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10 The Messenger/Annual Report IssueIndividual Donors,continuedMr. Ernest T. MillerMr. & Mrs. Gene M. MillerMr. & Mrs. George L. MillerMs. Jeanne D. MillerMs. Marie MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert Walker MillerMs. Viviana MillerMs. Sally MinichMiss Gladys L. MitchellMr. & Mrs. William D. MitchellMr. George J. MoccioMr. & Mrs. Roberto MojicaMrs. Kathy MolinaroMrs. Florence MommeMr. & Mrs. Francis E. MonroeMs. Jennifer MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. David W. MooreMrs. Erna A. MoranMr. & Mrs. Donald More, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. MorgansMr. & Mrs. Martin G. MoyerMs. Media MoyerMr. & Mrs. Paul MoyerMr. & Mrs. Paul MullenMr. & Mrs. Derek W. MunceyMr. & Mrs. John Munsch, Sr.Ms. Jennifer MurphyMr. & Mrs. Keith J. MurrayMrs. Mary MusselmanMs. Gladys M. MyersMr. James H. MyhreMr. & Mrs. Edward P. NajarianMr. & Mrs. Keith E. NashMr. & Mrs. Arthur NauMs. Geraldine I. NaugleMs. A. Carroll NealisMs. Linda NeierMr. & Mrs. Robert NeitzMr. Earl S. NeubertMr. & Mrs. Theodore H. NobleMr. David W. NorwoodMr. & Mrs. Edward NovakMr. Raymon P. OberlyMs. Janet O’BrienMr. & Mrs. Robert P. OdenwellerMs. Lenore E. O’HaraRev. & Mrs. Kenneth OhlingerMr. Sherwood OhlingerMr. & Mrs. Raymond F. OkamotoMr. & Mrs. Paul L. O’LearyMs. Selena O’NeillMrs. Elizabeth K. OrlemannDr. & Mrs. Keith H. OrtsMr. & Mrs. Franklin M. OsenbachMrs. Ruth B. OswaldMr. & Mrs. Joyce OttMrs. Anne M. OwensMr. Joshua PailMr. Joseph E. PaineMr. & Mrs. Robert L. PaineMrs. Ethel M. PainterMs. Faithann PalermoMs. Karen F. PalmerMr. & Mrs. James PappasMs. Jennifer ParsonsMs. Eliza PasteurMs. Dorothy T. PatschkeMr. & Mrs. Richard PattersonMrs. Ruth H. PattersonDr. & Mrs. Thomas Pecsvaradi* DeceasedMs. LaRue PeiferMs. Beverly A. PeltzMs. Susan PeterMrs. Barbara E. PetersMiss Marilyn R. PetersMr. & Mrs. Scott J. PetersonMr. Henry R. PeteryMs. Jamie PetrelloMs. Dorothy F. PezoldtMr. & Mrs. Albert H. PfennigMr. & Mrs. William F. Pflum, Jr.Mr. Alan PfunkMrs. Marianne T. PhillipsMs. Marie PiardMr. & Mrs. Raymond PiovesanMr. & Mrs. Richard W. PistoiaMs. Linda PlunkettMs. Nancy R. PoandlMs. Joanna R. PoelkerMr. & Mrs. Carlo PolenghiMr. & Mrs. Neil W. PolsterMs. Vicki L. Polster & Mr. CharlesR. CechMr. & Mrs. Richard PorotskyMs. Sue PowersMrs. Kathryn M. PraetoriusMrs. Linda K. PrestonMrs. Dorothy M. ProtheroeMs. Lisa ProvenDr. & Mrs. S. R. PruzinskyMr. & Mrs. John P. PryorMr. & Mrs. Roger J. PumMs. Mary B. PurnellDr. & Mrs. Bruce PutchatMr. & Mrs. Gerald QuartuccioMs. Teri QueripelMs. Connie QuierMr. & Mrs. Bruce T. RaderDr. & Mrs. Mark D. RaderMr. James M. RailingMrs. Thelma P. RappMs. Lorna K. RavegumMrs. Jean L. RavelMs. Mary C. RaymondMr. & Mrs. Floyd A. ReberMrs. Twila ReberMs. Joanne ReckerMr. & Mrs. William D. ReeseMr. Sean ReganMr. & Mrs. Jurgen S. RehnigMr. & Mrs. Sumner W. ReidMr. & Mrs. Michael ReifingerMr. & Mrs. Gregg ReighardMr. & Mrs. Alfred C. ReimerMr. & Mrs. Robert H. Reimer,IIIMr. & Mrs. Alfred L. ReimschisselMr. & Mrs. Earl N. Reinsel, Jr.Ms. Susan Reiss & FamilyMs. Barbara RepashMrs. Karen J. RexMr. & Mrs. Conrad ReyerMr. David N. ReynoldsMs. Josephine V. RhoadesRev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert I. Rhoads, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Samuel G. RhudyMrs. Cynthia