kranig<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Richardson<br />
In memory of Florence (Buchner) Weiss<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Darryl B. Becker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Betesh<br />
Gary J. Buchner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Buchner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marlin E. Buchner<br />
Orville Buchner<br />
Phyllis M. Buchner<br />
Marjorie D. Bush<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Coe<br />
Dolores A. Dacey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Doyle<br />
Fraternal Order of Eagles -<br />
La Crosse Eagles Auxiliary #1254<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Duane A. Hoff<br />
Jenora Klawitter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lietzow<br />
Marie A. Loeffler<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry McClead<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Merfeld<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Nordeen<br />
Regina Reed<br />
Evelyn M. Rutz-Thornton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Snyder<br />
Kathryn L. Urban<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Weiss<br />
In memory of William F. Weiss<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley E. Bolterman<br />
Allan & Elverda Guberud<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Johnson<br />
Nina Monsoor<br />
Doris L. Picha<br />
Wayne & Arla Redman<br />
Beverly J. Riley<br />
Jean Sauer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Schmitt<br />
Beverly I. Stuhr<br />
Mrs. Robert Weber<br />
Violet G. Weiss<br />
In memory of Letty Lynn Wethe<br />
Carolyn B. Anderson<br />
In memory of Pearl I. (Bendel) Whitehouse<br />
Lorraine E. Bummert<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David W. Hogue<br />
Lois G. Nelson<br />
In memory of Marion Jones Whiteway<br />
Mrs. Adolf L. <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
In memory of Elliot Whitford-Hawkins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Arndt<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Born<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Brindley<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Brubaker<br />
Bruce C. Myhre Electric<br />
Sharon & Jeffrey Bryant<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Bryant<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Andre J. Casabonne<br />
Dr. Mark V. & Jeanne Connelly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Doering<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Medical Education Department<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Outpatient Surgery Center<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Hanson<br />
Evelyn Hawkins<br />
Dr. Rebecca L. Hawkins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Jorenby<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Casey T. Knoble<br />
Brenda, John, Connor & Caitlin Kramer<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Kuck<br />
La Crosse Boy Choir<br />
La Crosse Montessori Society, Inc.<br />
Gail Maurice<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Nelson<br />
Amy L. Rumsey<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis K. Ryan<br />
Schilling Farms, LLC<br />
Beatrice Schmitz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Simonson<br />
Arlene M. Smith<br />
Dr. & Mrs. John L. Sterling<br />
Jean & John L. Sterling, OD, MS<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley J. Sturm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Thogmartin<br />
In memory of Charlotte A. Wiegrefe<br />
Lester H. Wiegrefe<br />
In memory of Ruth Ann Willmington, MD<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Wirkus<br />
In memory of Donna M. Wilson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Albrecht<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Torrey J. Kistler<br />
In memory of Shirley A. Wise<br />
Lois E. Czaplewski<br />
In memory of Lorraine M. Wisgerhof<br />
Jerry & Marilyn Arndt<br />
Dr. & Mrs. John J. Fangman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William A. Kisken<br />
Dr. Stephen B. & Katherine G. Webster<br />
In memory of Kathryn ‘Kathy’ M. Witzke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Arentz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Brodrick<br />
Bee De Clute<br />
Kelly, Steve, Brody & Kayla Faustina<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry J. Gilbertson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Harman<br />
