First Class of LPNs Graduates from Penn State ... - Phoebe Ministries

Fall 2007 • Vol. 89, No. 3 

The Messenger is published three times a year by Phoebe Ministries • 1-800-453-8814 • www.phoebe.org 

First Class of LPNs Graduates 

from Penn State Program 

Six Phoebe employees 

became newly 

licensed nurses this 

fall as a result of Phoebe’s 

unique partnership with 

Penn State University. 

Two years ago, with 

Phoebe’s encouragement 

and support, Penn State 

University created an LPN 

training program that fits 

the needs of our direct 

care workers. 

The program focuses on evening 

and weekend classes, which allow 

the student to continue working 

while attending school. The first 

class of 25 students graduated in 

September. Their classes were held 

at Penn State’s facility in Bethlehem, 

and clinical rotations were completed 

at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain 

Hill and at Phoebe Home. 

Included among Phoebe’s new 

LPNs are five scholarship recipients 

whose studies were underwritten by 

a generous gift from Mrs. Mildred 

Quick Muller and several local foundations. 

“I am so glad to be a part of 

this,” said Mrs. Muller at a recent 

luncheon held in her honor. The 

graduates have moved up the career 

ladder and assumed new roles and 

responsibilities at Phoebe Home and 

Phoebe Richland. In addition, Phoebe 

has hired five more graduates from 

Penn State’s first LPN class. 

With a waiting list already forming 

for its second class to commence 

in January, Phoebe has been invited 

by Penn State to develop a classroom 

site on the Phoebe Home campus. 

Above: Graduates gather in celebration with Mrs. 

Mildred Quick Muller and members of Phoebe’s administration. 

Rob Khanuja reminded graduates that the 

learning process never ends, noting they still faced 

one of the most difficult lessons of all, making the 

transition from co-worker to supervisor. “You will determine the kind of leader 

you become... We have every reason to believe you will be the kind of nurses that inspire 

others,” he said. 

Below, L-R: Theresa Guth, Michelle Andino, Mildred Quick Muller, Stacy Andrews, Seada 

Musa and Jennifer Parsons. 

“We are excited about this possibility 

and plan to renovate our existing 

staff-training classroom in the Haas 

Building for that purpose,” said Rob 

Khanuja, who as Director of Administrative 

Services worked closely with 

Penn State on the program. “The 

room will be equipped with the 

William J. Davies, Executive 

Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer, is named 

Interim President/CEO of 

Phoebe Ministries 

Story, 

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most up-to-date training materials 

and teaching equipment.” 

The new group of LPN students 

will attend classes and complete 

most of its clinical rotations on the 

Phoebe Home campus. The classroom 

at Phoebe Home will introduce 

Continued, p. 2 

ANNUAL 

REPORT 

ISSUE

2 The Messenger/Annual Report Issue 

Ronald Rider 

Board Chairman, 


Governing Board 

Iam very pleased to present to you this Annual 

Report issue of “The Messenger.” Dedicated 

volunteers, caregivers and leadership staff have 

worked together over the past five years on 

strengthening every aspect of Phoebe 

Ministries. Guided by a strategic vision calling 

for our focus on improving business practices 

and reinvestment in our facilities, we have 

worked to ensure that Phoebe’s ministry is 

secure for the future. 

On the pages of this report, we celebrate the 

success of our strategic plan, as well as the many 

gifts that have helped us achieve the challenging 

goals we have undertaken. 

Our donors and volunteers are especially 

vital to the fulfillment of our charitable mission 

and the quality of life of those we serve. 

We are indeed thankful for the generosity of 

spirit that abounds in the community! 

LPN Training Program, continued 

students to the many career opportunities in long-term 

care and potentially lead many of them to choose 

Phoebe as their employer. 

Diane Lewis, Asst. Director of Continuing Education 

If asked, most donors will tell you they are 

pleased to make a gift and that giving is important 

to them. As you will see within this report, 

our donors have made gifts that are personally 

significant and have lasting value for our residents, 

staff and communities. 

The talents of countless volunteers, who 

together give well over 50,000 hours of service 

annually, also bless the lives of our residents. Our 

volunteers come from all walks of life and span 

all ages. They fill many roles. Some provide care 

directly to residents, while others choose to 

serve indirectly in support of our ministry. 

No matter what form, your gifts honor our 

legacy and help Phoebe continue to make a difference 

in the lives of older adults. We depend 

on your generosity to carry out our vision for 

the future. For this, our gratitude knows no 

bounds. ■ 

William J. Davies Named Interim President/CEO 

William J. Davies, formerly 

Executive Vice President/Chief 

Operating Officer, has been named 

Interim President/CEO of Phoebe 

Ministries. 

Davies has played an integral role 

in uncovering revenue enhancements, 

such as strengthening Phoebe’s Medicaid 

Case Mix for higher reimbursement 

levels, marketing rehabilitative 

services and expanding the potential 

of Phoebe Services Pharmacy. 

He has a passionate commitment 

to upholding Phoebe’s legacy of care, 

recognizing that there is not one universal 

care plan for the later stages of 

older adulthood. His vision calls for 

focusing on a continuum of care. By 

offering home-based care, independent 

living, assisted living, dementia 

care and skilled care, Phoebe will provide 

a host of services that can be 

accessed from any point on the continuum. 

A Phoebe employee since 1997, 

Davies was hired as Director of 

Therapy Services for Phoebe Berks 

Health Care Center, Wernersville. He 

has also served as Vice President of 

Support Services, a position in which 

he was responsible for pharmacy 

operations, rehabilitation services, 

home health care, ancillary services 

and contracts for food and environmental 

services. 

A Wyomissing resident, Davies has 

more than 30 years of experience in 

creating and managing diverse, progressive 

hospital and community medical 

programs. Before his affiliation 

with Phoebe, he 

was employed by 

Saint Joseph 

Medical Center, 

Reading. During his tenure there, he 

held the positions of Department 

Head of Physical Therapy, Administrative 

Director of Physical Medicine and 

Rehabilitation, and Executive Director 

of Ambulatory Services. 

A licensed physical therapist, 

Davies received a bachelor’s degree in 

health and physical education from 

East Stroudsburg University, and a certificate 

in physical therapy from the 

University of Pennsylvania. 

Davies succeeds Rev. Rodney W. 

Wells, who left Phoebe Ministries on 

Oct. 8. ■ 

at Penn State Lehigh Valley, views the partnership to be 

of great value and notes the “importance of education 

that can be seen throughout the Phoebe organization, 

which reinforces the benefit of lifelong learning.” ■

With your help, Phoebe has concluded a very positive financial year. 

Our trustees set high expectations for our financial stewardship so we could 

serve more people in need and reinvest in our facilities. Our staff responded 

by finding more ways to improve business practices. 

Our Phoebe friends and family provided several large 

bequests and special gifts, helping us achieve an overall 

$3.4 million in contributions. And, growth on Wall Street 

led to good investment returns. With all these positive 

forces coming together, Phoebe ended the year with over 

$11 million growth in net assets. 

With this strong financial picture, Phoebe was able to increase the 

amount of subsidized care offered from $6.6 million in fiscal 2006 to $7.9 

million in 2007, a 20% increase. Moreover, our improved balance sheet will 

allow us to move ahead with significant reinvestments in facilities and infrastructure 

in 2008. 

Phoebe has continued to build its presence as a premier 

provider of short-term rehabilitation, and to take care of the more 

acutely ill near the end of life. By focusing our admissions on these 

two groups of people, we are able to meet a growing community 

need and build our financial strength. 

■ Phoebe Home has led the way 

with an average of more than 50 residents 

receiving short-term rehabilitation 

and over 75% of all admissions 

returning home to the community. 

Because short-term rehab generally is 

funded through Medicare at higher 

reimbursement rates, a good “mix” of 

short and long-term care is essential 

to Phoebe’s financial health. 

■ Phoebe Ministries operates its 

own pharmacy to serve the needs of 

our continuing care communities and nursing homes. The pharmacy 

also supplies services to 

several other providers in 

the Lehigh Valley area. 

Net pharmacy revenues 

provide significant support 

to Phoebe’s bottom line, 

exceeding $9.4 million in fiscal 

2007. 

■ Phoebe Richland Health 

Care Center set the stage this year for its new emphasis on short-term stays 

with the opening of its Gateway Short-Term Rehab Wing. 

The Messenger/Annual Report Issue 3 

TELLING OUR STORY 

Chapter 1 - Financial Strength, Investments in Care 

Chapter 2 

Smart Business Practices 

Fortify Mission 

In fiscal 2007, Phoebe 

invested $4.3 million 

in technology, 

medical equipment and 

capital improvements. 

In fiscal 2007, Phoebe invested $4.3 million in technology, medical 

equipment and capital improvements. In 2008, the board has approved additional 

projects. We expect to break ground on our $39 million Phoebe Berks 

expansion project. Phoebe Home will be engaging a 

national consulting firm to assist with developing the 

vision for the future of the Allentown campus. A renovation 

project for Wyncote Church Home will get underway 

in the near future, and we are currently reviewing design 

opportunities with our architects. Potential sites are also 

being identified for a continuing care retirement community 

in the Phil-Mont region. 

Clearly, 2007 was a watershed year in Phoebe history. As we celebrate 

our success, we look forward with confidence in our ability to continue serving 

the growing needs of older adults in our region. ■ 

FISCAL 2007 

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT 

Operating Expenses 

$86,532,000 

Operating Revenues 

$93,225,000 

■ Wyncote Church Home has improved census and reevaluated the 

acuity of residents served. All Phoebe nursing homes have seen a significant 

increase in the care needs of residents over the past decade. 

■ Phoebe Berks’ repositioning strategy calls for the addition of a physical 

therapy pavilion and renovations to two nursing wings for short-term 

rehab care. ■


Any donor may designate gifts to 

any of Phoebe’s Restricted Funds. Those 

whose contributions are $50,000 and 

more through a combination of 

current and planned gifts may establish 

a named fund that will provide 

sustaining support for Phoebe residents 

and programs. 

The following are active funds of 

the Phoebe-Devitt Homes Foundation: 

■ Phoebe Endowment Fund for Charitable 

Care 

■ Phoebe Berks Endowment Fund 

■ Phoebe Endowment Fund for Pastoral 

Care 

■ Phoebe Berks Endowment Fund for 

Pastoral Care 

■ Phoebe Endowment Fund for Staff Skills 

Investment 

■ The Mary Carn Buchanan and William 

Buchanan, Jr. Fund for support of the 

charitable mission of Phoebe Home 

■ The Mary Carn Buchanan and William 

Buchanan, Jr. Fund for support of the 

charitable mission of Wyncote Church 

Home. 

■ The Joseph E. and Marjorie S. Correll 

Fund to meet quality of life needs of 

residents without funds at Phoebe Home 

■ The William J. and Jacqueline Davies 

Fund to support training for rehabilitation 

professionals employed by Phoebe 

Ministries 

■ The Edward J. and Inez Donley Staff 

Skills Investment Fund to underwrite 

special initiatives related to staff recruitment 

and training at Phoebe Ministries 

■ The Rev. Dr. Paul P. and Mildred K. Haas 

Fund for pastoral care services and 

charitable care of residents without funds 

■ The Groff Fund to benefit the quality of life 

of Phoebe Home residents through activities, 

the Circle of Life, and pastoral care 

■ The William H. Hacker Fund for capital 

projects and improvements at Phoebe 

Terrace 

■ The George and Cora Hausman Fund for 

support of education programs, such as 

those of the Phoebe Institute on Aging 

■ The Pearl M. Hillegass Fund for capital 

projects at Phoebe Berks Village 

■ The Howard S. and Pauline L. Katzeman 

Fund for programs and special projects of 

Phoebe Berks Village 

DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS 

■ The Norwood N. and Doris M. Kern Fund 

for support of Phoebe Home residents 

■ The Rev. Dr. Earlin and Rev. Anna Deppen 

Lutz Family Endowment for pastoral care 

at Wyncote Church Home. 

■ The Dr. Ralph F. and Edith Iffland Merkle 

Fund to support residents and programs of 

Phoebe Home 

■ The Miller Family Fund to support 

residents of Phoebe Home’s David A. Miller 

Assisted Living Community 

■ The Walter L. Miller Building Fund for 

capital projects at Phoebe Berks Village 

■ The Jami and Mitchell G. Possinger 

Pastoral Care Fund for the pastoral care 

program of Phoebe Ministries 

■ The David A. Renshaw Fund for activities 

or chaplaincy programs to enhance the 

quality of life of residents of Phoebe Home 

■ The Rider Family Endowment to support 

pastoral care services at Phoebe Berks 

■ The St. Paul’s Memorial (Reading) 

Endowment Fund for Charitable Care for 

residents of Phoebe Ministries’ communities 

who are without funds 

■ The Raymond C. Wilson Fund for care of 

older adults from Berks County 

The following funds are planned by 

donors for future support of Phoebe’s 

charitable mission: 

■ The Remo and Verna O. Canova Fund for 

capital renovations at Phoebe Home 

■ The William J. and Jacqueline Davies 

Charitable Care Fund to benefit residents 

of Phoebe Berks Health Care Center 

■ The Earl W. and Margaret S. Fegely Fund 

for the needs of residents of Phoebe Home 

■ The Paul K. and Madlyn A. Haines Fund 

for support of residents of Phoebe Home 

■ The Rev. Joseph H. and Virginia C. Miller 

Fund for programs and projects of Phoebe 

Berks Village 

■ The Sara Kalb Miller Trust Fund to provide 

annual operating support for Phoebe 

Ministries 

■ The Rev. Dr. R. Howard and Doris Paine 

Fund for future care of residents with 

Alzheimer’s and related illnesses at Phoebe 

Berks Village 

■ The N. Richard and Elizabeth J. Radman 

Fund to benefit Phoebe Home 

■ The Rodney W. and Lounita E. Wells Fund 

to support pastoral care at Phoebe ■

VISIONARIES 

($10,000 and more) 

Air Products 

Anonymous 

ARAMARK 

Auxiliary Phoebe Berks Health Care Center 

Mr. Frank Banko 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Berghold 

The Century Fund 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

The Donley Foundation 

Fred J. Jaindl Foundation 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan Kramer-Moyer 

Mrs. Gladys Long 

Mrs. Sara K. Miller 

Ms. Joan Miller Moran 

Mrs. Mildred Quick Muller 

Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt 

PPL 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Rider 

Harry C. Trexler Trust 

The Wachovia Foundation 

Mrs. Mary G. Weiser 

FOUNDERS 

($5,000 - $9,999) 

Anonymous 

Arbor Insurance Group, Inc. 

Bartlett Foundation 

Christ UCC (Bethlehem) 

Cura Hospitality, Inc. 

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dorney 

Mr. & Mrs. John Himmelberger 

Miss June E. Kissinger 

Rev. Ronald R. & *Mrs. Joyce Krick 

Ms. Alice Anne Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Clair W. Noll 

Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) 

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Radman 

Mr. David Renshaw 

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Roberts 

Mr. & Mrs. Leon W. Schock 

Sovereign Bank 

Stevens & Lee 

Union UCC (Neffs) 

Rev. & Mrs. Rodney W. Wells 

BUILDERS 

($2,500 - $4,999) 

Anonymous 

Mr. & Mrs. Elwood B. Backensto 

Mr. & Mrs. David K. Bilheimer 

Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP 

Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney & Mr. Gary A. Carney 

Mrs. Joyzelle P. Clark 

East Penn Bank 

Atty. & Mrs. Edward A. Fedok 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Fichera 

Rev. & Mrs. Barry R. Galley 

Mr. T. Franklin Gearhart 

Leona K. Gruber Charitable Trust 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul K. Haines 

The Charles H. Hoch Foundation 

Immanuel UCC (Shillington) 

Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam 

Miss Mary A. McGettigan 

New Tripoli Bank 

Mrs. Annie M. Nolf 

Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable Trust 

Mr. Mitchell Possinger & Rev. Jami Possinger 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley 

Rider-Pool Foundation 

* Deceased 

PHOEBE 

CENTURY CIRCLE 

Throughout Phoebe's existence, charitable giving has 

played a central role in our ability to care for the many residents 

who depend on us. The Phoebe Century Circle pays tribute 

to those leadership donors who encourage and sustain 

our daily work. 

Members of the Phoebe Century Circle and the estates 

and trusts listed on page 13 together contributed more than 

$3.3 million in support between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007. 

A total of $3.4 million was raised in charitable contributions to 

help Phoebe carry out its ministry to older adults. 

The Phoebe Century Circle recognizes individuals, businesses, 

churches and foundations giving a total of $1,000 or 

more during the previous fund year. In addition to giving 

recognition to those who make gifts of cash or securities, the 

Phoebe Century Circle recognizes the charitable contributions 

of those individuals who invest in charitable gift annuities 

during the fund year. ■ 

Seidel Family Fund 

Ruth P. Seruga Foundation 

St. Andrews UCC (Perkasie) 

St. Johns UCC (Slatington) 

St. Pauls UCC (Fleetwood) 

Ziegler Capital Markets Group 

MEMBERS 

($1,000 - $2,499) 

Anonymous 

Armenian Martyrs’ Congregational UCC 

(Havertown) 

Barclay Contracting Company 

Mr. Larry C. Benner & Mrs. Helen Benner 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Bennicoff, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren John Blatt 

BMC (Beard Miller Company LLP) 

Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey F. Boyer 

Ms. Marjorie Broadway 

Mrs. Louise M. Castree* 

Christ UCC (McKeansburg) 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cirucci 

Mrs. Carol W. Closson 

Mr. John F. Collins, Jr. & Ms. Barbara Collins 

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Cook 

Ms. Carol Tibbetts Cowan 

Rev. Kenneth V. Daniel & 

Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner Daniel 

Dr. & Mrs. Francis R. Deitrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Detwiler, Jr. 

Ms. Martha C. Dodge 

Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg 

Mrs. Darlene Dorman 

Mr. & Mrs. Galen E. Dreibelbis 

Ebenezer UCC (New Tripoli) 

Elkins Park Presbyterian Church 

Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) 

Mr. Earl W. Fegely 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fehr 

Ms. Beverly Fink 

First UCC (Hamburg) 

First UCC (Quakertown) 

Mr. John A. Frack 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Fry 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John E. Fureman 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl D. Geist 

Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) 

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory 


Dr. Carol K. Haas 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Grant E. Harrity 

Mrs. LaRue L. Hausman 

Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) 

Mr. & Mrs. Herman O. Himmelberger 

Hope UCC (Allentown) 

Huffs UCC (Alburtis) 

Ironton Telephone Company 

Mr. William E. Irwin 

Mrs. Helen K. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Kauffman 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern 

Lafayette Ambassador Bank 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang 

Mrs. Ann G. Largent 

Lehigh Valley Hospital Family Medicine 

Residency 

Miss Gladys M. Lerch 

Mr. & Mrs. O. William Lindgren 

L. R. Webber Associates, Inc. 

Rev. Anna D. Lutz 

Atty. & Mrs. Alan McFall 

Mrs. Edith Iffland Merkle 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Miller 

Mobilex 

The Morning Call 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Nagle 

National Penn Bank 

New Goshenhoppen UCC 

Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc. 

Rev. Dr.* & Mrs. R. Howard Paine 

Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Patt 

Mr. & Mrs. Brent L. Peters 

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Program 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Phillips 

Mrs. Charlotte S. Ritter 

Mr. Robert Rose 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Rosenberger 

Dr. & Mrs. George L. Rubright 

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung 

Sam’s Club (Whitehall) 

Ms. Agnes O. Scherer 

Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Schick, Jr. 

Mr. Roger E. Shaffer 

Mr. & Mrs. Willard Snyder 

St. Johns UCC (Allentown) 

St. Johns UCC (Emmaus) 

St. Johns UCC (Hains) 

St. Johns UCC (Howertown) 

St. Johns UCC (Nazareth) 

St. Johns UCC (Richlandtown) 

St. Pauls UCC (Trexlertown) 

St. Thomas UCC (Bernville) 

St. Thomas UCC (Reading) 

Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Stamatakos 

Mrs. Mildred E. Stone 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Teske 

Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) 

Trinity UCC (Telford) 

Trinity UCC (Turbotville) 

Ms. M. Christine Vick 

Zion Reformed UCC (Allentown) 

Zion UCC (Lehighton) 

This report recognizes gifts made to the 

Phoebe-Devitt Homes Foundation from 

July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. 

Although we have tried to accurately 

reflect each gift made during this time, 

if an error has been made, please call 

610-794-5132 with any corrections.


INDIVIDUAL 

DONORS 

Phoebe Ministries wishes to acknowledge each 

donor who has given so generously of his or her time, talent 

and treasure to support its ministry and mission. The 

following contributions were received from July 1, 2006, 

through June 30, 2007. We have tried to accurately reflect 

each gift to the Phoebe-Devitt Homes Foundation during 

this period of time. If an error has been made, please 

accept our sincere apology and call (610) 794-5132 or write 

to the Institutional Advancement Office, Phoebe-Devitt 

Homes Foundation, 1925 Turner St., Allentown, PA, 18104, 

with corrections. 

SUSTAINERS 

($500-$999) 

Mr. David A. Ackerman 

Anonymous 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gene W. Aulenbach 

Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Bednar 

Mr. Robert G. Bertolette & 

Rev. Dr. Sue Bertolette 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Bollinger 

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob R. Bowers 

Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan 

Mr. Walter F. Campbell 

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph A. Daubert 

Mr. & Mrs. Merle R. Dech 

Rev. & Mrs. David H. DeRemer 

Mr. John J. Donecker 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Estock 

Mr. & Mrs. Dean W. Feller 

Ms. Margaret Fisher 

Mrs. Shirley A. Green 

Mr. Brian P. Gregory 

Mrs. Anita Louisa Beck Hatanaka 

Rev. Ernest M. Hawk 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson 

Mr. Rob Khanuja & 

Ms. Kathy Bohnenberger 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth K. Kistler 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Manna 

Mrs. Jane Martindell 

Mrs. Melvena M. Mattern 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. McMahon 

Mrs. Audrey J. Meredith 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David S. Mohr 

Ms. Jean A. Moyer 

Rev. Dr. Christine Nelson 

Atty. & Mrs. Brian R. Ott 

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Porter 

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Rossi 

Ms. Mary Ann Sauer 

Dr. & Mrs. Leo J. Scarpino 

Ms. Helen L. Schneider 

Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Linford Snyder 

LTC Donald J. Sweimler, USA Ret. 

Mrs. Mary Anne Symons Brown 

Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth 

Mrs. Helen M. Weiler 

Mr. & Mrs. Ezra A. Wenner, Jr. 

Ms. Kathryn E. Yen 

Dr. & Mrs. Warren L. Ziegenfus, III 

* Deceased 

DEACONESS 

($100-$499) 

Rev. Richard D. Abernethy 

Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright 

Anonymous 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Arencibia, Jr. & Ms. 

Arline Kramer 

Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Askman 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Autenrieth 

Ms. Shirley Bach 

Mr. Dale F. Bachman 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren B. Backenstoe 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Bastian 

Mr. John H. Bauer 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Baumer 

Miss Marilyn E. Bear 

Miss Monica D. Beck 

Mrs. Dolores A. Beck 

Mr. Arlington K. Beltz 

Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz 

Rev. & Mrs. Wallace J. Bieber 

Mrs. Shirley M. Bleile 

Mr. Harry Richard Bogh 

Ms. Carol Jean Bognar 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bohner 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Bolestridge* 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bonney 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Bower 

Mr. Joseph Bowman 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bozik 

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin C. Brader 

Ms. Patricia R. Brader 

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Brady 

Mrs. Elizabeth Bray 

Rev. Rebecca E. Brenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Russel C. Brown 

Drs. Melvin & Muriel Brownstein 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Brumbach 

Ms. Doris F. Brunt 

Mr. Stephen C. Burda 

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Burke 

Ms. Kathleen R. Bush 

Mr. & Mrs. Wendell L. Byler 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Canfield 

Ms. Dianne P. Carmody 

Rev. & Mrs. Joseph N. Carr, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Castleton 

Mr. Edward Charles 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory W. Chomitzky 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Christ 

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Christman 

■ “Culture Change,” a model of 

care that involves residents, families, 

staff and administration during every 

step of a transformational process, 

has become a familiar concept on 

each of our campuses. In January, 

Phoebe began Phase 1 of a threeyear 

process to shift daily operations 

away from the regimented style of 

management known as the “medical 

care model.” 

Chapter 3 

A Great Place to Live 

■ In addition to Phoebe’s previous involvement with AAHSA’s (American 

Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) Quality First, a nursing home 

excellence campaign, Phoebe Home and Phoebe Richland joined in AAHSA’s new 

quality program, Advancing Excellence. With the use of multi-disciplinary teams, 

these programs address concerns such as fall prevention, wound care and pain 

management. 

■ The Resident Connect “Phoebe TV” keeps residents 

and families connected. Campus activities are 

broadcast directly to each resident’s television and to 

monitors throughout the campus. The same information 

is broadcast on our website so family members 

can participate in the life of their loved one. 

■ Phoebe Richland volunteer Elinore 

Gold received the 2006 Towel and Basin 

Award at the annual meeting of CHHSM, 

the national Council for Health and 

Human Services Ministries of the United 

Church of Christ. At left, Rev. Dr. John 

Fureman of Phoebe Berks and Rev. 

Dorothy Shelly of Phoebe Richland were 

honored by Lancaster Theological 

Seminary with the Robert V. Moss Award 

for Excellence in Ministry. A retired M.D., 

Naomi Kolb Dublanica (near left) became 

the first assistant chaplain at Phoebe 

Berks Village and Health Care Center. 