RiceMs. Jill RiceMr. & Mrs. David B. RichardsMr. & Mrs. John F. RichardsonMrs. Phyllis RichardsonMiss Anna May RickenbachMr. & Mrs. John J. Ricker, Jr.Ms. Martha RileyMr. & Mrs. Michael E. RiskinMr. Charles W. RissellMr. & Mrs. Mark N. RitterMr. & Mrs. Warren RitterMs. Natasha RiveraMs. Linda RoachMrs. Margaret E. RobinsonMr. Pedro RodriguezMr. & Mrs. Earl J. RohnMr. Russell T. RooksMr. & Mrs. Robert RoseMs. Dorothy RothMr. Lee G. RothmanMr. & Mrs. William W. RoyerMrs. Karen RozakMs. Elizabeth Martin RudyMr. & Mrs. P. Lynn Rupert, Jr.Mrs. Anne J. RushMrs. Barbara RushMr. & Mrs. Barrington K. RushMr. & Mrs. Paul R. RushMr. & Mrs. Edward E. RussellMrs. Alice M. RuthMr. William RuthRachel, Kaitlyn & Connor RutherfordMrs. & Mrs. Joseph J. SaboMr. Josh SaboMr. & Mrs. Jeff SabottaMr. & Mrs. Kenneth T. SabottaMrs. Shirley W. SacksDr. & Mrs. John L. SalinesMr. & Mrs. SantiagoMs. Kathryn Paine SattazahnMs. Betty Saul & Ms. Agnes SaulMrs. Mildred SawersMs. Catherine E. SceurmanMr. & Mrs. Federick D. SchaadtMrs. Arlene M. SchaefferMr. & Mrs. Arthur M. SchafferMr. & Mrs. John E. K. SchaefferMr. Roger H. ScheirerMs. Irene L. ScherrMs. Michelle Schery-SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Donald R. SchlegelMrs. Naomi D. SchleicherMr. & Mrs. Curt W. SchmoyerMr. & Mrs. Robert M. SchneckMs. Helen L. SchneiderMr. Richard SchochMr. & Mrs. Gerald C. SchoellkopfMrs. June S. SchollMr. & Mrs. Robert G. Schrammel, Jr.Mr. James R. SchrantzMrs. Mary R. SchueckMs. Christine Marie SchulerMrs. Elizabeth R. SchultzMs. Doris SchwarzMs. Barbara ScottMs. Eleanor S. ScottMs. Nancy L. SechristMr. & Mrs. Robert J. SeibertMs. Andrea SeidelMrs. Georgeann SeyfertMs. Marie ShappellMr. Roy L. SharmanMr. & Mrs. Gary ShawMr. & Mrs. Robert J. ShawMs. Helen L. SheafferMr. & Mrs. Lynn B. Sheetz & AndreaMrs. Mildred SheidyMr. & Mrs. Chester C. Shemanski, Sr.Ms. Maura M. SheridanMs. Sally Anne ShermerMrs. Catherine M. ShetlerMrs. Carolyn J. ShieldsMr. & Mrs. Candace L. ShoemakerMs. Doris ShultzMr. & Mrs. John L. ShultzMs. Robin ShumarMrs. Ruth S. ShunkMr. & Mrs. Paul ShupeMs. Jeanette ShurowRev. & Mrs. David P. SiegfriedMs. Linda SilowkaMs. Denise SimoneMr. & Mrs. William R. Sine*Mr. Robert S. SingerMr. & Mrs. Larry L. SingleyMr. & Mrs. Michael SirignanoMs. Diana SittlerMs. Kathleen SkiendzielewskiMs. Linda B. SkiffMs. Diane S. SkrapitsMs. Wilma S. SlyoffMr. Lloyd H. SmetzerMr. & Mrs. Charles R. SmithMr. & Mrs. Dale A. SmithMr. Kimber D. Smith & Mrs. CarrollS. LeeMr. & Mrs. Kirby A. SmithRev. & Mrs. Marion E. SmithMs. Mary E. SmithMr. & Mrs. Ronald H. SmithMr. & Mrs. Willard F. SmithMr. & Mrs. Dallas M. SnookMr. & Mrs. Dennis SnyderMr. & Mrs. Donald R. SnyderMrs. Marian S. SnyderMr. & Mrs. Robert J. SnyderMs. Sandy SnyderMr. & Mrs. Stewart H. SnyderMr. & Mrs. James SomervilleMr. & Mrs. Jan SonstebyMs. Angela SoostMrs. Alma C. SorarufRev. & Mrs. Bruce C. SoudersMs. Doris G. SouilliardMs. Marilyn E. SowdenMs. Jean P. SpaideMr. & Mrs. Grant E. SpanglerMr. & Mrs. Carl L. SparanoMrs. Helen E. SpeaseMr. & Mrs. Richard B. SpelmanMr. & Mrs. Dale S. SpenglerMrs. Kathryn SpisszakMs. Carol A. Spry & Selena, Jared,Tatiana & Callie SpryMs. Joyce R. StaatsMr. & Mrs. Herbert W. StahlMr. Leroy C. StahlerMs. Angela B. StanertMr. & Mrs. David StanislawczykMrs. Grace I. StaubMr. & Mrs. Franklin O. StaufferMr. Philip W. SteeleyMr. & Mrs. Warren