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TROY CULBERTSONAdministrator

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy

BRUCE RAUNERGovernor

State of Illinois

ERICA L. JEFFRIESDirector

IL Dept. Veterans' Affairs

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

WELCOME, TROY CULBERTSON!New IVHQ Administrator Troy Culbertson is greetedby Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore during an August 25th“meet and greet” in Lippincott Hall. AdministratorCulbertson began his IVHQ term on Monday, August22nd and has spent the first several weeks meetingresidents, staff, volunteers, and Quincy leadership.

(See additional photos from the day starting on page #12.)

PROVIDING A HOME FOR VETERANS... OVER 125 YEARS STRONG!

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy BUGLE, JULY & AUG., 2016 EDITIONThe Bugle is published for the Residents,

Staff, Volunteers, and Friends of IVHQ. It is notprinted with tax funds.

Comments and contributions are always invit-ed provided they are signed by the author. Nameswill be withheld if requested.

EEDITORDITORRick Gengenbacher

PPRINTINGRINTINGIDVA Central Office

PPHOTOGRAPHYHOTOGRAPHYActivities Staff

Ch. Don BlickhanArnie Eichorst

LaVerne Franken

PPROOFREADINGROOFREADINGAccounting OfficeAdjutant’s OfficeBusiness OfficePersonnel Office

Library

Keith GerhardtLouise SeaverTane Temple

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Population Report

Men WomenWWII 74 6WWII & Korea 7 0Korea 95 4WWII, Korea & Vietnam 2 0Korea & Vietnam 2 0Vietnam 84 5Vietnam & Gulf 2 0Gulf 4 1Peace Time 38 0Non-Veterans 0 58Total 308 76Total Population 384

H These statistics were valid as of Sept. 27, 2016.

Age Range Chart

Men Women39 & Under 0 040-49 0 050-59 7 060-69 47 470-79 59 880-89 131 3790-99 64 27100 & Over 0 0

Branch of Service Report

Air Force 39Army 175Coast Guard 3Marine 31Navy 81

TABLE OF CONTENTSA FEWTHINGSGOINGON 5ADMINISTRATOR’S COLUMN 3ANNIVERSARY DATES 7BIRTHDAYS 10-11CANDID SHOTS 12-15CHAPLAIN’S CORNER 6LIBRARY NOTES 9NEW ADMISSIONS 4-5

NEW EMPLOYEES 15ON THE JOB 16-17PASTORALREFLECTIONS 8-9RESIDENT AT RANDOM 19-20RETIREMENTS 18TAPS 20-21WISH LIST/CONTRIBUTIONS 23-24

JULY/AUGUST, 2016 BUGLE

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Wow! What a whirlwind of activity it hasbeen since being named as your new administra-tor! I have been busy learning all I can about thisgreat operation but fortunately, I have also hadthe privilege of meeting many residents, staff, vol-unteers (including those who serve in the wonder-ful veterans organizations who support this facil-ity), and community leaders during this time. Ilook forward to meeting more of you in the nearfuture.

It is a great honor to be named as the admin-istrator of this Home and to serve our veteransand their spouses. It is without doubt the high-light of my two and a half decade career spentserving our elders.

It is important that you understand I havethree very simple and honest agenda items:

* Improve the quality of care and services pro-vided to those men and women who live here.

* Improve relations with the staff who have theprivilege of working for those men andwomen who live here.

* Improve community relations and subse-quently boost volunteer activities.

I will use those statements as a templategoing foward. While it is easy to see all the greatattributes this place offers, we can and will do bet-ter by working together for a cause much greaterthan anyone of us individually. I’m excited aboutwhat our future holds!

I look forward to sharing a direct messagewithin this column each upcoming Bugle. Takecare and enjoy the rest of the issue.

Administrator’s ColumnBY ADMINISTRATOR TROY CULBERTSON

NEW ADMINISTRATOR NAMED AT THEILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

Mr. Troy Culbertson started as the new Administrator for the IllinoisVeterans’ Home in Quincy on August 22nd. “We are very fortunate tohave found someone of Troy’s experience and capability to lead our staffat our Quincy Home,” said Illinois Department of Veterans AffairsDirector Erica Jeffries. “Our number one priority is the care for our res-idents and our staff. Troy will be a great leader and caretaker of ourIllinois Heroes.”

Mr. Culbertson has 26 years of experience with long term care and is acertified preceptor for training new Nursing Home Administrators. He

has extensive experience working with veterans throughout his career, including designingveteran specific living units for enhanced camaraderie and creating numerous veteran- spe-cific recognition ceremonies for veterans in the homes he has led over the years. In 2006, Mr.Culbertson was awarded the Missouri Health Care Association Administrator of the Year’.Earlier in his career, Mr. Culbertson served as a Regional Director of Operations providingoperational support for ten facilities in Missouri and Iowa and twelve facilities in Missouriand Western Tennessee.