Beth Kabat<br />
Sandra A. Locher<br />
Kevin, Denise & Chuck McKahn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Ranis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roland R. Roskos<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Ryan, III<br />
Patricia Sandoval<br />
Tica & Tosh Sandoval<br />
In memory of Ervin T. Woestman<br />
Laurine H. Solberg<br />
In memory of Anna L. Wojahn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Wichelt<br />
In memory of Gerald ‘Chalky’ J. Wolfe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Reedy<br />
In memory of Maxine E. Woodard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Simpson<br />
In memory of Earl A. Wookey<br />
Jean A. Davis<br />
Joan Everson<br />
In memory of Arthur E. Young<br />
Mrs. Orvis O. Leland<br />
Roberta Young<br />
In memory of Michael D. Zeiher<br />
Kimberly D. Zeiher<br />
In memory of Bruce M. Zeller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph M. Zeller<br />
In memory of Harvey W. Zemple<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Yahnke<br />
In memory of Alfred Zimmer<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
In memory of June Zimmerman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Gensmer<br />
In memory of Richard ‘Dick’ M. Zinkle<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Administration<br />
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Community Embraces Steppin’ Out in Pink<br />
The parade of pink surrounding<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran’s La Crosse<br />
campus on Saturday, September 6,<br />
was a sight to behold. An estimated<br />
3,700 walkers of all ages stepped<br />
out with family and friends for the<br />
third annual Steppin’ Out in Pink<br />
walk in support of breast cancer<br />
research at the Norma J. Vinger<br />
Center for Breast Care.<br />
By any measure, the event was<br />
a phenomenal success. The spirit<br />
of the community could be seen<br />
in the record-breaking participation—an<br />
increase of 500 walkers<br />
over 2007—and by raising an estimated<br />
$260,000 for the cause.<br />
Proceeds from Steppin’ Out in<br />
Pink are designated for <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Medical Foundation’s<br />
Norman L. Gillette, Jr. Cancer<br />
Research Fellowship endowment.<br />
Thanks to its exemplary interdisciplinary<br />
approach, <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran ranks among the nation’s<br />
leaders for best practices and<br />
outcomes in the treatment of<br />
breast cancer. Survivors were a<br />
major presence at this year’s event,<br />
many walking with family members<br />
sporting special team shirts or signs<br />
in support of their loved one.<br />
Event co-chairperson Patty<br />
Brown, herself a breast cancer<br />
survivor, was this year’s recipient<br />
of the Paula J. Tower Memorial<br />
Award in recognition of outstanding<br />
efforts to create a future that<br />
eliminates the threat of breast<br />
cancer. <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran also<br />
unveiled their new pink mobile<br />
mammography vehicle that will<br />
service 19 counties in Wisconsin,<br />
Minnesota, and Iowa. The mobile<br />
unit began visiting businesses<br />
in October to offer screenings<br />
to employees as well as local<br />
communities.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation extends heartfelt<br />
thanks to the thousands of walkers<br />
and hundreds of volunteers,<br />
entertainers, vendors, prize<br />
contributors and sponsors who<br />
have embraced this cause and made<br />
Steppin’ Out in Pink a success for the<br />
entire community. Seeing so many<br />
people united by their motivation<br />
to battle breast cancer is an<br />
inspiration to all.<br />
Knocking Out Breast Cancer,<br />
One Mammogram at a Time<br />
One in seven women<br />
will develop breast cancer sometime during<br />
their lifetime. Early detection through screening mammography greatly<br />
improves treatment options and helps save lives. <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran is<br />
dedicated to making screening mammography services more accessible to<br />
women in our Tri-state Region, so we’re bringing the service to you!<br />
Our new digital mobile<br />
mammography coach travels to:<br />
• factories and businesses<br />
• medical clinics<br />
• shopping centers, churches, and<br />
other community locations<br />
Screening mammograms<br />