F. SteelyMs. Marian R. SteffyMr. VanEric E. SteinThe Frank Steiner FamilyMs. Amanda SteitzMs. Leslie A. StengelMr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Stephens,Sr.Mrs. Dorothy M. StephensMr. & Mrs. Stanley S. StephensMr. & Mrs. Peter SternMr. & Mrs. Carl StetlerMr. & Mrs. Walter L. Stewart, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. David P. Stocker & CraigMs. Dorothy Y. Stocker & Ms. SusanStockerMiss Betty StollMr. & Mrs. Donald H. StoudtMr. James E. StoughMs. Deborah StoverMr. & Mrs. James R. StoykoMs. Sarah StrandMr. & Mrs. James S. StraubMrs. Alma D. StrauchMrs. Mary F. StrockMr. & Mrs. Richard A. StrouceMr. & Mrs. Robert G. StuberMrs. Margaret R. SturmMrs. Sylvia SussmanMrs. Geraldine M. SvadlenkaMr. & Mrs. H. Patrick SweeneyMr. & Mrs. Matthew SweitzerMs. Miriam SzanyiMr. Roger H. TancrellMs. Tania TaplerMr. & Mrs. James I. TarmanMs. Maria TaylorMs. Daphne M. TempleMr. & Mrs. Harvey ThatcherMrs. Marian R. ThatcherMs. Florence W. ThomannMs. Kathy E. ThomasMrs. Mary F. ThomasRev. Patti ThomasMr. & Mrs. Edward F. TokarskiMs. Mary Ellen TrachMr. & Mrs. Terrence F. TranterMr. & Mrs. Glenn TrappMs. Gloria TroiloMrs. Amelia E. TroutmanMr. & Mrs. Robert J. TrumbauerMrs. Mary K. TurekMr. & Mrs. R. Dale TwiningMs. Verna D. TycholizMr. Timothy D. Tyson & Ms. TeresaGozik-TysonMs. Mirdza UdrisMs. Kristin UmsteadMr. Maynard UnderkofflerMs. Patricia UnserMs. Betty Jane Urich & Mr. & Mrs.Rich WeaverMrs. Elizabeth B. Van HoevenbergMs. Jane Van HornMr. Peter Van NameMs. Shannon Van Tassell & Mr. IanGardnerThe VanBlargan FamilyMr. & Mrs. George W. VandorenMs. Jenny VazquezMs. Elizabeth VealeMr. John Vetter, IIIMrs. Diane M. VitalosMr. Todd G. VogelMr. & Mrs. William H. VolzMr. & Mrs. Drew C. WagnerMrs. Grace Wagner & FamilyMs. Elizabeth F. WalkerMr. & Mrs. William N. WallMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wallitsch
The Messenger/Annual Report Issue 11Miller Resident Linked to Phoebe’s HistoryThe Griesemer family has longbeen associated with Phoebe.Some of the earliest accounts ofthe organization begin in 1904 withthe $9,000 purchase of the Griesemerhomestead, a three-story brick farmhouseon three acres of land in WestAllentown.This simple abode was the firstbuilding to house the Phoebe Deaconessand Old Folks Home. It continued to bethe primary residence for the “agedpoor” Phoebe served and the youngwomen who cared for them, until 1911,when the Dormitory (today’s HaasBuilding) was erected.GriesemersvilleNaomi Griesemer, a resident ofThe David A. Miller Personal CareCommunity at Phoebe Home, knowsthis history well, since her husband’sgreat uncle was David Griesemer, theman who owned the historic homesteaduntil his death in 1903.“This whole area was known asGriesemersville,” she recalls, referringto the top of the 19th Street Hill, downto Cedar Beach and up the hill on theother side of Hamilton Street. TheGreisemer family also owned GreenwoodCemetery, where many early residentsof Phoebe Home were buried.Griesemer’s husband, Orrien, wasthe grandson of Alfred, who owned aunique enterprise called the “DuckFarm Hotel” in what is now the CedarBeach area, just a short walk from thePhoebe campus. Visitors would takethe trolley from center city, select theduck they wanted to eat later that day,then enjoy games in the parklikesetting until their meal wasprepared.Phoebe