Rev. Jo Ellen Mauger was installed as a 

full-time chaplain at Wyncote Church Home. 

■ Our newly refreshed web site helps tell Phoebe’s story with an e-newsletter, 

senior health library and information 

about our referring physicians. 

The new design is meant to 

serve current and soon-to-be residents 

and their families, referral 

partners, current and future 

employees, and those who wish 

to support Phoebe by volunteering 

or making a donation. ■

Warming the Soil 

for the Seeds of Culture Change 

f you moved into a nursing 

“Ihome tomorrow, would you find 

the quality of life you’re accustomed 

to?” asks Kathy Bohnenberger, 

Director of Activities and 

Volunteers, Phoebe Home. “If not, 

then you’d better get working,” she 

adds. 

Bohnenberger is an integral 

part of Culture Change at Phoebe 

Home, a movement being implemented 

in Phoebe’s skilled nursing 

care communities as part of a threeyear 

process. For nine months 

Phoebe Home has prepared for 

changes in work styles and empowerment 

of work teams. 

One of the first things being 

transformed is the use of language. 

Instead of referring to sections of 

Phoebe Home as nursing units, 

areas are being renamed to reflect 

neighborhoods. “Working in a unit 

makes you act like a unit,” 

Bohnenberger said. “Working in a 

neighborhood gives you a different 

perspective and responsibility.” 

At Phoebe Home, the building 

has been divided into three larger 

neighborhoods named Allen, Lehigh 

and Trexler. In each, the three floors 

have been distinguished by combining 

the neighborhood’s name with 

“Way,” “Place” or “Square “ (Allen Way, 

for instance). Hallways in both 

Phoebe Home and Phoebe Richland 

have been given street names. Since 

Phoebe Richland named its halls for 

local birds, examples include 

Cardinal Cove and Finch Fairway. 

Individual Donors, continued 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Chromiak 

Ms. B. Arlene Clouser 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Colarresso 

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Cope 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Correll 

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Craig 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell N. Cressman 

Dr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Criswell 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard E. Crusius 

Ms. Rhonda Cruz 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Csrnko, Jr. 

Ms. Julie L. Czechanski 

Atty. & Mrs. Sean Daubert 

Rev. Corrine R. Dautrich 

Rev. & Mrs. John H. Dech 

Mr. Elmer R. Dech 

Mrs. Carol P. Delong 

Mr. & Mrs. John L. Dereiter 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. DeRemer 

Mr. Gary DeSieno 

Mr. John A. Diamond, Jr. 

Mrs. Violet M. Dietz 

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald C. DiLeo 

Mr. George* & Mrs. Lois Kay Dilliard 

Mrs. Joanne Director 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Doerfler 

Mr. & Mrs. Ira E. Doney 

Ms. Alice Donlan 

Ms. Kathryn A. Donze 

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Drury 

Mr. James A. D. Eaton 

During a recent meeting at 

Phoebe Home, Jim Kinsey of the 

Institute for Caregiver Education 

told mentors from each neighborhood, 

“To be a team, we need a common 

goal.” When asked what that 

was at Phoebe, employees responded, 

“The residents.” 

To relay this message to their 

teams, Kinsey told the group to 

“Look at everything with the question 

of how it affects your priorities, 

both good and bad. Then, think 

about these three questions: How 

do we currently behave? Who do we 

want to become? What do we need 

to do in order to get there?” 

From there, he said, mentors 

needed to conduct meetings in their 

neighborhoods to discuss function 

and flow, how to build consensus 

and how to change the outdated 

systems now in place. “We need to 

focus on the system,” Kinsey told his 

enthusiastic audience. 

Each of Phoebe’s nursing communities 

will soon take part in the 

same process to move toward resident-centered 

care. Each will hold 

mentor meetings, open informational 

sessions with members of 

The Institute for Caregiver 

Education, and neighborhood open 

houses and celebrations. 

“By creating an environment of 

well-planned education for every 

department at each level of responsibility, 

you will prepare your staff to 

understand and implement culture 

change,” Kinsey concluded. ■ 

Ms. Carolyn R. Edwards 

Mrs. Barbara J. Edwards 

Robert & Nancy Ehle and Family 

Marjorie A. Eichlin & 

Fred, Tom & Jim Tirjan 

Rev. & Mrs. William A. Ellsworth 

Mrs. Margaret Ermentrout 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Esslinger 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Etchberger 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eustis & Family 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Fegley 

Mr. Robert Fehnel 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Fick 

Ms. Brenda J. Fidler 

Miss Dorothy E. Filer 

Mrs. Betty J. Findlay Richards 

Mrs. Frances Fishbough 

Miss Mary Jane Fisher 

Mr. Frank Flanagan 

Mrs. Joan Flynn 

Rev. Charles E. Fogle 

Ms. Robin Fralick 

Ms. June E. Francis 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Franks 

Ms. Betty Lou C. Franzen 

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Frederick 

Mr. Robert A. Fulton 

Mrs. Rose C. Funk 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Gauch 

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert R. Gaul 

Ms. Sue Ann Geiger 

Mrs. Mary Louise Geiger 

Ms. Carolyn George 

Mr. & Mrs. George J. Gerhard 

Mr. Robert C. Gerhard 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Gerhart, Jr. 

Mr. Robert Gery 

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Glose, III 

Dr. Adam Goodman 

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney A. Grammes 

Mr. Tim L. Grill 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Grube 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Guidotto 

Ms. Mary I. Guim 

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hacker 

Mr. & Mrs. Albert P. Haines 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hangey 

Ms. Barbara Hanks 

Rev. & Mrs. Ray L. Harwick 

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Harwick 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Hashagen 

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Hecht 

Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm H. Heffner 

Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. 

Heintzelman 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Herman 


Above: Activities coordinator 

Diana Sittler serves 

goodies at a neighborhood 

open house. 

At left: Local mural artist 

Lorenzo Branca puts finishing 

touches on a neighborhood 

street lamp at 

Phoebe Home. Branca also 

painted Van Gogh’s famous 

“The Starry Night” outside 

the employee cafeteria 

(shown on p. 31). 

Rev. Judith Ann Highley Meier 

Mr. & Mrs. Bertram J. Hilbert 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hildebrandt 

Mr. Tyler Hildenbrandt & 

Ms. Barbara Rose Hildenbrandt 

Ms. Wendy S. Hildenbrandt 

Mr. Charles Hills 

Mr. David T. Hilt 

Mr. & Mrs. Lester L. Himmelreich, Jr. 

Mr. Harry T. Hinkel 

Ms. Lou Ella Hoffert 

Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman 

Mr. James M. Holben, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Lytle Guy Horting, Jr. 

Miss Lorraine Hrabina 

Ruth E. Huber Family 

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Hudson, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Hummel 

Mr. Kent Huntzinger 

Mr. Albert H. Incledon 

Mr. Thomas R. & 

Mrs. Mary M.* Jensen 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones 

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Joyce 

Ms. Mardie Juskalian 

Mr. & Mrs. William Kaintz 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Kamitsuka 

Mr. William D. Karchner 

Mr. Philip Kashow 

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Kavounas 

Mr. & Mrs. Nick A. Kavounas 

Dr. Marion Kayhart 

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Kearns 

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn 

Mr. & Mrs. George T. Keller 

Mrs. Betty E. Kern 

Rev. Nevin L. Kershner 

Mrs. Kristin F. Kiehstaller 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles King 

Janet & James Kipp 

Continued


■ Employee 

safety is a priority in 

Phoebe’s communities. 

Phoebe’s Safety 

First Program emphasizes 

safe practices 

and recognizes those 

staff members who 

bring safety concerns 

to the attention of management. 

■ Phoebe is committed to helping 

employees live a healthier life, offering healthy 

lifestyle screenings, a monthly wellness 

newsletter and programs to encourage smoking 

cessation, exercise and weight control 

classes. 

Individual Donors, 

continued 

Ms. Sara E. Kissinger 

Mrs. Marcia G. Kistler 

Mr. & Mrs. Willard Kistler 

Mr. & Mrs. Hilton J. Klein 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Knerr 

Mrs. Louise J. Knerr 

Mrs. Nancy Knoblauch 

Rev. & Mrs. David Knoebel 

Mrs. Anna M. Knoll 

Ms. Ruth K. Koch 

Mr. & Mrs. William G. Koch, Jr. 

Mrs. Leona M. Kocher 

Mr. & Mrs. Truman L. Koehler 

Mrs. Kim Kortze 

Ms. Hazel M. Kramer 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kroner 

Miss Anna Kuba 

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Lang 

Mrs. Alberta Laudenslager 

Mr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence 

Mr. Raymond C. Lear, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest P. Leh 

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby 

Mr. & Mrs. John Leneweaver 

Mrs. Nancy I. Lerch 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Lieberman 

Mrs. Sarah Jane Lochman 

Mr. William H. Lochman, Jr. 

Dr. Janet S. Loengard 

Mrs. Louise J. Long 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Long 

Mrs. Ruth M. Lonsdale 

Ms. Margaret Lowery Becker 

Mr. & Mrs. David P. Ludwig 

Ms. Miriam M. Lutz 

Mr. & Mrs. Rex Luzader 

Mr. Joseph R. Marth, Jr. 

Mr. Richard Marth 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Martin 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich 

Ms. Sandra A. Massetti 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Massic 

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten 

Mr. & Mrs. William O. Matz 

Ms. Grace M. May 

* Deceased 

Mrs. Mary Ellen McDonald 

Ms. Sally McNamara 

Mr. & Mrs. George H. Megerle 

Mrs. Charlotte Meng 

Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Merkel, Sr. 

Mrs. Althea C. Messersmith 

Rev. & Mrs. A. William Metzger 

Miss Barbara E. Miller 

Rev. & Mrs. George J. Miller 

Miss Jean A. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Miller 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. F. Russell Mitman 

Mrs. Helen M. Moll 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Moore 

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Morelli 

Mr. & Mrs. Foster D. Morgan, Jr. 

Mrs. Mary Morton 

Rev. & Mrs. Daniel T. Moser, II 

Mrs. Merrilees Mount 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Moyer 

Mr. Donald G. Musselman 

Mrs. Ruth Obrecht 

Mrs. Evelyn Shaw Olsen 

Ms. Sandra Park 

Mr. Larry B. Parsons 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Perry 

Mr. David Peters 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Peters 

Rev. Dr. Paul R. Peters 

Ms. Anita M. Petito 

Dr. Heinz G. Pfeiffer 

Mr. & Mrs. John Fulton Pihl 

Mrs. Julie V. Pokorny-Conklin 

Mrs. Dorothy M. Protheroe 

Rev. & Mrs. Paul L. Rahn 

Mrs. Mary L. Rarich 

Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. Reed 

Ms. Melissa Reese 

Mrs. Adele S. Reider 

Mr. & Mrs. Ellwood M. Reiss 

Ms. Erma Remaley & Family 

Ms. Grace E. Richardson 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Richart 

Mr. Charles W. Rissell 

Mrs. Miriam U. Ritter 

Mrs. Mary G. Rizzotto 

Chapter 4 

A Great Place to Work 

■ Phoebe emphasizes ongoing recognition 

of the accomplishments and contributions 

of employees through Deaconess and Quality 

Awards. Outside organizations including 

Mr. John R. Roche 

Mr. Richard D. Roth 

Miss Phyllis B. Rothermel 

Ms. Susan Rottschaefer 

Mrs. Karen Rozak 

Ms. Sarah J. Sagl 

Mr. & Mrs. Atilla Salamon 

Mrs. Pauline M. Salter 

Ms. Birgit Sauer 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Schaefer 

Mr. & Mrs. Loren Schechter 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Scheese 

Mr. & Mrs. Rowland G. Schlauch, Jr. 

Mrs. Virginia O. Schlechter 

Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer 

Mr. Merritt C. Schmoyer 

Miss Anna E. Schneider 

Mrs. Katharine L. Schumaker 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Seibert 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Sell 

Mr. & Mrs. Elmer K. Shaffer 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Shaw 

Mr. Dale Shoemaker 

Mrs. Jean L. Sidoroff 

Dr. Deborah A. Sieger, RN, LSW 

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson C. Simonson 

Mr. Robert S. Singer 

Mrs. Judy Sipp 

Ms. Kathleen Skiendzielewski 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Skinner 

Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff 

Mrs. Anna M. Smith 

Sr. Judge & Mrs. Calvin E. Smith 

Ms. Alice J. Snyder 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Snyder 

Dr. Evan S. Snyder 

Mrs. Mary Alice Snyder 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder 

Ms. Jean Spangler 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Speidel 

Ms. Satenig St. Marie 

Mr. Wayne Stanley 

Ms. Michell Staska-Pier 

Mr. & Mrs. Philip W. Steeley 

Mr. & Mrs. William Stein 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry W. Stephens 

CHHSM, the Office of Aging, Lancaster 

Theological Seminary and the American Red 

Cross also recognized members of our staff. 

■ Training programs prepare staff for the 

increasing needs of Phoebe residents. All 

employees are participating in Culture Change 

education. Last year Phoebe began working 

with Penn State University to develop an 

evening and weekend program for the 

advancement of CNAs into LPN positions. 

Phoebe also provides tuition reimbursement 

for career advancement. 

■ Phoebe made significant investments 

in education to enhance the leadership and 

management abilities of Phoebe’s program 

directors and key leaders. ■ 

Mr. Bruce H. Stettler 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson 

Mr. & Mrs. James S. Straub 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Strauss 

Mrs. Carolyn Sullenberger 

Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy E. Swoyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Szapacs 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard L. Teitsworth 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Thomas 

Mrs. Mary Thomas 

Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Thornburg 

Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus 

Mr. & Mrs. Alfonzo F. Torrecuso 

Mrs. Frances S. Trager 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Trbuza 

Mrs. Marjorie A.Troutman 

Ms. Verna D. Tycholiz 

Mrs. Dorothy D. Updegrave 

Mr. & Mrs. Linus F. Utsch, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. David Q. Voigt 

Mr. William C. Wack 

Miss Frieda L. Wahrmann 

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur R. Weaver 

Mr. Carlton* & Mrs. Joyce K. Wehr 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Weiss, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Todd B. Weiss & 

Nate Weiss 

Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Welsh 

Mr. Charles A. Wenger 

Ms. Alma E. Wetzel 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Wheeler 

Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan P. Whitney 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wick 

Mr. Allen Wieder & Family 

Mr. Richard S. Wieland 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Wildrick 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Williams 

Mr. John Winkelman 

Ms. Louise W. Witthuhn 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach 

Mrs. Suzanne Wright 

Miss Deborah L. Yarborough 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Yatron 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Young & 

Family 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Zangari 

Ms. Anna M. Ziegler 

Mr. Floyd R. Zimmerman 

FRIENDS 

(Up to $99) 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Abruzzi 

Mr. & Mrs. Herman C. Ahrens 

Ms. Frances A. Aitken 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph N. Alfier 

Ms. Vicki Allen 

Mrs. Doris L. Almeida 

Anonymous 

Ms. Linda M. Anthony 

Mr. Thomas L. Antler 

Ms. Coralee Archeskie 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Aregood 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Aronow 

Rev. Evelyn Aurand 

Ms. Shirley Bachman 

Mrs. Stella S. Bailey 

Ms. Ruth T. Baker 

Ms. Rita A. Balaban 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Balliet 

Mr. John Balliett & 

Ms. Kathy L. Poorman 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery F. Balsai 

Ms. Florence W. Balthaser 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Bann 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Barber 

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie C. Barber 

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Barlett 

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Barna 

Mr. & Mrs. Lyall F. Barnhardt 

Miss Agnes Barrow 

Mrs. Emma L. Bartholomew 

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Barton 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Bastian 

Ms. Alice Batman 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan P. Batstone 

Mr. & Mrs. R. Theodore Batturs 

Rev. & Mrs. Wallace A. Baum 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren M. Baumer 

Mr. & Mrs. Maynard S. Beal 

Ms. Jessica Beaver 

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bechtel 

Ms. Gloria R. Beemer 

Mr. & Mrs. George J. Beerley 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Behr

Ms. Helen Bench 

Mr. & Mrs. John Benko 

Mr. & Mrs. Neil B. Bentz 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Bergey 

Ms. Mary Jane Berryman 

Ms. Diana Berstler 

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Beslanovits 

Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Bevans 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Binckley 

Ms. Audrey J. Bingaman 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bingell 

Ms. Lila K. Bittenbender 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blanch 

Ms. Constance B. Blood 

Ms. Betty J. Blose 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Blose 

Mrs. Anna E. Boas 

Ms. Monica Bogar 

Mr. Christopher Bogden 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Bohn, Jr. 

Mrs. Grace L. Bohner 

Mrs. Viola L. Bolen 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl E. Bond 

Ms. Erna J. Bonstein 

Mrs. Violet R. Bordic 

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Borillo 

Mrs. Fern Bowen 

Mrs. Hilda P. Bower 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Bowie, Jr. 

Ms. Ellen B. Branch 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bray 

Ms. Lillian A. Breneman 

Ms. Emily E. Bretz 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Brinker 

Mrs. Frances E. Brior 

Mr. Francis H. Brobst 

Ms. Ewalda K. Brockmann 

Ms. Barbara R. Brooks 

Mrs. Marie A. Brown 

Mr. Harry N. Brown 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Browning 

Mr. John E. Brunner 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Y. Bryan 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Bucchin 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Buck 

Ms. Nan Burch 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Burda 

Mr. Robert A. Burns 

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher I. Bursk 

Mrs. Marie A. Burtner 

Mr. & Mrs. George S. Butler 

Mrs. Mary E. Butz 

Ms. Patricia Calatayud 

Mr. & Mrs. Guyer E. Candy 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Carlton 

Mr. & Mrs. George Carmona 

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Carr 

Ms. Elinor E. Carter 

Ms. Christine C. Cash 

Ms. Jane L. Casteline 

Ms. Lynda Lee Chasar 

Ms. Catherine Chaykowski 

Mrs. Charlotte Chew 

Ms. Jutta H. Christiansen 

Mrs. Francine Christman 

Mr. Kenneth R. Christman 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Christman 

Mr. David W. Christman 

Mr. & Mrs. David E. Christy 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cladel 

Ms. Christine Y. Cleary 

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Clemens 

Mr. & Mrs. Grace Clemmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Coachys 

Ms. Bonita L. Cocivera 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Codi 

Ms. Virginia E. Coleman 

Mr. Joseph R. Collingwood 

Ms. Janice Conrad 

Ms. Judith Ann Cook 

Ms. Sylvia Cooper 

Ms. Elizabeth M. Cooper 

Mr. & Mrs. Merlin Correll 

Mr. & Mrs. George T. Cramsey 

Ms. Jayne Crawford 

Miss Patricia Crawford 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Cressman 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cummins 

Jessica Ferenschak, a therapy 

aide in Phoebe Home’s Therapy 

Services Department for the past 

two summers, has been awarded 

a scholarship made possible by 

the William J. and Jacqueline 

Davies Fund. 

This named fund specifically 

supports training for rehab professionals 

employed by 

Phoebe. Ferenschak 

received funding for 

school and will be entitled 

to additional funding 

when she joins 

Phoebe full-time after 

graduation. 

Ferenschak decided 

to submit her resume to 

Phoebe when she needed 

a summer job between 

semesters at college. “I 

figured it would give me 

an idea of what physical 

therapy was all about,” 

she said. 

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Cunningham 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Daday 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Daisey 

Ms. Jeanne F. Daubert 

Mrs. Barbara Davis 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Davis 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Decher 

Mr. Paul H. Deck 

Ms. Ruth Deebel 

Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. DeHennis 

Ms. May A. Deily 

Ms. Sally Dell 

Ms. Lillian E. Delmont 

Mr. & Mrs. David Delong, III 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry DeLong 

Mrs. Millardine L. DeLong 

Ms. Marion O. DeMilio 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Demkovitz 

Mr. & Mrs. Edgar R. Dennis 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff D. Depoy 

Mr. & Mrs. Karl M. Deubler, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. DeVries 

Mr. William E. DeWalt 

Mrs. Alice C. Dickey 

Ms. Brenda E. Diehl 

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Diehl 

Mrs. Dorothy L. Dietrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Dietrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Dimmich 

Mrs. Stephanie Dinackus 

Ms. Jean C. Dobrenko 

Mrs. Josephine Dolence 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Domrzalski 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Donahue 

Ms. Fran Donlan 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond G. Donnelly 

Mr. Russell Dorn 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Dornbach 

Mr. Thomas Dornblaser 

Ms. Gene B. Dotterer 

Mrs. Marguerite E. Drendall 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Drissel 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Dubie 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Dugan 

Ms. Kathleen Eagan 

Ms. Darlene A. Ebner 

Mr. John Eckenrode 

Ms. Judith Edmondson 

Ms. Ada Egan 

Ms. Dorothy Ehrich 

Miss Lois Elma Eisenhard 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry M. Elder 

Mrs. Arline S. Elliott 

Ms. Sara Estrada 

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Faisetty 

Ms. Mary M. Fartuch 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis S. Fedorowicz 

Mr. William M. Fegley 

Ms. Phyllis L. Fertig 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Fischl 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fischman 

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Forry 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Fosbenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Foster 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Fowler 

Mr. & Mrs. Foster F. Frable, Sr. 

William J. Davies, then 

Executive V.P. and Chief Operating 

Officer for Phoebe Ministries, and 

his wife, Jacqueline, initiated the 

fund to help provide a positive 

training environment for students 

in Phoebe’s Therapy departments. 

“The opportunity to recruit 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Frank 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Frankenfield 

Ms. Ruth A. Franks 

Ms. Nancy J. Frantz 

Ms. B. Kathryn Frazier 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Frederick 

Mrs. Ruth P. Frey 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Fried 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Fries 

Mr. Earl S. Fritz 

Mr. Eugene N. Fritz 

Mr. Theodore R. Fritzinger 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Frutchey 

Mr. & Mrs. S. Theodore Furr 

Mr. Thomas J. Gallagher, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. James Garraway, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Garrett 


Mr. & Mrs. Mark Garver 

Mr. & Mrs. William L. Gaul 

Ms. Ruth M. Gavenus 

Mr. Norman Gehman 

Ms. Arlene M. Gehris 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Gehris 

Mrs. Dorothy I. Gensler* 

Mrs. Frances F. George* 

Mr. Frederick D. Gerhard 

Ms. Lucille M. Germanton 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Getz 

Mrs. Jean E. Getz 

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Gewartowski 

Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Giannelli 

Mr. & Mrs. Clayton O. Gilbert 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Gilbert 

Therapy Aide Awarded First Rehab Scholarship from 

Named Fund Given by William J. & Jacqueline Davies 

“I wanted to help people and thought [Physical Therapy] would 

be a good career,” says Jessica Ferenschak, center front. Seen 

here with members of Phoebe Home’s Therapy Services Dept., 

Jessica is the first recipient of the William J. and Jacqueline 

Davies Fund scholarship. 

and retain those who have discovered 

the joy of working with an 

older population is so valuable to 

our residents,” said Davies. 

Granting the first scholarship 

has been an exciting step in establishing 

this named fund. 

According to Davies, he and 

Jacqueline “are pleased to provide 

the incentive for students 

to follow this 

career path and remain 

at Phoebe when they 

attain their degrees.” 

Ferenschak majors 

in Physical Therapy at 

The College of 

Misericordia in Dallas, 

Pa., where she is now a 

senior. Next May she 

will graduate with a 

bachelor’s degree in 

Health Science and a 

master’s in Physical 

Therapy. ■ 

Ms. Verna Gilbert 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Glander 

Mr. & Mrs. Forrest W. Glass 

Mr. & Mrs. Milton E. Gockley, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Gold 

Ms. Phyllis Goodfriend 

Ms. Paulette F. Goodhart 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gough, Jr. & 

Peggy 

Mr. & Mrs. Clark E. Gower 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Granitz 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Granzow 

Mr. & Mrs. Guy T. Schwartz, Jr. 

Mrs. Carrie l. Green 

Mr. Ralph E. Greenawald 

Ms. Betty Greenberg 

Mrs. Rosaly Greenberger 

Continued



continued 

Ms. Marion T. Greenwood 

Ms. Elizabeth M. Griffiths 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Grim 

Mrs. Cora A. Grube 

Mr. & Mrs. Elwood W. Grube 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Guim 

Ms. Betty R. Guinan 

Mr. Kerry J. Haas 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gary A. 

Hackenberg 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn J. Hacker 

Ms. Dorothy F. Hackney 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin D. Haftl 

Ms. Catherine M. Hahn 

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Haines 

Ms. Elizabeth Anne Haines 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Hale 

Mrs. Dorothy S. Halfmann 

Ms. Elizabeth Hallman 

Mr. & Mrs. Linford H. Hallman 

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hamm 

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Han 

Ms. Diana A. Handlon 

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Hansen 

Rev. Douglas Hanson & 

Rev. Susan Hanson 

Harbore Family 

Mr. Francis Harkins 

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Harrison 

Mr. & Mrs. James Harron 

Ms. Geraldine R. Hart 

Mr. & Mrs. C. Harold Hartline 

Mr. & Mrs. Leroy T. Hartman 

Mr. Robert F. Hartman 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Harvey 

Mr. & Mrs. Hans Hass 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hastings 

Ms. Kathleen Haupt 

Ms. Mary Helena Hauser 

Mr. William Hawk 

Ms. Anne Hebelka 

Ms. Linda V. Heck 

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph M. Heckler 

Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Heffner 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Heidecker 

Mr. Henry E. Heil 

Mrs. Marie Heim 

Mr. Carl Heintzelman 

Mr. & Mrs. N. Heintzelman, Jr. 