are performed within the<br />
self-contained unit, taking<br />
approximately 30 minutes.<br />
Scheduling is arranged through the<br />
Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast<br />
Care, the leader in breast health.<br />
To learn more about bringing this<br />
life-saving service to your business or<br />
community, call Gayle Jago, Program<br />
Manager, (608) 775-4999 or (800)<br />
362-9567, ext. 54999.<br />
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Platinum Sponsor<br />
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of<br />
La Crosse<br />
Gold Sponsor<br />
Dahl Ford<br />
Festival Foods<br />
FujiFilm Medical <strong>System</strong>s USA, Inc.<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
Ward & Patty Brown<br />
Crescent Printing<br />
Dura-Tech<br />
Potato King<br />
Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD & Sophia Ferris<br />
Bronze Sponsor<br />
Coulee Region Women’s Magazine<br />
Credit Bureau Data, Inc.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Credit Union<br />
Kohl’s A-Team<br />
The Big Event Company<br />
Media Sponsor<br />
WKBT TV NewsChannel 8<br />
La Crosse Tribune<br />
Charter Communications<br />
Classic Rock 100.1<br />
Magic 105<br />
CC106.3<br />
Eagle 102.7<br />
WLFN<br />
Partner Sponsor<br />
B&B Stage & Sound<br />
BloodCenter of Wisconsin<br />
Dr. Patrick & Ellen Conway<br />
DigiCOPY<br />
HSR Associates, Inc.<br />
Kaplan Professional<br />
La Crosse Country Club<br />
Women’s Golf Association<br />
La Crosse Downtown Rotary<br />
Main Street Ingredients<br />
Partners of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
John & Estelle Pedace<br />
Silhouette Shoppe<br />
Sunrise Orchards<br />
The Angeletti Group, LLC<br />
Touch of Class<br />
Walker Sponsor<br />
Allergy Associates of La Crosse<br />
Coulee Bank<br />
Dairyland Power Cooperative<br />
Brothers Bar & Grill<br />
Identity Works<br />
J.F. Brennan Co., Inc.<br />
Kelly Services<br />
La Crosse Loggers Foundation<br />
John & Linda Lyche<br />
North Central Trust<br />
Tri-State Adjustments, Inc.<br />
WalzCraft Industries<br />
WIPFLI CPAs and Consultants<br />
Business Champion<br />
Ambiance, LLC<br />
Amenity Electrolysis, LLC<br />
Bittersweet Flower Market<br />
Cardinal IG<br />
Clough Electric<br />
Coulee Region Mechanical, Inc.<br />
Council Bay Feed & Trailers<br />
D&M Mechanical, Inc.<br />
Dick’s Pallet Works, Inc.<br />
E. Stanek Electric, Inc.<br />
Fayze’s Casual Dining<br />
Five Star Telecom, Inc.<br />
Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Company<br />
Jelinek Trucking, Inc.<br />
Kick Shoes, LLC<br />
Lillians<br />
Logistics <strong>Health</strong><br />
Momentum Financial Group<br />
Northland Recycling, Inc.<br />
Pam’s Design Perfection Hair Salon<br />
Poellinger, Inc.<br />
Radisson Hotel<br />
Red Geranium Gifts<br />
River Architects, Inc.<br />
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.<br />
Scott Joseph Menswear<br />
Service Master Commercial Cleaning<br />
Stev-lo Construction, Inc<br />
TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractor<br />
The Insurance Center<br />
The Paint Shop<br />
Torrance Casting<br />
Viking Electric Supply<br />
Wal-Mart Onalaska<br />
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<strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Medical Foundation<br />
at work in the community<br />
Our Partners in Philanthropy: The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation<br />
In 1983, the Fred C. and<br />
Katherine B. Andersen Foundation<br />
made its first unrestricted gift in<br />
support of medical residencies<br />
at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation. That support has grown<br />
and continued over 25 years, helping<br />
to prepare new doctors for practice<br />
in rural America, both in this<br />
region and beyond. In recognition<br />
of this longstanding philanthropic<br />
relationship, <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran’s<br />
resident’s lounge is named for Earl C.<br />
Swanson, the late executive director<br />
of the Andersen Foundation.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical<br />
Foundation was pleased to host a<br />
visit from Andersen Foundation<br />
representatives in late August, which<br />
provided an opportunity to showcase<br />
the outstanding achievements<br />
in healthcare made possible through<br />
the partnership of two world-class<br />
organizations. “During their site<br />