George DemasFifer C

From Elmwood ParkWWII

Marine Corps VeteranDOB is 2/14

Gene KrigbaumFifer C

From QuincyKorean War


Mike HickleSchapers A

From AstoriaVietnam WarNavy Veteran

DOB is 3/3

Frank GaveniaElmore East

From MantenoPeace Time

Army VeteranDOB is 1/13

Ken DennyFifer C

From PlainvilleVietnam WarArmy VeteranDOB is 4/12

NEW ADMISSIONS(JUNE 23RD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH)WELCOME TO IVHQ

Charles BaconFifer A

From CobdenWWII


Gene CrouchFifer C

From QuincyVietnam WarNavy VeteranDOB is 2/23

Joe CarrierMarkword 1

From IndustryWWII


Mason BouillonFifer A

From LitchfieldWWII


Roger BaxterSchapers A

From RaymondVietnam War

Air Force VeteranDOB is 1/13

Fred MainerMarkword 1

From Charlotte NCWWII

Navy VeteranDOB is 5/23

Pat PattersonFifer C

From PeoriaKorean & Vietnam Wars

A.F. VeteranDOB is 10/5

Tom OwensFifer C

From HartfordVietnam WarNavy VeteranDOB is 8/14

Don OharaMarkword 2From QuincyWWII & KW


Sharon OdayFifer B

From SpringfieldVietnam War

Air Force VeteranDOB is 2/19


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A FEW THINGS GOING ON...Please take note of the following events to take place in the weeks and months ahead:

* Fall Veterans Advisory Council Meeting - Saturday, October 1st, 10:00 a.m. in Lippincott Hall.* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, October 7th at 10:00 a.m. in Somerville. Guest Speaker TBA.* Macomb VFW BINGO - Saturday, October 8th, 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, October 13th, load at 8:30 a.m.* Senior Center Golden Games - Wednesday, October 12th. A group of IVHQ residents from Elmore will

represent our facility in the local Golden Games. Good Luck!* Employee/Retiree Family Fall Festival - Friday, October 14th, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in American Legion

Pavilion on Lake Illinois. The Employee Recognition Committee invites all IVHQ employees, RETIREES,and their immediate families for a fun fall event.

* FOUNDATION DAY, Wednesday, October 19th - IVHQ will mark its 130th anniversary with treats forresidents on all units. Happy Anniversary!

* Beardstown VFW BINGO - Saturday, October 22nd, 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.* Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League DANCE - Saturday, October 22nd from 6:00 p.m. to

8:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Ambush Band. Marine Corps League members will be on hand to escort, do a50/50, and provide treats.

* Halloween Parties on all the units - Monday, October 31st.* Recreation entertainers visiting residential units - Wednesday November 2nd starting at 10:30 a.m.

Theme for their show is “School Days!”* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, November 4th at 10:00 a.m. in Markword. Guest Speaker TBA.* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, November 10th, load at 8:30 a.m.* VETERANS DAY Program - Friday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in Lippincott Hall. Heartland Christian

College students will be here to help move residents to and from program* Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, November 23rd. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.* Resident/Family Christmas Party - Friday, December 16th.

NEW ADMISSIONSCONTINUED

Riker ReicherElmore East

From PlainfieldPeace Time


Ed WilkingMarkword 2

From DecaturKorean War


Don TheilkenSchapers B

From ChathamKorean War


John SvetlikFifer C

From SpringfieldKorean War


WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANT?Sometimes late at night I

have trouble sleeping.Sometimes I just can’t get tosleep, other times I may sleep foran hour and then wake up andnot be able to fall back asleep.Maybe its stress, maybe I’m justnot tired, maybe it’s that meat-ball sub sandwich I ate way toolate, before going to bed! Butwhenever it happens, I just sort oflay there in bed, and randomthoughts in the form of questionsstart running through my mind.And inevitably all of these ran-dom thoughts come back to onequestion... “What does God reallywant from me?”

I’m sure all of us have hadthat same thought one time oranother. Perhaps like me youoccasionally have those sleeplessnights, and slowly that naggingquestion keeps coming back;“What does God really want fromme?” This question can takemany forms, “What does hewant?” “What does God expect?”“Is God pleased with me?” “Am Idoing enough?” “Am I goodenough?” But it all boils down tothis; what does God really expectfrom me, or any of us for thatmatter? I mean, if I knew whatHe expected - I could do it! And Isuspect that if I did that, then Hewould be pleased. And if He werepleased then that would beenough, right? So what is it thatGod really expects of us?