Mrs. Alma M. Heist 

Ms. Eva Heist 

Mrs. Betty J. Held 

Mr. & Mrs. Eugne R. Helfrich 

Mr. Herbert Heller 

Mr. & Mrs. James Helwig 

Ms. Marilyn L. Helwig 

Mr. John Hendricks 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Harold Henning 

Mrs. Gertrude M. Henry 

Ms. Lillie P. Henry 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Hensinger 

Mrs. Kathleen S. Herman 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. 

Harrmann 

Mrs. Martha Herron 

Mr. & Mrs. George W. Hersh, III 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Hertz 

Miss Jane E. Hertzog 

Ms. Carol Hess 

* Deceased 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hessinger 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Hetrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Heymer 

Ms. Tammy Hill 

Mrs. Betty J. Hirt 

Mr. Franklin T. Hodel 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Hodel 

Mr. Arthur E. Hoffman 

Mr. & Mrs. Corson H. Hoffman 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. 

Hoffstetter 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Holland 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Homanick 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin L. Homme 

Ms. Elsie D. Hontz 

Mrs. Geraldine A. Houp 

Ms. Elizabeth B. Houser 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Howard 

Ms. Peggy A. Huber 

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hughley 

Mr. Kenneth C. Huhn 

Ms. Mary E. Hunter 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Iannantuono 

Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Ihle 

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Inglese 

Ms. Joanne H. Jaindl 

Ms. Vestu Jordan 

The Jordan & Nemetch Families 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Julien, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Kacsur, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Emil Kannengieszer 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kapusta 

Mr. Bernard P. Katz 

Mr. & Mrs. William Kehm 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Keith 

Ms. Minnie Painter Kemp 

Mr. Louis H. Kerschner, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kidd 

Ms. Joanne Kidd & 

The Lang Family 

Ms. Thelma M. Kiess 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Kilduff 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald D. 

Kimberling 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. King 

Mr. Glenn Kinsey 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Kinsey 

Mrs. Annamae J. Kirk 

Ms. Joan Kirk 

Mr. Earl E. Kistler 

Miss Karen A. Kistler 

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Kitrush 

Mrs. Doris J. Klase & Family 

Mr. Charles A. Kleckner 

Mrs. Virginia Kleintop 

Mr. Howard Kline 

Mr. Harold R. Kline 

Ms. Priscilla A. Kline 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Kline 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Klipple 

Mrs. Mary A. Kloss 

Ms. Geraldine E. 

Knappenberger 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Drexel Knight 

Ms. Dwynn Knoll 

Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Koch 

Mrs. Virginia Koch 

Mrs. Arlene H. Koch 

Mrs. Dorothy A. Koehler 

Rev. Dr. Robert Koenig 

Ms. Melanie Kohler & 

Mr. Mark Christopher 

Ms. Carrie Kohn 

Mr. & Mrs. Kalman J. 

Kopcsandy 

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Kornegay 

Ms. Melanie Kosten 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Koury 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence R. Krantz 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn G. Kranzley 

Ms. Molly K. Kranzley 

Mr. Richard Kraponick 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Krechel, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Forrest D. Kreiger 

Mr. Wilbur G. Kressley 

Mrs. Edith J. Kriebel 

Rev. & Mrs. Howard L. Kriebel 

Mr. John Krupka 

Ms. Nancy Kryzan 

Ms. Dawn Kucharczuk 

Mr. Michael S. Kucharik 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kuhns 

Mr. Harvey Kunkle 

Mr. & Mrs. Neil M. Kuntz 

Ms. Marguarite Kurtz 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin D. Landau 

Ms. Raymonde J. Landry 

Mr. Ray Lane 

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Lang 

Mr. Mayo Lanning 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Lapointe 

Ms. Marie L. Laughlin 

Mr. & Mrs. John Taylor Lawton 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Lear 

Ms. Ethel Leatherman 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lee 

Ms. Rosemary K. Lehman 

Mrs. Emily D. Lehr 

Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Leight 

Mr. & Mrs. Duane T. Lenig 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Leonard 

Mr. Joseph R. J. Lesch 

Ms. Lillian M. K. Lewandowski 

Mr. & Mrs. David Lewis 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian S. 

Lichtenwalner 

Ms. Lorraine Lichtenwalner 

Mrs. Barbara Lickteig 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Lieberman 

Ms. Ann Lifland 

Mr. & Mrs. Howard E. Lilly II 

Mrs. Harriet B. Lindenmoyer 

& Jim 

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Lindsay 

Mrs. Sandra L. Linkey 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Litchert 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Lobach 

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard M. Loch 

Ms. Helen Long 

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Long 

Ms. Ruth A. Long 

Mr. Craig Long 

Mr. & Mrs Donald C. Long 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren Long II 

Miss Jean B. Lory 

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Loux 

Mr. & Mrs. Sheridan W. Ludwig 

Mr. & Mrs. Lee E. Lutz 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Lutz 

Mrs. Kathryn I. Machemer 

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd H. MacLellan 

Mr. & Mrs. Earle G. MacMullan, 

Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon MacNeal 

Berks Rehab Resident Experiences 

“Sunny Side” of Phoebe 

o you have a Phoebe pep song?” asked 93-year-old 

“DFrances Dobb as she sat down at the grand piano 

to play for residents of Phoebe Berks Village. Receiving 

shrugs in reply, she launched into the upbeat jazz tune 

“On the Sunny Side of the Street.” Without hesitation, 

folks chimed in, “Leave your worries on the doorstep…” 

Frances’ hip replacement surgery was postponed in 

August when she fell and broke a rib. Her daughter, 

Sarah Silverman, said they were referred to Phoebe 

Berks by Assured Assistance, Inc., a service she uses to 

help her mother. “I heard good things about this place, 

and it didn’t disappoint me,” Sarah says. 

One area of the Village both Sarah and Frances 

enjoyed was its recreation room. Frances usually played 

the piano when they stopped in, attracting an audience. 

Her performances became so popular that before 

Frances was discharged, Village Activities Coordinator 

Diana Berstler arranged for her to give a concert in the 

auditorium. Frances agreed, partly because of the 

instrument. “The Baldwin is a fine piano,” she commented. 

“Anyone would sound good on that!” 

A petite woman, 

who wears a red baseball 

cap that reads 

“Shuffle up and Deal,” 

Frances had the good 

fortune to share a 

room at Phoebe with a 

sister-in-law of the 

man who taught her to 

play the organ in the 

1940s. Her teacher and 

band mate, Reuben 

Brossman, was himself 

a resident at Phoebe Berks just before she arrived. 

Frances played the organ to earn money when her 

husband was too ill to work. She was allowed to practice 

at Wittich’s music store in Reading. Because she 

could not read music, she learned everything by ear. 

During a recent concert in which at least 10 

requests were made, Frances recalled all but one. From 

fast, upbeat melodies to slower numbers filled with 

longing, Frances played them all without sheet music. 

She added flourishes to each ending, recalling the days 

she spent with Reuben in the early ’50s, performing in a 

local group called the Musical Wanderers. 

“We are very proud of the progress Frances made in 

rehab here at Phoebe Berks,” said Kendra Leffler, 

Director of Rehabilitation. “In a little over a month she 

was strong enough to be discharged for surgery.” 

After her hip replacement, Frances hopes to have “a 

happy tune in her step.” Without a doubt, her time at 

Phoebe has been on the “sunny side of the street.” ■

Chapter 5 

Phoebe Berks Offers 

Retirement Living At Its Best 

■ Phoebe Berks has 

revamped its physical therapy 

space, adding privacy 

and optimizing workspace 

so more residents can be 

served. 

Mrs. Jewel MacWilliam 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Mahler 

Mr. Walter Mahouska 

Mr. John Marchese 

Mrs. Martha Markowitz 

Ms. Nancy A. Marquette 

Ms. Mary Marsh 

Mrs. Doris A. Marshall 

Dr. & Mrs. Albert H. Martin 

Mr. & Mrs. Leon J. Martz 

Ms. Evelyn M. Matten 

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Mattes 

Mrs. Mary R. McCalley 

Ms. Nancy J. McClarin 

Ms. Mary Jane McCutchen 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. McGimpsey 

Ms. Shirley McGinley 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerry McGough 

Ms. Catherine McQuiggan 

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney E. Meagher 

Mrs. Alma A. Meitzler 

Mrs. Gloria S. Melcher 

Mrs. Myrtle M. Mengel 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Merkle 

Mr. & Mrs. Creveling A. Merrell 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Merten 

Mr. & Mrs. Mel Mertz 

Mr. William A. Mertz 

Ms. Joanne S. Messenlehner 

Ms. Audrey Messeroll 

Mr. & Mrs. Marlin L. Metzger 

Ms. Dorothy Meyer 

■ An expansion project is 

currently in the works at 

Phoebe Berks, including 29 

new cottages and 14 apartments 

for independent living. A 

dementia care unit, a day center 

for those with cognitive 

impairment and an addition to 

the Village Commons are also 

planned. 

■ CareTracker, an electronic resident assessment tool 

was installed in the Village Commons. Already in use in our 

skilled nursing communities, CareTracker allows authorized 

users to document care on the spot. 

■ Phoebe Berks Health Care Center launched interdisciplinary 

teams and conducted a Quality First self-study 

to enhance quality and communications. ■ 

Mr. Albert Michell 

Ms. Judy Migliore-Erdman 

Mrs. Gabriella Miko 

Ms. Marie Miller 

Mr. Ernest T. Miller 

Ms. Lorraine A. M. Miller 

Mr. Arthur R. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. George L. Miller 

Ms. Helen E. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis D. Miller 

Ms. Dorothy S. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Miller 

Ms. Mary Lou Mininger 

Mr. & Mrs. Terry E. Minnich 

Miss Gladys L. Mitchell 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Molchany 

Ms. Betty M. Moll 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moll 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Montanari 

Mrs. Erna A. Moran 

Mr. & Mrs. Guy B. Moroge 

Mr. Thomas W. Morrison, Joan & 

Meg 

Mr. Glenn W. Morthimer, II 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Mosemann 

Ms. Elizabeth M. Moyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles David Moyer 

Mr. Elmer L. Moyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Moyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Vernon M. Moyer 

Ms. Geraldine B. Moyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth T. Moyer, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin G. Moyer 

Mr. Willard D. Moyer 

Mr. Frank Moynihan 

Mrs. Edith L. Muldowney 

Mr. & Mrs. Leon T. Mull 

Mr. & Mrs. Derek W. Muncey 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Murphy 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Murphy, Sr. 

Mrs. E. Marjorie Murray 

Mr. Robert E. Mushrush 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Najarian 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rocco Nardone 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Nash 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Nau 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Naugle 

Ms. Christina Neales 

Ms. Marlene S. Neff 

Mrs. Dorine P. Nehf 

Mr. & Mrs. Sandra A. Neiman 

Ms. Karen Nemchik 

Ms. Ruth Neubert 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Newhard 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Nilsen 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Noetlich 

Mr. David W. Norwood 

Ms. Ann M. Novajovsky 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Novak 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Nuss 

Mr. Raymon P. Oberly 

Ms. Orpha G. Ockenhouse 

Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Oddo 

Mr. Sherwood Ohlinger 

Ms. Ann Oswald 

Mr. Lawrence B. Overholtzer 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Owings 

Mrs. Charlotte K. Paczona 

Ms. Jean T. Parker 

Dr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Parmet 

Mrs. Ruth H. Patterson 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Paulus 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Peters 

Mr. Henry R. Petery 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pickering 

Ms. Angela Christine Piovesan & 

Mr. Rich Rau, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Plantholt 

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Plarr 

Mr. & Mrs. James Pohl 

Mr. & Mrs. Carlo Polenghi 

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Polis 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Porotsky 

Miss Carolyn Potser 

Mrs. Mildred Powell 

Mrs. Kathryn M. Praetorius 

Mrs. Louise V. Prather 

Dr. & Mrs. James C. Priebe 

Ms. Mary B. Purnell 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Quay 

Dr. & Mrs. Mark D. Rader 

Mrs. Eunice Ramagano 

Ms. Jane Randall 

Rev. & Mrs. David H. Rapp 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rasbridge 


PHOEBE BERKS VILLAGE is expanding! 

Twenty-nine new cottages are coming soon to the Phoebe Berks campus in 

two new models, The Vista and The Knollshire. Each is available with a large 

selection of options to suit your lifestyle. Call today for details! 

And don’t forget to ask about 

our new 100% refund plan. 

610-927-8550 

The Vista 

The Knollshire 

One Reading Drive, Wernersville, PA 

www.phoebe.org 

Phoebe Berks is a Continuing Care Retirement Community 

Mr. & Mrs. Mary T. Reagan 

Mr. & Mrs. Floyd A. Reber 

Mrs. Beatrice G. Reed 

Mr. & Mrs. Rick H. Rehrig 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Reichard 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Reiche 

Mr. & Mrs. Sumner Reid 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Reilly 

Mrs. Beatrice H. Reinhart 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Reinsel, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Rendulich 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Rice 

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Richards 

Miss Anna May Rickenbach 

Mr. Craig R. Rider & 

Mrs. Judy Ann Newpher-Rider 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Rinaman 

Mrs. Elizabeth Risser 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Ritter 

Ms. Anna M. Ritter 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren Ritter 

Mr. & Mrs. David Romig 

Mrs. E. Beatrice Rooney 

Mr. Donald E. Rosenberger 

Ms. Julie A. Rosner 

Mrs. Margaret Rosenkaimer 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Roth 

Ms. Gloria Roth 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank V. Rowley 

Mr. Joseph Rowley 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Rush 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Ruth 

Continued


BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS 

13th & Union Elementary School 

6th Pennsylvania Regiment 

Air Products 

Ajax Management Corporation 

Alan Kunsman Roofing & Siding, Inc. 

Allen Organ Company Employees 

ARAMARK 

Arbor Insurance Group, Inc. 

Arcadia University 

Ashby Law Offices, LLC 

Asher’s Chocolates 

Auxiliary Phoebe Berks Health Care 

Center 

The Bar Assn. of Lehigh County 

Barclay Contracting Company 

Bartlett Foundation 

Blandon Lioness Club 

Blaze Oil 

BMC (Beard Miller Company LLP) 

Bon-Ton Associates 

Boyer’s Food Markets, Inc. 

Brader’s Woodcraft, Inc. 

Alvin H. Butz, Inc. 

C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. 

Caleco 

Campanella & Pearah Eye Care 

Associates 

Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP 

Cardinal Health, Inc. 

The Century Fund 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

Individual Donors, continued 

Ms. Suzanne Sabo 

Ms. Joann L. Santamaria 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Savoia 

Mrs. Mildred Sawers 

Ms. Catherine E. Sceurman 

Mrs. Arlene M. Schaeffer 

Mr. & Mrs. John E. K. Schaeffer 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schaubert 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Scheetz 

Ms. Gloria B. Scheip 

Mr. Roger H. Scheirer 

Ms. Pauline B. Schell 

Ms. Marie L. Scheller 

Mrs. Martha W. Scheller* 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Schick, Sr. 

Mr. Albert E. Schmalacker 

Mr. & Mrs. David Schnegelberger, Jr. 

Mr. Richard Schoch 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Schrammel, Jr. 

Mr. James R. Schrantz 

Ms. Nancy B. Schreck 

Ms. Mary Jane Schroff 

Mr. & Mrs. William L. Schrufer 

Ms. Nancy L. Sechrist 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Sedor & 

Ms. Althea Minaronic 

Mr. & Mrs. Derek N. Seed 

Ms. Mary Ann Sells 

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Semmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Serfass 

Mr. & Mrs. George G. Sevart, Jr. 

Mrs. Jean K. Shaner 

Mr. Roy L. Sharman 

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Shea 

Ms. Sally Anne Shermer 

* Deceased 

Conrad Siegel Actuaries 


Cura Waitstaff 

Dolan Construction, Inc. 

The Donley Foundation 

East Penn Bank 

Everfast, Inc. Employees 

Feesers Food Distributor 

First Savings Bank of Perkasie 

Gideons Intl. Lehigh Valley Camp 

Grand View Hospital 

Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton, 

LLP 

Leona K. Gruber Charitable Trust 

H & R Block Tax Office 

Haycock Township 

Healthworks 

Heidelberg Association of Women 

Co-workers of Mr. George Herbert 

Highmark Blue Shield 

Hill Top Fruit Market LLC 

The Charles H. Hoch Foundation 

Hospice VNA of St. Lukes 


J. C. Ehrlich Co., Inc. 

Fred J. Jaindl Foundation 

JB Realty Service, LLC 

Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home 

Keister Construction, Inc. 

Keller Williams Real Estate, 

David Korr 

Ms. Maxine B. Shimaski 

Mrs. Ruth S. Shunk 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shupe 

Dr. & Mrs. Leonard E. Shupp 

Mrs. Ann M. Sieger 

Ms. Claire Signarovitz 

Mrs. Grace Silliman 

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Simock 

Mr. Darrell W. Skinner 

Mr. & Mrs. Watson W. Skinner 

Ms. Shirley Slusaw 

Rev. Kerry W. Smart & 

Rev. Jane M. Kropa 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Smith 

Mrs. Frances F. Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff W. Smith 

Mr. Kimber D. Smith & 

Mrs. Carroll S. Lee 

Rev. & Mrs. Marion E. Smith 

Mrs. Mary Gerhart Smith 

Ms. Mary Louise Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Matt Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Smith 

Mrs. Dorothy E. Smith 

Mr. Harold P. Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Smith 

Smith & Melville Families 

Mrs. Betty R. Snyder 

Mr. Ronald Snyder 

Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden 

Ms. Jean P. Spaide 

Mr. & Mrs. Winston L. Spence, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale S. Spengler 

Mrs. Luella M. Spengler 

Mrs. Ann T. Spengler 

Mrs. Kathryn Spisszak 

Kingsley Group Willing Workers 

G. T. Kleckner Audiology & Hearing 

Kneedler Card Group 

Kobrovsky Family Fund 

KPMG, LLP 

Lafayette Ambassador Bank 

Latsha Davis Yohe & McKenna, P.C. 

Lay Ministry in the 21st Century 

LB&W Design Associates, Inc. 

Leesport Bank 

Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds 

Office Staff 

Lehigh Valley Hospital, OACIS Svcs. 

Lehigh Valley Hospital Family 

Medicine Residency 

Lift-Ability, Inc. 

Lions Club of Wernersville 

Living Care Home Services, LLC 

L. R. Webber Associates, Inc. 

Mctish Kunkel & Associates 

Mobilex 


Muhlenberg Assn. School Retirees 

Murphy Hearing Services 

National Penn Bank 

The Neffs National Bank 

New Tripoli Bank 

Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc. 

The Nolf-Unger Fund 

NY Style Stromboli Pizza 

Olsen Design Group Architects, Inc. 

Ms. Joyce R. Staats 

Mrs. Lucy E. Stackhouse 

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Albert Staffaroni 

Mr. Harold Stahley 

Mrs. Grace I. Staub 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin O.Stauffer 

Miss Donna C. Stauffer 

Mr. & Mrs. George Staves 

Ms. Sandra Stecker 

Mrs. Dorothy Steeley 

Mrs. Jane E. Stephens 

Mrs. Bay M. Stevens 

Mrs. Helen Steward 

Mrs. Alverda R. Stiely 

Mrs. Catherine A. Stobbart 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Stoneback 

Mr. & Mrs. James Stoneback 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl Stoss, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Stover 

Mrs. Alma D. Strauch 

Ms. Sandra Strausser 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Stroker 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Stuber 

Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Stump 

Mrs. Julia Stumpf 

Mrs. Sylvia Sussman 

Mrs. Phyllis Sweeney 

Ms. Ruth C. Swoyer 

Ms. Mary Symons 

Dr. Patricia E. Szabo 

Miss Emma V. Szukics 

Ms. Florence Taratino 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Teichert 

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne N. Terranova 

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Thatcher 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Thomas 

The Pampered Chef 

The Pampered Chef, Josephine 

Moeser 

Penn State Lehigh Valley 

PenTeleData 

Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable 

Trust 

Pfizer Foundation Matching 

Pfunk Enterprise, Inc. 

PhoebeApartments Resident 

Council 

Phoebe Home Therapy Department 

Phoebe Home Auxiliary 

Phoebe Richland Health Care Center 

Activities Staff & Volunteers 

Phoebe Richland Health Care Center 

Auxiliary 

Phoebe Terrace Residents Council 

Phoebe Terrace Quality Circle 

Polar Bear Enterprises, Inc. 

Power & Industrial Air Systems 

PPL 

Employees of PPL 

PPL Nuclear Spirit Fund 

The Quakertown National Bank 

Reese, Lower, Patrick & Scott, Ltd. 

Richland Township 

Rider-Pool Foundation 

Right Management 

Robesonia-Wernersville Municipal 

Authority 

Mrs. Eva M. Tirjan* 

Mrs. Martha J. Tobias 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Trapp 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn David Trayer 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Tretter 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis P. Trexler 

Ms. Teresa L. Trinkle & Family 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Tust 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Tust 

Mr. & Mrs. R. Dale Twining 

Ms. Helga Unger 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. Unger 

Ms. M. Susan Urello 

Mr. Peter Van Name 

Mr. & Mrs. James Vandenheuvel 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Vandergrift, Jr. 

Vandergrift Family 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. VanKeuren, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Vath 

Mr. John Vetter, III 

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph James Volk 

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Volz 

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Wachter, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Waetjen 

Mrs. Jackie Waggoner 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Wagner 

Mr. & Mrs. Terry Wagner 

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Edward Walker 

Ms. Kathleen M. Walp 

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred K. Walter 

Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt D. Walter 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Ward 

Mr. David L. Ward 

Mrs. Dorothy Ward 

Ms. Barbara Ann D. Weaver 

Rose Crix # 235, Order of The 

Eastern Star 

Sacred Heart Hospital 

Sacred Heart Seniors 

Sam’s Club (Whitehall) 

The Security Directorate 

Seidel Family Fund 

Ruth P. Seruga Foundation 

Singer Equipment Company 

Slifer, Voice & Shade 

Sovereign Bank 

Spotts, Stevens & McCoy 

St. Luke’s Hospital Quakertown 

Stevens & Lee 

Trago Mechanical, Inc. 

Tremont Shared Ministry 

Harry C. Trexler Trust 

Tuesday Mens Bridge Club 

United Way of the Greater Lehigh 

Valley 

United Way of Southeastern 

Pennsylvania 

Upper Bucks YMCA 

The Wachovia Foundation 

Warfel Construction Company 

Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. 

Yocco’s, Inc. 

Ziegler Capital Markets Group 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Weber, Jr. 

Mrs. & Mrs. Donald M. Weber 

Mrs. Anna Wechsler 

Dr. & Mrs. William H. Wehr 

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Weibel 

Mrs. Lorraine J. Weida 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Weider 

Mrs. Velma M. Weikel 

Mr. Terry M. Weiner 

Mr. William J. Weir 

Mr. & Mrs. Darrell E. Weishaar 

Ms. Dorothy Wenhold 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Wenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Harley J. Wenninger 

Ms. Susan L. Wentink 

Ms. Jane E. Wenzel 

Miss Evelyn V. Werkheiser 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Werner 

Ms. Joyce Wertz 

Ms. Ann K. Whelan 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Whited 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Whitehead 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Whitney 

Ms. Wilma E. Wieand 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Wieder 

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wieder 

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Wiegand 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wiesner 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wilde 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Williams 

Mrs. Pauline S. Williman-Richter 

Mr. Jonas Wilson 

Mrs. Mildred L. Wilson 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Winkelsprecht 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Winner

The Legacy Circle recognizes all those individuals who have 

included Phoebe-Devitt Homes in their estate plans through 

bequests, trusts, retirement plans, life income gifts or insurance. 

Mr. Carl W. Allio, Sr. 

Mrs. Doris L. Almeida 

Anonymous 

Rev. Evelyn Aurand 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren B. Backenstoe 

Miss Ruth Baisch 

Mrs. Grace Bare 

Rev. & Mrs. Wallace A. Baum 

Rev. & Mrs. Wallace J. Bieber 

Rev. Dr. Elaine Bogert 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Bogert 

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob R. Bowers 

Mrs. Elizabeth Bray 

Ms. Joan C. Breinig 

Mrs. Elisabeth Bridgers 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Brouse 

Mr. Harry N. Brown 

Mrs. George F. Buchman 

Mrs. Marie A. Burtner 

Mrs. Verna O. Canova 

Mr. Reno Cappellari 

Mrs. Reba F. Cartwright 

Mrs. Louise Castree* 

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cattermole 

Miss Jane L. Christman 

Mrs. Joyzelle P. Clark 

Mr. John F. Collins, Jr. & 

Ms. Barbara Collins 


continued 

Mrs. Elizabeth B. Winters 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wirth, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Wise 

Mrs. Margery M. Wolf 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry F. Wood 

Ms. Geraldine Woodroffe 

Mrs. Corrine R. Wooldridge 

Mrs. Gloria Worsley 

Mr. & Mrs. Craig G. Wright 

Mrs. Christine Wrigley 

Mr. William W. Wynn 

Ms. Margaret W. Yost 

Mrs. Betty Young 

Ms. Mary G. Yurasits 

Ms. Joyce J. Yurvati 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Zack 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Zarambo 

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey S. Zeiss 

Mr. & Mrs. Alton Zellner 

Mr. Darwin B. Zellner 

Mrs. Ruth S. Zellner 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Zellner 

Ms. Doris Jean Zettle 

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis L. Zimmerman 

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt D. Zwikl & Kent 

Ms. Elizabeth M. Cooper 

Mr. Joseph E. Correll 

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies 

Dr. & Mrs. Francis R. Deitrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dragotta 

Mrs. Marguerite E. Drendall 

Mr. Earl W. Fegely 

Mrs. Evelyn M. Fix 

Miss L. Kathryn Fogel 

Rev. & Mrs. Aaron Fox 

Mr. John A. Frack 

Mrs. Grace V. Fritz 


Mrs. Dorothy I. Gensler* 

Mrs. Frances F. George* 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Getz 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Gordon 

Mr. Ralph E. Greenawald 

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Hacker 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul K. Haines 

Rev. George Harting 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hastings 

Rev. Ernest M. Hawk 

Mr. Henry E. Heil 

Mrs. Laura M. Hillegass* 

Mr. Douglas Houston 

Mrs. Ruth M. Hudock 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson 

This report recognizes gifts 

made to the Phoebe-Devitt 

Homes Foundation from 

July 1, 2006, through 

June 30, 2007. 

