graceworks 2009 annual report
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Graceworks produces an Annual Report each year to help tell Graceworks’ story of Faithful Caring – the values that Graceworks’ 900 employees and 1,000 volunteers embody. The Annual Report is distributed to residents, donors, and volunteers by mail, and during Graceworks’ annual board meeting.TRANSCRIPT
2008 Annual Report
Values-driven Service
Our MissionIn response to Jesus Christ,
Graceworks Lutheran Services
helps people experience dignity
and wholeness in relationship
with God, family and community.
Our ValuesFaithfulness to Christ
Wholeness of Life
Equality and Justice
Quality of Service
Integrity
Stewardship of Resources
All of us act the way we do because of our values – those ideals
so integral to our being that they define who we are and how we choose to
live. Other people know us by how we live out our values more than by what
we say. Actions speak louder than words.
Since 1926, Graceworks Lutheran Services has been guided by values that
shape our identity and motivate our service to others facing challenging
circumstances. We express those values as:
• FaithfulnesstoChrist • WholenessofLife • EqualityandJustice • QualityofService • Integrity • StewardshipofResources
In many ways, all of the Graceworks values are summed up in the first value.
Remaining faithful to Christ leads us to demonstrate behaviors that reflect
the other five values. The stories in this annual report reveal many ways in
which Graceworks applies all of its values to help others achieve wholeness in
their lives.
The Bethany Village commitment to quality of service supported Pat’s
motivation to recover independence and resume activities and relation-
ships that enhance her experience of wholeness.
Emma’s sense of “home” reflects the commitment of Graceworks Enhanced
Living to equality and justice by helping vulnerable people rise above many
challenges posed by disabilities.
Cindy’s restored dignity shines through her bright new smile made possible
through the compassion and quality of response to her needs demonstrated
by the Graceworks Once Around Shop and Emergency Assistance Program.
Exercising good stewardship of resources resulted in better quality of life for
residents of a Graceworks Housing Services community who enjoy new
walking paths and outdoor gathering spaces as the result of a refinancing.
We are thankful for the faithfulness of many congregations, donors, volunteers,
staff and other friends who express their values through their commitment to
Graceworks Lutheran Services. Many of their efforts are acknowledged in this
annual report.
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“The staff was very helpful and kept reminding me of what I needed to do.”
Pat Moore’s life at Bethany Village has taken amazing twists and turns. As Bethany residents age, sometimes their changing needs require moving
from cottages, villas or apartments to areas that provide assisted living, reha-bilitation or nursing care. Through sheer determination, Pat has leveraged the encouragement of Bethany’s person-centered staff to move from areas that provide more supportive care back to a more independent lifestyle in her Vista Place apartment.
In 2006 Pat, a retired school principal who lived in a cottage at Bethany Village, experienced several health-related issues. She was admitted to the Bethany Rehabilitation Center.
Pat was unable to return to her cottage. Instead she moved into a Cascade residence within the Linden House where she could receive full-time nursing care.
Jenita Sullenger was manager of Cascade when Pat arrived there. Soon it was apparent to Jenita that Pat had it in her to once again live independently.
“Her spirit of independence and our focus on quality of service for each resi-dent led us to develop the best plan for her to be able to live independently again,” Jenita explained.
Soon Pat was well enough to move into Arbor North, an assisted living residence, where she received support for her physical needs and desire to regain her independence. “The staff was very helpful and kept remind-ing me of what I needed to do to get better and be able to live on my own,” explained Pat.
“It was difficult for me to accept some of my limitations but I realized that the sooner I did, the sooner I could live independently. I had to do things like learn to scoot myself up in bed. I never thought I would have to learn to do it but I did what I had to. It was difficult for me to walk and I had a hard time with the fact that I needed a walker but when I realized a walker meant independence, I began to accept it.”
Pat progressed in her recovery so much that she moved from assisted living and now resides in her Vista Place apartment with renewed independence.
Pat enjoys her life. She travels, stays involved with her alma mater, Otterbein College, and pursues her passion of playing mah-jongg (a Chinese puzzle game) regularly with a group of friends.
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Pat’s spirit of independence helped her to be able to live independently again.
“Now we can sit back and have comfort in knowing Emma will be fine.”
Emma announces suddenly: “I’m going to make cookies for everybody!” She excitedly cuts along patterns pre-traced in the dough, including one
of her current love, Kung Fu Panda.
Her parents, Mary Lou and Tim, smile at the thought that their 20-year-old daughter, born with cerebral palsy and difficult behavior disorders, thinks so fondly of her housemates. They spent years trying different schools and residences in which she could learn to have respectful relationships with
others. They’re happy she has grown to love living in a Graceworks Enhanced Living residence in Cincinnati for individuals with developmental disabilities.
“Emma is a different person today,” says Tim.
Mary Lou and Tim had wondered whether Emma would ever be able to live independently as an adult. She progressed through schools, but struggled with relationships outside of family. They sought a residence where Emma could get “focused, consistent attention” in a place that felt like home.
They loved the care they saw in Graceworks Enhanced Living homes: the gentle and patient interaction, the staff’s professionalism and the family atmosphere. The staff served all individuals with equality and encouraged residents to treat each other as they would like to be treated.
Emma moved into the home nearly three years ago. Emma’s parents worried about her transition. “I had fears I would get a call about something,” says Mary Lou. “But they never gave up on her.” Emma began developing relationships. She went each day to a local workshop, worked productively and earned a paycheck. Her parents saw her grow in personal responsibility and awareness of others. She continued toward high school graduation in June 2009. “She is evolving into a beautiful young woman,” says Program Manager Sarah Schutter.
But when Emma left for weekends with her parents, she made her feelings clear. Sarah would routinely say, “See you when you come home,” and Emma would emphatically answer: “This is not home.”
After two years, Emma’s parents and Sarah started seeing her take a large step toward independence. “A couple weeks ago when she left with her parents, she called this her ‘home,’ ” says Sarah.
As Sarah is speaking, Emma goes to the kitchen, brings freshly baked cookies and gives one to each person. “Merry Christmas,” she says.
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Emma needed focused, consistent attention in a place that felt like home.
“The Lord led me down here somehow to rebuild my life.”
Cindy (not her real name) came to the Once Around Shop in Eaton owning just the clothes on her back. Over months of receiving food
and clothes she began to open up to Jenny McCarty, manager of the shop and Emergency Assistance Program, but she never smiled.
One day Cindy walked in with a toothache. Embarrassed to open her mouth before, she couldn’t bear the pain any longer and was about to lose her health coverage.
Jenny found a dentist who pulled Cindy’s teeth right away, then followed through with fitting and adjusting new dentures. The Once Around Emergency Assistance program provided more than half the money needed for her dental work and received donations from local churches
to cover the remainder.
“The day she got her lower denture, the first stop she made was to the Once Around Shop,” says Jenny. “For the first time in years she was all smiles. She said the last couple of years had been
the hardest in her life and no one seemed to care or want to help her until she came to the Once Around Shop.”
Cindy left the U.S. Navy with a disability after serving in the Desert Storm conflict in 1991. She escaped an abusive relationship with neither posses-sions nor pride. At the Once Around Shop, she found people who cared about more than her immediate need for food and clothing.
“When you walk in here, you don’t lose your dignity,” she says. “You can tell they are Christians by the way they treat you. They know your name, they care about you. It’s not just carting food out the door or getting clothes off the rack. They helped me get my face off the floor.”