That question is answered forus in the Bible. You see, afterMoses led the children of Israel

out of Egyptian slavery, theyasked that very same question. Iwonder if Moses had sleeplessnights asking those same ques-tions that I ask whenever I can’tsleep. But in the book ofDeuteronomy (that’s way back inthe Old Testament) Moses wrote:

And now, Israel, what doesthe LORD your God require ofyou? He requires only that youfear the LORD your God, and livein a way that pleases him, andlove him and serve him with allyour heart and soul. And youmust always obey the LORD’scommands and decrees that I amgiving you today for your owngood. (Deuteronomy 10:12-13,NAT)

I honestly believe that Godexpects the same out of us as Hedid for the ancient Israelitesthousands of years ago. He is anever-present, unchanging God.So it’s reasonable to believe thathis expectations have notchanged for his people. I guessthere’s no need to spend anothersleepless night wondering whatGod expects from me.

There are four things Godexpects from us. First of all Heexpects that we fear Him. Nowthat word fear is not the same asafraid, like I’m afraid of the dark,or my wife is afraid of heights.But it does mean that we need torespect God and be in total awe ofHim. So we need to ask our-selves; “Do I live in awe of howamazing God is?” If the answer isyes, then we can go on to the sec-ond expectation.

The second thing God expectsis for us to live in a way thatpleases Him. That simply meansthat I need to put aside mydreams, my will, my goals, andmy plans in exchange for Hisgoals and plans. That is easiersaid than done. But just thinkabout it for a minute. If He cancreate the world and everythingin it (including you and me) andkeep it running in a rather pur-poseful fashion, then can’t wetrust his purpose for our lives?Sure we can. Let’s look at thethird expectation. And whilewe’re at it let’s look at the fourthone as well because you reallycan’t do number three withoutalso doing number four.

The next thing God expectsfrom us is for us to love Him.This is easy to say, but it is hardto actually show. In fact the onlyway that we can really show thatwe love God (that’s number three)is by serving God (that’s numberfour.) A lot of times we are will-ing to say that we love God but wenever really take the time showHim that we love Him by servingHim. And we serve God by serv-ing others.

So there you have it, a quickand easy four point checklist.Next time you have a sleeplessnight and that nagging questioncomes creeping back into yourmind, just rememberDeuteronomy 10:12-13. Askyourself these four questions:1.) Are you in awe of Him?2.) Do you live for Him?3.) Do you love Him?4.) Do you serve Him by servingothers?

If you can say yes to all four ofthese questions, then you knowwhat God expects from you. Andwhen know what God expectsfrom you, then you can rest easyhave a good night’s sleep. GoodNight!

Chaplain’sCorner

BY REV. DAVE HALL


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ANNIVERSARY DATES (SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER)CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE!

20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Chris Reuschel Accounting Sept. 5thDawn Whitcomb Adjutant’s Office Oct. 15th

15 Year Anniversaries:Bill Buss Nursing Oct. 22ndValerie Klement Nursing Oct. 22nd

10 Year Anniversaries:Virginia Darnell Nursing Sept. 5thDonna Lashbrook Housekeeping Sept. 5thMichael Smith Dietary Sept. 5thDodie Washburn Nursing Sept, 5th

5 Year Anniversaries:Whitley Bland Nursing Sept. 12thMartha Ellefritz Nursing Sept. 12thSonya Elliott Dietary Sept. 12thJohn Goehl Nursing Sept. 12thBill McDonald Nursing Sept. 12thAmy Smith Nursing Sept. 12thMisha Wassell Dietary Sept. 16thMichele Hogan Nursing Sept. 26thBrittany Hunolt Nursing Sept. 26thMarta Mowen Dietary Sept. 26thMandy Walters Nursing Oct. 17th

CCONGRATULATIONSONGRATULATIONS!!TTHANKHANK YOUYOU FORFOR YOURYOUR YYEARSEARS OFOF SSERVICEERVICE!!

Lisa AllenPharmacy

27 years on 10/2

Dodie AbbottNursing

39 years on 9/16

Colette DouglasDietary

26 years on 10/22

Cathy HoustonNursing

31 years on 9/3

Dianna DyerNursing

26 years on 10/22

Barb JonesDietary

33 years on 9/1

Anniversary dates are printed at the 5, 10, 15, and 20year anniversaries. Starting at 25 years (and all thoseabove) employees will have their photo published aswell. Congratulations to all celebrating anniversariesduring these two months!

Theresa LandwehrBusiness Office26 years on 10/9

Helen KellerFacilities

26 years on 10/9

Ricky LeonardDietary

26 years on 10/29

Carrol WhiteBusiness Office27 years on 9/18

Judy PatersonNursing

26 years on 9/14

Editor’s Note: The article forthis issue of Volunteer Voices waswritten by Activities TherapistSara Colgrove. Enjoy!

“You are my sunshine, myonly sunshine, you make mehappy when skies are grey” Behonest, I have you singing now?