Although we have 

tried to accurately 

reflect each gift 

made during this 

time, if an error 

has been made, 

please call 

610-794-5132 with 

any corrections. 

ESTATES 

Rhea E. Adams 

William & Anna R. Betz 

Martha R. Clark 

Frances M. Crawford 

Robert R. Davidson 

THE LEGACY CIRCLE 

Mrs. Doris T. Keehn 

Mr. William L. Keller 

Mrs. Doris Kern* 

Mrs. Rachel G. Kerschner 

Miss June E. Kissinger 

Mrs. Evelyn P. Kitzmiller 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Kline 


Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam 

Mr. Mayo Lanning 

Mrs. Ann G. Largent 

Mrs. Ruth V. LeGath 

Mr. Russell Leister 

Miss Gladys M. Lerch 


Rev. Herman M. & Mrs. Jennie 

M. Lutz* 

Wilbur Lutz, MD 

Mr. William G. Lutz 

Rev. & Mrs. Earl R. Marks 

Atty. & Mrs. Alan McFall 

Miss Mary A. McGettigan 

Mrs. A. Isabel Mease 

Mrs. Edith Iffland Merkle 

Mr. Ernest T. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller, Jr. 

Mrs. Sara K. Miller 

Mrs. Virginia C. Miller 

Pauline L. Katzeman 

Beatrice M. Kellow 

R. Merritt Knoll 

John J. McCartney 

Eva R. Rahn 

Mrs. Roberta I. Miner 

Mrs. Dorine P. Nehf 

Mrs. Annie M. Nolf 

Mr. & Mrs. Clair W. Noll 

Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt 

Mrs. Ruth B. Oswald 

Rev. Dr.* & Mrs. R. Howard Paine 

Mr. Larry B. Parsons 

Mrs. Irene Peters* 

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Radman 

Mrs. Twila Reber 

Ms. Laura Reinmiller 

Mr. David Renshaw 

Mr. Evan D. Rhoads* 

Mr. Charles W. Riegel* 

Mrs. Charlotte S. Ritter 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Ross 

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung 

Mrs. Ruby A. Sachs 

Mrs. Mildred Sawers 

Mrs. Mildred E. Schlaefer 

Mrs. Virginia O. Schlechter 

Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer 

Mr. Frank Schneider 

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Schock 

Mr. John G. Schwartz 

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Schwartz 

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Sell 


If you have included Phoebe in your estate plan and wish to be 

acknowledged, please call Marcella Moyer Schick, Vice President, 

Institutional Advancement, at 610-794-5132. 

Shirley L. Sausen 

Joan M. Sherman 

Raymond C. Wilson 

Luke B. Youndt 

Rev. Dr. Franklin Sherman 

Mr. Harold P. Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Spengler 

Rev. Melvin H. Stehr 

Mr. Melvin L.* & 

Mrs. Elsie Stetler 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stevenson, Jr. 

Ms. Rachel S. Stickler 

Rev. George P. Stoudt* 

Mrs. Gene S. Stout 

Mr. Michael Taylor 

Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth 

Mr. & Mrs. A. Cooke Thomas 

Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus 

Miss Frieda L. Wahrmann 

Mrs. Irene J. Wasser 

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur R. Weaver 

Mrs. Joyce K. Wehr 

Mrs. Alberta Mae Weida 

Rev. & Mrs. Rodney W. Wells 

Mr. & Mrs. Ezra A. Wenner, Jr. 

Miss Evelyn V. Werkheiser 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Yackera 

Mr. & Mrs. George H. Ziegler 

TRUSTS 

Mabel A. Adams 

John A. Beard 

Raymond K. & Helen I. Berk 

Lottie I. Brobst 

Mary & William Buchanan, Jr. 

Ruth I. Burgess 

Rev. Dr. George A. & 

Sue Griffith Ehrgood 

John Z. & Anna R. Harner 

T. Clayton Kantz 

Mary C. Laubach 

Adam S. Lenhart 

Norton L. Lichtenwalner 

Marian E. Markley 

Franklin H. Markley 

Lorraine M. Miller 

Norman Moyer 

Mary E. Samson 

Jacob Schnader 

Warren S. Scholl 

Rosa E. Shafer 

Laura Shearer 

Edward O. Steely 

Katie M. Ulrich 

Nellie M. Ulshafer 

Ruth E. Zoll


CONGREGATIONAL 

GIFTS 

Penn Northeast Conference 

Ben Salem UCC (Lehighton) 

Cedar UCC (Cetronia) 

Chestnut Hill UCC (Coopersburg) 

Christ Church At Lowhill UCC 

Christ UCC (Bath) 

Christ UCC (Bethlehem) 

Christ UCC (Conyngham) 

Christ UCC (Jim Thorpe) 

Christ UCC (Little Moore) 

Christ UCC (Walnutport) 

Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Alburtis) 

Church of the Manger UCC (Bethlehem) 

Dubbs Memorial UCC (Allentown) 


Emmanuel UCC (Allentown) 

Emmanuel UCC (Bowmanstown) 

Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) 

Faith UCC (Allentown) 

Faith UCC (Center Valley) 

Faith Unity UCC (Easton) 

First Congregational UCC (West Pittston) 

First UCC (Bethlehem) 

First UCC (Easton) 

First UCC (Hellertown) 

First UCC (Milford) 

First UCC (Nescopeck) 

Flicksville UCC (Bangor) 

Good Shepherd UCC (Slatedale) 

Grace Reformed UCC (Millgrove) 

Grace UCC (Allentown) 

Grace UCC (Northampton) 

Grace UCC (Tannersville) 

Greenawalds UCC (Allentown) 

Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) 

Hope UCC (Allentown) 

Jacobs UCC (New Tripoli) 

Jacobs UCC (Weissport) 

Jerusalem UCC (West Salisbury) 

Jordan UCC (Allentown) 

Longswamp UCC (Mertztown) 

Lower Saucon UCC (Hellertown) 

Morgenland UCC (Orefield) 

New Bethel UCC (Kempton) 

Orangeville UCC (Orangeville) 

Penn Northeast Conference 

Salem UCC (Gilbert) 

Salem UCC (Pocono Lake) 

Solomons UCC (Macungie) 

St. Johns UCC (Allentown) 

St. Johns UCC (Coopersburg) 


St. Johns UCC (Farmersville) 

St. Johns UCC (Fogelsville) 

St. Johns UCC (Fullerton) 

St. Johns UCC (Howertown) 

St. Johns UCC (Laurys Station) 

St. Johns UCC (Lehighton) 

St. Johns UCC (Mickleys) 

St. Johns UCC (Morgan Hill) 

St. Johns UCC (Nazareth) 

St. Johns UCC (Saint Johns) 


St. Marks UCC (Pond Hill) 

St. Matthews UCC (Kunkletown) 

St. Matthews UCC (Weatherly) 

* Deceased 

St. Pauls Reformed UCC (Numidia) 

St. Pauls UCC (Big Creek - Lehighton) 

St. Pauls UCC (Indianland) 

St. Pauls UCC (Northampton) 

St. Pauls UCC (Seiberlingsville) 

St. Pauls UCC (Swiftwater) 

St. Pauls UCC (Trexlertown) 

St. Peters UCC (Hobbie) 

St. Peters UCC (Mantzville) 

St. Peters UCC (Seemsville) 

St. Peters UCC (Tatamy) 

St. Peters Union Church (Lynnville) 

St. Thomas UCC (Macada) 

Trinity UCC (Bloomsburg) 

Trinity UCC (Coplay) 

Trinity UCC (Freemansburg) 


Trinity UCC (Pleasant Valley) 

Trinity UCC (Stone Church) 

Union UCC (Neffs) 

Ziegel UCC (Breinigsville) 

Zion Reformed UCC (Allentown) 

Zion UCC (Lehighton) 

Zion UCC (Stroudsburg) 

Zions Stone UCC (Northampton) 

Pennsylvania Southeast 

Conference 

Allegheny UCC (Alleghenyville) 

Armenian Martyrs’ Congregational UCC 

Ascension Reformed UCC (Norristown) 

Bern UCC (Leesport) 

Bethany UCC (Philadelphia) 

Brownback’s UCC (Spring City) 

Calvary UCC (Barto) 

Carversville Christian Church UCC 

Christ UCC (Kulpsville) 

Christ UCC (McKeansburg) 

Christ UCC (Norristown) 

Christ UCC (Temple) 

Christ UCC (Trumbauersville) 

Community UCC (St. Lawrence) 

Elkins Park Presbyterian Church 

Eplers UCC (Leesport) 

Falkner Swamp UCC (Gilbertsville) 

First Reformed Church (Wernersville) 

First UCC (Hamburg) 

First UCC (Quakertown) 

First UCC (Reading) 

First UCC (Spring City) 

Friedens UCC (Lenhartsville) 

Friedens UCC (Sumneytown) 

Glenside UCC (Glenside) 

Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) 

Good Shepherd UCC (Tuckerton) 

Grace Trinity UCC (Philadelphia) 

Grace UCC (Alsace) 

Gulph UCC (Gulph Mills) 

Heidelberg UCC (Hatfield) 

Heidelberg UCC (Schwenksville) 

Huffs UCC (Alburtis) 

Immanuel UCC (Shillington) 

New Goshenhoppen UCC (East Greenville) 

New Jerusalem UCC (Fleetwood) 

Old First Reformed UCC (Philadelphia) 

Olivet Reformed Church UCC (Reading) 

Chapter 6 

Phoebe Richland: 

Care You Need, Results You Want 

■ A short-term rehabilitation wing was opened at the Center 

and census was 

developed using 

a new marketing 

campaign which 

involves billboards, 

radio and print 

media. 

■ Feedback from employee surveys 

led to the development of an employee 

and visitor cafeteria. 

■ Renovations were made to skilled 

care areas and a newly created chapel 

was dedicated (see story next page). 

■ More than 125 attended the second 

annual Bucks County Forum on 

Aging, organized by 

Phoebe Richland 

Health Care Center 

and sponsored by 

six municipalities 

and The Phoebe 

Institute on Aging. ■ 

Palm Schwenkfelder UCC 

Parkside UCC (Phoenixville) 

Peace In Zion UCC (Zieglersville) 

Pennsburg UCC (Pennsburg) 

Penn Southeast Conference 


Reformed Church of the Ascension 

(Norristown) 

Salem UCC (Doylestown) 

Salem UCC (Hetzels) 

Shepherd of The Hills UCC (Bechtelsville) 

Solomons UCC (Bedminster) 


St. Andrews UCC (Reading) 

St. James UCC (Havertown) 

St. Johns Church (Mt. Aetna) 

St. Johns UCC (Hains) 

St. Johns UCC (Orwigsburg) 

St. Johns UCC (Phoenixville) 

St. Johns UCC (Pottstown) 

St. Johns UCC (Reading) 

St. Johns UCC (Richlandtown) 

St. Johns UCC (Schuylkill Haven) 

St. Johns UCC (Tamaqua) 

St. Johns UCC (Zerbe) 

St. Lukes UCC (Dublin) 

St. Lukes UCC (North Wales) 

St. Lukes UCC (Ottsville) 

St. Marks UCC (Reading) 

St. Matthews UCC (Chester Springs) 

St. Pauls UCC (Amityville) 

St. Pauls UCC (Birdsboro) 


St. Pauls UCC (Kutztown) 

St. Pauls UCC (Mahanoy) 

St. Pauls UCC (New Schaefferstown) 

St. Pauls UCC (Pottstown) 

St. Pauls UCC (Ravine) 

St. Pauls UCC (Ringtown) 

St. Pauls UCC (Robesonia) 

St. Pauls UCC (Sellersville) 

St. Pauls UCC (Summer Hill) 

St. Peters UCC (Orwin) 

St. Peters UCC (Pine Grove) 

St. Peters UCC (Tohickon) 

St. Peters UCC (Topton) 

St. Peters UCC (Tremont) 

St. Stephens UCC (Perkasie) 

St. Stephens UCC (Philadelphia) 

St. Thomas UCC (Bernville) 

St. Thomas UCC (Reading) 

Tinicum Reformed UCC (Pipersville) 

Trinity UCC (Collegeville) 

Trinity UCC (Mt. Penn) 

Trinity UCC (Pottstown) 

Trinity UCC (Pottsville) 


United Church of Christ (Warminster)

Couple Donates Stained Glass Windows in 

Tribute to Her Parents and Phoebe’s Role 

his is a dream come true!” says Chaplain Dorothy 

“TShelly of the meditative space that will enhance 

her ministry. Recent renovations and space modifications 

to Phoebe Richland Health Care Center made it 

possible to create a chapel within the building. 

The focal point of the room is a three-panel 

stained glass window depicting “Creation.” Sunbeams 

illuminate the scene, which is framed by trees and 

greenery surrounding a body of water, a gently cascading 

waterfall and animals, such as prairie dogs, butterflies 

and a dove. 

Donated by Rev. Ronald and Joyce Krick in memory 

of her parents, Samuel and Pauline Kline, the window 

has special significance. Pauline was a long-time 

member of Phoebe Home’s staff, and both Samuel 

and Pauline became residents of Phoebe Richland in 

2003. Of her experience with Phoebe, Joyce stated, 

“Everyone on staff was always there for my parents 

and for us, their family. They were helpful, no matter 

what time of day we visited.” 

The Kricks immediately came forward as donors 

when they learned of the Center’s wish for a stained 

Congregational Gifts, 

continued 

Wyomissing UCC (Gouglersville) 

Zion UCC (Womelsdorf) 

Zions Blue Mt. UCC (Strausstown) 

Zions UCC (Pottstown) 

Zwingli UCC (Souderton) 

Penn Central Conference 

Christ Church (Beaver Springs) 

Davids UCC (Herndon) 

Ebenezer UCC (Laurelton) 

Emmanuel UCC (Penns Creek) 

First UCC (Middleburg) 

First UCC (Sunbury) 

Himmels UCC (Rebuck) 

Mazeppa Union UCC (West Milton) 

Richfield UCC (Richfield) 

Salem UCC (Pillow) 

Salem UCC (Shamokin) 

St. James UCC (Ridgeville) 

St. Johns UCC (Lewisburg) 

St. Johns UCC (Mifflinburg) 

St. Pauls UCC (Herndon) 

St. Pauls UCC (Selinsgrove) 

St. Pauls UCC (Verdilla) 

St. Pauls UCC (West Milton) 

St. Peters UCC (Paxinos) 

St. Stephens UCC (Lebanon) 

Trinity UCC (E. Petersburg) 

Trinity UCC (Turbotville) 

Trinity UCC (Watsontown) 

Valleys UCC (Halifax) 

Zeltenreich UCC (New Holland) 

Zion UCC (Herndon) 

Zion UCC (Marietta) 

More, next page 

glass window in its new 

chapel. Joyce thought it 

would make a wonderful 

tribute to her parents. 

Phoebe Richland 

employee Jan Koren, who 

was one of Mrs. Kline’s caregivers, 

agrees. Jan also has a 

personal connection to the 

window since it was crafted 

by her brother-in-law, local 

glass artist Jeff Koren. “I’m 

really happy he could be 

involved, because I came to 

know Mrs. Krick well after her mother came to live 

with us. I had worked briefly with her mother more 

than 20 years ago at Phoebe Home. It all just fell into 

place.” 

Sadly, Joyce Krick passed away on October 26, 2007, 

after a long illness. While we celebrate the Kricks generosity, 

our thoughts and prayers are with the family 

during this difficult time. ■ 

e are so blessed that someone came 

“Wforward to help us turn our vision 

into reality,” exclaims Mary Kay McMahon, 

Administrator, Phoebe Richland Health Care 

Center. McMahon is referencing an extraordinary 

gift made by Frank Banko, which supported 

renovations to the Center’s entrance 

and lobby area. 

Until renovation took place, the Center’s 

main entrance was not well defined, and a 

formal waiting area did not exist. The renovated 

space now features a welcoming 

entrance and a homelike space in which residents 

and families can gather. 

Banko, an active local businessman, has 

connections to many community 

organizations. As he states, “I am 

fortunate to be able to support 

many organizations that provide 

services and help the people of our 

community.” 

But this gift has particular significance. 

Banko funded the renovation 

in loving memory of his mother, 

Lena,, who resided at Zohlman 


Phoebe Richland’s stained 

glass window provides a 

spiritual backdrop for meditation 

and prayer in the 

newly created chapel. Of 

the piece, employee Jan 

Koren says, “It is so bright 

when you walk in, even on 

a cloudy day. Every time I 

look at it, I see something 

different.” 

Area Businessman’s Gift to Phoebe Richland 

Makes Entrance Renovations a Reality 

Nursing Home more than 30 years before 

Phoebe acquired the property that became 

Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. 

Touring the updated community, Banko said 

he was impressed by the changes Phoebe 

had made and the care he witnessed. 

Director of Admissions Sally McNamara 

commented, “The impact of Mr. Banko’s generosity 

is wonderful. We now have a lobby 

that anchors our new layout and reflects the 

warmth and 

quality care 

residents and 

visitors associate 

with 

Phoebe.” ■ 

Above: Frank 

Banko in new 

lobby with plaque 

honoring his 

mother, Lena, 

who resided at 

the former 

Zohlman Nursing 

Home, which 

pre-dated Phoebe 

Richland.


Congregational Gifts, 

continued 

Other Congregations & 

Related Organizations 

Bethlehem UCC (Glassboro, NJ) 

Blooming Grove UCC (New York) 

Calvary Presbyterian Church 

(Wyncote) 

Carmel Presbyterian Church 

(Ardsley) 

Christ Hamilton United Lutheran 

Church 

Christ Reformed at Indian Creek 

Social Service Circle 

Christian Congregation Church 

(Mertztown) 

GIFTS IN KIND 

AAA East Penn 

Aardvark Sports Shop 

Air Products 

Ms. Julie Albright 

Allentown Recreation Bureau 

American Drycleaners 

Ms. Janice Apple 

Applebee’s 

Ash & Am’s Candyland 

Auntie Anne’s 

Auto Spa 

Ms. Shirley Bachman 

Bakers Best 

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Barilla 

Ms. Jewel Baringoldz 

Ms. Carole Beck 

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Becker 

Bed Bath & Beyond 

Bedway’s Fresh Fruits 

Beer City 

Bennigans Restaurant 

Berghold Produce 

Mr. Dennis Besch 

Bethany Purls, Bethany United 

Methodist Church 

Ms. Beth Birli 

Black Dog Cafe 

Blue Mountain Candle 

Bon Ton Department Store 

Borders Book Store 

Boyer’s Great Value Market 

Brass Rail Restaurant 

Mr. Edward Bringhurst 

Bubba’s Potbelly Stove 

Buckeye Tavern 

C. Leslie Smith 

Cafe Buon Gusto 

Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney & 

Mr. Gary A. Carney 

Carrabba’s 

Ms. Heather Case 

Chick-Fil-A 

Christ UCC (Trumbauersville) 

Circle S. Ranch House 

Clemens Family Markets 

Mr. Walter Clements 

Cloister Car Wash Sinking Spring 

Coca-Cola Bottling Company 

Comprehensive Chiropractic, PC 

Mrs. Becky Conway 

Conway’s BBQ 

Dubbs Memorial UCC (Allentown) 

Trexler Bible Class 

East Side Congregation 

(Binghamton, NY) 


Women of the Church 

Emanuel Reformed (Lansford) 

Faith Unity UCC (Easton) Diana 

Sitgreaves Society 

First Congregational Church 

(Binghamton) 

First Reformed UCC (Sunbury) Dr. 

Walck Bible Class 

First UCC (Nescopeck) Ladies Aid 

Society 

Forks UCC (Stockertown) Adult 

Fellowship 

Corporate Environments 

Country Junction 


Dan’s Camera City 

Da Vinci Science Center 

Davis Meats 

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Del Vecchio 

Domino’s Pizza 

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom 

Dorney Square Miniature Golf 

Druzak Medical 

Ms. Diane Dyson 


Women of the Church 

Emily’s Gift Baskets 

Emmanuel UCC (Allentown) 

Emmaus Bakery 

Emmaus Diner 

Mrs. Ellen Engle 

Ms. Margianne Ervin 

Faith Unity UCC (Easton) 

First UCC (Hellertown) 

First UCC (Palmerton) 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Follweiler 

Foxes’ Hallmark 

Ms. Linda Franks 

Mrs. Edith Frederick 

Ms. Patricia Fried 

Friendly’s Restaurant 

Mrs. Constance Fritz 

Ganly’s Restaurant & Pub 

Gannon’s Gourmet Foods 

Mr. & Mrs. David J. Gardner 


Giant Food Store 

Gold & Silver Exchange 

Grandma’s Kitchen 

Mr. Oliver C. Graver 

Halfnote Cards & Gifts 

Hamilton Family Restaurant 

Hang Ups 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Hartman 

Hatfield Branch N.G.A., Inc. 

Hava Java 

Heffelfinger’s Coffee 

Heidelberg Restaurant 

Ms. Cynthia Henritzy 

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Herber 

Ms. Wendy S. Hildenbrandt 

Mrs. Irene Holod 


Lay Ministry in the 21st Century 

New Bethel UCC (Kempton) Church 

Women 

New Jerusalem UCC (Fleetwood) 

Ladies Aid Society 

One UCC (Reading) 

Our Lady Help of Christians Senior 

Citizens Club 

Paradise Church (Turbotville) 

Women’s Guild 

Point Assembly of God (Downsville) 

Salem UCC (Bethel) Ladies Aid 

Society 

Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Women’s 

Guild 

St. Andrews UCC (Perkasie) Senior 

Choir 

Jack McDonald 

Jerusalem UCC (Palmerton) 

Jordan UCC (Allentown) 

Julie’s Hallmark Shop 

Just Born, Inc. 

JW Sunoco 

King’s Super Market 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D. Kleckner 

G. T. Kleckner Audiology & Hearing 

Mrs. Mary A. Kloss 

Mrs. Kermit Knerr 

Ms. Melanie Kohler & 

Mr. Mark Christopher 

Kohl’s 

Korner Kupboard, Inc. 

Ms. Melanie Kosten 

Ms. Lynn Kovecses 

Ms. Darlene G. Kreitz 

LA Fitness 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Larash 

LC Unlimited 

Lehigh Valley Hospital & 

Health Network 

Lehigh Valley Mall 

Ms. Catherine Leiner 

Ms. Natalie Levey 

Link Beverages 

Longswamp UCC (Mertztown) 

Louie’s 

Luke’s Coffee House & Eatery 

Ms. Sandra A. Massetti 

Mrs. Yvette Mattina 

Michael Thomas Floral Design 

Studio 

Minks Candies 

Mobilex 

Ms. Penny L. Molnar 

Morefield Communications, Inc. 

Morgan’s 


Mulligan’s Family Golf Center 

Ms. Dawn Murphy 

Mr. Raymond Nace 

Mr. & Mrs. William Nagurny 

Lansdale Needlework Guild 

Needlework Guild, New Hope Branch 

Nestlé 

New York Bagelry 

Mr. Richard Nice 

Noah’s Biscuit Barn 

Noisy Needles 

St. Johns Evangelical 

Congregational Choir 

St. Johns Reformed Church 

(Sinking Spring) 

St. Johns UCC (Egg Harbor, NJ) 

St. Johns UCC (Hains) Women’s 

Fellowship 

St. Johns UCC (Riegelsville) 

Women’s Fellowship 

St. Pauls Lutheran (Douglassville) 

Amity Friendship Circle Senior 

Citizens 

St. Pauls UCC (Milltown, NJ) 


St. Peters Evangelical Church of 

Freeburg 

St. Peters UCC (Tatamy) Women’s 

NY Style Stromboli Pizza 

Ocean Blue Bar & Grille 

Old Country Buffet 

Old Zionsville UCC (Old Zionsville) 

Outback Steakhouse (Allentown) 

Outback Steakhouse (Wyomissing) 

Ms. Kimberly Park 

Parkland Restaurant 

Pat Bleam’s Styling Salon 

Peps Poultry 

Pepsi Cola Bottling Company 

Perkins Restaurant 

Petrucci 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Phillips 

Phoebe Floral Shop 

Mr. Michael Pilon & Family 

Pizza Hut (West Lawn) 

Pizza Randa 

Playdome Rose Bowl 


Putt U 

Quakertown Family Restaurant 

Red Carpet Jewlery and 

Collectables 

Red Lobster 

Ritz Barbecue 

Ronco’s Pharmacy 

Ms. Suzanne Sabo 

Salem UCC (Doylestown) 

Salvation Army (Quakertown) 

Santino’s Family Restaurant 

Schantz Orchards 

Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Schick, Jr. 

Shear Perfection 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shupe 

Ms. Barbara Slifer 

Smokey Bones BBQ 

Solomons UCC (Bedminster) 

Souderton Branch N.G.A., Inc. 