As Graceworks managed a network of resources to help her feel whole, Cindy now faithfully cares for others by finding ways to help women at crossroads in their lives. “I’m here by the grace of God,” she says.
“You’ve got to give back.”
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Cindy found people who cared about more than her immediate need for food and clothing.
“This is not just apartments. This is home.”
Like never before, residents last year tended to vegetables and flowers, enjoyed impromptu cookouts, walked laps or just sat outside and
talked. “In the summertime, we have a ball,” says Ida Payton, a resident of Shepherd of the Valley Community, Graceworks Housing Services affordable apartments in LaGrange, Kentucky. “We all get out there.”
Residents enjoyed their place in the sun because of Graceworks’ steward-ship of resources. Graceworks refinanced the property in 2007, generating proceeds and interest savings to cover improvements that were completed during 2008. In the last 18 months, Graceworks has refinanced seven of its 18 apartment communities, generating cash and interest savings to fund various improvements and create reserves for future replacements.
Faithful stewardship of financial resources strengthened both the Shepherd of the Valley building and the community, says Jackie Fiser, Site Manager. “We asked residents, ‘What would you like to see?’ They wanted more places to hang out, to be with each other.”
So Graceworks not only replaced the 20-year-old roof and installed new energy-efficient windows, but also paved a walking path and an expanded patio with a picnic shelter. Residents flocked to the outdoors. “It’s like a parade some days on the walkway,” says Cindy Dunaway, Service Coordinator. Residents found new opportunities to chat as they admired each others’ gardens or shared in a cookout.
Lana Carter says the refinancing paved new paths for her powered wheelchair. “Before, I could only enjoy what I saw from the window. Now, I can take my chair all around the building to see everybody’s flowers.”
She says the Graceworks staff has nurtured a caring community: “This wouldn’t happen if they did not have love in their hearts for us.” The improvements help residents and staff continue to build their community around potluck dinners, exercise groups, Bible studies, movie nights, prayer groups and a two-hour daily “chat time.”
“This is not just apartments,” says resident Ethel Knapper. “This is home.”
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“I’m 84 years old and I walk two miles every day,” says Lois Cunningham, nearing completion of her daily routine on a misty 44-degree January day. “I love it.”
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The Graceworks Values are at the heart of our mission to help people experience dignity
and wholeness. Through a wide range of services, we seek to help older adults, indi-
viduals with disabilities, persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities,
and individuals facing financial or personal challenges to experience stability in their
lives. During 2008, Graceworks provided more than $3.5 million of uncompensated
charity care that was not paid by user fees or government funding. In addition, as part
of a “Community Impact Report” published by Graceworks in 2008, an independent
expert calculated that Graceworks generated $232 million in economic impact for the
Dayton area and tri-state region.
2008 Residential Care Highlights
More than 2,000 individuals were served through residential services of Bethany Village,
Bethany Rehabilitation Center, Graceworks Enhanced Living and Graceworks Housing
Services.
Bethany Village The number of residents living independently in Bethany apartments,
cottages and villas increased to 391 as parts of a major expansion and renovation project
were completed in 2008. Another 60 people lived in assisted living residences, and
approximately 250 people lived in the state-of-the-art Linden House and received full-time
skilled nursing and memory supportive care.
Bethany Rehabilitation Center A total of 711 older adults experienced skilled
nursing care and individualized rehabilitation programs as they recovered from surgery or
hospitalization. Fifty-six percent of the people served returned to their previous homes
after recovery.
Graceworks Enhanced Living More than 150 individuals with mental retardation
and developmental disabilities lived in safe, caring environments in 28 homes in Butler,
Greene, Hamilton and Montgomery counties. Ten individuals relocated to a new home in
a safer community in Hamilton County. Seven persons experienced care from
Graceworks for the first time in three additional settings in Greene County.
Graceworks Housing Services More than 700 income-eligible elderly or disabled
residents experienced affordable housing in 18 Graceworks apartment communities
in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. On-site employees worked to establish caring and stable
environments in well-maintained and conveniently located apartment buildings. Service
coordinators helped residents find and obtain needed services to allow them to age
in place.
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2008 Community Care Highlights
Our broad array of community-based services helped many individuals and families gain
stability in their lives in the midst of trying circumstances.
Adoption Services Sixty-two children joined loving adoptive families, including 38
children from other countries and 24 domestic infants. Home study assessments made
legal adoption possible for 20 additional children living with step-parents, grandparents or
guardians. In addition, 57 individuals and families received birthparent counseling or
birthparent assessment services.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service Nearly 3,500 people experienced one-on-
one financial counseling, and Graceworks helped 1,500 people manage their debts
through the Consumer Credit Counseling Service debt management program.
Graceworks housing counselors assisted 29 families to become homeowners and
helped 299 families avoid foreclosure. Over 1,300 individuals received bankruptcy pre-
filing counseling and nearly 500 individuals received bankruptcy pre-discharge financial
education. Approximately 3,300 individuals learned how to manage their finances
through financial education classes or workshops. Graceworks counseled 15 senior
citizens who were considering a reverse mortgage.
Interfaith Care Team Ministry A total of 68 families received life-skills education,
family mentorship, advocacy and support through case management services in their
homes in targeted neighborhoods. Services were made possible through an ecumenical
partnership with Catholic Social Services. Over 1,088 individuals received material and
financial assistance and referrals to support their basic and emergency needs.
Once Around Shop and Emergency Assistance Program A total of 5,720
individuals received food, clothing or financial assistance for shelter, utilities and
medications through the Preble County Emergency Assistance program. Thousands more
received affordable clothing and household items at the Once Around Shop in Eaton.
Senior Companion Program A total of 280 older persons were able to maintain
independence in their own homes with assistance through friendly visits and respite care.
Elderly persons in Montgomery, Miami, Preble, Greene and Clark counties received visits
from 53 trained volunteers who gave 46,847 hours of faithful service. As part of the
National Senior Service Corps, Senior Companions offer companionship, friendship and
light assistance to persons who strive to maintain an independent lifestyle.
Volunteers A total of 772 volunteers gave 98,651 hours of professional, administrative
and direct support service – a value of $1,337,714 – to faithfully care for the needs of
those whom we serve.
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Board of Directors Left to right: J. BradoskyR. LongM. ShannonF. EvansV. SharpeS. HoffsisR. SchneiderJ. KalthoffR. Wine
Board of DirectorsRev. John F. BradoskyDr. George R. BrownFloyd Evans, Jr.Stephen B. HoffsisJudy A. KalthoffWinifred W. LeeRonald A. LongRonald C. SchneiderMarilyn K. ShannonViolet G. SharpeTodd E. WichmannRonald D. Wine
Executive CommitteeJudy A. Kalthoff, Board ChairTodd E. Wichmann, Board Vice ChairStephen B. Hoffsis, SecretaryRev. John F. BradoskyDr. George R. BrownRonald A. Long
Audit & Investment CommitteeRonald Long, ChairPaul AndersonJohn CowgillStephen HoffsisDale MedfordRonald SchneiderMelvyn Smith
Ethics CommitteeRev. John BradoskyRichard CherneskyDeb EsalaRichard FurrySarah MurphyDr. Paul NelsonDr. Joseph PetrickJudy StangDiane WelbornDr. Richard Wyderski
Nominating CommitteeRonald Wine, Chair Karen MedfordRev. Cathleen ThompsonTodd WichmannDavid Wickham
AdministrationWillis O. Serr II, President & CEO
Michael W. Allen, Vice-President, Finance & Facilities
Rev. James V. Bosse, Vice-President, Community & Organizational Care
Judy A. Stang, Vice-President, Residential Care
David V. Vandercher, Vice-President, Human Resources
Pamela E. Blumensheid, Vice-President, Marketing & Public Relations
Administration Left to right:M. Allen, J. Stang, D. VandercherW. Serr, J. Bosse, P. Blumensheid
2008 Financial Reports1
For the 12 months ending December 31, 2008 (All numbers are shown in thousands)
Financial information is based on unaudited financial data compiled by the staff of Graceworks Lutheran
Services. An independent accounting firm will complete an audit and prepare detailed financial
statements and an independent auditor’s report for the Board of Directors. Copies of the audited financial
statements will be available upon request after May 31, 2009.