The beginning of this popularsong represents the gratitudethat we have for our volunteershere at the Illinois VeteransHome. Our volunteers are oursunshine and they make ushappy everyday. I had the oppor-tunity to help Kelvin Roberts, ourVolunteer Services Director inthe last couple of weeks, as hetook a much deserved vacationand saw first hand many of thevolunteers that help give sun-shine to our veterans.

Of course, there is not enoughspace or time to give thanks toeach and every volunteer but I dowant to share with you some ofthe happiness that volunteerswere spreading in the last month.

Thank you to the Quincy Elksclub who sponsored a memorableprogram to honor our veteransand the lunch they provided forthem on Saturday, July 16th.They invited Mayor Kyle Mooreand Representative Randy Freseto speak and both gave thanks toour veterans for their service.Thank you to the veterans in thecolor guard, who not only partici-pated in the Elks Club program,but also spent their evening atthe local Quincy Gems baseballgame honoring veterans.

Speaking of baseball, afterthe Elks Club program and lunch,the U.S. Military All-Stars base-ball team stopped by Markwordand Fletcher to meet and greetwith our veterans. What anhonor it was to have active dutymilitary members visiting andsaluting our members. (Check outthe pictures in the photo sectionof the Bugle) A thank you to thepopcorn poppers who volunteerevery Monday and Thursday pop-ping popcorn to go out to theunits. Our residents love theirpopcorn! Kudos to the girl scouttroop who helped pass out thedelicious girl scout cookies to theresidents this last month too!Another ray of sunshine sharedfrom volunteers are those thathelp with our craft shop locatedin the basement of Lippincott.Several residents enjoy usingtheir skills to do woodworking,sewing, painting and even repair-ing fishing poles and the craftshop gives them the opportunityto continue with their hobbies.Special thanks to the volunteerswho push residents to our awe-some activities, call bingo, drivethe trolley, play cards or just takethe time to stop and visit with ourresidents. You are our sunshine!

The activity departmentworks with so many volunteersand I want to have this opportu-nity to introduce 3 new activitystaff that will be working 11 amto 7:30 pm providing more activi-ties in the evenings and on theweekends. Please give a warmwelcome to Whittany Flambeau,

Steve Lindsey and TammyBaehr. Whittany and Stevetransferred from the nursingdepartment after 4 ½ years andTammy has worked 5 years inboth nursing and dietary depart-ments. We know they will enjoyevery minute in the activitydepartment as they create funand unique programs for our res-idents. We ask what our resi-dent’s favorite activity is so wecan accommodate it into theactivity program and we also takethe time to find out what our vol-unteers enjoy doing so we can putthe two together. The most pop-ular answer is of course, bingoand the other, going outdoors &keeping up with the news. So ifyou enjoy bingo, nature & theoutdoors or just reading thepaper to a resident, give us acall—we would love to have youas a volunteer. But don’t worry,if those aren’t your interests, wealso have many other activitiesthat may catch your eye. We arehaving a Cub/Cardinal gameday—all units will watch thegame, eat some baseball parksnacks and cheer for the Cubbies(You know this is their year! GoCubs!), our own summer Olympicgames are scheduled during theRio 2016 Olympics, wacky water-melon Wednesday is coming upand a paper plane flying contest.Plus so many more fun things todo here at the Veterans Homethat I can’t mention them all.Give us a call so we can includeyou in all the fun!

So no matter the weather, ourvolunteers make the sunshineand we thank you for it! Keepsinging everyone—“You are mysunshine, my only sunshine, youmake me happy when skies aregrey”

VolunteerVoices

BY KELVIN ROBERTS


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The Library offers severalregional and national newspapersand many popular magazine sub-scriptions along with large printbooks, over 3800 DVDs and hun-dreds of music CDs. As always, ifthere is something you want toread, watch, or listen to, let usknow and if we do not have it willmake every effort to get it for you.

E-Books / Axis 360 – Our E-Book program is so easy and offersnew book releases not in ourlibrary! With one Apps you cansearch, check-out, and read yourfavorite books on your Kindle, I-Pad, Tablet or I-Phone. Sorry, butthe Kindle Reader does not workwith this program. Don’t have aKindle but still curious? Check outa Kindle from the library! Stop byand we will get you started withchecking out books! The E-Bookprogram is available to residents,retired staff, current staff and vol-unteers who have a library card.The Apps is called Axis360; youwill need your library card numberand pin number to check outbooks.

E-Mail – Our E-Mail addressis: [email protected], pleaserequest your name and buildingwhere you reside appear in thesubject line to insure we can deliv-er your e-mail to you timely. Wecannot forward internet files/links,e-cards, music or video files.Remind family & friends that theemails are printed and mail pickup/delivery is once a day duringthe work week, so if they need toreach you quickly ask them to call.Please do not use our email for per-sonal business.

