reflections SPRING 2019
Masonic Village Hospice
Pictured are handmade crochet hearts that are sent to grieving spouses by Masonic Village Hospice. Volunteers make each heart with love and care.
cancer, Jim was ready to find love again when he met Dianne, and the two were married for 24 years. When Jim reached his late 70s, Dianne saw changes in his memory and temperament that perhaps no one else, besides a wife, would have noticed. Unfortunately, it got to the point where she began seeing changes daily. “I realized I was losing a little bit of him every day,” Dianne recalls.
A Moment of Fate When Hope is Lost Dianne McMahon has a small crochet heart sitting on her bedside table. While it would seem like a simple trinket to some, to her, its meaning is so much more. The handmade heart came in a letter Dianne received from Masonic Village Hospice, six months after her husband passed away on the service. A hospice volunteer made the heart, and the letter included a poem and a personal offer for additional grief support. While Dianne is grieving through her own process, including song writing, and declined the additional support, she kept the heart as a reminder that someone is always thinking of her. “It was a touching gesture,” she said. “I can say during the month we had hospice, they gave me relief. They were able to meet all my 2
husband’s needs that I could not.” When Dianne first met her husband, Jim, she noticed his strong 6-foot stature and even-keeled demeanor. “When he walked in the room, all he had to do was stop in the doorway, and people noticed him,” Dianne recalls. Jim was a proud member of the U.S. Marine Corps and served during the Korean conflict. After his service, he attended college, then served on the Lancaster City Police force. From there, he worked for and retired from the Internal Revenue Service. “We often joked that people either knew him from the good that he was doing or the bad that they were doing,” Dianne said. “He was a very caring, funny and knowledgeable person.” Having lost his first spouse to
However, the unexpected made the biggest change in the couple’s life. While Jim was recovering from heart surgery, doctors discovered cancerous spots located throughout his body. “I was startled by the CAT scan and MRI,” Dianne said. “It was very stressful, dealing with the dementia, then the cancer, too.” Jim started on chemotherapy, which would periodically reduce his white blood cell count, causing him to need blood transfusions. When his care became too much for Dianne, Jim moved into a local nursing care center. “We all knew his prognosis wasn’t good,” Dianne said. “The whole process was getting very tiresome for him, so he reached a decision.” Jim chose to tell his family that he was going to stop treatment. They, of course, respected his wishes. When all hope seemed to be lost, what happened next was what Dianne calls “fate.” One day, Dianne was sitting in the lobby of the nursing care center before visiting Jim. It was an unusual day, as Dianne
of life. She looked for the listed signs and symptoms in Jim and was comforted to know how much time they had left together. He passed away in May 2017. “When he died, I had already been grieving for several years,” Dianne said. “I had no more tears, I had cried them all. I had lost bits and pieces of him little by little. I didn’t think I was grieving then, but I was. Hospice helped me understand that. When death does occur, it can be a release for your loved one, but it can also be a release for you.”
Jim and Dianne McMahon
felt like she needed to sit down and gather strength before the visit, something she rarely had to do. “I was sitting there, and a gentleman walked by me,” Dianne recalls. “I looked up and thought ‘I know him,’ so I stood up to get another glimpse. Then, I called out his name.”
Everyone grieves differently. While Dianne will always miss her husband, writing songs has helped her heal. Lyrics from her song, (Nobody Knows) How to Say Goodbye, are as follows:
Nobody knows how to say “goodbye” Seems so easy until you try Nobody knows what words to say Maybe they’ll come another day What would you say if you had the chance?
The gentleman was Bob Heim, one of Masonic Village Hospice’s registered nurses. He was making his rounds at the facility, visiting residents who were receiving hospice care. Dianne had recognized him from her employment in health care as a receptionist.
If only once more you could see his eyes dance?
“He came over to me, sat down and we started talking,” Dianne said. “I told him my situation, and he told me about Masonic Village Hospice. I was somewhat familiar with the service from its reputation, but I had even greater peace of mind knowing Bob was part of it.”