South Mall 

St. Andrews UCC 


St. Ignatius Loyola RC Church 

(Sinking Spring) 

St. Johns UCC (Coopersburg) 


St. Johns UCC (Kimmels) 

St. Johns UCC (Riegelsville) 


St. Marks UCC Womens Fellowship 

(Allentown) 

Guild 

St. Stephans UCC (Newark, NJ) 



Strawberry Ridge Trinity UCC 

(Danville) 

Trinity Christian UCC (Skippack) 


Wentz’s UCC (Worcester) Women’s 

Guild 

Women of St. Johns UCC (Mt. 

Aetna) 

St. James UCC (Limerick) Women’s 

Fellowship 

Zion Evangelical & Reformed UCC 

(Hamburg) Women’s Guild 


St. Peters UCC (Tohickon) 

St. Stephans UCC (Newark) 


Womens Guild 

St. Stephens UCC (Perkasie) 

Ms. Joyce R. Staats 

Ms. Kay Stilwagon 

Ms. Nancy M. Strahin 

Superior Restaurant 

Sweet Street Desserts 

Mr. & Mrs. William Swope 

Target Greatland 

Technicolor Salon & Day Spa 

TGI Friday’s 

TGI Fridays 

Tom Sturgis Pretzels 

Tony’s Coplay Family Restaurant 

Tootsee The Clown 

Total Health Massage Therapy 

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 



Trivet Diner 

Tropic-Ardens, Inc. 

Utz 

VFW of the US (Kintnersville) 

Vanity Fair Outlet 

Visions 

Mr. William C. Wack 

Waitz Corporation 

Wal-Mart 

Walden Books 

Ms. Diana Weaver 

Webb Medical Systems, Inc. 

Mr. Jared S. Webre 

Wegman’s 

Ms. Cherie Weider 

Weis Markets 

Ms. Deana Wenner 

Werts Café 

West End Video 

Willy Joe’s Steak Shop 

Wittman’s World Cheeses 

Yocco’s, Inc. 

Youell’s Oyster House

Chapter 7 

Wyncote Church Home: 

Our Best Kept Secret 

■ Phoebe’s 

newest community 

benefited from an 

improved census 

and financial picture. 

■ Wyncote began providing 

on-site rehabilitation 

services and is preparing to 

apply for Medicare certification 

in fiscal year 2008. 

■ A volunteer handbook 

and recruitment program 

were developed and a 

fundraising plan was put 

into place. 

■ Wyncote’s telephone 

systems, information 

technology and business 

practices were all 

brought up to date. ■ 

It is often impossible to measure 

the influence we have on those 

whose lives we touch. Cousins Phil 

Kashow and Joe Bowman, and 

cousin by marriage Jack Parke, have 

Allentown Campus Pastoral Care 

Department 

Ms. Catherine Beck 

Mrs. Elsie K. Bogh* 

Mrs. Phyllis M. Borbely 

Rev. Rebecca E. Brenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bucci 

Mrs. Chante Butz 

Chaplains 

Mr. Charles F. Chew 

Mrs. Pauline C. Christman 

Mrs. Eva L. Cressman 

Rev. Kenneth V. Daniel 

Mr. John DeLong 

Mrs. Wilma L. Dietz 

Mrs. Kathryn M. Doyle 

Mrs. Mildred B. Eckenroad 

Mr. Donald Edmundson 

Mrs. Mary J. Egge 

Mr. Randall F. Forry 

Mr. Lester Fosbenner 

Ms. Evelyn Gallagher 

Rev. Barry Galley 

Mrs. Joan A. Gillespie 

Mr. George Ginther 

Mrs. Betty E. Haines 

Mrs. Elizabeth Haines* 

Ms. Faye Hebert 

Mrs. Margaret K. Heckler 

Mr. Wilbur Hendricks 

Mr. Carl D. Himmelberger 

Mrs. Elizabeth Hontz 

Mrs. Elsie D. Hontz 

Mrs. Ruth E. Huber 

Human Resources Department 

Mrs. Mary M. Jensen* 

Mr. Earl T. Kemery 

Rev. Harry Kissinger 

Mrs. Anna Kochenash 

Rev. Dr. Allan Kramer-Moyer 

Ms. Molly K. Kranzley 

Mrs. Berenice Kunkle 

Mrs. Helga H. Lampson 

Law Office Staff of Twanda 

Turner-Hawkins 

Mrs. Marguerite Lichtenwalter 

Mrs. Jennie H. Long 

Ms. Janet Lowery 

Mr. William C. Marshall 

Mrs. Mary Kay McMahon 

Ms. Dorothy Mest 

Mr. Edward Mielke 

Mrs. Anita Miller 

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mills 

Mothers & Dads 

Ms. Pauline D. Moyer 

Clair W. & Jeanne C. Noll 50th 

Wedding Anniversary 

Mrs. Pauline T. Novak 

Rev. Dr. Stephen Ohnsman 

Phoebe Berks Staff & Employees 

PBHCC Staff & Services 


HONORARIA 

Phoebe Ministries thanks the families and friends who honored 

these loved ones with gifts to Phoebe. 

been friends their entire lives. But a 

very special woman and a special 

place brought them even closer. 

Lovingly known as “Aunt Kay,” 

Josephine Katherine Ferguson was 

raised in upstate New York, the 

youngest of five daughters. Always 

fiercely independent and self sufficient, 

she enlisted in the Navy and 

served in Washington, D.C., during 

the height of WWII, most notably 

as administrative assistant to 

Secretary of the Navy James V. 

Forrestal. 

When her days as a “Wave” 

came to an end, Aunt Kay relocated 

to Northeast Philadelphia, where 

she worked as executive secretary 

to the president of Aero Service 

Corp., an aerial mapping and sur- 

vey company. 

Phoebe Berks Village 

Environmental Services 

Department 

Mrs. Angelia Polenghi 

Ms. Mary Richter* 

Mrs. Ruby A. Sachs 

Mrs. Dorothea A. Sandbrook 

Mrs. Ida B. Sartori 

Miss Anna E. Schneider 

Ronald & Eleanor Schoener 

Mrs. Edna Shupe 

Skilled Nursing at Phoebe Berks 

Ms. Carol A. Spry 

Mrs. Anna E. Symons 

Mrs. Christine Trapp 

Mrs. Emma Trumbore 

Mr. Ernie Weidman 

Mrs. Elaine Wells 

Ms. Muriel Wells 

Rev. Rodney W. Wells 

Rev. & Mrs. Rodney Wells 40th 

Wedding Anniversary 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard Whitney 

Mrs. Mabel M. Wieand 

Mrs. Amey Williams 

Wyncote’s Nursing Staff 

Mrs. Catherine C. Wynn 

Wyomissing UCC (Gouglersville) 

Mr. Robert A. Young 

Ms. Lillian Zimmerman 

Wyncote Bridge Fund Strengthens Family Bond 

Right: Josephine 

Katherine Ferguson as 

a “Wave” during WWII. 

Below: Dining at 

Wyncote Church Home 

in more recent years 

with nephew Phil 

Kashow. 

An avid world traveler, she also 

made the rounds locally, visiting 

family. As years passed, the cousins 

grew concerned about her living 

alone. Since she could not move in 

with family for various reasons – 

chief among them her not wanting 

to “be a burden” – they started to 

look at Continuing Care Retirement 

Communities. However, with only 

her small pension and Social 

Security checks, most communities 

were out of Aunt Kay’s reach. 

Her nephew, Joe, was referred 

to Wyncote Church Home by a coworker 

in the fire department, who 

had a positive family experience 

there. Ironically, that same co-worker, 

Bill Brehant, is now working as a 

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Rev. & Mrs. Alton P. Albright 

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Albright 

Mrs. Virginia R. Altrichter 

Mrs. Alma S. Anderson 

Mrs. Helen E. Aulenbach 

J. Wilson & Estella M. Aulenbach 

Ms. Christine Autenrieth 

Mrs. Dorothy M. Bachman 

Ray O. & Elda A. Bachman 

Rev. & Mrs. T.H. Bachman 

Mrs. Mary E. Backensto 

Mrs. Helen Balsacki 

Mr. & Mrs. Willis Bangarter 

Mrs. Mildred Barette 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Barlet 

Mrs. Norma Bastian 

Ms. Marie R. Bauer 

Mr. Glenn H. Beck 

Ms. Bertha M. Behr 

Mrs. June B. Beltz 

Ms. Margaret M. Bencsko 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bennicoff, Sr. 

Ms. Florence Bentz 

Mrs. Margaret A. Bentz 

Mrs. Henry Berlitz, Sr. 

Mrs. Helen B. Bieber 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Bieber 

Mr. John Bieber 

Martha C. & Kenneth T. Bilheimer 

Mrs. Helen Bishop 

Mr. Gerald F. Bleile 

Mrs. Madeline G. Bohner 

Mr. Walter F. Bowen 

Mrs. Catherine Bradley 

Mr. William A. Brannen 

Atty. Ray R. Brennen 

Robert C. & Mary S. Bright 

Mrs. Betty E. Brooks 

Mrs. Anna A. Brown 

Mr. Earl Brown 

Mrs. Hannah Baum Brown 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Brumbach 

Ms. Bertha E. Brunner 

Donald, Kathryn & Franklin Brunt 

Clarence & Pearl Bryan 

Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Bryan, Sr. 

Mrs. Angeline J. Burda 

Ms. Julie Burda 

Mr. Joseph Burns 

Mrs. Dorothy B. Byrnes 

Ms. Rosemary A. Campbell 

Ms. Madeline Carl 

Ms. Lenie Carling 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Casteline 

Mrs. Louise M. Castree 

Rev. Dr. Richard A. Cattermole 

Ms. Agnes A. Cernugel 

Mrs. Jean Chiz 

Mrs. Lillian Christman 

Ms. Margaret L. Christman 

Mrs. Marion Christman 

Mrs. Shirley J. Christy 

Patrick & Ellen Collins 

Mr. Jean Edward Cormier 

Mrs. Mary Cowling 

Ms. Edna Cressman 

Ms. Mary Criswell 

Mrs. Grace Cucchiara 

Mr. Donald S. Cutting 

Mr. Robert R. Davidson 

Mrs. Verna J. Davis 

Mrs. Mabel H. Dech 

Miss Doris Arlene Decker 

Mr. Irwin W. Delong 

Mr. Warren A. DeLong 

Raymond & Helen Deppen 

Mr. Anthony L. DeSieno 

Mrs. Emily L. DeVries 

Mrs. Dorothy W. DeWalt 

Ms. Jean Dickey 

Lester & Mabel Diehl 

Mrs. Mayme C. Diehl 

Mrs. Dorothy M. Dietrich 

Mrs. Marie J. Dietrich 

Mr. Richard H. Dietrich 

Mrs. Nora M. Dietz 

Dr. & Mrs. Frank J. DiLeo 

Rev. Robert A. Dilliard 

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Doerfler 

Ms. Gail F. Donecker 

Mr. Thomas J. Donze 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Dreisbach 

Miss Ruth Dreisbach 

Anna & Peter Duerst 

Mrs. Alice T. Eagan 

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ebling 

Miss Mildred Eckert 

Ms. Mary Eckman 

Mr. Oscar W. Eckrote 

Mr. Ashton W. Elliott, Jr. 

Mrs. Mabel Endy 

Mr. Robert W. Epler 

Mr. Donald Ermentrout 

Ms. Hattie Evans 

Mr. Russell C. Evans 

Mrs. Emma M. Fair 

Mrs. Viola I. Fallstich 

Mr. Brydan T. Fegley 

Ms. Josephine Katherine Ferguson 

Ms. Grace Fink 

Mrs. Mildred C. Fink 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Fink 

Ms. Louise H. Fogle 

Mrs. Betty K. Frack 

Ms. Lucy Francis 

Mrs. Lucy B. Frankenfield 

MEMORIALS 

Phoebe Ministries thanks the families and friends who remembered these loved ones with gifts to Phoebe. 

Mrs. Evelyn S. Frantz 

Mr. Raymond Frantz 

Mrs. Marian E. Frederick 

Mr. Christian J. Freiler 

Mr. & Mrs. Homer Frey 

Mrs. Harriet C. Fritch 

Mrs. Clarence E. Fritz 

Mrs. Mary A. Fronheiser 

Mrs. Margaret Furlong 

Mr. William F. Gambacorta 

Miss C. Irene Gantz 

Mrs. Minnie Gauch 

Ms. Ruth Gauch 

Mrs. Mae I. Gaul 

Alma & Norman Gehman 

Mrs. Minnie V. Gehris 

Mr. Russell W. Geiger 

Mr. Herbert L. George 

Mr. Hugh F. Gerhard 

Mr. Paul H. Gery 

Mrs. Beatrice A. Glose 

Mrs. Lorraine E. Gollatz 

Mrs. Pauline F. Goodfellow 

Mrs. Juanita Boswell Graham 

Ms. Caroline Granzow 

Eli P. & Irene S. Griesemer 

Mrs. Grace K. Grill 

Mrs. Catherine Rose Grim 

Mrs. Florence M. Grim 

Mrs. Ruth W. Grimes 

Mrs. Agnes M. Grube 

Mrs. Mertie Grube 

Mr. Russell C. Grube, Sr. 

Mrs. Anna H. Gyomber 

Rev. Dr. Paul Haas & Mildred K. Haas 

Mrs. Margaret A. Hagenbuch 

Mrs. Gladys H. Hahn 

Mrs. Elsie M. Haines 

Mr. Paul E. Hall 

Ms. Dorothy Hannum 

Mrs. Clara A. Hansen 

Mrs. Esther C. Happel 

Mr. Lester B. Happel 

Mrs. Ruth A. Harkins 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Hartman 

Doris & John Harvey 

Mrs. Verna H. & Mr. Monroe B. Harwick 

Mrs. Mary Havran 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hawk 

Mrs. Gloria A. Hawk 

Ms. Jean Slates Hawk 

Mrs. Ethel S. Hearn 

Mr. Ike Heckler 

Ms. Verna A. Heffner 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Heil 

Mrs. Maude A. Heimbach 

Mr. Edwin Heist 

Mrs. Flossie M. Heller 

Mrs. Olympia M. Heller 

Mrs. Rhoda M. Herbert 

Ms. Isabel M. Hess 

Ms. Maude Heymer 

Mr. Frank Henry Highley 

Mrs. Kathryn S. Hilbert 

Mrs. Lucy Romig Hilder 

Mrs. Carolyn Hills 

Mrs. Agnes June Hinz 

Mrs. Anna A. Hoffert 

Mrs. Verna M. Hottenstein 

Mrs. Laura M. Houston 

Charles & Martha Iffland 

Miss Margaret Iffland 

Mrs. Annabelle E. Incledon 

Ms. Dorothy George Jacoby 

Mrs. Mary M. Jensen 

Mrs. Alice Julien 

Mr. John Kacer 

Mrs. Marie V. Karchner 

Mr. Calvin A. Katzeman 

Ms. Emma N. Katzeman 

Howard S. & Pauline L. Katzeman 

Mr. John F. Katzeman 

Cleora & Allen Kehm 

Ms. Laurie Keiser 

Mr. Ronald J. Keller 

Ms. Josephine M. Kellermeyer 

Mrs. Doris M. Kern 

Mrs. Stephanie G. Kerschner 

Mrs. Frances A. Kinch 

Mrs. Caroline King 

Ms. Grace King 

Dr. John W. Kistler, Jr. 

Mrs. Betty L. Klan 

Mr. Kermit Kleintop 

Mrs. Arlene C. Kline 

Mrs. Ethel F. Kline 

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Kline 

Mr. Wayne R. Kline 

Ms. Katie Klotz 

Mrs. Augusta Kneibler 

Mrs. Marion Knoebel 

Mr. Robert S. Knoll 

Mrs. Catharine B. Koch 

Catherine E. & Frank E. Koch 

Mr. LeRoy A. Koch 

Ms. Jean L. Kocher 

Ms. Emma Jane E. Koehler 

Mr. Russell P. Koehler 

Mrs. Doris K. Koerner 

Mrs. Julia Koren 

Mr. Roland W. Kratz 

Ms. Mabel Kresge 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Krick 

Ms. Minerva Kriebel 

Mr. Rodney S. Kriebel 

Malcolm & Lulu Kuntz

Mrs. Anna S. Kuper 

Mrs. Esther M. Lambert 

Mrs. Anna Marie Lang 

Ms. Trudie Lanning 

Mrs. Anna Laubach 

Mrs. Marie Laxson 

Mrs. Miriam G. Lear 

Mr. Robert Lear 

Mr. & Mrs. Elmer R. Lehr 

Mrs. Mary B. Lehr 

Ms. Patricia Lehr 

Austin and Ethel Lerch 

Mrs. Ella L. Lerch 

Mrs. Marion Lerch 

Ethel M. Levan 

Mrs. Alma E. Lippowitsch 

Mr. William H. Lochman, Sr. 

Mrs. Anna E. Long 

Mrs. Pearl D. Long 

Rev. Wilmer & Mary Long 

Mr. Ted Lonsdale 

Loved Ones 

Mrs. Adella M. Ludwig 

Ms. Katie M. Lutsey 

Ms. Grace Macadam 

Mrs. Catherine F. Mahon 

Mrs. Rose Mangialetto 

Albert H. & Doris H. Martin 

Ms. Pam Mascali 

Mr. Elwood L. Matten 

Mrs. Helen Mae Matten 

Mrs. Evelyn E. Mattern 

Mrs. Myrtle I. May 

Mrs. Annetta McCarty 

Mrs. Virginia McDermott 

Mr. W. C. McGimpsey 

Ms. Evelyn H. Meixsell 

Mr. Donald Melcher 

Mrs. Alice Mengel 

Dr. Ralph F. Merkle 

Mrs. Dolores M. Messbauer 

Mrs. Mabel Metzger 

Ms. Gladys Meyers 

Mr. Frederik J. Michels 

Rev. Ernest Miko 

Ms. Barbara Jean Milburn 

Lewis & Mary Milburn 

Mr. Arthur D. Miller 

Mrs. Bernadine M. Miller 

Mrs. Dorothy M. Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller, Sr. 

Mr. George F. Miller 

Ms. Geraldine S. Miller 

Mrs. Isabelle K. Miller 

Ms. Kathryn E. Miller 

Lester & Grace Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Miller 

Mr. William R. Miller 

Ms. Mary Minneci 

Mrs. Sara M. Mitchell 

Mr. Charles H. Moll, Jr. 

Ms. Norma M. Moll 

Mr. Kenneth A. Morton 

Mr. Elmer H. Moser 

Mrs. Stella Moser 

Mothers & Dads 

Mr. Dick Moyer 

Mrs. Verna S. Moyer 

Mrs. Anastasia Moynihan 

Mrs. Dorothy E. Mundt 

Mrs. Marion A. Nicely 

Mrs. Valeria E. Nixon 

Mr. Jacob G. Ortt 

Mrs. Bernita Ostrander 

Mr. Michael A. Pavlik 

Ms. Helen M. Pearce 

Mrs. Clara Peck 

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Person 

Ms. Jean Peters 

Mr. & Mrs. Laury E. Peters, Sr. 

Mrs. Flossie B. Petersen 

Ms. Mae E. Pflieger 

Ms. Margreta E. Pihl 

Mrs. Dorrit A. Pino 

Mrs. Ida E. Piovesan 

Mrs. Mae V. Plessl 

Mr. Joseph Pokorny 

Mr. Walter F. Portner 

Mrs. Anna M. Potteiger 

Mr. Joseph F. Prazko 

Previous residents known and unknown 

Mr. William T. Protheroe 

Mr. Roy Rabold 

Rev. & Mrs. Clarence Rahn 

Ms. Mary Ransom 

Mr. Glenn L. Rarich 

Mrs. Vioma A. Rauch 

Mr. & Mrs. Wilson H. Reichard 

Ms. Anne Martha Reid 

Mr. Thomas Reitz 

Mrs. Ruth J. Reynolds 

John H. & Ellen I. Rhoad 

Mrs. Esther B. Richards 

Mr. Edwin T. Richardson 

Mrs. Ann S. Rickolt 

Mr. David Risser 

Mr. Alan A. Ritter 

Mrs. Gwen B. Roche 

Mr. Bruce R. Romig 

Bruce & Mary Romig 

Ms. Jessie F. Romig 

Mr. Richard Rosa 

Mr. Gordon P. Rose 

Mr. Henry H. Rosenberger 

Mr. Albert W. Rosenstock 

Mr. Marvin Roshong 

Mrs. Catherine M. Roth 

Edwin & Violet Roth 

Mr. Raymond A. Roth 

Ms. Ethel V. Rothenberger 

Mrs. Beulah B. Rothermel 

Rev. Jeremiah R. Rothermel 

Mrs. Catherine E. Rowley 

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ruppert 

Mr. Robert F. Ruth 

Mrs. Jean M. Sabinsky 

Ms. Mamie Salter 

Mr. Earl O. Sanders 

Ms. Marcella Sarafinas 

Ms. Esther B. Sceurman 

Mrs. Elsie Scheetz 

Mrs. Lena Scheffler 

Mrs. Ruth B. Scheid 

Mr. LeRoy A. Scheller, Sr. 

Mrs. Martha W. Scheller 

Mr. & Mrs.Edward Scheverle, Sr. 

Ruth & Fred Schick 

Mrs. Beryl E. Schlegel 

Mr. & Mrs. Elton R. Schleifer 

Ms. Alma Freeman Schlosser 

Mrs. Irene Schmitt 

Charles & Louise Schneider 

Mrs. Anna Schoemaker 

Ms. Nellie Schule 

Mrs. Bertha M. Schwartz 

Mrs. Harriet J. Schweikert 

Mr. Peter W. Scutzlas 

Mr. Francis F. Seidel, III 

Mrs. Anna Shaak 

Mrs. Claudia I. Shaffer 

Mrs. Helen Shaffer 

Mrs. Betty I. Sharman 

Mrs. Helen Shearer 

Mrs. Ruth E. Sheidy 

Ms. Ethel Shellenberger 

Mrs. Helen T. Siftar 

Mrs. Emma H. Singer 

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Singley 

Mr. Albert G. Smith 

Mrs. Arlene M. Smith 

Mrs. Carolyn B. Smith 

Mr. Earl L. Smith 

Mrs. Veronica M. Smith 

Ms. Cora A. Snyder 

Ms. Elsie V. Snyder 

Mr. & Mrs. George S. Snyder 

Mrs. Hilda H. Snyder 

Mrs. Winifred A. Snyder 

Ms. Adele M. Sowden 

Mr. Russell Sowden 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell T. Sowden 

Mr. Fred Spisszak 

Frank & Anna Spitzer 

Clarence W. & Orma Stackhouse 

Mrs. Edna M. Stackhouse 

William & Charlotte Stecker 

Ms. Mabel D. Steers 

Ms. Margaret A. Stein 

Ms. Florence W. Steinberg 

Rev. George P. Stoudt 

Rev. Paul T. Stoudt 

Mrs. Marjorie E. Stout 

Mrs. Addie F. Straub 

Mr. Robert Streiff 

Mr. Lawrence O. Stripe 

Hettie & Frank Stuber 


Mr. Rudolph F. Stumpf 

Mrs. Frances L. Sweitzer 

Mrs. Anna E. Symons 

Mrs. Betty A. Szapacs 

Ms. Othilia Szilezy 

Mrs. Elaine Texel 

Ms. Emma Thomas 

Mrs. Eva M. Tirjan 

Mr. Leonard A. Tokus 

Ms. Carolyn M. Tomko 

Mr. Richard E. Toomey 

Mrs. Anna Topping 

Charles & Sadilla Trayer 

Mrs. Ann Trbuza 

Mr. Lloyd Trexler 

Mrs. Pearl L. Troxell 

Mrs. Mildred E. Tust 

Mr. James D. Van Hoevenberg 

Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Vick, Jr. 

Ms. Susan Ann Vought 

Mrs. Caro J. Wack 

Ms. Norene M. Walbert 

Mr. Alfred C. Walp 

Mr. Luke Ward 

Mrs. Elsie T. Wasser 

Hap & Jean Weber 

Mrs. Pearl E. Wehr 

Mrs. Edith Weinsheimer 

Ms. Dorothy E. Weiss 

Mrs. Harriett A. Wells 

Mrs. Florence Wilde 

Mrs. Arlene L. Williams 

Ms. Dolores Williams 

Mr. Kenneth C. Wilson 

Mr. Arthur R. Winters 

Ms. Dorothy Winters 

Mr. J. Byron Wolbach 

Mrs. Minerva H. Wolbach 

John & Angeline Wolf 

Ms. Clara E. Yeakel 

Ms. Mary Zeleski 

Ms. Cassillia Zellner 

Ms. Mildred Zellner 

Mrs. Mildred I. Ziegenfus 

Mrs. Margaret E. Ziegler 

Mrs. Anna E. Zimmerman 

Miss Anna Zuber 

Ms. Ella Zueger 

This report recognizes gifts made 

to the Phoebe-Devitt Homes 

Foundation from July 1, 2006 

through June 30, 2007. Although 

we have tried to accurately 

reflect each gift made during that 

time, if an error was made 

please call 610-794-5132 with 

corrections.


Wyncote Bridge Fund, continued 

member of Wyncote’s maintenance staff. Of his first 

impression of Wyncote, Joe says, “It was just the right size. 

Everyone seems like family.” 

Aunt Kay passed away Nov. 29, 2006, at the age of 94. In 

gratitude for their aunt’s care, the cousins made a gift to 

the Bridge Fund in her memory so others in need could 

have the same experience. When asked, they also suggested 

others might designate memorial gifts to Wyncote 

Church Home in her name. Phil added, “The Bridge Fund 

made it possible for Aunt Kay to be here when she could 

no longer live alone. It was such a blessing.” 