Website – Did you know we

have a library website? Just go tothe IVHQ home page and click onthe library link, it will take youdirectly to the library websitewhere you can keep up with all thenew additions to the library. Youmay also search for items at ourlibrary or libraries within ouralliance. You will need your librarynumber to request material butthat is only a phone call away! Callor visit us for more information.Your Library’s Collection

Books – We’ve been cleaningout old books at the library andworking on making your favoritelarge print books easier to find. Ifyou love a good mystery, check outone of these writers: John Sanford,Tom Clancy, Dale Brown, TerriBlackstock, Harlan Coben, andClive Cusser, all available in largeprint.

DVDs – Did you know thatyour Activity staff has a notebookwith all of the libraries DVDs list-ed in alphabetical order? We willbe updating this list in the nextfew weeks to add our newestmovies. We’ve added a few travelfilms titled “Trekking the World”along with several TV seriesincluding the first season of“Vinyl” and seasons one throughthree of “Banshee.”

Films – We have a great col-lection of alien vs. human movies;some are funny and some aredownright scary! For the lighthearted we have the followingcomedies: “Evolution” with DavidDuchesne and Julianne Moore;“Aliens in the Attic” with AshleyTisdale; we also have “Men inBlack” films with Tommy LeeJones and Will Smith. For those

who prefer being on the edge of thechair, we have the complete collec-tion of the “Alien” movies alongwith “Close Encounters of theThird Kind.” If you’re a fan of west-erns there’s “Cowboys & Aliens”with plenty of shoot em’ up action.

CDs – Our newest volunteer,Annie Duff, is reorganizing our CDcollection. Annie is changing outdamaged cases and making surethe CDs are in the right category.It’s kept her very busy over thelast few weeks, but once she’s fin-ished it will make finding themusic you enjoy a breeze!Laptop Computers: Do not forgetthat your library has Laptop com-puters available for check out byour residents. These laptops areinternet ready and are operatingwith Windows 7. The laptops maybe checked out for a period of oneweek. If you have a need or desireto use a laptop, please come to thelibrary to check one out.

CD/DVD Player - Need aloaner? We have CD/DVD playersavailable to check out. If you enjoymovies we encourage you to con-tact the shopper and purchaseyour own DVD player as ours are“on loan” and not intended to bekept long term. DVD players canbe found for as little as $25.00 atWal-Mart, Dollar General, Big-Lots and other retailers.

I am constantly looking toexpand the library’s reading, lis-tening and viewing selections foryour enjoyment. If you have anysuggestions/requests for anybooks, movies, CDs, etc. that youwould like to find in your library,now is the time to let your librarystaff know. The library is current-ly making final decisions on suchpurchases and your input isrequested. Of course, not every-thing can be acquired, but unlessyou speak up, it may never be inthe library!

IVHQ-TV, Channel 2 -Please keep an eye on IVHQ-TV,Channel #2 for Library announce-ments.

LibraryNotesBY PEGGY BALLARD

Helen Dickens 9/1 Elmore 2Tony Pabalan 9/1 Fletcher 1Rusty Smith 9/3 Schapers BClyde Brown 9/3 Markword 1Richard Jones 9/8 AndersonBob Sassman 9/9 Markword 2Ruby Steele 9/9 AndersonChester Todd 9/11 Fletcher 1Bob O’Connor 9/11 Fletcher 1Virginia Williams 9/12 Fifer BBon Foote 9/12 Schapers BByron McAllister 9/13 Fletcher 1Gene Duncan 9/13 Fifer BMary Mason 9/13 SomervilleVelma Schisler 9/14 Elmore WestHarold Rudd 9/14 Fifer DJack Lile 9/14 Markword 1Jim Jenkins 9/15 Markword 2Jess Foglesong 9/16 Elmore 2Sheila Enright 9/16 Markword 1George Herendeen 9/16 Fifer CHarold Dasch 9/19 Schapers AVirginia Riney 9/19 Fifer CTony Gladkowski 9/19 Elmore 2Ralph Genenbacher 9/22 Elmore EastTerry Ehrenhart 9/22 Markword 1Don Ellison 9/22 Markword 1Jule Peck 9/23 Fifer BBarb Newingham 9/24 Markword 1Jim Kielty 9/24 Markword 1Don Smith 9/25 Markword 2Edna McAfee 9/25 Fifer BMary Ann Mountain 9/25 SomervilleKaye Smith 9/27 Markword 1Dorm Cole 9/27 Markword 1