I’m not sure he heard me, I just couldn’t tell
From there, within 48 hours, a hospice staff member met with Dianne to officially educate her on the services available to her and her husband, who qualified for hospice.
That the memories will help me survive
“Hospice took on the burden of everything with me,” Dianne recalls. “Every staff person who came to see Jim knew his condition and knew what he needed. I would come into the room and someone would be crouched down by Jim’s bed talking to him. He began to look forward to their visits.”
To look one last time upon his face Given the chance by God’s grace I tried several times to say my farewells My words seemed so empty … I couldn’t express How he had brought me happiness But the tears have all dried, and now I realize Seems we’d barely begun, and now it is done I am left with my grief to overcome
Thanks to you, hospice is able to care for people with complex needs at the end of their lives. We are also able to support spouses like Dianne who have lost loved ones, encouraging them to understand that everyone grieves in their own way and in their own time.
Dianne tells her friends and family that the hospice staff had the patience of angels. When Jim became agitated or upset, they knew how to lift his spirits. Toward the end, Jim became unresponsive, so Dianne was thankful for the information hospice provided her on the end stages 3
Care for the Whole Family sleep and abnormal breathing at night due to “acting out” in dreams. During a girls’ trip to the beach, Jennifer recalls her mom yelling in her sleep during the night. “Once she was diagnosed, we realized she had symptoms for years,” Jennifer said. “The next two years, her health declined quickly.”
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Jennifer Berlet can remember dancing to records with her mother, Valerie, in the living room of her childhood home. When Jennifer had two daughters, her mother continued the tradition and had sleepovers and “dance parties” with the girls, but this time, to CDs.
Unfortunately, Valerie left her granddaughters too soon. At age 62, she began experiencing strange symptoms, including poor balance, increased falling and difficulty swallowing. She was no longer able to sit on the floor and play with her granddaughters. Upon being referred to a specialist, Valerie discovered she was suffering from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare and incurable degenerative neurological disorder.
“She was excited to have granddaughters,” Jennifer said. “She was a very vivacious person who loved to dance, travel and shop, each of which she did with my girls.”
“Her brain could no longer communicate with her body,” Jennifer said. “When she was diagnosed, I was upset with myself for not realizing the signs.” One such sign was agitated
Valerie lost her ability to eat solid foods and, eventually, her ability to dance and even walk. “It was hard for all of us to watch this, especially since she was so young,” Jennifer said. “My grandparents are still alive, and that was their child. I don’t care how old you are, it’s still your child.” As the family came to terms with Valerie’s grim diagnosis, doctors recommended Masonic Village Hospice for Valerie, a service Jennifer was already familiar with and pushing for. “I was sold immediately, but it took my mom a little longer,” Jennifer remembers. However, after hospice staff spoke with Valerie about the benefits, she had no question that the service was right for her.
“She said to me, ‘What’s one bad thing about hospice?’” Jennifer said. “We couldn’t think of anything.” Over the next five months, hospice became part of Jennifer and Valerie’s family. The nursing assistants carefully cared for Valerie, ensuring she felt good about herself even at the end of life. “They did her hair, painted her nails and even took her out for ice cream,” Jennifer recalls. “My mom’s nurse answered every time I called, and he checked up on me every Friday evening to see how I was doing.” This hands-on care was important to Jennifer since she was an only child. “I knew my mother, so it was nice to have someone to confirm my instincts with whenever I felt like something wasn’t right.” Upon Valerie’s diagnosis, doctors recommended she develop an exercise plan to keep her symptoms at bay. Jennifer, who is a certified personal trainer, came up with a personalized regiment. However, her mother had other ideas on how to spend her final days. “She was newly retired and wanted to spend her time left doing what she wanted to do,” Jennifer recalls. This made Jennifer wonder, “What if?” What if her mother stuck to the exercise plan she had made? Would she have lived longer? Would she still be here? “Hospice taught me to let go of my opinions and follow my mom’s lead on things,” Jennifer said. “Being able to walk with my mom as far as I did was a gift. This sounds strange, but hospice made the whole process almost beautiful for us.” Before she was sick, Valerie loved hosting wine and cheese parties with her friends and family. Hospice staff learned this and organized a party with wine and ice cream, since Valerie was not able to eat solid foods, so she could have one more day of enjoyment while she said goodbye to those she loved.