AuxiliaryHer mother-in-law, Ida, wasvery active in the early PhoebeAuxiliary, and Griesemer herselfwould help prepare fruiteach year for the Auxiliary’sPhoebe Festival, along withthe Greenawald’s UCCWomen’s Guild. Still willing todo her part, Griesemer’scooking group in the MillerBuilding recently madeupside down cakes usingfresh peaches for theAuxiliary’s Peach Festival.When Griesemer wasready to sell the home sheand Orrien built inGreenawalds 60 years ago, and moveto a personal care community, herhusband’s family history and her longtimeaffiliation with the UCC had a lotto do with her decision to choosePhoebe. “Orrien would be very pleasedto know that I am being taken care ofhere,” she muses.Phoebe’s David A. Miller PersonalCare Community turned out to be agood fit for Griesemer, who is stillactive. “I made up my mind I wasn’tgoing to sit there. They have so manyactivities to choose from,” she says.Some of the things that keep her busyinclude band concerts, bingo, apinochle group that meets regularlyand caring for the potted plants onthe 1st Floor balcony. Residents comeNaomi Griesemersits by the flowers she tends on the balcony ofthe David A. Miller Personal Care Community,where she resides. In her hands is a photo ofthe Griesemer farmhouse, home to a memberof her husband’s family and sold to Phoebe in1904. The building housed Phoebe’s first residentsand deaconesses.from all over the building to enjoytheir beauty.Ruth Search, Griesemer’s daughter,commented, “It has truly been ablessing to have her here. There arepeople her age and so many things forher to do.” The location is also convenientfor the family to visit many timesa week, although sometimes all theyfind when they arrive is a note on herbed that says, “I’m here! I’ll be backsoon…” ■Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. WanishMr. David L. WardMrs. Dorothy WardMr. & Mrs. Roger WardlowMr. & Mrs. Donald C. WassumMr. & Mrs. Raymond E. WavrekMr. & Mrs. Daniel R. WeaverMr. & Mrs. Edward WeaverMrs. & Mrs. Donald M. WeberMr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Weeks &FamilyMr. & Mrs. William M. WeibelMrs. Joyce I. WeidnerMr. Terry M. WeinerMrs. Kathleen D. WeinerthMs. Anita WeinsteinMr. James P. WeissMr. & Mrs. James E. Weiss, Jr.Mr. Thomas L. WellerMs. Elizabeth A. WellsMr. Earl WenholdMs. Susan L. WentinkMr. & Mrs. Robert WestgateMr. & Mrs. Earl T. WetzelMr. & Mrs. John T. WhiteMr. & Mrs. Frank B. WhitesellMr. Richard WhitmanMrs. Maureen W. WibleMs. Jean WieandMr. & Mrs. Robert G. WiesnerMr. Geoffrey F. WilkMs. Linda M. WilkensMs. Alice B. WilliamsMr. Daniel WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Donald F. WilliamsMr. George S. WilliamsMs. Amanda J. WilsonMs. Mary Rose WinslowMs. Cynthia WintersMrs. Elizabeth B. WintersMr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Wirth, Sr.Mrs. Edna WirthMr. & Mrs. William E. WiseMr. & Mrs. Jay S. WitmoyerMrs. Margery M. WolfMr. & Mrs. Calvin A. WolfgangMr. Eric WolfingerMr. & Mrs. Peter B. WoodsMr. Felix WylesikMr. William W. WynnMs. Cheryl YarnallEstate of Robert F. YeagerMs. Dorothy H. YeakelMr. Christopher P. YenMs. Gloria YerkesMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. YockeyMr. & Mrs. David YoderMrs. Debra K. YoderMr. John Yost & Ms. Carolyn PotserMrs. Betty J. YoungContinued
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