1 Financial data relating to Graceworks Lutheran Services has been combined with data of several affiliates including Graceworks Enhanced Living, Graceworks Housing Services entities, and Bethany Commons at Yankee Trace.
2 Includes contributions received for the following temporarily restricted purpose: Benevolent Care Fund, $68; and Living Flower Fund, $1.
3 Short-term and long-term non-recourse indebtedness totals $17,367 and is secured by specific Graceworks Enhanced Living and Graceworks Housing Services facilities. This is not a direct obligation and cannot be charged against other assets of Graceworks Lutheran Services.
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Revenue $55,313 Expense $56,325
Service Fees$1,574
Grants$488
Resident Fees $25,357
Government Reimbursement $27,894
Facilities $4,623General Operating$9,757
Personnel $30,085
Administrative Support$5,454Interest$2,152Depreciation$4,254
Other Income/(Loss) $(1,650) Balance Sheet
Current
Non-recourse3
Long-term
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
$136,008
$107,995
$28,013
$1,000
$500
$0
$(500)
$(1,000)
$(1,500)
$(2,000)
$(2,500)
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$(2,480) $87
$654
$89
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Donors $5,000 plus
Anonymous
Nell Baker
Charles & Carolyn Brown
Citigroup
Dayton Area Board of Realtors Foundation
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Centerville, OH
Beatrice Gilles
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
James Investment Research, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase
Anna Lane
Dale & Karen Medford
Messer Construction Company
National City
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Willis & Susan Serr
Violet Sharpe
United Way of Shelby County
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
Robert & Katherine Westbrook
William & Muriel Zoll
Donors $2,500 - $4,999
Alfred Alexander
Michael & Deborah Allen
Anonymous
Aristocrat Products Mfg., Inc.
Rev. James & Julie Bosse
George Feldmaier
First Church of God, Eaton, OH
Carol Gray
Rev. Larry & Cindy Hoffsis
William & Helen Husmann
Logan Master Appliance
McGohan Brabender, Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Dr. Bradford & Tricia Murphy
Phillip & Karen Pflaumer
Retirement DYNAMICS, Inc.
Rolf & Goffman Co., L.P.A.
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Farmersville, OH
Judy Stang
Dr. Jeffrey & Victoria Studebaker
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, WI
United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties
David & Deborah Vandercher
Dr. Philip & Charna Weisman
John & Becky York
Traude Zettervall
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Donors $1,000 - $2,499
Arthur Shuster, Inc.
Joseph & Patricia Balmer
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fairborn, OH
Roger & Pamela Blumensheid
Dr. George & Jane Brown
Mary Bullen
Jeffrey Burgdorf
Richard Carnal
Carpet Consultants
Kenneth & Carol Clark
Timothy & Deanna Collins
Wayne & Jane Dawson
Randall & Debbie Derr
Robert & Sandra Emerson
Floyd Evans
Charlotte Feldmaier
Lucille Gebhardt
Stanley & Alma Gessaman
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Crestview Hills, KY
Grace Lutheran Church, Eaton, OH
John & Carol Horn
Thomas & Barbara Kaiser
Harlan & Judith Kalthoff
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We are grateful for the generosity of the donors listed on these
pages. The list includes all cash gifts actually received by Graceworks Lutheran Services
during 2008 for all programs, including cash gifts to the Campaign for Bethany Village.
We also appreciate those who gave gifts-in-kind or designated contributions through
United Way and the Combined Federal Campaign. We thank as well other donors and
volunteers who generously gave time and resources but whose names are not recorded.
Terry & Mary Klein
Winifred Lee
Ronald & Bonnie Long
Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Dayton, OH
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Cincinnati, OH
Mark & Deborah Lyle
Scott McGohan
Mary Moore
John Padley
David & Marsha Pavelich
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Beavercreek, OH
Peace Lutheran Church, Georgetown, OH
Ralph & Judith Perdue
Plante & Moran PLLC
Burnell & Karen Roberts
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Alexandria, OH
Thomas & Althea Schumann
Jay & Susan Schwieterman
Delphin & Marilyn Shannon
Skilled Care Pharmacy, Inc.
St. John Lutheran Church, Greenville, OH
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vandalia, OH
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Covington, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
John & Louise Thompson
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, East Montgomery & Greene Counties
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, West Montgomery & Preble Counties
Time Warner Cable
United Way of Tri-State
Wellpoint Foundation
Wells Fargo Insurance Company
The Women’s Council of Graceworks Lutheran Services
Zion Lutheran Church, Hamilton, OH
Donors $500 - $999
Abiding Christ Lutheran Church, Fairborn, OH
Sarah Akins
Hugh & Joan Arant
Rev. Douglas & Nina Behm
Robert & Dorothy Berner
Rev. John & Kristi Bradosky
Matthew & Jennifer Buehrer
Castor Construction Company, Inc.
Christ Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Copeland Roofing & Siding, Inc.
Dewey & Nancy Crawford
Charles & Linda Curtoys
Sean & Dawn Dodson
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kettering, OH
Shelley Fisher
Virginia Foell
Richard & Julia Frey
Donald & Janet Grieshop
Jeffrey Heard
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hamilton, OH
John & Leslie Jackson
Robert & Charlene Kearns
John Kramer
Elinor Kunke
Robert & Linda Lewis
David & Patricia Linegang
Long, Schaefer & Company, Inc.
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, West Chester, OH
Peter & Suzanne Martin
Margaret McIntosh
Jason & Sharon Miller
North Riverdale Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Vernon & Kristen Oakley
Derrick Petry
Edgar & Pauline Petry
Preble County Emergency Food Bank
Prime Digital Printing
Robyn Reinker
Robert & Carolyn Richardson
Herbert Roberts
John & Helen Rossmiller
Pauline Ryan
Robert & Constance Satchell
Bernard Schaeff
Wayne & Connie Schneider
Donald & Sharon Sheer
John & Betty Shelton
Daniel & Joyce Singer
St. John Lutheran Church (Ingomar), West Alexandria, OH
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Gordon, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Botkins, OH
St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, OH
Hans & Judy Stroeh
Jenita Sullenger
Jim Sumpter
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Darke, Shelby & Miami Counties
Trinity Lutheran Church, Union City, IN
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Trinity Lutheran Church-Pitsburg, Gordon, OH
Voss Auto Network
Linda Warren
David & June Watts
Paul & Rhonda Wright
Young Woman’s Mission
Michael & Eve Zerler
Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City, OH
Donors $100 - $499
2J Supply, Inc
Active Electric, Inc.