“Her hospice aide dressed her in a beautiful silk robe, and everyone she knew was there,” Jennifer recalls. “The party ended at 4 p.m., and my mom died next to me at 5 p.m.” After cleaning up the party, hospice staff had left, but quickly turned their vehicles around when they learned Valerie was actively passing. “They took my girls out to get something to eat, and they spent time kicking a ball around with them while I said goodbye to my mom and started to process what was happening,” Jennifer recalls.
Valerie chose to donate her body to science, in hopes of finding a cure for her rare disease. Hospice staff helped complete and organize the paperwork for Jennifer. “They gave me time to do what I needed to do for me and my family,” Jennifer says. “My girls came in and laid with her and brushed her hair. It was a beautiful moment.” Since Valerie’s passing in October 2018, hospice has kept in touch with Jennifer, providing her information on grieving for both her and her girls, now ages 5 and 7. Hospice staff even checks in on her grandparents. “Hospice isn’t just for the person who is dying, and it’s not just done and over with when the patient passes,” Jennifer said. “Hospice is about the whole family. They help people live well to die well.” Jennifer’s journey with her mother encouraged her to become a certified nursing assistant, and she has hopes of working with Masonic Village Hospice one day. “There are days where I go into work to care for people and see her,” she says, “but I allow myself to change the perspective. I look at it as giving back, and I know my mom’s with me. It just feels right.” Jennifer, who inherited Valerie’s love for dancing, choreographed a dance in memory of her mother. She is also working to form a grieving group among eight of her friends, each of whom have experienced loss, including the loss of a child. “It helps to surround yourself with people who understand what you’re going through,” Jennifer says. “After loss, life keeps moving, but your reality will always be different.” Most importantly, Jennifer is helping her girls understand loss. “We talk about my mom all the time. She is still a daily part of our lives.” At bedtime, Jennifer’s daughters snuggle with a blanket that was their grandmother’s, and the three now have their own dance parties in the living room. “I always say we express ourselves better through dance than through words.”
Jennifer realizes that life is not the same after loss, but, thanks to you, she also knows she has hospice to rely on. Because of her experience, she now comforts others.
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Making a Difference in the Journey When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, their loved ones often take on a role they never thought they would: caregiver. Caregivers are responsible for the wellbeing of their loved one while still caring for themselves and, sometimes, other family members. Samantha Sheaffer has aided patients and their caregivers for five years as a certified nursing assistant for hospice. “Being a caregiver is the most difficult job there is,” Samantha says, “and it’s 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week.” While her friends and family wonder how Samantha can work with terminally ill patients and their families each day without becoming emotionally drained, she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I love to teach families in these hard times what comes as second nature to me,” she says. Samantha works frequently with Masonic Village Hospice patients who are residing in their homes. She drives to the homes of five to seven patients per day and is able to spend upwards of an hour with each one. “I enjoy building personal relationships with my patients, which is part of the reason why I chose to work in hospice,” Samantha says. “I help them get out of bed, get them dressed, feed them meals, help with personal care and even serve as a companion.” She also educates family members on how to complete these tasks for their loved ones. “They know they can always call us for help or advice,” Samantha says, “but sometimes people want to show their love by doing these things themselves.” Samantha knows this from personal experience, as she lost her mother several years ago. Shortly after, her father was diagnosed with cancer. He was diagnosed seven
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months before passing away, which gave time for him to receive end-of-life care. “That experience changed the way I viewed my job,” Samantha recalls. “I’ve watched the dying process hundreds of times before, but you gain a broader perspective when it happens to your loved ones.” Samantha’s experience with death has enabled her to practice strong empathy with her hospice families.
“Everything can be chaotic at the end of life,” she says. “Death can be a peaceful and spiritual experience, and it’s our job to make it that way.” Hospice nurses, physicians, chaplains and social workers often rely on certified nursing assistants, like Samantha, to be the eyes and ears of the service. “We know a patient’s condition really well because we see them most often,” Samantha says. “I see some patients five days a week.”