Since 1976, contributions to the Bridge Fund have 

enabled Wyncote to honor its commitment of care, especially 

to residents who have no means or have outlived 

their funds. 

Although Aunt Kay is gone, the three cousins still 

meet regularly, a tradition that started at Wyncote 

Church Home. Aunt Kay helped create family among 

them, a quality they continue to honor. ■ 

Phoebe’s 

GERIATRIC 

CARE 

MANAGER 

610-794-5344 

800-931-7061 

caremanager@phoebe.org 

Call today 

for a FREE 

telephone consult! 

Geriatric Care Management 

A program of Phoebe Ministries 

Chapter 8 

Phoebe Home, Phoebe Terrace 

‘Embrace Life’ in Allentown 

■ The Therapy Services Dept. instituted 

a Walk to Dine program at Phoebe 

Home, in addition to fall prevention and 

resident safety programs at Phoebe 

Terrace. A clinical affiliation was formed 

with Jefferson University. 

■ The Family Matters program was 

created to enhance communications 

with residents’ families, and the Rolling 

Out the Red Carpet program served to ease new admissions into 

Phoebe Home’s environment. A 5-Star Customer Service Program 

will be launched in January. 

Phoebe’s care manager. 

■ Environmental enhancements 

(example on left) and new clinical programs 

for dementia care were added 

to Bridgeways. 

■ The Geriatric Care Management 

program was launched in the 

Allentown area. Currently 19 clients 

are benefiting from the services of 

■ At Phoebe 

Home, significant 

investments were 

made in fire safety 

and upgrades to 

the structure’s electrical 

system. Room 

renovations took place in the West Wing, and a new commercial 

dishwasher (seen above) was installed in the kitchen. 

■ Phoebe Terrace saw renovations to community spaces on 

the lower level. ■ 

Dial-a-Prayer 

The Dial-a-Prayer line is available 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week! 

Each week a different Phoebe Chaplain records 

an inspirational message.The message is changed daily. 

Allentown area – 610-794-5990 

Berks county area – 610-927-8920 

Phoebe residents can dial 7729 (PRAY) 

if using the internal telephone system.

Experiencing 

the ‘Benefit’ of Giving 

Joe Correll learned the most important 

lessons of his life in an unlikely 

place. Men in coats and ties, just 

off duty from their jobs as 

supervisors in the steel mills, 

came every Wednesday 

night to the Trinity Boys 

Club in Bethlehem. There 

they taught the boys how 

to manage their organization 

and show respect for 

others, and the value of 

showing kindness and support 

to those in need. 

Joe went on to lead a 

life that exemplified the values 

he had seen played out 

by those early role models at the Boys 

Club. In short order he married, became a 

successful businessman and developed 

strong, enduring friendships. Remembering 

how important volunteers were to his own 

growth and development, he volunteered 

for organizations and for individuals who 

needed his help. 

In 2001, Joe and his wife, Marjorie, 

who has since passed away, felt they could 

also begin providing significant financial 

support to charities. They set about identifying 

a handful of organizations that really 

mattered to them. Due to Marjorie’s lifelong 

relationship with the United Church of 

Christ, and to the 

care afforded 

one of her relatives, 

it was 

Phoebe’s good 

fortune to be one 

The Trinity Boys 

Club in 1938. Joe is 

seated in the front 

row, fourth from the 

left. 

of those organizations. 

Above: Marjorie and Joseph 

Correll. “I feel so strongly that 

the gifts I make today come from 

both of us,” says Joe. “I credit 

Marjorie with our success.” 

Joe and Marjorie set up the Correll 

Fund to meet quality of life needs 

of residents at Phoebe Home. 

“Giving away some of our 

money isn’t going to make 

a difference in how I live,” 

says Joe, “but it could 

make a lot of difference 

to someone else.” 

Marjorie and Joe together 

made their gifts out of a 

sense of the abundance of 

what they had been given. 

Joe wishes Marjorie were 

here with him now to witness 

the benefit that comes to 

others from their gifts, and to share “the 

benefit” he receives from giving. 

“The enjoyment of knowing you 

helped somebody is so important. It is 

good to have this ‘benefit’ while you are 

here to enjoy it.” 

Joe visited with us recently at Phoebe 

Home, so he could have the opportunity to 

meet Heinz Inselmann. Challenged with 

the long-term effects of Multiple Sclerosis 

and already wheelchair bound, Heinz 

came to live at Phoebe two years ago. In 

May of this year, Deb Lorah, Director of 

Physical Therapy, tapped the Correll Fund 


Heinz Inselmann 

(right) shows Joe 

Correll artwork he has 

created while a resident 

at Phoebe Home. 

The electric wheelchair 

purchased 

through the Correll 

Fund allows him to 

move independently 

throughout the building to an art studio and other activities he enjoys. 

to outfit him with a new electric wheelchair. 

As we arrived at Heinz’s room, he had 

just returned from a luncheon with the 

Housekeeping Department. He lit up as he 

told us he was a special guest of one of 

the staff. 

“I always have to look for [Heinz] 

around the building, because he is here, 

there and everywhere!” said Deb. “He 

came to us with a power chair that needed 

repair. This new chair helps his mobility 

and offers comfortable seating. He is able 

to be very independent.” 

Heinz chimed in. “If I didn’t 

have a wheelchair, I might as well 

just sit in one place all day. It 

makes it possible for me to meet 

all the people in the building. It is 

the most wonderful thing!” 

Joe summed up his philosophy 

this way: “It is my job to be 

of help.” ■


Charles L. Fehr, CFRE 

Director, Leadership Gifts 

& Phoebe Berks 

Advancement 

Marcella Moyer Schick, 

CFRE 

Vice President, 

Institutional Advancement 

The provisions of the Pension Protection Act 

of 2006 are still in effect until the end of this year. 

That means if you are 70½ or older, you may want 

to take advantage of giving IRA assets to Phoebe 

before the close of 2007 through a qualified charitable 

distribution. 

A qualified charitable distribution is defined by 

the IRS as a distribution of a traditional or Roth 

IRA fund made directly from an IRA trustee to a 

nonprofit organization. The donor must have been 

age 70½ or older when the distribution was made, 

and the donor’s total qualified charitable distributions 

this year cannot exceed $100,000. In the 

case of a joint return, each spouse may claim a 

qualified charitable distribution of up to $100,000 

from his or her IRA. 

The advantages are clear for those meeting 

the age and process requirements: 

■ Qualified charitable distributions from a 

traditional or Roth IRA are tax-free. 

■ Donors may give all or a portion of their 

Phoebe Terrace Resident Council 

Provides Lift to Phoebe Home 

Throughout the year, Phoebe Terrace residents host a variety 

of fundraisers, including hoagie sales and a fall attic 

treasure sale. According to outgoing Resident Council 

President Naomi Schleicher, “When we got enough in the 

Resident Council’s bank account, we discussed how we could 

do some good with our proceeds.” 

During her tenure as president, Naomi attended meetings 

of the Lehigh Valley Strategic Advisory Council at Phoebe 

Home. It was there she received a copy of the Nursing Department’s 

wish list and immediately knew what Terrace residents 

could do to make a difference at Phoebe Home. 

Members of the Terrace Resident Council met and decided 

a patient lift was an ideal gift for them based on their 

budget and the value it would provide to the nurses. 

Shortly after the lift arrived, Michell Staska-Pier, Director 

of Nursing at Phoebe Home, took it to the Terrace to thank 

the residents and demonstrate how it is used. She told them, 

“The gift you provided is especially nice because it ensures 

the safety of both residents and staff.” ■ 

Why consider an IRA distribution to Phoebe 

if you are age 70½ or better this year? 

mandatory IRA withdrawals up to $100,000 

this year. 

■ Donors who are not able to itemize their tax 

deductions can give directly from their IRA 

and achieve the same benefits as if their 

gift were fully deductible. 

Time is of the essence – so contact your tax 

advisors and IRA administrator to see if this strategy 

makes sense for your specific financial circumstances. 

Be sure to tell them our official name is 

“Phoebe-Devitt Homes,” our address is 1925 

Turner St., Allentown, PA 18104, and our IRS identification 

number is 23-1396838 to help them confirm 

that we are a qualified charity. Please remind 

them to include your name and address with the 

check so we can thank you for your generosity. 

Feel free to contact us at the above address 

with any questions. You can also reach us by 

phone at 610-794-5132 or email us as follows: 

mschick@phoebe.org or cfehr@phoebe.org. ■ 

Right: As part of a 

demonstration for 

Terrace residents, 

Michell Staska-Pier, 

Dir. of Nursing at 

Phoebe Home, lifts 

Rev. Ken Daniel, 

Administrator of 

Phoebe Home, 

using a patient lift 

donated by Phoebe 

Terrace Resident 

Council. 

Left: Staska-Pier readjusts 

the lift for Naomi Schleicher, 

former president of the 

Resident Council.

VOLUNTEERS 

and AUXILIARIES 

PHOEBE APARTMENTS 

RESIDENT COUNCIL 

Mr. Harold Kline, President 

Mr. James Hutchinson, Vice 

President 

Ms. Rita Fontanie, Treasurer 

Ms. Lois Woodruff, Secretary 

PHOEBE BERKS 

HEALTH CARE CENTER 

AUXILIARY OFFICERS 

Mrs. Esther Whitney, President 

Mr. Warren Blatt, 1st Vice President 

Mrs. Mary Kontaxes, 2nd Vice 

President 

Mrs. Carol Orts, Secretary 

Ms. Kathryn Schweizer, Assistant 

Secretary 

Mr. Lee Potteiger, Treasurer 

Mrs. Marion Ohlinger, Membershipat-Large 

Mrs. Mary Baum, Membership 

Committee 

Ms. Emma Bartholomew 

Mrs. Jean Hartline 

Mrs. Anna Knoll 

Mrs. Doris Paine, Nominating 

Committee 

David & Marie Yocom, Ways & 

Means 

Mrs. Jane Spittler, Hospitality 

Mrs. Alyce Hastings, Favors 

Mrs. Abbie Rissmiller, Birthday 

Cards 

PHOEBE BERKS HEALTH CARE 

CENTER VOLUNTEERS 

Ms. Ruth Ballard 

Ms. Emma Bartholomew 

Ms. Sue Basehore 

Mrs. Mary Baum 

Ms. Linda Bean 

Ms. Necia Berkenstock 

Ms. Dorothy Bigos 

Ms. Alice Bohnsack 

Mrs. Johnnie Brooks 

Ms. Barbara Bujnovsky 

Ms. Rachel Burket 

Ms. Jeanine Campbell 

Mr. Kenneth Cook 

Mrs. Ellie DeLong 

Ms. Janet DeLong 

Rev. R. J. Dullahan 

Ms. Marie Emkey 

Ms. Reba Fellman 

Ms. Miriam Fiorentino 

Ms. Marilyn Frank 

Mr. Ralph Fromm 

Mr. Larry Galley 

Ms. Martha Getchell 

Mrs. Joan Gilden 

Ms. Florence Glander 

Ms. Naomi Grace 

Ms. Marie Graeff 

Ms. Jacqueline Grafe 

Mr. Kenneth Green 

Mrs. Jean Grim 

* Deceased 

Mr. Robert Grim 


Mrs. Alyce Hastings 

Mr. Richard Hastings 

Mrs. Evelyn Haynes 

Mr. Frank Haynes 

Mrs. Sylvia Heckler 

Mrs. Marion Heffner 

Ms. Alma Heist 

Mr. Jack Hildebrandt 

Mrs. Pauline Himmelberger 

Ms. Jane Himmelreich 

Mr. John Hollinger 

Ms. Verna Horvat 

Ms. Arlene Kausch 

Ms. Judith Killinger 

Mrs. Mary Ann Kimberling 

Mr. John Klopp 

Mrs. Mabel Klopp 

Mrs. Susan Lee 

Ms. Susan Lockard 

Rev. Herman Lutz 

Mr. William Lutz 

Ms. Cynthia Marsh 

Ms. Beth Mayers 

Mrs. Virginia Miller 

Mrs. Janet Mucher 

Ms. Catherine Mull 

Mrs. Geri Nease 

Rev. Charles Nease 

Ms. Doris Nugent 

Rev. Kenneth Ohlinger 

Mrs. Marion Ohlinger 

Mrs. Helen Ott 

Rev. Richard Ott 

Mrs. Doris Paine 

Rev. Dr. R. Howard Paine* 

Mrs. Ruth Patterson 

Mrs. Donna Peters 

Mrs. Linda Petsu 

Mrs. Mary Ragan 

Ms. Eunice Ramagano 

Mrs. Jean Ravel 


Mrs. Eva Remp 

Mrs. Jane R. Richards 

Mrs. Kay Rider 

Ms. Abbie Rissmiller 

Ms. Ruth Rush 

Ms. Mildred Sheidy 

Ms. Irene Snyder 

Mrs. Evelyn Spangler 

Mr. LeRoy Speicher 

Mrs. Marie Speicher 

Mrs. Jane Spittler 

Ms. Sandra Stehman 

Mrs. Rosanne Struble 

Mrs. Phyllis Symons 

Mr. Sidney Symons 

Mrs. Regina Urso 

Mrs. Ellen Weigley 

Mr. William Weir 

Mrs. Trine-Liv Weyman 

Mrs. Esther Whitney 

Rev. Richard Whitney 

Mrs. Ann Wicks 

Ms. Mary June Yackera 

Like most 15 year-old boys, Brent 

Reed enjoys his free time and 

playing games with his 

friends. However, this young 

man’s friends are old 

enough to be his grandparents, 

and their games 

include checkers, Uno and 

of course, bingo. 

“Before summer in 

2006, we decided to look 

for activities Brent could 

participate in,” explains his 

father, Chris. “Just a few blocks 

from us, Phoebe Berks Health Care 

Center provided the volunteer 

opportunities we were looking for. 

It turned out to be a perfect fit for 

Brent and the residents.” 

Mrs. Susan Yard 

Mr. David Yocom 

Mrs. Marie Yocom 

Mrs. Florence Yoder 

Mrs. Rose Zobian 

GIFT SHOP VOLUNTEERS 

Mrs. Gertrude Bowers 

Mrs. Susie Brendel 

Mrs. Betty Cattermole 


Mrs. Marjorie Freeman 

Mrs. Carolyne Gassert 

Mrs. Anne Gerhart 

Ms. Marian Gernert 


Mrs. Jane Himmelreich 

Mrs. Anna Hoffert* 

Mrs. Rachel Hohl 

Mr. Don Kimberling 

Mrs. Anna Knoll 

Ms. Mary Kontaxes 

Mrs. S. Jane Lochman 



Mrs. Carol Orts 

Dr. Keith Orts 


Mr. Lee Potteiger 

Mrs. Eunice Ramagano 

Mrs. Janice Rahn 

Mrs. Kay Rider 


Jr. Volunteer Finds Friendship at Phoebe Berks 

Above: Phoebe Berks Health Care Center 

junior volunteer Brent Reed with his good 

friend, former resident Gerry Long. 

Photo: Phoebe Berks HCC Activities Dept. 

Soon after he began volunteering, Brent discovered his school district 

required all students to fulfill 24 hours of community service in 

order to graduate. To date, he has fulfilled more than 220. His goal is to 

reach 1005 hours before college. 

During the school year, Brent spends four hours each week transporting 

residents to meals and activities, filling water pitchers and delivering 

food trays. In the summer, he volunteers 6 to 8 hours a week. What 

brings him back is “seeing the residents’ faces and making them happy 

knowing that I care for them,” he says. 

Volunteer Coordinator Tina Hatt has a high opinion of Brent. “He 

truly is one of the best, most devoted Junior Volunteers we’ve ever had.” 

Brent’s interest in sports also makes him a favorite of residents 

Russell Farreley and Vernon Schaeffer. They both enjoy talking to him 

about the games they see on television. “Russell likes the Phillies and Penn 

State,” recalls Brent. “The other day he told me he was excited the Phillies 

were in the playoffs.” 

Sometimes the conversations turn more serious, however. “Vernon 

asks me how I am doing in school and tells me that schoolwork is more 

important that sports.” When asked if he thinks that is good advice, 

Brent readily agrees. 

“We are very proud of his willingness to spend time with the residents,” 

his father beams. “We hope he continues to have a positive impact 

with his kindness to others.” ■ 

Mrs. Bernice Rosenberger 

Mrs. Ruth Schock 

Ms. Kathryn Schweizer 

Mrs. Caroline Simonson 

Mr. Nelson Simonson 

Ms. Dotty Smith 

Ms. Betty Trowbridge 


Mrs. Ann Wiegand 

JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS 

Ross Aarons 

Megan Althouse 

Vinoth Birabaharan 

Daniel Borelli 

Continued


Berks Service Coordinator 

Helps Phoebe Residents Age in Place 

Residents at five affordable housing communities in Berks County are benefiting 

from a Service Coordinator program made possible by the generous 

support of The Bartlett Foundation. 

For nearly three years, 

Dorothy “Dot” Hartman has 

been working with residents to 

help them maintain their independence. 

As Service Coordinator, 

she acts as a service facilitator, 

advocate and community 

liaison for residents. One of the 

primary goals of the program 

is to help residents become educated 

consumers. 

Dot provides support and 

connections for services such as 

transportation, preventative 

screenings and financial man- 

agement. One of her newest, most popular services is connecting residents 

with the local food bank. In response to growing interest, she also has developed 

programs on healthy cooking for one. 

James Beebe, Director of Retirement Housing Operations, says Dot “does 

an exceptional job developing programs to meet changing needs, while also 

maintaining personal sensitivity.” 

One of the program’s greatest benefits, Dot says, is seeing residents gain 

peace of mind, reassured that they can remain independent and locate assistance 

when necessary. That was clearly evident this year as she worked with 

residents navigating Medicare D plans. The most commonly used service to 

date, Medicare D counseling even included family members unfamiliar with 

details of the plan. Through the support of the Bartlett Foundation, residents 

may access these services at no charge. ■ 

Housing 

Communities 

Benefit from 

Farmers Market 

Vouchers 

Farm fresh produce was purchased by eligible 

Phoebe housing residents courtesy 

of the Pa. Dept. of Agriculture. 

Photo: Berks Housing 

Dot Hartman catches up with Wyomissing Club 

resident Beatrice Frederick, who says, “We miss 

her every day she is not here.” 

It just wouldn’t be summer in Pennsylvania 

without being able to sample tree-ripened 

peaches or Silver Queen sweet corn. This year 

most of Phoebe’s housing communities, including 

Phoebe Apartments in Allentown and Furnace 

Creek Manor in Robesonia, were able to offer 

their residents fresh, local produce free of charge 

by hosting the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Market 

Nutrition Program 

voucher registration. 

Each growing season 

the Pennsylvania 

Department of 

Agriculture distributes 

checks to eligible 

seniors so they can 

buy unprepared, locally 

grown fruit and 

vegetables at participating 

farmers’ markets 

and roadside 

stands. 

In addition to Phoebe Apartments residents, 

seniors from the surrounding community regis- 

Chapter 9 

Phoebe’s Apartments Provide 

Options for Every Senior 

■ Phoebe 

Ministries operates 

eight senior 

apartment communities 

in four 

counties for residents 

with limited 

income. In the 

past year, we 

provided comfortable, secure and affordable living to 

365 older adults. 

■ Wind Gap Manor received a new covered patio 

for its residents. 

■ Phoebe’s apartment communities in Berks 

County benefit from a Service Coordinator who can 

assist residents with their care management needs 

(see story, left). 

■ The Senior Apartments 

at the Wyomissing Club was 

winner of the commercial building 

category in the “Beautiful 

Buildings of Downtown 

Reading” contest sponsored by 

the Downtown Improvement 

District. Holding award is Kay 

Wilkinson, Manager at the Wyomissing Club. ■ 

tered for vouchers at the Allentown affordable 

housing location. “Overall, 66 seniors were eligible,” 

said Rebecca Shook, Service Coordinator for 

Phoebe Apartments. “The vouchers are equivalent 

to $20 and used by our residents mainly at 

the Allentown Fairgrounds Market just a few 

blocks away.” 

Dot Hartman, Berks Service Coordinator, 

helped residents at Furnace Creek Manor register 

for their vouchers. Most headed to markets in 

Leesport and Sinking Spring to purchase some of 

Berks County’s famous produce. 

“Residents have used the vouchers in their 

food shopping, and several have prepared and 

shared fresh fruits and vegetables with their 

Furnace Creek neighbors,” said Linda Preston, 

Manager, Furnace Creek Manor. 

Resident Betty Strunk used her voucher to 

buy ingredients for a ham and string bean dinner 

and candied sweet potatoes for several other residents. 

“All enjoyed the fresh food, especially when 

combined with Betty’s cooking skills and generosity,” 

added Preston. ■

Maintenance Men Deliver Service with a Song 

to Residents of Berks Housing Communities 

Residents of three Phoebe Berks housing communities are accustomed to 

the usual repairs and friendly service provided by Phoebe’s environmental 

services staff. However, Woody Rotkiske, who cares for the John F. Lutz 

Apartments and The Senior Apartments at the Wyomissing Club, and Harry 

Franklin Brown of Furnace Creek Manor, often go the extra mile at their 

respective communities and provide entertainment 

at special events. 

Throughout the year Rotkiske teams up with 

John F. Lutz Apartments resident Randall Kantner 

to share their musical talent at song fests and parties. 

It’s not unusual for Woody to fund the St. 

Lawrence community’s special evenings of pleasant 

music and good food himself. 

At the Wyomissing Club in Reading, Woody has 

set up his own sound system with lights, bubble 

machine and amplifiers to fill the historic ballroom 

with musical entertainment, singing and dancing 

on New Year’s Eve and other special occasions. “In 

the near future he plans to hold a party [there] to 

raise funds for a grandfather clock to place in the 

lobby,” commented Kay Wilkinson, Housing Manager 

for three of Phoebe’s affordable housing communities 

in Berks County. 

Rotkiske’s caring goes beyond “show business,” as 

noted by John F. Lutz resident David Valleau, “Above 

and beyond his assigned duties, Woody’s compassion for seniors with disabilities 

comes forth after winter snowstorms, as he assists them in the removal 

of snow and ice from their automobiles.” 

Woody’s generosity expands beyond Phoebe too, as he has been singing 

for 30 years at nursing homes as far away as New York and Scranton. “He is 

one in a million, and we are blessed to have him,” concluded Wilkinson. 


Harry Franklin Brown, who 

retired this fall, has shared his 

beautiful singing voice with 

Furnace Creek Manor 

residents for years. Favorite 

songs include “Put Your Hand 

in the Hand of the Man Who 

Stills the Water” and “How 

Great Thou Art.” 

� 

After nine years of excellent service to residents 

of Furnace Creek Manor and a near-perfect 

attendance record, Harry Franklin Brown retired 

in October. “He has a wonderful personality,” said 

Ruth Miller, a resident of the Robesonia community. 

“He can tell the neatest jokes and make us 

laugh.” 

A pianist, Miller has accompanied Brown on 

piano many times while he offered musical selections 

at resident gatherings. “He has a beautiful 

voice,” she continued. “We were teasing a few 

weeks ago that we were going to hit the road.” 

Evelyn Hartman, also of Furnace Creek, was 

impressed at how dependable Brown always 

seemed. “Any time I needed him, he was right 

there,” she said. 

Other jobs, like cleaning the walks after 

snowstorms “before residents were even out of 

bed,” made Brown a valuable addition to the community. 

“He used to help me put my wheelchair in 

the car when he was done working,” claimed a grateful Hartman. 


Woody Rotkiske is loved by 

residents for the extra effort 

he puts into everthing he 

does, such as decorating the 

community room at John F. 

Lutz Apts. for each season 

and organizing parties for 

the residents. 