Susan Alfano
Ann Allison
Angel Coaching
Michael Antill
Ronald & Linda Armstrong
Rev. Walter & Marilynn Arnold
James Ater
Connie Aubry
Augsburg Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
William & Fern Babcock
John Bachey
Robert & Laura Bader
Robert & Mary Baker
Larry & Pauline Barnhard
Bellville Interiors
Rev. Glen & Catherine Bengson
Rev. Thomas & Diane Bernlohr
Virginia Bishop
Blue Chip Pavement Maintenance
David Bollheimer
Thomas & Cathy Bourquin
Verne & Arleen Bowers
Peter & Margaret Boyle
Ronald & Jolene Braet
BrandEquity, Inc.
Richard & Sarah Briley
John & Dawn Brinkman
Robert & Janet Broge
Harry & Jan Brown
Terri Brown
Nichole Bumpus
Ralph & Betty Burkholder
K. Philip & Sherry Callahan
Billie Campbell
Carrie Campbell
Ellyn Carfrey
LuAnn Carpenter
David & Tammy Carroll
David & Amy Carter
Christ Lutheran Church, Athens, OH
Michael Christie
Joseph & Helga Clark
A. Kendall Clay
James Cogan
Linda Cole
Yolanda Collier
Joseph & Diane Colvin
Robert & Joann Colvin
Lewis & Madalin Coppock
Lavonne Corbin
William & Gay Covell
Janet Crelin
Frederick & Joanne Dafler
Henry Dahlman
Dayton Opera Association
Lorraine De La Motte Ross
Norma Demmler
Joanne Denlinger
Denlinger, Rosenthal & Greenberg
Alan & Wendy Dereix
Robert Deters
Terry Disney
Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
Sonja Dragich
Charles Drinkle
Dr. Neil Dubin
Lisa Dudley
Clifton & Carol Dungey
Robert Eisentrout
Elevator Services, Inc.
Robert & Susan Ellefson
Emanuel Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, OH
Wavelene Erhard
ESI, Inc.
Donald Etz
R. K. Falknor
Ronald Fasick
Carl & Dorothy Feldmaier
The Financial Services Roundtable
David & Jeanette Finkam
First Lutheran Church, Xenia, OH
Wayne Fisher
C.J. & Michelle Fogarty
Mark Forry
Stephen & Nancy Frank
Mary Franke
David & Janice Frearson
Robert & Sandra Gaier
Gayle Galbraith
Bradley & Pamela Gale
Pamela Garthwait
Rudolph & Grace George
George Steel Fabricating, Inc.
Caryl Gerber
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Michael Goings
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, West Milton, OH
Graydon & Laurie Gorby
Donors (continued)
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Grace Lutheran Church, West Carrollton, OH
Karl & Constance Graham
Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
Vicki Griffith
Sharon Griffy
Alan & Laura Grodrian
Mark & Claudette Groeber
Ellis Guthrie
Fred Habekost
Andrea Hadfield
Beverly Hager
Jeffry & Barbara Hall
Rhonda Halstead
Robert & Carolyn Haman
Charles & Deborah Hancock
Gerald & Helen Haun
Rick & Laura Hawkins
Michael Heaton
Vera Heck
Janet Hegwood
John & Vella Heisel
Brenda Hemphill
Laurel Herminghausen
Cheryl Hicks
Dale & Margaret Hill
Ross & Linda Hillman
Dr. Dale & Nancy Hines
Robert & Delores Hipp
Michael & Gayle Hirsch
John Hitchcock
H-M Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment Company
Joyce Hofer
Stephen & Linda Hoffsis
Richard & Charlotte Holzer
Hope Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Houser Asphalt & Concrete, Inc.
Judy Howard
William Hoyer
Huber Heights Athletic Foundation
Betty Hunt
Gregory & Gloria Hurwitz
Elizabeth Hutchison
Donna Hynes
James Free Jewelers
Harold & B. J. Jasper
Thomas & Tammy Joch
Ruth Johnson
Melinda Johnston
Wilbur & Letitia Johnston
David & Deborah Jones
Loretta Jones
Paul Jones
Ray & Susan Kaercher
Dr. David Karns
Ralph Kemmerer
Rev. Earl & Doris Kettler
Carla Kirkland
David & Helen Kitts
Russell & Rachel Klopfer
John & Mary Kmet
Dr. Mark & Joan Krabbe
Carol Kromphardt
James & Terrie Krumal
David & Barbara Laird
Ronald & Lee Laird
Phyllis Lakins
Debra Laquanti
John & Barbara Laufersweiler
Amy Lee
Lehn Painting, Inc.
Nancy Lengerich
Susan Leonard
Gary & Patricia Leppla
Carolyn Lindquist
Jeffery & Barbara Link
James Linton
James Lloyd
Doyle & Caroline Lonaker
Jean Long
Donald & Louise Lucas
Lowana Lummis
Daniel & Yolanda Lyon
M & R Motor Service
Kervyn & Janice Mach
Janice Malson
Donna Mandeville
Rhonda Mangieri
Linda Martin
Vincent & Lisa Mastrobuono
Charlann Mayrand
Virginia McKee
Ruth McManis
Gertrude Medford
Kristina Medford
Richard & Karen Mehl
Gordon & Myrlin Meister
Hazel Merrill
Messiah Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Jan Methlie
Miami Valley Lighting & Supply
Judy Mikels
Bruce & Marygrace Miller
John Miller
Deborah Mills
Margaret Mollenkopf
John & Sharon Moorman
James & Barbara Morgan
Jennifer Morland
Todd & Karen Moss
Veda Moyer
Jeanette Mugge
Lorraine Murphy
Ann Murray-Williams
Rev. Donald Myrom
Brenda Nared
Douglas & Barbara Nastally
Daryl & Terry Nels
Kevin Nels
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Gordon & Marion Nelson
Robyn Nelson
Jean Nicholas
Thomas Nobbe
Daniel & Sarah Noland
Donald & Susan Noltemeyer
John & Pat Nowicki
Cari Oehlenschlager
OKI Electronic Sales
Matthew Osborne
Robert Owen
Latrise Owens
Lola Palmer
Douglas & Cindy Parrott
Beverly Pearson
Don & Nan Pember
Virginia Pence
Fred & Kathleen Pier
Alice Pierson
Dale & Virginia Placke
Charles Porter
Margaret Powder
Richard & Marjorie Prass
Produce One
E. Kemp & Frances Prugh
Glen & Margaret Purkey
Melody Raasch
Larry & Lois Ramey
Robert Rapson
Ronald & Kathryn Redder
Reddy Mechanical, LLC
Tracy Reed
Priscilla Reese
James Reeves
Robert Reichard
Robert Reiser & Company, Inc.
Brian & Mary Rhame
John Riedl
Dennis Riesley
Debbie Robbins
George & Laura Roberts
William & Donna Roberts
Michael & Betty Robertson
Philip & Constance Robertson
Paul & Cheryl Robinson
Stephen Ruehlman
Margery Runyan
Marsha Russell
Treva Sander
Don & Marjorie Sando
Robert Saunter
Martha Saylor
John & Dr. Molly Schaller
Russell Schalow
Michael & Judy Schamel
Kenneth & Lily Schepers
Patrick & Mary Schleitweiler
Charles & Thelma Schmermund
Ron & Pat Schneider
Stephen & Tina Schwegmann
Teri Seabold
Jeff & Jane Seibert
Margaret Shuey
Michelle Silvers
Skyline Chili
Duane Smith
Nicholas Smith
Sherrie Smith
Lester Snyder
Sofco Erectors, Inc.