“I enjoy building personal relationships with my patients, which is part of the reason why I chose to work in hospice.”
“As soon as I realized this, I talked to one of our social workers, and we made it happen,” Samantha said. “We picked up a gift, wrapped it and put it under the tree so his wife would have something to open on Christmas morning. She was pretty surprised.” On Valentine’s Day, staff sent the man’s wife a dozen red roses signed with his name. When the time comes to say goodbye, Samantha is there with open arms and simple acts of kindness. “If a patient is dying at home with their family around them, I have brought coffee and donuts to the house, or other small things. We are encouraged by our leadership to do things like that and think outside the box.” Even after patient care isn’t needed, Samantha is still involved in helping families grieve.
“I let them know that in many cases, you’re grieving even before the loss of your loved one happens,” she says. “I let families know that I understand how they feel and that it’s okay to be tearful or upset.” Samantha remembers one patient who she built a relationship with after initially thinking her care would be a challenge, due to her condition. “Her disease had caused her to lose the ability to communicate,” Samantha said. “She wrote down everything she needed on a piece of paper for me to read, but after a while, she could just look at me and I’d know what she was thinking.” The hospice team not only considers a person’s illness, but their personal needs as well. “We don’t want our patients to have any anxiety or regrets during this time.”
Thankfully, Masonic Village Hospice also offers grief support for staff in direct patient care. “Our hospice chaplains hold sessions with us where we read the names of patients we have lost as a way of letting go of those emotions,” Samantha said. “It’s not just a job for any of us.”
Staff like Samantha make Masonic Village Hospice, and the care our patients receive, special. Thanks to you, staff are able to attend trainings to make them stronger professionals and receive grief support to ensure they stay well.
Last year, Samantha was working with a bed-ridden patient who lived at home with his wife. During one of her visits before Christmas, Samantha realized how distraught the man was, as it was the first Christmas he was unable to go shopping for a gift for his wife,
something he’d done every year of their marriage.
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Turn Your Required Minimum Distribution into a Qualified Charitable Deduction While cash gifts are always appreciated by Masonic Village Hospice, consider giving part or all of your Required Minimum Distribution to support terminally ill patients. ARE YOU 701/2 or OLDER AND: • Own an IRA? • Haven’t taken all of your required minimum distribution (RMD) this year? • Don’t need all or part of your RMD to live on? • Hate to pay taxes? • Enjoy helping others?
THEN CONSIDER THIS! Give all or part of your RMD to Masonic Village Hospice and you will: • Help patients remain comfortable and stewards of their own care • Give patients opportunities to make lasting memories with their loved ones • Provide grief support for families after the loss of a loved one
ACT NOW! Call the Office of Gift Planning at 1-800-599-6454 or complete and return the enclosed envelope to find out how you can: • Give part or all of your RMD to Masonic Village Hospice • Avoid taxes on your RMD • Offer support to terminally ill patients and their families • Feel great about making a difference!
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Thank You Memorials
Memorials and honors received Nov. 1, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2019
MEMORIAL
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Harold and Joyce Arnold
Michael and Barbara Legg
George (Bud) E. Becker
Lancaster PIAA Swimming Officials
Gene and Jan Moore
Karen Paulk
Carl Petticoffer
Veritas Press, Inc.
Richard F. Brenneman
Lynne Brenneman
Charles T. Chew
Geraldine Werner
Mae D. Cooper
Edward and Janice Horst
Edward Horst
Frederick (Fred) G. Dent
Eureka-West Shore Lodge No. 302
Donald and Joyce Allan
Diane Brokenshire
Marianne Grybowski
Horace and Prudy Mann
Craig and Theresa Reiter
Julie Pappas Dinkel
Berkshire Hathaway Realty
Charles and Jean Broome
Anne-Marie Bursevich
CCN Support Services, LLC
Ann Clark
Kathy Clark
Conestoga Title Insurance Co.