visit, we had a productive discussion<br />
of issues of common concern,<br />
and we highlighted our commitment<br />
to training physicians and<br />
other health care providers for the<br />
rural upper Midwest,” says David H.<br />
Chestnut, MD, Director of Medical<br />
Education. Nearly three times as<br />
many doctors are being trained at<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran as in 1983, and<br />
the percentage of residency graduates<br />
that remain in the upper Midwest to<br />
serve patients exceeds 50 percent.<br />
Map top right: <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Resident<br />
Physician Diaspora. After graduation, <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran graduates may be found in 45 states and<br />
6 foreign countries. The destinations of 53 are<br />
unknown. It is of particular interest that of the<br />
total 866 graduating residents, 463 (53.5%) went<br />
to practice in Wisconsin, Minnesota, or Iowa.<br />
Resident Graduation Celebrates Educational Mission<br />
June is a special time of year<br />
at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran, when we<br />
graduate another class of medical<br />
residents. It is an annual reminder<br />
of the outstanding tradition of our<br />
medical education program, and<br />
allows the entire organization to<br />
reflect on the Foundation’s core<br />
educational mission. As David H.<br />
Chestnut, Director of Medical<br />
Education observes, “Our graduation<br />
ceremony is a significant family<br />
event. Not only do the graduates’<br />
family members attend, but so do<br />
staff from across the entire organization<br />
to express their support. It is a<br />
day for recognizing the achievements<br />
of the graduates, and it affirms them<br />
as they begin the next phase of their<br />
career.” In 2008, the Foundation<br />
proudly celebrated the graduation of<br />
29 residents, and welcomed 31 new<br />
residents to <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran.<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation Residencies at a Glance<br />
Residency Residents/Year 2008 Grads 2008 Incoming Current Total<br />
General Surgery (5 year) 2 2 2 10<br />
Internal Medicine (3 year) 8 8 9 26 (inc. chief)<br />
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (4 year) 1 1 1 4<br />
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery (3 year) 3 1 1 3<br />
Transitional Year (1 year) 12 12 12 12<br />
Pharmacy Practice (1 year) 3 3 3 3<br />
Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy (1 year) 2 2 2 2<br />
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery<br />
(1 year fellowship) 1 0 1 1<br />
TOTALS 32 29 31 61<br />
30 www.gundluth.org/foundation
A New Online Portal for<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
Visitors<br />
Each day, <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran’s website (gundluth.<br />
org) is visited an average of 5,000<br />
times. Every one of those visits<br />
is an opportunity for <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran to connect with<br />
potential patients, employees,<br />
referring providers, and people<br />
around the nation and world<br />
interested in our world-class care<br />
and programming. At the end of<br />
October, the launch of a newly<br />
designed <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran<br />
website offered these visitors a<br />
brand new experience. Some of<br />
the enhanced features include:<br />
• New navigation capabilities.<br />
• Achievements and announcements<br />
on the home page.<br />
• Ability to send E-greetings to a<br />
loved one in the hospital.<br />
• Ability for patients to register<br />
and pay for classes online.<br />
• A resource section for clinicians.<br />
• Ability to post video and audio<br />
clips.<br />
The Foundation section of the<br />
site is also updated with a fresh<br />
new look and exciting features.<br />
If you haven’t visited yet, check<br />
it out! Our goal is to make our<br />
virtual space as welcoming<br />
and visitor-friendly as our new<br />
Foundation offices, which you<br />
can read about to the right.<br />
Tanke Honored as Mrs. Oktoberfest<br />
La Crosse’s annual Oktoberfest<br />
celebration included recognition<br />
for the Foundation’s own Robyn<br />
Tanke, CFRE, Senior Director of<br />
Development, who was selected as<br />
Mrs. Oktoberfest 2008. A lifelong<br />
resident of the area and a dedicated<br />
Thinking Spring? Think Heritage!<br />