Nicole Sousouris
Michael & Jill Speakman
Richard Splawinski
St. Jacob Lutheran Church, Anna, OH
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Piqua, OH
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Jane Staubitz
Don Steck
Mark Steffe
Brett Steffey
Mark & Dorianne Steingass
Herbert & Catherine Steininger
Louise Stephenson
Brian Stevens
Carolyn Studebaker
Michael Studebaker
Artie Taylor
Juanita Textor
Andrea Thomas
Nadine Thomas
Timken Company-St. Clair
Marie Tinka
Karen Titone
Trinity Lutheran Church, Brookville, OH
Trinity Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Warren Tripp
Roland & Paula True
David & Sharon Ulring
Gilbert & Lois Unger
Valley Interior Systems, Inc.
Victoria Theatre Association
Rebekah Voge
Daniel & Patricia Voydanoff
Shawna Walton
David Ward
Ann Warner
Jeffrey & Kathy Watern
Waze, Inc.
Anna May Weber
WELCA-Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Dayton, OH
Howard & Mona Wells
Bradley Wenrick
Western Southern Financial Group
Debra White
Mark & Cheryl White
Judith Whitehead
Donors (continued)
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Todd & Bridget Wichmann
Nancy Wiegand
Georgetta Will
Patricia Williams
Winona Willis
Amy Woolsey
Barry & Debra Worrell
Sandra Worthington
Steven & Jennifer Wurzelbacher
Timothy & Beverly Yost
Arlon Zabel
Sally Zelnio
Donors $50 - $99
Vincent & Sue Allenson
Nancy Anderson
Donald & Julie Anstaett
Charles & Marcia Atkinson
Helen Baker
Susan Ballard
George & Martha Bartl
Marilyn Bassler
Charles & Bonnie Bauer
William Baughman
Joseph & Joanna Belanich
Georgette Belden
Florence Bellman
Stacy Berger
Kelly Bergstrom
Donald & Lisa Berkemeier
Bethany Village Cottage Association
Esther Bixler
Eugene & Wilma Brazier
Allan & Wanda Brethauer
Terri Brisendine
Katherine Brown
Hartmut & Mary Buettner
Elsie Burkle
Kathy Burns
Jerome & Lisa Burton-Yates
Jeannie Carlson
Joyce Casci
John & Connie Coffman
John & Patricia Cole
Dave & Sandra Combs
Hollian Combs
Robert & Darlene Combs
Roger & Miriam Comer
Phillip & Lois Copp
John Cowgill
Mart Crowe
Dayton Church Supply, Inc.
Jake & Wanda Demarcus
Shirley Di Rocco
Amos & Ruth Dicke
Jon & Kimberly Doughty
R. James & Freda Eby
Ismael Enamorado
Edith Epple
Adelyn Ernst
Thomas Farrier
David & Sharon Fegley
Nancy Fille
Debra Firestone
Randall Fogle
Stephen & Mary Fraley
Charles Gardner
Donald Garland
Dolores Gassman
Gem City Engineering Company
John & Susan Gilchrist
Thomas & Denise Gorman
Beatrice Graham
Jeni Gray
Millie Grebner
Kelly Green
Robert Green
Paul & Deborah Gresham
Warren & Donna Griffin
Walter Groulx
Edna Gunder
Keith Gunderkline
Paul & Amy Hamm
Ruth Hample
Melvina Hard
William & Janet Hardin
Donald & Betsy Harrell
Patty Harrington
Kimberly Harris
Virginia Hartings
Richard & Mona Hartmann
Glen & Sandra Hazen
Phyllis Heller
Jeffrey & Janet Henline
Karen Hewitt
Bruce & Nena Hill
Charles Hill
Douglas & Eileen Hines
Timothy & Constance Holmen
Carl Homan
Kristina Hopf
George & Patricia Hronek
Jennifer Hudson
Marilyn Hulick
Paul & Joanne Hunt
Meinhardt & Mary Jacober
Susan Jacox
Susan Jessee
Lisa Johnson
Leslie Jones
John Juergensen
Jennifer Kaffenberger
Timothy Kambitsch & Julie Beall
Kimberly Kane
Robert & Nancy Kerr
Patricia Kerth
Lori Kinder
Heidi Klawon
Sharon Kline
Roy Klingshirn
Norm & Susan Krueckeberg
Leslie Laramy
G. Elaine Latsko
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Howard & Nancy Le Roy
Kenneth Leibrock
Margaret Lombard
Stephanie Long
Judith Lukas
Susan Luna
Mary Mariscalco
Edythe Martin
Kimberly Martin
James & Christine Martinson
Mark & Cheryl McCarthy
W. Allen & Sharon McClelland
Jamie McFarland
Cliff & Dona McMahon
George & Ruth McMillan
Bradley & Katrina McWilliams
Scott Meseke
James Meyer
Clarissa Michael-Lamar
Deborah Mocas
Perry Moore
Thomas & Nancy Moore
Loren Moyer-Thompson
Kevin Munlin
James & Sondra Newton
Shirley Nixon
Chinedu Njoku
Elizabeth Noble
Esther North
Elizabeth Ott
Rebecca Owen
Gay Parker
Bonnie Pees
William & Candis Pees
Bob & Patricia Peets
Thomas & Jeannette Perchan
Thomas Pflomm
James & Norma Piercey
Nancy Pond
Dean & Kathryn Potts
Mildred Probst
Providence Lutheran Church, Brookville, OH
Kathleen Riley-Wees
Rockway Lutheran Church, Springfield, OH
Arlene Roeder
Cynthia Rogerson
Betty Rowe
Emily Rowell
Lawrence & Patsy Rugh
Rachel Ryan
Sharon Sampson
David & Constance Santez
Rebecca Scarberry
George & Ann Schmitt
Steven & Kara Schneider
Heather Schulkers
Howard Schumacher
Christina Schutte
Science Applications International Corporation
Harold & Holly Seamon
Sherrill Semones
Madeline Shafer
Melody Shafer
Arthur & Clara Sharon
Glen & Cindy Sharon
Philip & Janet Shaw
Melodee Sheils
Delbert & Edna Shell
Vicky Sizemore
Donald Smith
Thomas & Mary Smith
Dean & Dorothy Snethen
Bruce Spriggs
William & Carol Srode
St. John Lutheran Church, Racine, OH
St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, OH
Wanda Stacy
Frank & Barbara Steinmetz
Neil Strawser
Michael & Barbara Streff
Lisa Szwec
Joann Tabor
Otto & Candace Takacs
Clarence Taylor
Daniel & Diane Teich
Linn & Barbara Tewksbury
Edward & Elinor Thomas
Yin Ling Thomas
Linda Thompson
Tammy Todd-Izor
William & Claire Tully
Robert & Glenna Wagner
Janet Wallen
Patricia Ward
Linda Welin
Ralph White
Judith Whitt
Wildwood Workshop
April Williams
Bobby & Dawn Williams
Charles Williams
Dr. Linda Williams
Brett & Dianah Williamson
Joyce Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Harold Wood
Paul & Mary Woodbury
Larry & Joyce Woofter
Daonne Woolf
Tommie & Judy Wooten
Wright Patterson Air Force Base C-5 Systems Group
Tonya Wurzelbacher
Keith Young
Donors (continued)
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M. Edna Ahn†
Harvey Anderson†*
Dorothy Antoine†*
Marceile Armold†
Connie Aubry
Roger† & Nell Baker
Ronald & Judith Baker*
Dean† & Phyllis† Beachler, Sr.*
Ruth Beery†
Ruth Behm†
Robert & Bonna Behnken*
Richard Behymer†
Joseph & Joanna Belanich*
Glendon Bengson†*
Glenn Berndt†
Dr. Dietrich† & Marion† Bieser
Martin† & Mary† Billing*
Eleanor Blank†*
Lovetta Blanke
Florence Bonner†
Rev. James & Julie Bosse
Angela Brixner†*
Harry & Jan Brown
Dennis & Helen Bruce*
Lucille Bryant†*
Matthew & Jennifer Buehrer
Elizabeth Carpenter†