Tom Davies
Karen Doyle
Linda Eckenrode
Anna Fazzini
First American Title Insurance Company
John and Dawn Flaharty
Taamar Herbert
Mike and Fran Kane
Michael Kichman
Kirchner Brothers
Lancaster County Association
M. Manon Duck
Don and Shirley Miller
Frances Glass Duval
Diane Roth
Richard Matthew Dyson
Thomas and Jane Baer
Mike and Karen McCoy
Bradford Sargent
Stephen and Nancy Wasilewski
Robert E. Focht
Bobby Rahal Automotive Group
James and Cathy Bolinger
Kay Ann Focht
Marcia Focht
Marjorie Focht
Roberta (Bobbie) Glingle
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.
Bonnie Moyer
Rick Sanger and Kenneth
Peggy Stiffler
Helen Watson
David and Sandra Weiser
Lois L. Foreman
Linda Foreman
Kenneth and Betty Thomas
Rudolf and Mary Galli
Marina Galli
Elizabeth (Libby) H. Harper
John and Carol Bender
Keystone Lodge Hunting Camp, LLC
Wanda Rupp and Eric Rupp
Sarah Stowell
Marlin Wilbert
Janet E. Herr
Scheid Management Services, LLC
Ann Leonard
Kay L. Horst
Edward and Janice Horst
Edward Horst
Mildred Mummau
David and Alicia Hunsberger Tim and Fay Pletcher Irene L. Jochen
Albert Jochen
Jack H. Kelley
George Althouse
Huntsville Housing Authority
Paul S. Long
Janicemarie Long
Richard C. Mann
Audrey Mann
Thomas J. O’Donnell
John and Nora Kerschner
Janice O’Donnell
Marjorie D. Owens
F&M Psychology Department
Constance Minor
Fred Owens and Judith Mueller
Jean Rodgers and Bryce Rodgers
Steven Spadafore
Michael J. Perezous
Dolores Perezous
Beatrice K. Phillips
John Phillips
Fay Rauschkolb
Russell and Linda Adsitt
Kerry Bergmann
Carol Bradshaw
Tony and Elaine Ciofani
Margaret Coester
Beverly Hofsass
Julia McCourt
Joyce Nickel
Betty Petersen
of Realtors
Lusk & Associates
Deb McClarigan
Bonnie Miller
Old Republic Title
Sites Realty, Inc.
Lori Smith
Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP
WAM Associates - Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Karen Wolf
M. Manon Duck
Ray and Pat Horn
Lynn Kreider
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Fay Rauschkolb
Richard and Fay Rauschkolb
Ernst and Ruth Rinder
Martin and Linda Schulman
Leroy and Cathy Smith and Family
Marvin Trim
Rose Resanovich
Joe and Vicki Peters
Elwood C. Richter
Laura Richter Albertson
Larry G. Ritter
Ralph (Scotty) and Elizabeth Jane Davis
Betty J. Rodgers
Kurt Wagner and Eric Hoffer
Jay Kenneth (Rat) Royer
Gerald and Lavinia Brackbill
Kevin and Denise Brumbach
Michael and Sandra Coll
Tom and Jill Grosh
Nancy Hook
Brad and Nancy Myers
Walter and Esther Root
Annabelle Shultz
Betty Wolf McCardle
Tracy Shultz
Robert K. Sloan
Edna Sloan
Thelma J. Steffy
Nelson and Sandra Behmer
Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLP
Dalyce L. Thomas
Patrick and Kelly Berklich
Anthony F. Vitas
Delores Dengler Vitas
Marilyn L. Vollrath
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 34
American Legion Post No. 494
Sons of the American Legion District 10 Detachment of PA
The American Legion Department of Pennsylvania
Dorothy Barr
Mildred Bechtold
Kenneth Deaven
James McMullen
Kit and Debra Watson
Neda Mae Wert
Adams Family
Robert Grimes
Donald and Rose Marie Thompson
Geraldine Werner
Arthur and Dorothy Wert
Roger and Susan Wheeler
Ann Wildasin
Ila Westbrook
Donna Amato
Honors
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HONOR
DONOR
Ana Flores
Diane Roth
Robert Heim
Diane Roth
Barbara Riggs
Bud and Dixie Teaford
Love of Angels Gifts MEMORIAL
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Ronald L. Abel
Kathy Abel
William B. Anderson
Camilla Anderson
William J. Barnhart
Karen Nye
Teresa Black & Stanley Black Mike Black Kenneth C. Blankenhorn
Yvonne Blankenhorn
Benjamin S. Bowman
Kay Duffy
Howard E. Bradshaw
Joan Kelley
Richard F. Brenneman
Lynne Brenneman
Jay G. Brossman
Sally Kinzey
Donald P. and Mary A. Byers Donald and Rosemary Byers Susan Chaloka
Evelyn Masters
Charles T. Chew
Carol Chew
Clyde D. Cooper
Del Donna Forrest
Harry E. Cooper, Jr.