Mardy McDowell 9/2 NursingBrennan Casey 9/3 NursingRobin Sonethongkham 9/5 NursingJune Newbold 9/6 HousekeepingJennifer Clendenny 9/7 NursingMary O’Brien 9/8 NursingScott Sass 9/8 NursingMargaret Schuermann 9/8 NursingIla Farris 9/9 DietarySusan DeMoss 9/10 NursingKaren Howard 9/10 NursingNettie Smith 9/10 NursingWarren Smith 9/10 DietaryPeggy Stark 9/10 HousekeepingSusie Veihl 9/10 NursingSusie Weiss 9/10 NursingJennifer Bricker 9/11 NursingVicky Zanger 9/11 Physical TherapyShanna Bangert 9/13 HousekeepingKristen Westerheide 9/13 NursingBob Westerheide 9/14 PharmacyLinda Miller 9/15 NursingJudy Patterson 9/15 NursingStephen Thomas 9/16 NursingJonita Burnier 9/17 NursingTina McPherson 9/17 Adjutant’s OfficeDoris Franzen 9/18 NursingBarb Risley 9/18 NursingMichelle Hartman 9/19 DietaryChristy Huner 9/19 NursingCassie Mace 9/19 HousekeepingMandy Walters 9/19 NursingBrenda Altmix 9/20 HousekeepingVilma Jackaron 9/20 NursingRebecca Davis 9/21 NursingJasena Mann 9/22 NursingMira Simovic 9/22 NursingSherrie Lefevre 9/23 NursingJessica Pilant 9/23 NursingTerry Smith 9/23 DietaryMike Spohr 9/23 Social ServicesBill Buss 9/24 NursingRebecca Buhlig 9/25 NursingAlice Cagnoni 9/25 NursingBrad Florea 9/25 NursingJim Hayes 9/26 DietaryDonita Scott 9/26 DietaryTerry Wise 9/26 Data ProcessingMichelle Hankins 9/27 NursingMark Iseminger 9/27 SecurityRonna Cole 9/28 NursingDana Mehochko 9/28 NursingTeresa Thomas 9/28 Nursing

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYSResidents Employees


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John Bauer 10/1 Markword 1

Gus Papili 10/2 Fifer A

Bob Smith 10/3 Markword 1

Pat Paterson 10/5 Fifer C

William Wade 10/5 Elmore West

Karen Kotek 10/7 Somerville

Joe Robinson 10/7 Markword 1

Mike Durre 10/9 Markword 1

Dan Cook 10/9 Elmore East

Hack Dulin 10/9 Markword 1

Dan Stone 10/9 Elmore East

Peggy Cook 10/10 Markword 2

Eddie McClintock 10/11 Schapers B

Chuck Vespa 10/14 Anderson

Irvin Schecter 10/15 Markword 2

Keith Eads 10/15 Elmore East

Clyde Gauley 10/17 Elmore East

Leroy Qualls 10/17 Fifer A

Craig Pennington 10/17 Fletcher 1

Sharon Ervin 10/18 Anderson

Dick Hadfield 10/20 Schapers A

Leo Deihl 10/22 Elmore East

Sanford Eldridge 10/25 Schapers A

Roy Johnson 10/25 Fifer D

Russ Merkel 10/29 Fifer C

Gerald Hackemack 10/29 Fifer A

Esther Barkley 10/30 Somerville

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYSResidents Employees

Kathy Goehl 10/1 P.T.Leon LaBonte 10/1 NursingGeorge Schrage 10/1 SwitchboardTodd Breuer 10/3 NursingMartha Ellefritz 10/4 NursingAlicia Yates 10/4 NursingPaula Goodwin 10/6 NursingJolene Kiser 10/7 Social ServicesDoug Mason 10/7 SecurityBob Schoch 10/8 Power PlantTeresa Allensworth 10/9 Medical StaffDevin Huner 10/10 DietaryKris Durbin 10/12 NursingJonna Means 10/12 NursingDarla Ingels 10/13 DietaryJosh Smith 10/13 FacilitiesLinda Coons 10/14 NursingAmber Wiemelt 10/14 Social ServicesPeggy Ballard-Burshard 10/15 LibraryShearie Harmon 10/16 NursingRobin Van Velzer 10/18 ActivitiesCandi Bell 10/19 NursingSarah Deege 10/20 NursingMayia Redd 10/20 NursingBrandy Gauch 10/22 NursingAngie Dolbeare 10/24 NursingLisa Tipton 10/24 LaundryWendy Bowen 10/25 PharmacyAmy Morales 10/25 NursingMelissa Raymond 10/25 HousekeepingDenise Rigg 10/25 DietaryPam Warning 10/26 PersonnelDawn Whelan 10/26 HousekeepingIvan Hicks 10/28 DietaryBobbette Morris 10/28 DietaryMegan Orrill 10/28 NursingLindsay Crossman 10/29 NursingBarb Jones 10/29 DietaryMisha Wassell 10/29 DietaryJeff Wilson 10/29 Truck GarageKim Lilo 10/30 NursingEd Mason 10/30 DietaryDebra Blackledge 10/31 NursingKevin Blewett 10/31 Power PlantSusan Bowles 10/31 NursingRick Leonard 10/31 Laundry

CandidShots

“Candid Shots” from around IVHQ overthe past several weeks. Enjoy.