After several years of sharing music and memories with Brown, Miller 

said, “We all love him here and hate to see him go.” ■ 

Volunteers, continued 


Mrs. Arlene Kausch 

Janelle Briscoe 

Mrs. Doris Keehn 

Christian Elliot 

Mr. Cleon Kegerize 

Elizabeth Elliott 

Mrs. Elinor Kennedy 

Michael Elliott 

Mr. Donald Kimberling 

Frederick Evans 

Miss June Kissinger 

Lindsey Forster 

Mrs. Erma Kirkhoff 

Kori Glovenski 

Mrs. Mary Kontaxes 

Breeze Racis 

Mrs. Sarah Jane Lochman 

Brent Reed 

Mrs. Marion Loesch 

Amanda Robinson 


Pierrot Thibault 

Mr. William Lutz 

Kate Trowbridge 

Mrs. Gene MacGregor 

Ashley Wilson 

Mr. Lloyd Mathew 

Mrs. Myrtle Mengel 

PHOEBE BERKS 


VILLAGE 

Mrs. Joyce Mueller 

ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS 

Mrs. Catherine Mull 

Mr. James Angert 

Mr. Charles Nease 

Mrs. Tess Angert 

Mrs. Geri Nease 

Mrs. Marion Arner 


Mrs. Veronica Backenstoe 


Mrs. Grace Bare 


Mrs. Alice Bohnsak 

Dr. Keith Orts 

Mrs. Emma Bartholomew 

Mrs. Bernita Ostrander* 

Mrs. Mary Baum 

Mrs. Ruth Oswald 

Mr. Warren Blatt 

Mrs. Helen Ott 

Ms. Ethel Blecher 

Mr. Richard Ott 

Mrs. Gertrude Bowers 


Mr. Jacob Bowers 


Mr. Ray Brandt 

Mrs. Patricia Park 

Ms. Elisabeth Bridgers 

Mrs. Dorothy Protheroe 

Mrs. Elizabeth Cattermole 

Mrs. Janice Rahn 

Mrs. Jane Cattermole 

Mrs. Jean Ravel 

Mrs. Doris Chruney* 

Mrs. Betty Reber 



Mrs. Jane Cook 

Mrs. Elizabeth Reiner 

Mr. Francis Deitrich 

Mrs. Eva Remp 

Mr. Barry DeLong 

Mrs. Abigail Rissmiller 


Mrs. Gladys Sailer 

Mr. Russell Evans* 

Mr. Harold Schaeffer 

Mrs. Pearl Eschbach 

Mrs. Virginia Schaeffer 


Mrs. Carolyn Schlegel 

Ms. Margaret Fisher 

Mr. Leon Schock 

Mr. Randall Forry 

Mr. Wayne Schwartz 

Mrs. Marilyn Frank 

Mrs. Mildred Sheidy 

Mr. Ralph Fromm 

Mrs. Caroline Simonson 

Mrs. Ruth Fromm 


Mr. Lawrence Galley 

Mrs. Dorothy Smith 

Mrs. Carolyne Gassert 

Mrs. Miriam Smith 

Mr. Wilbert Gaul 

Mrs. Irene Snyder 

Mrs. Verna Gaul 

Mrs. Evelyn Spangler 

Mrs. Dorothy Gensler* 

Rev. Gunther Stippich 

Miss Marian Gernert* 

Mrs. Catherine Stobbart 

Mrs. Martha Getchell 

Mr. Paul E. Troutman 

Mrs. Florence Glander 

Mrs. Pearl Weidner 

Mr. Harry Glander 

Mr. William Weir 

Mr. Kenneth Green 

Mrs. Bonnie Wenger 

Mrs. Ruth Grimes* 

Mr. Norman Wenger 

Mr. Lindsay Haman 

Mrs. Trine-Liv Weyman 



Mrs. S. Eleanor Hartman 


Mrs. Alyce Hastings 

Mrs. Ann Wicks 

Mrs. Richard Hastings 

Mrs. Ruth Ann Wiegand 

Mrs. Alma Heist 

Mrs. Ethel Wolfinger 

Mrs. Pauline Himmelberger Mrs. Marguerite Yelenac 



Mrs. Anna Hoffert* 

Mrs. Rachel Hohl 


Mr. Albert Incledon 

Mrs. Margaret Kahler 

Mrs. Marie Yocom 

Continued


The Phoebe Berks Health Care Center 

Auxiliary raises money to support quality of life and 

quality of care for Phoebe Berks residents. The 

group sends regular greeting cards to acknowledge 

special events in residents’ lives and funds special 

activity programs throughout the year. Artwork, window 

blinds and drapery treatments for dining rooms 

and hallways have helped to brighten the lives of 

those in Phoebe’s care. The Auxiliary's contributions 

have also funded essential clinical and rehabilitation 

equipment, including specialty wheelchairs, wheelchair 

backs, leg rests, supports and cushions, a 

high-low upholstered mat platform, supports for mat 

exercise, a power lift and scale, and two recliner 

chairs. 

The Phoebe Home Auxiliary continues to provide 

monthly entertainment programs for all who 

reside at Phoebe Home. Purchases have included a 

Weber gas grill for the Activities Department, four 

Volunteers, continued 

PHOEBE BERKS VILLAGE 

COMMITTEES 

Activity: 



Mrs. Marilyn Frank 

Mr. John Frasso 

Mrs. Suzanne Frasso 


Mrs. Elinor Kennedy 

Mr. Donald Kimberling 



Building & Grounds: 



Mrs. Betty Reber 

Mr. Leon Schock 

Christmas Decorating: 


Mrs. Mary Anne 

Kimberling 

Mrs. Patricia Parks 

Community Relations & 

Marketing: 


Mrs. Ginny Lear 



Dining Enhancement: 

Mrs. Elisabeth Bridgers 




Ms. Barbara Krumboldt 

Mrs. Jane Lochman 

Ms. Suzanne Romig 

Mr. Norm Wenger 

Mrs. Ethel Wolfinger 

Finance: 





Long Range Planning: 

Mr. Warren Blatt 



* Deceased 

Mr. Wayne Schwartz 

Mrs. Bonnie Wenger 

Travel: 


Mr. John Frasso 

Mrs. Suzanne Frasso 

Mrs. Verna Gaul 

Mr. Wilbert Gaul 

Mr. Cleon Kegerise 

Village Council: 

Ms. Elisabeth Bridgers 


Mr. Francis Deitrich 




Rev. John Light 




PHOEBE HOME 


Mrs. Barbara Fritch Moyer, 

President 

Mrs. Dorothy Wohlgemuth, 

Vice-President, Ways & 

Means 

Mrs. Pauline Haring, 2nd 

Vice President 

Mrs. Jean Homanick, 

Treasurer, Ways & Means 

Mrs. Gloria Nagle, Recording 

Secretary 

Mrs. Madge Roth, Sunshine 

& Corresp. Secretary 

Mrs. Joan Hockman, 

Registrar Chairperson 

Mrs. Evelyn MacLellan, 

Membership Chairperson 

Mrs. Miriam Laudenslager, 

Chaplain & Visitation 

Chairperson 

Mrs. Jenny Faris, Program 

Chairperson 


Ms. Carol Acheson 

Ms. Margaret Baatz 

Ms. Laurie Bailey 

Mr. Nick Barilla 

Auxiliary 

Accomplishments 

card tables, and floor lamps for the Steinway baby 

grand and electronic organ in Moyer Hall. The 

Auxiliary runs bus trips for the residents to 

Hunterdon Dinner Theatre in New Jersey. It also 

sponsors a flea market, bake sale, Oktoberfest and 

the Annual Peach Festival, which provide wonderful 

entertainment for residents and raise money to support 

Auxiliary programs. 

Ms. Sharon Bates 

Ms. Donna Benner 

Ms. Doris Bennicas 

Ms. Carol Bennicoff 

Mr. Charles Bennicoff 

Mr. Ray Bieber 

Ms. Ruth Bieber 

Ms. Althea Blose 

Mr. Oliver Blose 

Ms. Shirley Bohnenberger 

Ms. Doris Boissonneault 

Mr. Theodore Breslin 

Ms. Marian Bullock 

Ms. Emerald Butler 

Mr. Reno Cappellari 

Ms. Elizabeth Carson 

Ms. Margaret Christie 

Mrs. Mary Christine 

Mr. Richard Christine 

Mr. James Christman 

Ms. Lois Christman 

Ms. Suzanne Christman 

Ms. Casey Ciuto 

Ms. June Cleaver 

Ms. Midge Coker 

Ms. Barbara Connolly 

Mr. James Conway 

Ms. Sandy Conway 

Ms. Shirley Cressman 

Mr. Robert Csencsits 

Ms. Janet Cury 

Ms. Elizabeth DelVecchio 

Ms. Mary DeMatto 

Ms. Shirley Derr 

Ms. Elma Dimmick 

Mr. Tom Dornblaser 

Ms. Audrey Doudt 

Ms. Mary Dreisbach 

Ms. Josephine Druckenmiller 

Ms. Louise Dudra 

Mr. Daniel Eagan 

Ms. Peggy Ebersole 

Ms. Kathleen Ebert 

Ms. Jane Emery 

Ms. LuAnn Epstein 

Mr. Dennis Evans 

Ms. Judith Evans 

Ms. Rita Familia 

Ms. Jenny Faris 

Ms. Tiffany Ferrante 

Ms. Shirleyann Ferraro 

Ms. Mary Jane Fisher 

Ms. Carolyn Frantz 

Ms. Constance Fritz 

Ms. Fran George* 

Ms. Evelyn Gerhard 

Ms. Linda Gessitz 

Ms. Jean Graham 

Ms. Esther Grammes 

Ms. Jaymi Greenberg 

Ms. Rosaly Greenberger 

Ms. Anna Haas 

Ms. Katrina Haas 

Ms. Irene Hacker 

Ms. Shirley Hance 

Ms. Linda Haring 

Ms. Pauline Haring 

Mr. Stan Harwick 

Ms. Susan Harwick 

Ms. Nancy Heabner 

Ms. Susan Hebron 

Ms. Lois Heffner 

Ms. Wendy Heiney 

Ms. Mary Helfrich 

Ms. Cynthia Henritzy 

Ms. Twila Herber 

Ms. Christine Herczeg 

Ms. Phuong Hoang 

Ms. Joan Hockman 

Mr. Russel Hockman 

Mr. Arthur Hoffman 

Ms. Shirley Hoffman 

Ms. Ursula Hoffman 

Ms. Jean Homanick 

Ms. Carol Huber 

Ms. Sylvia Hudders 

Mr. Roland Huffort 

Ms. Ruth Huffort 

Ms. Vicky Hurr 

Ms. Tara Jackson 

Ms. Patricia Jenkins 

Ms. Carol Johnson 

Mr. Everett Johnson 

Mr. Richard W. Johnson 

Ms. Robin Johnson 

Ms. Vestu Jordan 

Ms. Susan Kametler 

Ms. Janice Kay 

Ms. Charlotte Kehm 

Mr. Tim Kelley 

The Phoebe Richland Health Care Center 

Auxiliary purchased 21 DVD players and four large 

screen televisions for resident lounge areas. The 

group funded new computer activity games for residents 

and a mobile kiosk system with on-line access 

and Net Flix video service. An adjustable therapy 

mat table was purchased for the Therapy Department. 

Members sponsored a trip to Atlantic City, a 

production of “Godspell” at DeSales University, 

Oktoberfest, and monthly resident birthday parties. 

Wyncote Church Home volunteers are currently 

considering how they can best help Phoebe's 

newest community expand its outreach and fundraising 

activities in support of Wyncote residents. They 

planned a lawn celebration this autumn and are in 

the process of discussing a fundraising event for 

2008 that will bring friends, family and neighbors 

together on behalf of the Wyncote Church Home. ■ 

Ms. Salome Kemmerer 

Mr. Santosh Khanuja 

Ms. Annie King 

Ms. Julie Kisela 

Ms. Doris Klase 

Ms. Mitzi Kleinschuster 

Ms. Betty Kline 

Ms. Mae Kolb 

Mr. John Kowalski 

Ms. Marie Kowalski 

Mrs. Nancy Kramer-Moyer 

Ms. Suzanne Kratzer 

Ms. Crystal Kuhns 

Mr. Paul Kunkel 

Ms. Dorothy Kunkle 

Mr. Robert Kuntz 

Ms. Joan Lang 

Ms. Heather LaShell 

Rev. John LaShell 

Ms. Miriam Laudenslager 

Mr. Thomas Lauser 

Mrs. Caroline Leh 

Mr. Ernest Leh 

Ms. Betty Leibensperger 

Ms. Chris Leinen 

Mr. Wayne Leinen 

Ms. Helen Leming 

Ms. Anna Mae Leitgeb 

Ms. Gladys Lerch 

Ms. Karen Lichtenwalner 

Mrs. Evelyn MacLellan 

Ms. Maria Malcolm 

Ms. Elizabeth Mantz 

Mr. Philip Markley 

Ms. Dee Maron 

Ms. June Marshall 

Ms. Yvette Mattina 

Ms. Kira Mattos 

Ms. Theresa McCormack 

Ms. Kathleen McCormick 

Ms. Kristen McKeon 

Ms. Gloria Melcher 

Mr. Todd Mickey 

Ms. Brenda Miller 

Ms. Betty Milham 

Ms. Jennifer Moats 

Ms. Destiny Moccio 

Mr. Jose Montanez 

Ms. Barbara Ann Moyer 

Ms. Suzanne Mutchler 

Ms. Katima Naar-Diaz 

Ms. Kenny Naar-Diaz 

Ms. Gloria Nagle 

Ms. Damaris Narvaez 

Ms. Marion O’Neil 

Ms. Sally Onopa 

Ms. Roberta Ott 

Ms. Joan Paulus 

Ms. Elsie Peters 

Ms. Elizabeth Phillips 

Mr. Raymond Phillips 

Ms. Danielle Pirone 

Ms. Denise Ramirez 

Mr. Robert Ross 

Ms. Mary Rarich 

Ms. Gloria Rentschler 

Ms. Stephanie Ricci 

Ms. Lucille Ring 

Ms. Marilyn Ritter 

Mr. Thomas Roeder 

Ms. Jeane Rosenberger 

Ms. Lillian Rota 

Ms. Madge Roth 

Ms. Elaine Ruch 

Ms. Ashley Sarisky 

Ms. Marie Scheller 

Ms. Virginia Schlechter 

Mr. Richard Schmoyer 

Ms. Bernadine Schumaker 

Ms. Betty Seagreaves 

Ms. Donna Seibert 

Mr. Robert Seibert 

Ms. Helen Serafino 

Ms. Joie Sheffield 

Ms. Stephanie Shive 

Ms. Anna Smith 

Ms. Sandra Smith 

Ms. Sheri Smith 

Ms. Ashley Snyder 

Mr. Charles Snyder 

Ms. Mary Sodaitis 

Ms. Doris Souilliard 

Ms. Dorothy Stamatakos 

Ms. Hermine Stern 

Ms. Deborah Stoeckel 

Ms. Maxine Strausser 

Mr. Thomas Swingle 

Ms. Jane Takacs 

Mr. Michael Takacs 

Ms. Jacqueline Tatem

Mrs. Margaret Teitsworth 

Rev. Albert Teske 

Mrs. Mabel Teske 

Ms. Cindy Thidemann 

Ms. Mabel Thomas 

Ms. Ruth Thomson 

Mrs. Alyce Tokus 

Ms. Jillian Troxel 

Mr. Anthony Ulmer 

Ms. Kristen VanFleet 

Ms. Norene Wade 

Ms. Sue Wagner 

Ms. Arlene Walbert 

Mr. Anthony Wardle 

Ms. Jennifer Weinstein 

Ms. AliceMay Weiss 

Ms. Joyce Wenck 

Mr. Jacob Wendling 

Mr. Ezra Wenner 

Ms. Geraldine Wenner 

Ms. Alice Widmann 

Ms. Jacqueline Wieder 

Ms. Nancy Wieder 

Ms. Marian Wilfinger 

Ms. Anna Williams 

Ms. Linda Williams 

Ms. Shayna Wilson 

Ms. Fern Wislocky 

Ms. Dorothy Wohlgemuth 

Rev. Henry Wohlgemuth 

Mr. Edward Wolf 

Ms. Kay Yanochko 

Ms. Diane Yudt 

Ms. Ruth Zellner 

Mr. Stephen Ziminsky 


Ms. Diane Aguila 

Ms. Kimberly Angelina 

Ms. Jasmine Anthony 

Ms. Christina Bender 

Ms. Myra Bender 

Mr. Joshua Bollinger 

Ms. Emily Bonney 

Ms. Eileen Bryan 

Ms. Bethany Bushner 

Mr. Bobby Campbell 

Ms. Lottie Castronova 

Ms. Sarah Chan 

Ms. Abigail Cohn 

Ms. Rachael Cook 

Ms. Jessica Cramsey 

Ms. Jessica Deifer 

Mr. Justin DeMatto 

Ms. Amber Fehnel 

Ms. Jacqueline Gerena 

Ms. Alexis Gersbach 

Ms. Erika Gersbach 

Ms. Hannah Greenberg 

Ms. Beth Grega 

Mr. Shane Hale 

Mr. Ethan Hall 

Ms. Erika Harris 

Ms. Kristie Hartz 

Mr. Gabriel Hettinger 

Ms. Renee Hines 

Ms. Danielle Holt 

Ms. Megan Hutchinson 

Ms. Kareen Hussett 

Ms. Ellen Kacer 

Ms. Karanpreet Kaur 

Ms. Meaghan Kelley 

Mr. David Khanuja 

Ms. Molly Khanuja 

Ms. Alicia Kozak 

Ms. Stephanie Kozak 

Ms. Cheyenne Lazarus 

Ms. Jocelyn Lengua 

Ms. Kelsey Lengua 

Mr. Gunner Liero 

Mr. Christian Lyhus 

Mr. Andrew Madura 

Ms. Maria Maldonado 

Ms. Stephanie Martinez 

Ms. Carol Matos 

Mr. Nicholas McCurdy 

Ms. Molly McQuilken 

Ms. Virginia Miller 

Ms. Carol Mato 

Ms. Miraha Morales 

Ms. Kristie Nagle 

Ms. Jalene Navarre 

Ms. Breanna Perez 

Ms. Stephanie Popovich 

Mr. Zerin Pozzi 

Mr. Ian Ramos 

Ms. Katie Rex 

Mr. Tyler Rhode 

Mr. Joel Rohrbach 

Ms. Samantha Roof 

Ms. Naomi Roopchand 

Ms. Samantha Royer 

Mr. Giovanni Salazar 

Mr. Zavier Santiago 

Ms. Susan Schmoyer 

Mr. Brandon Seidel 

Ms. Elizabeth Seymour 

Ms. Kiran Singh 

Ms. Cristy Sittler 

Ms. Jessica Skidmore 

Ms. Amber Solon 

Ms. Emily Su 

Ms. Gabrielle Thies 

Ms. Amanda Tizio 

Ms. Candice Urffer 

Ms. Vivian Vega 

Ms. Ashley Wakeling 

Ms. Katie Warnander 

Ms. Cortney Wayne 

Mr. Richard Welsh 

Ms. Jordan Wendt 

Mr. Jacob Weaver 

Ms. Louise Zver 

PHOEBE RICHLAND 

HEALTH CARE 

CENTER 


Ms. Pat Donahue, Treasurer 

ACTIVE AUXILIARY 

MEMBERS 

Ms. Nancy Allebach 

Ms. Edie Baker 

Ms. Alice Batman 

Ms. Elfriede Benner 

Ms. Charlotte Chew 

Ms. JoAnn Fosbenner 

Ms. Carol Freed 

Ms. Elinor Gold 

Ms. Dorothy Gombert 

Ms. Nancy Haggert 

Ms. Flora Lunny 

Ms. Ann Tiefenthaler 


Ms. Audrey Adams 

Mr. Gordon Allem 

Ms. Jean Anthony 

Ms. Marie Appold 

Ms. Elizabeth Basich 

Mr. William Basich 

Ms. Jane Bauer 

Mr. Robert Beck 

Mr. Ray Bernd 

Ms. Joan Bilger 

Ms. Beth Birli 

Ms. June Blade 

Mr. Ross Blake 

Mr. Richard Bleam 

Ms. Anna Boylan 

Mr. Paul Brensinger 

Ms. Beverly Brown 

Ms. Eleanor Burke 

Ms. Charlotte Chew 

Ms. Ann Chilton 

Ms. Jan Chorost 

Mr. Gerald Clymer 

Ms. Viola Clymer 

Mr. Walter Colb 

Ms. Becky Conway 

Mr. Don Coy 

Ms. Mary Kae Coy 

Ms. Miriam Cressman 

Ms. Josephine Daly 

Mr. John DeReiter 

Mr. Philip Diehl 

Ms. Ann Dieterly 

Ms. Pat Dunlap 

Ms. Dorothy Ewer 

Ms. Eleanor Farnsworth 

Ms. Sandra Fedorowicz 

Mr. Charlie Fern 

Ms. Martha Fisher 

Ms. Suzanne Fisher 

Ms. Cindy Fleck 

Ms. Debbie Scarlett Foster 

Ms. Joyce Frederick 

Ms. Nancy Gardner 

Ms. Mary Gawlenski 

Ms. Elinore Gold 

Mr. Phil Grida 

Mr. Howard Grogan 

Ms. Nancy Haggart 

Ms. Elizabeth Haines* 

Ms. Jonnie Handschin 

Ms. Kathleen Hardgrove 

Mrs. Miriam Hausman 

Mr. Ray Hausman 

Ms. Carol Hendricks 

Ms. L. J. Herman 

Ms. Marion Holman* 

Father Khoa 

Mr. Emil Klinger 

Mr. Richard Klinger 

Mr. Walter Kolb 

Ms. Anna Mae Krammes 

Ms. Marguarite Kurtz 

Mr. Rich Laughlin 

Mr. Bob Leyshon 

Ms. Evelyn Lewis 

Ms. Anna Ludwig 

Ms. Flora Lunny 

Mr. Arlan Moyer 

Mr. Leonard Musselman 

Mr. Richard Nice 

Mr. Christopher Nicol 

Ms. Maria Nicol 

Mr. Eugene Ortt 

Ms. Joyce Papcick 

Ms. Sandra Park 

Mr. Steven Pfeiffer 

Mr. Ron Quay 

Ms. Thelma Rapp 

Ms. Edith Reese 

Mr. Robert Richter 

Ms. Nancy Roberts 

Mr. Jason Ryan 

Ms. Debbie Savitske 

Mr. Bill Schaffer 

Ms. Anne Scheckler 

Ms. Kitty Scheetz 

Ms. Jean Schmell* 

Ms. Marie J. Schneider 

Mr. Rick Seifert 

Ms. Georgia Shupe 

Ms. Edith Sigmans 

Ms. Judy Sipp 

Ms. Barb Slifer 

Ms. Christel Snyder 

Ms. Rose Souder 

Ms. Joyce Staats 

Mr. Herman Steigler* 

Mr. Allen Swartz 

Mr. William Swope 

Ms. Gladys Trumbauer 

Ms. Charlotte Walker 

Mr. Brian Walsh 

Ms. Rosemarie Walter 

Ms. Joan Waterman 

Mr. Norm Williams 

Ms. Betty Wimmer 

Ms. Betty M. Wimmer 

Ms. Eleanor Wukovits 

Ms. Ann Zenneri 


Jamie Delp 

Nate Fosbenner 

Morgan Gawronskie 

Joe McMahon 

Shawn McNamara 

Tyler Munson 

Farrah Pastuer 

Stephanie Reph 

Caitlyn Robinson 

Bryan Smith 

Danny Son 

Matel Sow 

PHOEBE TERRACE 

VOLUNTEERS 

Mrs. Joan Eckert 

Mrs. Rachel Kerschner 

Mrs. Eleanor Laudenslager 

Mrs. Helen Maron 

Mrs. Edith Ottinger 

Mrs. Evelyn R. Richards 

Mrs. Dorothy E. Ruth 

GIFT SHOP 

Mrs. Lucille Geist 

Mrs. Mary L. Freeman 

Mrs. Anne T. Tremblay 

RESIDENT COUNCIL 

OFFICERS 

Mrs. Naomi Schleicher, 

President 

Mr. Robert Ott, Vice 

President 

Miss Gladys Lerch, Treasurer 

Miss Anna Kuba, Recording 

Secretary 

Mrs. Ina Mae Owens, 

Corresponding Secretary 

Mr. Phillip Markley, Rep.-at- 

Large 

Floor Representatives 

Mrs. Elizabeth Radman 

Mrs. Lorraine Weida 

Mrs. Margaret Teitsworth 

Mrs. Arlene Sell 


Flowers/Plants 

Ms. Arlene Sell, Chair 

Mrs. Stella Bailey 

Mrs. Betty Radman 

Mrs. Naomi Schleicher 


Mrs. Adele Szymanski 

Library/Book Reading 

Mrs. Betty Radman, Chair 

Mrs. Jean Haley 



Ms. Arlene Sell 


Gift Packets 

Miss Kathryn Fogel, Chair 



Billiards 

Mr. Jared Webre, Chair 

Mrs. Arlene Butz 

Mr. Bob Ott 


Music 

Ms. Florence Nester, Chair 

Mrs. Madeline Baus 

Mrs. Shirley Keen, 

Organist 

Mrs. Anita Kram 


Mrs. Althea Stahl 

Spiritual Council 

Mrs. Margaret Teitsworth, 

Chair 



Mrs. Helen Leming 

Miss Gladys Lerch, Pianist 


Scholarship 

Miss Anna Kuba, Chair 

Mrs. Laura Hillegass* 

Miss Gladys Lerch 

History Hour 

Mr. Mahlon Hellerich, Chair 

Deliver weekly “Terrace Talk” 

Mrs. Dorine Nehf 

Photography 

Mrs. Arlene Sell 

Mrs. Ina Mae Owens 

Greeting Cards 

Mrs. Dorine Nehf 

Mrs. Arlene Butz 

Rep. to Quality Circle 

Mrs. Laura Hillegass* 

Movies 

Mrs. Sara Ortt 

Bingo Caller 



WYNCOTE 

CHURCH HOME 

RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS 

Ms. Mary Adamavange 

Ms. Vera Bronsky 

Ms. Ruth Gross 

Ms. Dorothy Howard 

Ms. Jean Landers 

Ms. Virginia MaGee* 

Ms. Alice Morris 

Ms. Helen Ortiz 

Ms. Marion Pawlyk 

Rev. William Solly 

Mr. Leonard Steely 

VOLUNTEERS 

Ms. Jan Berry 

Mrs. Eileen Bickley 

Mr. Tom Binckley 

Mr. Hubie Bishop 

Ms. Hilda Boehler 

Ms. Debbie Brown 

Mr. Peter Brown 

Ms. Nelda Clement 

Mrs. Barbara Cox 

Mr. Gil Cox 

Ms. Marlene Delong 

Ms. Lois Dench 

Ms. Judy Dent 

Ms. Beth Derr 

Mr. Ben Dettinger 

Mrs. Ruth Dettinger 

Ms. Emily DiFiglia 

Ms. Lori Difiglia 

Ms. Gladys Esser 

Mr. Harry Farrell 

Mrs. Sue Farrell 

Ms. Bonnie Fisher 

Ms. Kitty Forest 

Ms. Jane Francis 

Ms. Catherine Gehman 

Ms. Ruth Gillespie 

Ms. Joan Hatfield 

Ms. Janet Harrison 

Ms. Marge Hill 

Mr. Bernie Hillegrass 

Ms. Doris Jones 

Mrs. Carol Kline 

Mr. Sam Kline 

Ms. Debby Koenig 

Ms. Kathy Kratz 

Ms. Mary Kulp 

Mrs. Lorraine Lachman 

Mr. Dave Lachman 

Ms. Lillian Lamon 

Rev. Elizabeth Lerch 

Rev. Bob Masenheimer 

Mrs. Sue Masenheimer 

Ms. Dot McClatchy 

Ms. Fern McNaughton 

Ms. Mimmie Nelis 

Ms. Meghan O’Brien 

Ms. Betty Overton 

Ms. Carolyn Rosewarne 

Mr. Diego Rupert 

Mrs. Elaine Sauerbaum 

Mr. Herman Sauerbaum 

Mrs. Carol Sauerman 

Ms. Pat Schlegel 

Ms. Audrey Schmidt 

Ms. Doris Schmidt 

Ms. Mary Schooter 

Ms. Mary Schueck 

Continued


Volunteers, 

continued 

Ms. Pauline Schuler 

Mrs. Marge Schultz 

Mrs. Nancy Seasholtz 

Ms. Dolores Singley 

Mr. Roger Spalding 

Mr. Jack Steele 

Mrs. Betty Stevens 

Mrs. Helen Steward 

Mrs. Harriet Sommers 

Miss Josephine Subber 

Mr. Steve Taylor 

Mr. Frank Torrecuso 

Ms. Martha Wackerman 

Mrs. Marge Walton 

Mr. Ed Wild 

Mrs. Lois Wild 

Mrs. Jean Wilford 

* Deceased 

PHOEBE-DEVITT HOMES 

GOVERNING BOARD 

Mr. Ronald L. Rider, Chair 

Alan B. McFall, Esquire, Vice Chair 

Mr. Robert Bertolette 

Rev. Dr. David H. DeRemer 

Ms. Martha D. Dodge 

Mrs. Shirley Green 

Rev. Alan C. Miller 

Mr. Robert Miller 

Rev. Dr. F. Russell Mitman 

Rev. Daniel T. Moser II 

Brian R. Ott, Esquire 

Mr. Brent L. Peters 

Dr. Deborah A. Sieger 

Mr. Glen Smith 

Mr. Charles Williams 

DEVITT HOUSE 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Mr. Robert C. Burd, Chair 

Rev. Dr. Allen M. Fluent, Vice Chair 

Rev. Dr. Gary A. Hackenberg, 

Secretary 

Mrs. Audrey Bingaman, Treasurer 

Mr. Kenneth D. Schnure 

Mr. Robert Shreck 

Mr. Donald R. Snyder 

Mr. Kenneth Wagner 

FURNACE CREEK MANOR 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Rev. Raymond J. Jackowski, Chair 

Ms. Priscilla Graeff, Secretary 

Mr. Brian Keppley 

Mr. Francis D. Kline 

Ms. Janet Miller 

Ms. Dorothy M. Ravert 

Dr. Robert Schweizer 

Mr. Roger D. Yoh 

Mrs. Susanne Zerbe 

LEHIGH VALLEY STRATEGIC 

ADVISORY COUNCIL 

Mr. Geoffrey Boyer 

Rev. Joseph N. Carr, Jr. 