Ed and Kay Horst
Earl A. Deibert
Betty Deibert
Anna K. Deik
Richard and Cynthia Deik
Patricia E. Dooley
John Dooley
Roland E. Dunkelberger
Ruth Dunkelberger
Roy A. Ecklund, Jr.
Doris Ecklund
Ted Ewing
Roberta Ewing
William & Marian Fatzinger Nancy Webster Dwight and Mary Fetterhoff Donna Robinson Eleanor (Elle) Forney
Bob and Marilyn Forney
Emory Freet
Kay Freet
Barbara Frey
Evelyn Masters
Grace M. Frishkorn
Richard and Cynthia Deik
Richard C. Funk
Shirley Mason
Eleanor (Jean) Gaspari
Marjorie Menear
Doris Gibbons
Fred and Diane Gatchell
Jack L. Gillmore
Vicki Gillmore
Spurgeon Gohn, Jr.
Dorothy Nye
Marion Graham
Shirley Mason
Elizabeth J. Greenawalt
Richard and Sherry Greenawalt
Harry E. Greenawalt
Kay Duffy
Despina M. Grimes
Robert Grimes
Paula Harrington
Bud and Dixie Teaford
George (Smokey) Harvey
Sandra Harvey
John Suhr
Melanie Suhr
Lester Hawthorne
Hazel Hawthorne
Gladys R. Heisey
Lou and Laura Heisey
Paul and Mary Hoffines
Robert and Linda Hoffines
Robert C. Hoffman
Robbie Hoffman
Charles W. Jamison
Mildred Jamison
Arthur D. Kauffman
Ed and Kay Horst
Jack H. Kelley
Joan Kelley
Bertha Kennedy
Robert and Linda Hoffines
Francis and Thelma Kinter
Robert and Kimberly Rose
Teresa F. Kornsey
Tom and Carol Fanelli
Roy Kuhn
Carl and Terry Dunbar
D. Jane Kurtz
Warren and Helen Heidelbaugh
Linda L. Kurtz
Kay Duffy
Emanuel M. Lapp
Kay Duffy
Grace E. Laubach
Mary Rawcliffe
Bill and Deb Lightner
Terry and Lori Seiders
David Link
Barbara Link
John W. Linn
Julia Linn
Harry K. Longenecker
Vicki Gillmore
Doris Longenecker
Esther M. Lux
William Lux
Geoffrey & Jeanne Mann
Horace and Prudy Mann
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Martz
Sally Kinzey
Robert C. Marvel
Fay Marvel
Ned A. Masenheimer
Phyllis Masenheimer
George and Cindy Shultz
Charles & Gladys Masterson Kay Freet R. Dale McDowell
Bonnie McDowell
Glenn (Hank) McGurk
JoAnn B. McGurk
John Mentzer
Richard and Sherry Greenawalt
Samuel L. Miller
Susan Hulshizer
Monica Moyer
Susan Hulshizer
George F. Novatnak
Donna Nooney
James G. Novinger
Doris Novinger
Paul F. Nye
Mark Nye
Bridget O’Brien
Lou and Rose O’Brien
Anita L. Pence
George Pence
Michael, Sarah and Emmalyn Pence
Ruth J. Phillips
James Phillips
Claire Piltz & William A. Piltz Karen Speelhoffer Elizabeth U. Putt
Lloyd Putt
Elwood (Woody) Raber
Linda Raber
Dorothy E. Reifsnyder
Susan Ostermueller
Jenny L. Rodger
Barry and Linda Brown
Sally Sue
Betsy Shipe
Nicole A. Schiavoni
Roberta Ewing
Nancy K. Seiders
Terry and Lori Seiders
Mildred S. Service
Walt Service, III
Nancy Service
Walt Service, III
Perryne B. Service
Walt Service, III
Walter C. Service
Walt Service, III
John M. Shaud
Mary Shaud
George & Delores Sload
Phyllis Kepner
Robert K. Sloan
Edna Sloan
Glen A. Smith
Bob and Marilyn Forney
Parents of Sobotka Family
Bernie and Judy Sobotka
Don and Sally Sowden
Clinton Spiegel
Charlotte Sparks
Fred and Diane Gatchell
Karen L. Swope