Rev. Glenn† & Eleanor Clauser*
Ethel Cohoon†*
George Cookes†*
Rayman† & Elizabeth† Coy
Charles† & Norma† Crowell
Amos & Ruth Dicke*
Zella Diefenbach†*
M. June Dohse†
Clarence† & Dorothy† Doty
Charles Drinkle
Mae Dunham†*
Ralph† & Eleanor† Eifort
Edith Ellis†
Rodney Ellis†
Mary Engle†
Miriam Fabian†*
William† & Betty Feinerer*
Philip Foell†*
Anna Louise Ford†
Dr. Fred & Kay Freeberg
Albert† & Nancy Freudenberger
Charles† & Lucille Gebhardt*
William† & Kathryn Gilbert
Margaret Glover†*
William† & Gladys Grabeman
Paul† & Beatrice Graham
Mary Ellen Granger†
Werner† & Elizabeth† Grimpe
Mary Grisey
Alma Hain†
Mary Elizabeth Hamburger†
Vera Hamilton†
John† & Mayabelle† Harrington*
Janet Harshbarger†
Katherine Harshbarger†
Martha Harshbarger†
Martha Hart†
Faye Hartshorn†
Herman Hartzell†
Paula Hasinger†
Dorothy Haynes†
Martha Hays†*
Margaret Heberle
Gerald† & Lucille Helker
Richard Heller†
Daryl & Regina Hodnett
Ivar & Bernice† Holmer
John Holyoke†
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The Spiral of Life Society includes people who have made known
their completed arrangements for deferred gifts to Graceworks Lutheran Services
through wills, gift annuities, life insurance or other charitable device. If you
would like more information about the Spiral of Life Society, contact the Resource
Development Office at (937) 436-6871.
Hans & Virginia Holztrager
Faye Hunt*
Walter Ismael & Leigh Fopma
Evelyn Johnson
Harold† & Marjorie† Jones*
Ray & Susan Kaercher
Rev. Paul† & Hildegard Kampfe*
James & Mary Kern
Louise Kesler
Robert† & Amber† Killen*
Harry & Elaine Kreitzburg
George† & Sue† Lawton
Robert† & Claribel† Leland*
Marie Lensch
Gisela Lindner†
Daniel Livingston†
Frank Lucisano†
Michael† & Irene† Lucisano
Margaretta Lumby†
Isabelle Lyday†*
Georg† & Virginia† Maharg
Lusena Mary Margis†
Steve & Jill McCarthy
Barry & Cathy McEwen
Lester† & Ruth McManis
Mary Eileen Menzel
Paul† & Hazel Merrill
Richard Messenger†
Geraldine Michelfelder†
Geraldine Miller†
Lillian Mills†*
Dr. Chester† & Delta† Myrom*
Rev. Dr. Donald Myrom*
Ellen Northy†
Gerhard† & Ida† Oberer*
Dorothy Osler†
Joyce Palmer
Kimie Payne
Mary Jane Pfarrer†
Naomi Pittman
Ellen Jane Porter†*
Robert & Emily† Puckett
Thelma Reichel†
Esther Reimueller†*
Michael Rench
Norman Rieker†
Rev. Calvin Risch†*
Herbert† & Barbara† Rismiller
Clara Rockey†
Frank & Peggy† Root
Eulalia Ruckgaber†
Richard Schiewetz
Dorothy Schnier†
Charles Scholz†
Gordon Schul†
Jack† & Betty† Semmelman
Willis & Susan Serr*
Paul & Jean Shank
Delphin & Marilyn Shannon
Violet Sharpe
Richard† & Sarah Shomper
Dean & Marjorie Shupert
Joseph† & Joanna† Sibert
Dr. Malachi Sloan†
Gladys Smith†
Myrtle Snarr†
Dean & Dorothy Snethen
Donald† & Dorothea† Spindler
Carl Stichweh†
Edwin† & Jayne† Stickel
Mary Kathryn Stiver†
Ray† & Mary Stockmyer*
Mildred Swanson†*
Marian Switzer†
Dorothy Theiss†
Helen Trappe†*
Martha Walter†
Robert & Katherine Westbrook
Eunice Wilcox†*
John & Phyllis Wilkinson
Paul† & Marjorie† Williams*
Violetta Wilson†*
Elmer & Helen† Yost*
F. James† & Helen† Young*
Rosamond Young†
Edna Zaldivar†*
Howard† & Traude Zettervall
Emma Zimmer†*
†Deceased
*Charter Member
Italic signifies new member
Spiral of Life (continued)
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2008 Bequests
Graceworks Lutheran Services
thanks and recognizes the
following people who planned through their
estates to help our ministries continue after their deaths:
Ruth Behm
Eleanor Blank
Angela Brixner
Elizabeth Coy
Rayman Coy
Vera Hamilton
Anne Keppel
George Lawton
Geraldine Miller
Lillian Mills
Thelma Reichel
Florence Ruckgaber
Donald Spindler
Dorothea Spindler
Edwin Stickel
Violetta Wilson
Volunteers Serving 10 or more hours
Tina Abney
Virginia Adams
Alfred Alexander
Nancy Anderson
Paul & Dolores Anderson
Angel Hearts, Dayton, OH
Linda Armstrong
Susan Armstrong
Jamie Ashburn
Kris Ashburn
Kyle Ashburn
Nancy Ashworth
Kristin Atkinson
Connie Aubry
Cathy Austin
Minna Baer
Michael Baker
Nell Baker
Nandakumar Balwally
Ina Barbee
Ann Barnett
Thomas Bartol
Joani Baumgardner
Linda Baumgardner
Carolyn Baumhardt
Joyce Beam
Marjorie Beam
Eugene & Sally Beare
Carl Becker
Sally Becker
Clara Beckett
Dale Beedy
Georgia Beireis
Pauline Bell
Wilma Benner
Evelyn Bergstedt
Linda Bertke
Alexander Beyderman
Marion Bieser
Dorothe Bitzer
Kim Black
Nelda Blake
Linda Blanton
Julie Bodiker
Dyna Bowser
Marilyn Boyd
Donna Boyer
Chris Boyle
Scott Boyles
Rev. John Bradosky
Brandywine Community Church, Greenfield, IN
Margaret Branhan
Bread of Life, Greensburg, IN
Margaret Brent
Virginia Brewer
Sarah Briley
Barbara Broady
Dr. George Brown
Jacqueline Brown
Brown Mackie College, Cincinnati, OH
Billie Bruner
Janet Buckley
Mary Buettner
Clarine Burgess
Juanita Burkhardt
Elsie Burkle
Denver Burns
Mary Buxton
Larry Byrd
Millie Cadle
Annabel Camire
Marilyn Campbell
Ada Candor
Richard Carnal
Iris Carter
Lana Carter
Betty Casey
Helen Cash
Walter Caswell
Centerville City Schools, Centerville, OH
Sheldon Chan
Ann Chase
Richard Chernesky
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Dorothea Christensen
Darlyne Clark
Patricia Clark
Janet Claudepierre
Rodney & Phyllis Clippinger
Shirley Coen
Florence Coffey
Marie Coffey
Wilma Cole
Jim Coleman
Lyndia Colligan
Cynthia Combs
Earl Cook
Frances Cooley
Ann Cooper
Dianne Cooper
Connie Copeland
Betty Corder
Marie Cordier
Eric Corwin
Ken & Pat Cowans
John Cowgill
Donald Cox
Susie Cramer
Vernon Crawford
Dena Crawley
Adabelle Crum
Lois Cuningham
Michael Anthony Curtis
Charles & Linda Curtoys
Lauren Cushman
William Dabbelt
Hazel Dalton
Geraldine Daly
Mary Daniel
Effie Daniels
Patty Davis
Jerolene Dawes
Betty Dearing
Connie Deas
Christopher DeLaCruz
Gladys Denney
Alice Detert
Ryan DeWine
Brittany Dexter
Kathy Dierker
Rev. William Dierks
Rev. John Dodson
Pat Doebler
Charlotte Donaldson
Eleazar Doram
Frances Douglass
Keith Dover
Benny Downey
Mae Duzan
Russell Dwenger
Lea Dyk
Thelma Ebert
Barbara Ehler
Marilyn Ekberg
Robert & Sandra Emerson
Carmen Ernst
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Frances Erskine
Deborah Esala
Robert Estepp
Wilma Estes
Donald Etz
Floyd Evans
Frances Evans
Helen Evans
Denny Fagin
Kristin Farquhar
Charlotte Feldmaier
Dorothy Feldmaier
George Feldmaier