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Chester Boden of Fifer C POW award ceremonyIDVA Employee of the Quarter - Jim Muldoon

Andrew Campbell donating one of his beautiful picturesHy-Vee donates roses to IVHQ residents

Gary Fisk and his 32”, 17.8 lbs. buffalo caught in Lake ILCourtney Whitcomb completes her internship in Activities


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WIVES OF SCHAPERS B & MARKWORD 2This past July, we were saddened with the passing of Ann’s husband,Ron, who had been a resident of Schapers B since January, 2015. At onepoint, all four of our husbands resided at Schapers B which is where ourfriendship began. We have been truly blessed to be able to sharemoments with our husbands in the recreation room of Schapers B. It ismostly us women doing the talking, but it is great to share our memoriesand challenges as we have walked this path together. Not only have wewalked this path as four couples, we have had the amazing support of theSchapers B staff as Ron lived out his last days. Words do not expresshow wonderful these care takers were in taking care of Ron and sup-porting his family during this difficult time. Their love, patience, andsupport will forever be remembered by Ron’s family. It is never easy tosay “good-bye” to a love one, but Schapers B went above and beyond tohelp the family with their last good-byes. We, wives, know that our menare safe and content living at Schapers B and Markword 2. We are trulyblessed by all the people who love and take care of our men. Thank youto all of the caretakers who have touched our husband’s lives.

Betty, Nancy, Ann, & Bev

Bob BouchezDietary - 8/29

Danielle BevansNursing - 7/11

William CampbellDietary - 6/27

Troy CulbertsonAdministrator - 8/22

Denise FergusonNursing - 9/19

Brittany FawcettNursing - 9/19

NEW EMPLOYEES (JUNE 23RD TROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH)RESIDENTS AND FELLOW STAFF WELCOME YOU TO IVHQ!

Lance HigdonPower House - 9/19

Angel HamiltonSocial Services - 9/6

Kerrie HilgenbrinckNursing - 8/29

Liz JarvisNursing - 7/11

Clarence PerryDietary - 8/8

Kringle LindseyDietary - 8/29

John WellmanElectrician - 6/27

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ONTHEJOBBY: RICK GENGENBACHER

THE HORTON PROFILEBirthday: May 21stFamily: Husband, Gene. Sons Ryanand Chris (deceased)Military Service: NoneIVHQ Service: Since December,1999Vehicle: ‘06 Chevrolet HHRFavorite Beverage: Iced TeaFavorite Food: MexicanFavorite Movie: Ben Hur/GhostFavorite Actor: Clint EastwoodFavorite Actress: Demi MooreFavorite Type of Music: Old timeRock-n-RollFavorite Musicians or MusicalGroup: Tom Jones, Elvis, andAlabamaFavorite Sports Team: St. LouisCardinalsFavorite Author: John GrishamFavorite Hobby: GardeningProudest Accomplishment: Mysons.Favorite Thing about IVHQ: Theresidents.

Sometimes, if you are lucky, you meet a person whois so sincere and loving that you can actually feel thewarm sincerity and love that radiates from them. SueHorton is one of those special people and to know her isto simply love her.

There are no shortage of folks, both residents andstaff, who love Sue and respect the job she does atIVHQ. She was an easy selection as the July employeeof the Month.

Sue is a support service worker assigned as theSomerville Barrack housekeeper. She works the 7:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. shift. Her primary responsibility, asher title suggest, is to clean Somerville but Sue goesabove and beyond by trying to help the residents inthat building with any need they may have, even if itisn’t necessarily a housekeeping task. And if she can’tdo it, she finds someone who can.

Sue and her husband of 47 years, Gene, haveowned Gene’s Transmission shop since 1975. Sueworked in the shop for many years. She began herIVHQ employment after her good friend, Sally VanDyke, encouraged her to consider working at the Home.(Sally was a RN and served for a short period as theDirector of Nursing before her retirement in 2005.)

Prior to Housekeeping, Sue worked for short termsin Medical Records and Laundry, several years as aVNAC, and several more years in Dietary.

Sue has no immediate plans on retiring becauseshe understands and appreciates that IVHQ is animportant part of her life. Not only does she love thepeople here, she realizes her work keeps her mind offthe heartfelt sadness she has, caused by the untimelydeath of her son, Chris. Chris had just started workingas a VNAC at Fifer in May of 2013 before his suddendeath in August of the same year. He was only 37years old and had planned on becoming a nurse.

One of Sue’s favorite activities is gardening. Thisyear she and Gene put in 48 tomato plants, 20 pepperplants, corn, onion, and beets. Part of the joy of plant-ing such a huge garden is giving away what it producesand Sue does a lot of that!

Sue and Gene’s youngest son, Ryan, lives in Quincyas do four of their five grandsons. The five are all closein age, ranging from 13-18.