Ronald Swope
John S. Tuck
Karen Conrad
Herman (Ben) Turpin
Jeanette Turpin
Emily J. Weaver
Jennie Cooper
Richard E. Weitzel
Sue Joines
Henry M. Wildasin
Ann Wildasin
William N. Willard
Ann Marie Ulrich
Walter H. Wright
Warren and Helen Heidelbaugh
John P. Young
Donnis Young
John W. Zitrick, Jr.
Barbara Zitrick
Love of Angels Gifts HONOR
DONOR
Francis and Marion Black
Mike Black
Bob Carthew
Bill and Nancy Pearson
Jim and Cheryl Deibert
Betty Deibert
Jim and Diane Gordon
Betty Deibert
Donald and Joan Grier
Evelyn Masters
Marion W. Grochowski
Sheryl Allston
Evelyn B. Hackman
Carl and Evelyn Hackman
Robert Heim
Sy and Deborah Beozzo
Bob Helm
Barbara Link
Hospice
Karen Speelhoffer
Jay Linn
Julia Linn
John W. Linn, III
Julia Linn
Bethanne Lizzi
Sy and Deborah Beozzo
Althea Martin
Julia Linn
Phyllis B. Masenheimer
George and Cindy Shultz
Hospice Team
Kay Freet
Hospice Team
Lou and Laura Heisey
Hospice Team
Ronald Swope
Adele Messerole
Julia Linn
Elaine M. Miller
Susan Hulshizer
Rev. Timothy Nickel
Sy and Deborah Beozzo
Debra Novinger
Camilla Anderson
Doris Novinger
Bridge O’Brien
Lou and Rose O’Brien
Amber Pawuk
Marjorie Menear
The Hulshizers
Susan Hulshizer
Gerald E. Weaver
Jennie Cooper
Heidi M. Young
Camilla Anderson
To our generous donors, thank you for believing in Masonic Village Hospice’s mission. You have made a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families!
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MASONIC VILLAGE HOSPICE One Masonic Drive • Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2219 717-367-1121, ext. 18449 • MasonicVillages.org/care-support/hospice
Who We Are Since 2009, Masonic Village’s trained, compassionate hospice staff have cared for thousands of patients and their families, focusing on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients so they may complete their lives joyfully. Our hospice staff promote comfort and self-determination, enabling patients to participate in making decisions about their care. Based in Elizabethtown, Masonic Village Hospice is pleased to offer services to patients in the comfort of their homes throughout Lancaster, Dauphin, Lebanon and Eastern York counties.
Open for Everyone. Masonic Village Hospice does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, ancestry, national origin, familial status, age, sex, limited English proficiency (LEP) or any other protected status in admission, treatment or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment. Masonic Village Hospice cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo. Masonic Village Hospice iss willich, die Gsetze (federal civil rights) vun die Owwerichkeet zu folliche un duht alle Leit behandle in der seem Weg. Es macht nix aus, vun wellem Schtamm ebber beikummt, aus wellem Land die Voreldre kumme sinn, was fer en Elt ebber hot, eb ebber en Mann iss odder en Fraa, verkrippelt iss odder net.