April 22, 23, 24, 2009<br />
Heritage Celebration is an invitation-only event that honors<br />
donors whose cumulative gifts total $200 or more in calendar year<br />
2008. An evening of friendship and fun is guaranteed!<br />
New Space Brings Foundation Home<br />
“We’re very happy to be here,”<br />
says David Amborn, CFRE, Senior<br />
Director of Development, referring<br />
to the handsome space <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran Medical Foundation has<br />
occupied since April. The new<br />
office suite, centrally located on the<br />
third floor between the main clinic<br />
and hospital, “puts us on one of the<br />
busiest thoroughfares in the medical<br />
center. We’re closer to patients<br />
and staff, right in the main flow<br />
of <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran business,”<br />
says Amborn, who served as project<br />
manager during the long months of<br />
planning and construction.<br />
community volunteer, Tanke assumed<br />
the role of goodwill ambassador with<br />
her signature professionalism and<br />
enthusiasm. “The Mrs. Oktoberfest<br />
role is really one of the greatest forms<br />
of recognition a woman can receive<br />
in our community,” Tanke noted. “To<br />
be included amongst what I think are<br />
some of the most respected women<br />
in our community is an honor.” In<br />
the coming year, Tanke will be even<br />
more visible throughout our region,<br />
promoting community service<br />
and sharing her personal passion<br />
for the local arts and humanities.<br />
Congratulations to Robyn, as well as<br />
her family: husband Michael, sons<br />
Ryan and Matthew, daughter-in-law<br />
Katie and grandson Carson.<br />
The project was seen as a special<br />
opportunity to bring together<br />
personnel working within the<br />
Foundation’s mission—medical<br />
education, research, development,<br />
and administration—into a unified<br />
space for the first time, with all<br />
the accompanying synergy and<br />
efficiencies. Modern amenities<br />
include enhanced conference space<br />
and advanced media capabilities,<br />
including distance education links<br />
to over 120 sites in the <strong>Gundersen</strong><br />
Lutheran network. The most striking<br />
design feature incorporates the<br />
original façade of the 1929 clinic<br />
entrance into an open atrium concept.<br />
www.gundluth.org/foundation<br />
Pathfinders Year-End 2008 31
Progress in Prostate Cancer<br />
Stereotactic Radiotherapy:<br />
Increased accuracy, improved cure rates<br />
Prostate cancer may be treated by any of several<br />
possible methods: surgery, radioactive seed implants,<br />
seed implants plus wide-field external radiation,<br />
and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). The doctor and patient<br />
discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method,<br />
taking into account the patient’s age and the stage of the<br />
cancer. As skills and technologies improve, the 10-year cure<br />
rates increase steadily for all these methods.<br />
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is a relatively new prostate<br />
cancer treatment at <strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran. It delivers a much<br />
higher dose of radiation to the prostate gland with much<br />
greater accuracy than ever before. This technology was first<br />
used to treat brain tumors, with the advantage of pin-point<br />
guidance of the radiation beam from several angles, enabling<br />
delivery of a higher treatment dose with less radiation<br />
damage to nearby brain tissue. That science has been adapted<br />
to prostate cancer treatment, with strikingly favorable results.<br />
For patients whose disease is detected early while confined<br />
to the prostate gland, stereotactic radiotherapy is now the<br />
treatment of choice.<br />
Radiation oncologist Philip O. Doescher, MD, sees stereotactic<br />
radiotherapy as a big technological step forward in the treatment of<br />
prostate cancer.<br />
MedWatch is published bi-monthly by<br />
<strong>Gundersen</strong> Lutheran Medical Foundation.<br />
Editor: A. Erik <strong>Gundersen</strong>, MD, Vice Chairman.<br />
Join us for refreshments and holiday cheer!<br />
Thursday, December 11, 2–4:00pm<br />
First floor of the main clinic in the John<br />
and Nettie Mooney <strong>Health</strong> Resource Center.<br />
Everyone welcome!<br />
www.gundluth.org/foundation<br />
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