Ada Felton
Pauletta Ferris
D’Juana Few
Julie Fields
Ann Finnicum
Helen Fischer
Phyllis Fleetwood
Nancy Fodrea
Melba Foege
Geneva Folkerth
Wanda Ford
Sue Fortman
Margaret Foster
Dorothy Franke
Florence Frazier
Dottie French
Nancy Freudenberger
Mary Caroline Frost
Richard Furry
Datta & Rita Gaitonde
Jason Gaitonde
Kevin Gaitonde
Gail Gammell
Corine Gary
Brookan Gennaro
Roy Geoghegan
Marsha George
Walter George
Bonnie Gilbert
Judith Gilbert
Rev. Richard Gilbertson
Ruth Gilespie
Beatrice Gilles
Rhea Gilmore
Mary Ginder
John Girvin
Virginia Gleason
Nadezhda Gofer
Shirley Gogle
Sarah Goodner
Mary Goodwin
Carol Gray
Hilda Gray
Diane Green
Elaine Green
Patricia Haas
Nina Hahn
Bill Hall
Nalla Hall
Ruth Hall
Brenda Hammond
Brittany Hancock
Reuben Hann
Carsten Hannaford
Chelsea Hanson
Marvin Harmon
Opal Harmon
Liz Harper
Brooke Hartwig
Harold Heacock
Margaret Heberle
Helen Hedke
Janet Hegwood
Jane Heishman
Louise Hellickson
James Helms
Lenos Henderson
Barbara Henry
Ardeth Herbert
Hardy Hillard
James Hiller
Jay Hilton
Lea Hine
Nancy Hines
Mildred Hinson
Robert Hipp
Stephen Hoffsis
Lois Hoke
Russell Hollan
Lois Hollins
Delores Holloway
Hans & Virginia Holztrager
Lynnie Honshul
Madelyn Hook
Hope Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Virginia Hosier
Valarie Howard
James Huden
James & Nannette Huff
Marolyn Hufford
Frederick Husmann
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Sandy Inman
Ella Ivory
Bonnie Izor
Bessie Jackson
Susan Jacox
Betty Jenkins
Doris Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Christy Jones
Shellie Jordan
Doris Kallas
Judith Kalthoff
Ethel Kandzer
Normasue Kanorr
Walter Kaye
Eula Keaton
Lawrence Keel
Betty Kelemen
Eileen Keller
Winifred Kerry
Doris Kettler
Jean Kirst
John Kiviniemi
Libby Klemman
Dr. Leonard Kloft
Ethel Knapper
Kermit Knox
Wilma Koch
Martha Kos
Barbara Krowialis
Leah Laird
Anna Lane
Janet Latimer
G. Elaine Latsko
Mary Lynne Lawton
Dwight & Martha Leach
Winifred Lee
A.J. Lehman
Kathy Lehman
Tom & Barbara Lehman
Izzy Leisure
Betty Leonard
Jennifer Leyh
Robert & Lynda Lillie
Paul Lin
Lester Lindsey
Sally Jo Lines
Volunteers (continued)
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Nora Livesay
Lisa Lockwood
Rosemary Loeb
Ronald Long
Mary Lowe
Don & Louise Lucas
Leasa Ludy
Pat Lukanty
Bonnie Marker
Sarah Marsh
Hattie Marshall
Georgia Mason
Mason County Health Department, Maysville, KY
Ada Mathews
Imogene Mattox
Dorothy McCafferty
Paul McClain
Shirley McClain
Jill McConnel
Evelyn McGinnis
Scott McGohan
Jessica McKean
Virginia McKee
Oravell McLean
Ruth McManis
Ruth McMillan
Jo Ann McQuinn
Emily Medearis
Dale & Karen Medford
Virginia Meece
Marilyn Meeks
Evelyn Mefford
Betty Merzke
Messiah Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Carol Miley
Lee Miller
Myrle Miller
Rev. Gerald Miller
Rev. Robert Miller
Geraldine Mirick
Jean Mitoraj
Isaac Mix
Mike Mohammad
Phyllis Montgomery
Jack Moody
Jeanie Moody
Patricia Moore
Ruth Moore
Versae Moore
Molly Moormeier
Larry Morgan
Phyllis Morris
John Moxley
Marty Mueller
Ireda Mullen
Frances Mumma
Elizabeth Murphy
Sarah Murphy
Deaconess Erma Murray
Teddy Murray
Harold Muse
Ralph Myers
Tom Myers
Ann Napier
Minnie Nason
Nicholas Nawroth
Irvin Neargarder
Barbara Neer
Paul Nelson
Ralph Nickels
Kathy Nill
Shirley Nixon
Elaine Noland
Irvin & Sadie Noland
Mary Nordheim
Betty Oberer
Betty Osburn
Linda Ostergaard
Donna Ostick
Ruth Owensby
Jacqueline Page
Rebecca Page
Charlie Palmer
Lola Palmer
Margaret Palmer
Charles & Joanna Patterson
Larry & Janet Paxson
Ida Payton
Lottie Payton
Roger Pearce
Dorothy Pease
Emily Pendleton
Sofiya Perel
Joan Peres
Sylvia Perry
Dr. Joseph Petrick
Judith Petrokas
Janice Pitsinger
Barbara Pleasant
Paul Pleiman
Carolyn Pohlman
Shirley Pointer
Fannie Porter
Nellie Poston
Mary Powell
Rachel Powell
Ruth Powell
Vance Pribble
Richard Prior
Ryan Quatman
Barbara Rader
Krista Raggio
Jean Rawlins
Phyllis Ray
David Rayburn
Olga Redder
Mary Reeves
Heidi Reichard
Lisa Reith
Gail Retherford
Barbara Reynolds
Cynthia Reynolds
Mary Kaye Rhoades
Kathy Richards
Sandy Richards
Mary Richmond
Mary Ann Riddell
Brenda Riddle
Jean Riesz
Adelya Riftina
Karl Rigg
Mary Jeanette Rigg
Betty Rike
Roy Roach
Carroll Robbins
Edna Robinson
Martha Robinson
Tammy Robinson
Sue Robohm
Kayla Rogers
Barbara Root
Gwyn Rosales
Jane Ross
Merit Rumple
Margaret Rundell
Margery Runyan
Rita Russman
Connie Ryan
Sarah Santez
Constance Satchell
Mary Ann Sauer
Theresa Sauter
John Sayler
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Martha Saylor
Lenora Scates
Judy Schamel
Paula Schiml
Bob & Rosemary Schirmer
Dr. Marlene Schmidt
Anita Schneider
Ron Schneider
Charles Schreiber
Don Schroeder
Tammy Scott
Lois Sellars
Lola Shafer
Marilyn Shannon
Violet Sharpe
Philip Shaw
Robert Shaw
Betty Shelton
Dorothy Shepherd
Geraldine Shepherd
Jackie Shepherd
Janet Shepherd
Edna Shipp
Rev. Laura Shreffler
Betty Shuler
SICSA, Dayton, OH
Minnie Simmons
Lizzie Simpkins
Mary Simpson
Sue Sizemore
Elisabeth Skipworth
Eula Slater
Iva Slinkard
Andrew Slusher
Brian Slusher
Laura Slusher
Barbara Smith
Debbie Smith
Melvyn Smith
Sandra Smith
Thomas Smith
Marjorie Smothers
Betty Snook
Elbert Sorrell
John Sparks
Linda Sprick-Kruse
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greensburg, IN
St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, OH
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, IN
Pat Stanley
Doris Stein
Kate Steininger
Louise Stephenson
Alexandra Stevens
Bob Stevens
Matt & Rebecca Stevens
Judy Stewart
Hugh & Joyce Storer
Judy Stroeh
Joyce Strohminger
Geraldine Sullivan
Joyce Taylor
Michael Terry
Carolyn Tharp
Elinor Thomas
Rev. Cathleen Thompson
Mickey Thompson
Nancy Thompson
Shirley Thompson
Ethleon Thomson
Rodney & Dorothy Thorpe
Doris Tibbs
Kevin Timperman
Belva Tingle
Lucille Townsend
Mary Trego
Trinity Lutheran Church, Maysville, KY
Sandy Trowbridge
Maria Tsamasiros
Helen Tunehorst
Emy Turner
Penny Ulrich
Patricia Underwood
Union Savings Bank, Dayton, OH
United Methodist Church, Greensburg, IN
United Way Day of Action
Ofelia Ureta
Robert VanLeeuwen
Laura Varney
Alta Vaught
Krista Votaw
Patricia Voydanoff
Mary Ellen Wagner
Norma Wallace
Sarah Ward
John & Lydia Washko
Eugene & Marilyn Weaver