Mrs. Mary Crusius 

Mr. Joe Wilford 

Ms. Vicki Williams 

Ms. Micheala Winch- 

Peterson 

Mr. Bill Woodhead 

Mrs. Pat Woodhead 

VOLUNTEER 

CHAPLAINS 

PROGRAM 

PHOEBE BERKS 


Rev. Rebecca Brenner 

Ms. Annalisa Jordan 


Rabbi Brian Michelson 

Rev. William Miller 

Rev. Ken Ohlinger 


Rev. Elmer Reinhold 

GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS 

Mr. Richard Daugherty 

Mrs. Anne Stuart Dubbs 

Rev. Jon A. Fogle 

Mr. William Frederick 

Mrs. Shirley Green 

Martin Karess, Esquire 

Mr. Douglas N. Kern 

Ms. Joan Miller Moran 

Mrs. Barbara Ann Moyer 

Mrs. Donna Pidcock 

Rev. Nelson Quinones 

Mrs. Deborah Scarpino 


Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan 

Mrs. Alyce Tokus 

Dr. Joseph Vincent 

BERKS STRATEGIC 


Mr. Ronald L. Bashore 


Mrs. Darlene Dorman 

Mr. Ronald Estock 

Mr. William Koch 

Mr. Thomas J. Moore 

Mr. Clair W. Noll 

Rev. Stephen Ohnsman 

Mr. Lee C. Olsen 

Brian R. Ott, Esquire 

Ms. Laurie M. Peer 

Mr. Ronald L. Rider 

Dr. George L. Rubright 

Rev. Richard H. Whitney 

BUCKS STRATEGIC 


Mr. Larry C. Benner 

Mr. Douglas R. Fraley 

Mr. Ray B. Hausman 

Rev. Ronald Krick 

Rev. Daniel T. Moser II 

Mr. Robert F. Murphy 

Ms. Gretchen Schlicher 

Mr. Philip W. Steeley 

Ms. Darla Weaver 

Dr. Walter Willihnganz 



Catholic Communion: 

Ms. Teresa Springer 

Ms. Mary Ann Mohan 

Ms. Rose DeMaio 

Ms. Marguerite Borst 

Mr. Tom Sullivan 

Mr. Mike Bowers 

Ms. Ginny Eyrich 

Mr. Tom Johnson 

Ms. Cathy Johnson 

Ms. Maureen Sabatinas 

Ms. Pat Owens 

Rosary Prayer Group: 

Ms. Marian Heffner 

Ms. Dorothy Bigos 

Ms. Linda Petsu 

PHIL-MONT STRATEGIC 




Mrs. Phyllis H. Dorn 

Mr. Robert C. Gerhard 

Rev. Narie L. Grayson 

Ms. Gerri Hart 

Rev. Howard Kriebel 

Miss Doris Kulp 

Mr. John Lawton 

Ms. Sarah Maus 

Mrs. Charlotte Meng 

Dr. William A. Rieber 

Rev. Dr. Chandra Soans 

Rev. William E. Stone 

Nina B. Stryker, Esquire 

Dr. Patricia Szabo 

Marc F. Ullom, Esquire 

Mr. William Wack 

Ms. Geraldine Woodroffe 

Mrs. Donna Wright 

AUDIT AND FINANCE 

COMMITTEE 

Mr. Robert Miller, Chair 

Mr. Ronald L. Rider, Ex-Officio 

Mr. Curt Bond 

Mr. William Koch, Jr. 

Mr. Brent L. Peters 

Mr. Donald Seibert 

Mr. Philip W. Steeley 

CHURCH RELATIONS 

COMMITTEE 

Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Chair 

Mr. Ronald L. Rider, Ex-Officio 

Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett 

Mr. Stanley C. Harwick 

Rev. Jack Ivey 

Rev. Paul Jones 

Rev. David Mohr 



Rev. Glenn Rader 

Rev. Elmer Reinhold, Jr. 

PHOEBE HOME 

Rev. William Ellsworth 


Mr. Steve Hummel 

Mr. John Kowalski 

Ms. Linda Landt 

Ms. Ruth Mosher 

Rev. Alice Roth 

Rev. Dr. Albert Teske 

Rev. Bruce Williamson 

Rosary Prayer Group: 

Ms. Karen Lever 

Ms. Theresa Urban 

Catholic Communion 

& Mass Services: 

Ms. Jane Takacs 

Mr. Mike Takacs 

Ms. Alice Tokus 

Mr. Danny Eagan 

Rev. Rodger L. Snyder 

Rev. Dr. Chandra Soans 

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE 

Mr. Ronald L. Rider, Chair 

Alan McFall, Esquire, Vice Chair 


Mr. Robert Miller 

Rev. Daniel T. Moser 

FOUNDATION COMMITTEE 

Rev. Dr. David H. DeRemer, Chair 

Mr. Larry C. Benner 

Mr. John H. Body 

Mr. Geoffrey F. Boyer 

Mr. William H. Hacker 

Mr. William Leh 

Alan B. McFall, Esquire 


Mr. Mitchell Possinger 


Nina B. Stryker, Esquire 

Mr. C. Palmer Zigmund 

LONG RANGE PLANNING 

COMMITTEE 

Alan McFall, Esquire, Chair 


Mr. John Body 



Mr. Douglas Fraley 

Mr. John Lawton 


Mr. Brent Peters 


Mr. Glen Smith 

NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE 

COMMITTEE 

Ms. Martha D. Dodge, Chair 


Ms. Shirley Green 

Alan McFall, Esquire 

The Rev. Daniel T. Moser, II 

Brian Ott, Esquire 

Sunday Worship Assistants: 

Mr. Charles Bennicoff 

Mr. Jim Christman 

Mr. Danny Eagan 


Ms. Virginia Schlechter 

Mr. Richard Schmoyer 

Mr. Tom Swingle 




Rev. Steven Hamilton 

Rev. William Neiman 

Rev. Bernard Kelly 

WYNCOTE CHURCH HOME 

Rev. Mark Ainsworth 

Rev. Beth Lyon 

Rev. William Solly 

Rev. Stan Wherry 

FRANKLIN & NOBLE 

MANOR 

Rev. Randy Bond 

Rev. Susan Ohl 

FURNACE CREEK MANOR 

Rev. Lee Diefenderfer 

Rev. Peter Goguts 

Rev. Wayne Heintzleman 

Rev. Raymond Jachowski 


Rev. George Miller 

Rev. William Weiser 

SENIOR APARTMENTS AT 

THE WYOMISSING CLUB 

Rev. Dr. Steve Ohnsman 

WEIDNER MANOR 

Rev. Pat Morris

■ Phoebe Richland partnered with 

Quakertown High School for an intergenerational 

mentoring program. 

■ Phoebe 

Home staff assisted 

the Lehigh 

County Workforce 

Investment Board 

in securing a grant 

to train health care 

workers. 

■ Phoebe Berks and Wyncote Church 

Home organized legislative breakfasts to 

It was in the summer of 1940 when Phyllis Borberly, a six-year 

resident of Phoebe Richland, had her first camping experience. 

She spent two weeks on the 140 acres of Camp Mensch Mill with 

other teenagers from Christ UCC, Norristown, who were encouraged 

to attend by their pastor, Rev. Cyrus T. Glessner. 

With a smile on her face, Phyllis vividly recalls swimming in 

the pond and climbing rocks, doing crafts, meeting other young 

campers, walking to Vesper Hill mornings and evenings, studying 

the Bible and learning camp songs. “It just felt good being there 

and I often think of that time, wishing I could return,” Phyllis 

often said in conversation with Rev. Dorothy Shelly, Chaplain. 

Phyllis’s reminiscence piqued Rev. Shelly’s own memories of 

spending a week at the camp as a young girl. The chaplain 

arranged for Richland’s volunteer van driver, Ron Quay, to take the 

pair to Camp Mensch Mill. Shelly mused that she hoped the same 

would be done for her someday “so I can vividly re-connect with 

my memories as a 13-year old camper there. I may not be in ministry 

today had it not been for that experience,” she adds. 

Rev. Frank Mckenzie, Phyllis’s current pastor from 

Norristown, met them on the deck of the Kline Center at Mensch 

PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON 

AGING ADVISORY BOARD 

Joseph E. Vincent, MD, Chair 

Kelly O’Shea Carney, Ph.D., 

CMC 

Ms. Barbara Coffin 

Mr. Robert C. Dorney 

Ms. Robin Flores 

Mrs. Shirley Green, RN 

Rev. Dr. James D. Jackson, 

Ph.D. 

Ms. Carolyn Kern, RN, MSN 

Ms. Diane Lewis 

Ms. Arlene J. Lund 

Mr. John R. Mehler 

Donna L. Miller, DO 


Mr. Mitchell Possinger 

Francis Salerno, MD 

Ms. Annette M. Sanders, RN 

Ms. Winona N. Schappell 

Deborah A. Sieger, Ph.D., 

RN, LSW 

Alan C. Tjeltveit, Ph.D. 

Ms. Suzanne L. Weaver, 

MSW 

Ms. Donna M. Zimmerman 

Chapter 10 

Phoebe’s Outreach 

Beyond Our Walls 

share with our area legislators concerns and 

issues of importance to our residents. 

■ Phoebe Ministries sponsored the 

Better Jobs, Better Care Direct Care Workers 

Workshop. 

■ The Phoebe Institute on Aging sponsored 

four community education programs. 

Reliving Memories of Mensch Mill 

PHOEBE BERKS 

ETHICS COMMITTEE 

Ms. Beth Byler 

Ms. Fran Darlington 

Dr. John D. Dougherty, III 

Ms. Naomi Dublanica 

Rev. Dr. John Fureman 

Rev. Barry Galley 

Ms. Erin Garcia 

Ms. Star High 

Ms. Jody Menon 

Dr. Mark Reed 

Atty. Harry Speidel 

Atty. Betsy Sprow 

Ms. Miranda Weary 

Rev. Dorothy Shelly, resident 

Phyllis Borberly and her 

church pastor, Rev. Frank 

Mckenzie, enjoy memories 

and a picnic lunch on a 

beautiful autumn day at 

Mensch Mill, the United 

Church of Christ’s conference 

and retreat center in 

Berks County. 

PHOEBE HOME 


Rev. Kenneth Daniel 

Rev. Corrine Dautrich 

Ed Fedok, Esquire 

Dr. Adam Goodman 

Ms. Delores James 

Ms. Carol Kester 

Rev. Allan Kramer-Moyer 

Ms. Candace Mason 

Ms. Susan Royer 

Ms. Diane Ruth 

Ms. Michell Staska-Pier 

Dr. Joseph Vincent 


■ Phoebe published its inaugural 

Community Benefit Statement outlining the 

many ways it gives back to the community 

through Charitable Care, Pastoral Care, 

Volunteerism, Education and Training, and 

Community Outreach and Partnerships. ■ 

Mill to enjoy the fellowship and a picnic lunch including fried 

chicken prepared by Cura Hospitality. Phyllis recalled the past 

while looking through albums of black and white photographs 

provided by the staff at Mensch Mill. 

“We even hummed ‘Kum ba Yah’ and ‘Let Us Break Bread 

Together,’” recounted Phyllis, referring to two traditional church 

camping songs. Later, Shelly took Phyllis to see the mill, the 

Mensch House and barn. Before leaving, a staff member presented 

Phyllis with a watercolor print of the mill to take back to 

Phoebe Richland along with her refreshed memories. “I felt we 

were both returning to hallowed ground,” Shelly said. ■ 

Ms. Suzanne Weaver 

Ms. Cherie Wieder 



Rev. Dorothy Shelly, 

Chairperson 

Mrs. Mary Kay McMahon 

Mr. Greg Chomitzky 


Dr. Norbert Leska 

Ms. Geri Lynam 

Ms. Sally Ann McNamara 

Dr. Kevin Reinold 

Rev. Karl Richard 

Photo: Mensch Mill staff 

Ms. Tracy Roman 

Ms. Michelle Schery-Simpson 

Ms. Verna Small 

Ms. Carol Spry 

This report recognizes gifts 

made to the Phoebe-Devitt 

Homes Foundation from 

July 1, 2006, through June 

30, 2007. We have tried to 

accurately reflect each gift, 

but if an error was made, 

please call 610-794-5132 

with corrections.


Residents of 

Phoebe Berks 

Village recently 

donated 40 

boxes of clothing 

to the 

Salvation Army 

as part of a 

clothing drive 

sponsored by 

staff members. 

Photo: Diana Berstler, 

PB Village Activities Dept. 

Members of 

Phoebe’s 

Business Office 

and IT Dept. were 

treated to a free 

lunch from Jack 

Creek 

Steakhouse in 

September when 

Ann Gardner, 

insurance analyst, 

won the 99.9 The Hawk “Back to Work Perk.” Seen with Ann and radio 

personality Kara Curry (L-R, center front) are others from the Second Floor of 

the Haas Building at Phoebe Home. 

Phoebe Home residents (L-R) Richard Weider and James Rohrbach of 

Allen Way welcome 6-year-old Liam Brady and his grandmother, Marie 

Johnson, on trick-or-treat night. Each year residents look forward to 

visits from small, costumed guests who live close to the Center, as 

well as chatting with children and grandchildren of employees and 

volunteers. Some residents, like Richard and James, even join in 

dressing up. 

Thirteen members 

of the Phoebe Berks 

staff reported for 

duty as volunteers 

at the Berks County 

Food Bank for this 

year’s United Way 

Day of Caring. 

Volunteers filled 

more than 200 

boxes of food for 

distribution. 

Photo: Berks Food Bank 

On the annual 

International Day of 

Peace, Phoebe Berks 

Village residents were 

visited by Verna Uthman, 

liaison between the 

United Nations and the 

United Church of Christ. 

Uthman, a cousin of 

Village resident Dr. Ken 

Cook, shared stories 

about her work. Last 

year Dr. Cook helped 

erect the Peace Pole 

seen next to his cousin 

in this photo. 

Phoebe Familyg 

John D. Dougherty, III, MD, was named Medical Director of 

Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. An employee of Reading Hospital, he 

is certified in Gerontology. Dr. Dougherty will work closely with nursing 

and administration to monitor the care of residents and make recommendations 

for programs that will enhance the effectiveness of clinical 

work. ■ 

Raymond Bruno, DO, of Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates 

PC, will provide physiatry services to Phoebe Richland Health Care 

Center. Bruno is board certified in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and 

Electrodiagnostic Medicine. As part of Phoebe Richland’s interdisciplinary 

team he will be contributing his unique talents to enhance our residents’ 

overall quality of life. ■ 

Tracy Roman, RN, was named Director of Nursing at Phoebe 

Richland Health Care Center. She is directly responsible for ensuring 

that the Nursing Department delivers quality, compassionate care to the 

residents. Roman previously worked as a Clinical Coordinator and Staff 

Development Coordinator at Phoebe Richland. ■ 

Michelle D. Schery-Simpson, LSW, is the new Director of Social 

Services at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. Schery-Simpson will 

coordinate all Social Service activity at Phoebe Richland and implement 

strategies to achieve goals assigned to the department. Most recently, 

Schery-Simpson assisted Phoebe’s Geriatric Care Manager in the 

Allentown area and worked as a medical social worker for Odyssey 

Hospice in Fogelsville. ■ 

Thomas Baer, CPA, was named Controller for Phoebe Ministries. 

He is responsible for developing, implementing and achieving annual 

goals and objectives as established for Finance, and ensures the department’s 

compliance with various operating policies. Most recently, Baer 

was In-charge Accountant at Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP in 

Allentown. ■ 

Glenn Stine was appointed Director, Human Resources for 

Phoebe Ministries. He will manage the Human Resources Department 

in order to maintain the organization’s overall human resources program. 

Stine was formerly Assistant Vice President, Human Resources at 

Affinity Federal Credit Union in Basking Ridge, NJ. ■

Photo Album 

Rev. Dorothy Shelly, Phoebe Richland, and Rev. Corrine 

Dautrich, Phoebe Home, have been elected Vice President and 

Secretary/Treasurer, respectively, on the board of the United Church of 

Christ Professional Chaplains and Counselors. The organization seeks to 

support and encourage members of the profession and to support the 

ministries of the United Church of Christ. ■ 

Wyncote Church Home has called the Rev. Jo Ellen Mauger as a 

full-time chaplain. Jo Ellen began her ministry at Wyncote as the parttime 

chaplain in January. Her position was recently upgraded due to 

Wyncote’s increased emphasis on the spiritual care of its residents. A 

service of installation will take place this month. ■ 

In August, residents at Devitt House attended a Gilligan’s Island 

Party. Some dressed up as island castaways Mr. and Mrs. Thurston 

Howell, Ginger, Skipper, Gilligan and an island native. The party was complete 

with the SS Minnow, palm trees, monkeys and a hut owned by Mr. 

and Mrs. Howell. ■ 

Trinity UCC of Mt. Penn was honored with the Phoebe Award for 

Innovative Ministry to Shut-ins and Older Adults during the Pennsylvania 

Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ in June. The award 

recognized Trinity’s Telecare for Shut-ins Program, which features the 

ministry of Tracy Selig, a member who is blind. As a phone contact for 

shut-ins, Tracy reports on calls and alerts Rev. Dr. James Miller if someone 

has an immediate need he can fulfill. 

In the Penn NE Conference, a Phoebe Award for Innovative Ministry 

to Shut-ins and Older Adults was presented to the Caring Committee of 

Hope UCC, Allentown. Committee members make visits, cook meals, 

send cards and prayer quilts, and support people going through major life 

events and emergencies. It also offers ediucational programs. ■ 

Two Phoebe Ministries chaplains recently completed the process for 

certification as Board Certified chaplains in the Association of 

Professional Chaplains (APC). The Rev. Corrine Dautrich and the Rev. 

Albert Martin, who serve at Phoebe Home Nursing and Rehabilitation 

Center, will be awarded board certification in March during the APC annual 

meeting in Pittsburgh. They join three other Board Certified chaplains 

serving Phoebe Ministries. ■ 

As part of Phoebe’s ongoing Culture Change (story, p. 7), local artist Lorenzo 

Branca used the wall outside Phoebe Home’s employee cafeteria as a canvas to 

recreate one of Van Gogh’s most famous works, “The Starry Night.” 

Kathy Colmenares and Chris 

Musselman of Phoebe Home’s 

Dietary Dept. graduate from Cura 

Hospitality’s Culinary College, a 

comprehensive training program 

open to staff interested in advancing 

their culinary skills. Developed 

in 2003 by Cura’s Culinary Council, 

the program encompasses four 

seven-hour courses covering three 

to five skill sections. Graduation 

took place in July at Bucknell 

University. 

Photo: Cura Hospitality 

Residents and staff of Phoebe Berks Village 

enjoyed live music and demonstrations of traditional 

German crafts during the community’s 

annual Oktoberfest celebration. At right, Tess 

Miller a resident care provider in the Village 

Commons, displays some of the pumpkins painted 

by residents and their families. 

Below, Village residents Anna Kramer (front) and 

Eleanor Hartman admire the work of crafter 

Carolyn Dibert, who practices the arts of 

Pennsylvania German fraktur and scherenschnitte. 

Photos: Robin Staudt 


Resident Martha Vaughn of David A. Miller Assisted Living 

Community enjoys petting an African pygmy goat from Quiver 

Farms during Phoebe Home’s recent Fun Fest. The event, which 

marked the renaming of Phoebe Home’s neighborhoods, is one of 

many activities linked to Culture Change.

DECEMBER 

3 2-4 p.m. 

Holiday Open House 

Phoebe Berks Village & HCC. 

4 6:45 p.m. 

The Happy Rangers 

Country Music Phoebe 

Richland, Country Inn. 

13 1:45 p.m. 

Christmas Joy Phoebe 

Home, Moyer Hall. Hosted by Phoebe 

Home Auxiliary. 

31 2:15 p.m. 

New Year’s Bash 

Phoebe Richland, Country Inn. “Fiddle 

Sticks” with Nancy and Charlie Schill. 

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CALENDAR 

JANUARY 

10 1:45 p.m. 

Treasures of the 

Heart Residents’ Memorabilia. 

Phoebe Home, Moyer Hall. Hosted by 

Phoebe Home Auxiliary. 

18 7 p.m. 

Willow Creek 

Bluegrass Band Phoebe 


FEBRUARY 

5 6:45 p.m. 

The Happy Rangers 

Country Music Phoebe 


Photos were taken by Phoebe’s Institutional 

Advancement staff unless otherwise noted. 

14 1:45 p.m. 

Love Poems by 

Residents & Staff 

Phoebe Home, Moyer Hall. Hosted by 

Phoebe Home Auxiliary. 

1-2:30 p.m. 

Stroke Prevention 

Program Phoebe Richland 

HCC. Guest speaker: Denise Kistler, 

RN, of Grandview Hospital. 

MARCH 

13 1:45 p.m. 

Irish &Patriotic Music 

with Frank Davidock. Phoebe Home, 

Moyer Hall. Hosted by Phoebe Home 

Auxiliary. 

Phoebe-Devitt Homes is the official name of the 501(c)(3) 

not-for-profit corporation known as Phoebe Ministries. 

Founded in 1903 and incorporated as such in 1984, 

Phoebe-Devitt Homes is responsible for the supervision of 

facilities, long-range planning, development and fundraising 

for 16 communities. Together, these affiliates provide longterm 

care, housing and support services to more than 3,000 

individuals. 

Member of the American Association of Homes and 

Services for the Aging, PANPHA, and Council for Health and 

Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ. 

15 7 p.m. 

Willow Creek 

Bluegrass Band Phoebe 


APRIL 

4 10-11:30 a.m. 

Non-Invasive Joint 

Replacement Seminar 

Phoebe Richland HCC. Guest speaker: 

James L. Bumgardner MD, Grandview 

Hospital. 

Happy 

Holidays! 

The official registration and financial information of 

Phoebe-Devitt Homes, the foundation of Phoebe 

Ministries, may be obtained from the Pennsylvania 

Department of State by calling toll free, within 

Pennsylvania at 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not 

imply endorsement. 

Serving the needs of our aging population 

www.phoebe.org 

Non-Profit Org. 

US Postage 

PAID 

Permit No. 12 

Kutztown, PA

First Class of LPNs Graduates from Penn State ... - Phoebe Ministries

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