Judith Webb
Mary Weber
Marie Weinberger
Laurie Weireter
Diane Welborn
Jack Welch
Jim & Mary Ellen Welling
Marilyn Welling
Kim Wells
Wilma Wells
Roy West
Mary Etta White
Olive White
Ruth White
Maxine Whitman
Todd Wichmann
Mary Wiggins
Mary Wiggson
Carol Wilcher
Georgetta Will
Michelle Wills
Ronald Wine
Ryan Wineberg
Phyllis Winter
Regina Wise
Peggy Wittmer
Joan Wolfe
Wilma Woosley
Donna Workman
Julie Worley
Carolyn Worthington
Janice Wright
Dr. Richard Wyderski
Mae Wykoff
Helen Young
Hester Young
Karen Young
Amy Zahora
Donna Zajovits
Traude Zettervall
William & Muriel Zoll
Volunteers (continued)
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Member Congregations
Abiding Christ Lutheran Church, Fairborn, OH
Atonement Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Augsburg Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Bethel Lutheran Church, Bellbrook, OH
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fairborn, OH
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Christ the King Lutheran Church, West Chester, OH
Emanuel Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, OH
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kettering, OH
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Centerville, OH
Faith Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Fifth Lutheran Church, Springfield, OH
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Xenia, OH
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kettering, OH
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, West Milton, OH
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jackson Center, OH
Grace Lutheran Church, Eaton, OH
Hope Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Dayton, OH
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Cincinnati, OH
Messiah Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
New Hope Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
North Riverdale Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Beavercreek, OH
Peace Lutheran Church, Georgetown, OH
Peace Lutheran Church, Hillsboro, OH
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Loveland, OH
Providence Lutheran Church, Brookville, OH
Risen Christ Lutheran Church, Springfield, OH
Rockway Lutheran Church, Springfield, OH
Roselawn Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, OH
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ellerton, Miamisburg, OH
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Alexandria, OH
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Enon, OH
St. John Lutheran Church, Greenville, OH
St. John Lutheran Church, Napoleon, IN
St. John Lutheran Church (Ingomar), West Alexandria, OH
St. John Lutheran Church (Enterprise), West Alexandria, OH
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vandalia, OH
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Ithaca, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Botkins, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Franklin, OH
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Trenton, OH
St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, OH
Trinity Lutheran Church, Brookville, OH
Trinity Lutheran Church, Cincinnati (Mt. Healthy), OH
Trinity Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lewisburg, OH
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dayton, OH
Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City, OH
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Graceworks Enhanced Living widens its service
During 2008 Graceworks Enhanced Living expanded its services into new settings to faithfully care for individuals with mental retardation and develop-
mental disabilities.
In February, Graceworks Enhanced Living began providing services in a new Greene County condominium community for two women in their shared residence and a man living in his own unit.
Ten individuals moved to a beautiful new home in June in Hamilton County after Graceworks overcame challenges to relocate them from another location in Cincin-nati. In 1997, Graceworks began providing services in their former home after the previous provider
was found guilty of fraud. Graceworks worked first to provide excellent care. Then, as neighborhood safety declined, Graceworks worked with a developer to build a new home in a more secure and stable community. “Our residents have the same basic desire that all of us share: to live in a safe, loving home,” said Deb Lyle, Administrator, Graceworks Enhanced Living.
Graceworks now provides services in 28 homes where 150 residents live with 24-hour staffing. In addition, Graceworks operates a Day Program serving 20 individuals.
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Bethany Village expands community, welcomes new residents
One of the largest expansion projects in Bethany Village history continued to transform the continuing care retirement community in Centerville during 2008. Construction began in Spring 2007, to be completed in Spring 2009.
The 11-story Tower residential building was renamed “Vista Place” on January 1 after completion of major renovations that included a total exterior surface remodeling with new windows and brick panels that enhance the functionality and appearance of the building.
Residents began moving into 30 newly constructed villas in April. Construc- tion of Park Ridge Place – with 30 spacious apartments, a parking garage and an outdoor plaza deck – was completed in December and opened its doors to new residents in January 2009.
At the heart of the expanded community is a Vil-lage Center that opened in December. The Village Center, which connects the Homestead to Vista Place, has already become the focus of social events, informal gatherings, fitness and educational programs for the entire Bethany community.
Residents will begin moving into the new Memory Support Center in Spring 2009. The state-of-the-art center will provide specialized care in a homelike setting for 56 individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairment. It replaces the ex-isting Bethany Village memory support area which is more than 40 years old.
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