If you don’t know Sue, you should. She is a speciallady!

We are lucky to have Sue Horton at IVHQ and OnThe Job!

Sue Horton


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ONTHEJOBBY: RICK GENGENBACHER

THE WAND PROFILEBirthday: March 31stFamily: Stan, husbandMilitary Service: NoneIVHQ Service: Since June, 2003Vehicle: ‘05 Jeep LibertyFavorite Beverage: StarbucksVanilla FrappuccinoFavorite Food: PizzaFavorite Movie: Mission ImpossibleFavorite Actor: Tom CruiseFavorite Actress: Sandra BullockFavorite Type of Music: Classic RockFavorite Musician Group: JourneyFavorite Sports Team: MiamiDolphins (husband’s team...)Favorite Author: Nora RobertsFavorite Hobby: BrowsingPinterest for recipes and craftsProudest Accomplishment:Married 31 years to my high schoolclassmate.Favorite Thing about IVHQ: All ofmy co-workers and the fact that thereis always something new going on inHR!

Lisa Wand started working at Jack’s as a 16 yearold part-time cashier. In her 21 years at the family randepartment store (which later became Skopko) she didnumerous jobs and eventually worked her way up tothe position of director of personnel. That experiencehas been a direct benefit to IVHQ. Her experienceenabled her to fill in as the Home’s acting director ofHuman Resources on several occasions - first after theretirement of Sharon Hendricks and then during currentDirector Brittany Heinecke’s three maternity leaves.

Her experience, knowledge, and great work ethichas made Lisa a valuable IVHQ team member. Herpeers recognized this and selected her as the AugustEmployee of the Month.

Lisa is a Human Resources Associate. Her primaryresponsibilities include payroll, time-keeping, andgroup insurance. Most of her days she is busy with thegroup insurance duties. She works a 7:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m. shift.

Like a number of IVHQ staff, Lisa followed one ofher parents here. Lisa’s dad, Paul, worked as theHome’s radiologist for 37 years prior to his 2001 retire-ment. Following that, Paul filled in as needed for sev-eral stints. He left the Home for good just prior toLisa’s employment.

Lisa and her husband, Stan, were high school class-mates (but never dated in high school) and have beenmarried 31 years. Stan worked at Penn Daniels for 17years, Quincy Compressor 17 years, and now works atWis-Pak which is a manufacturer and distributor ofPepsi-Cola and other soft drinks. Stan currently worksa 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift, so Lisa refers to herselfas an evening work widow! They don’t see much ofeach other through the week, but enjoy spending timetogether on the weekends.

Lisa says she and Stan are “home bodies”, meaningthey don’t travel much and prefer to spend the majori-ty of their time at home. The two live on a three acrelot off the family farm. Lisa says it sure seems likethey spend a great deal of their time cutting grass, butalso find time to garden, do landscaping, and fish intheir stocked pond.

Insurance can present complex issues for employ-ees but thanks to Lisa and her vast knowledge, IVHQstaff have a tremendous advocate who helps guidethem through the complexity.

We are lucky to have Lisa Wand at IVHQ and OnThe Job!

Lisa Wand

RETIREMENTS (JUNE 23RD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH)THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO IVHQ! WE WISH YOU THE BEST!

Debra Blackledgeretired at the endof July fromNursing with over28 years of service.

Janet Cole retiredat the end of Junefrom Nursing withover 28 years ofservice.

Kathy Cheneyretired at the endof August fromNursing with 28years of service.

Laurie Edmondsonretired at the endof August fromLaundry with 43years of service.

Nikki Aschemannretired at the endof August fromLaundry with over30 years of Service.

Gary Foss retiredat the end of Junefrom Housekeepingwith over sevenyears of service.

Jolene Kiserretired at the end ofAugust from SocialServices with sevenyears of service.

Clay Lawrenceretired at the endof July fromHousekeeping with14 years of service.

Brenda Langanretired at the endof August fromActivities with over34 years of service.

John McPhersonretired at the endof June from theBusiness Office with28 years of service.

Bob Haas retiredat the end ofAugust from SocialServices with 20years of service.

Joan Rhea retiredat the end of Junefrom the BusinessOffice with over 40years of service.

Bob Schoch retiredat the end of Julyfrom the PowerPlant with over 31years of service.

Priscilla Slaterretired at the endof June from HealthInformation with21 years of service.

Adrianne Scottretired at the endof July fromNursing with over28 years of service.

Bruce Vacaretired at the endof June as theAdministrator withnine years of service.

Angie Sass retiredat the end of Julyfrom Nursing withover 32 years ofservice.

Gene Vahle retiredat the end of Junefrom Facilitieswith nearly 26years of service.

Robin VanVelzerretired at the endof August fromActivities with 28years of service.


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Have you ever been listeningto a catchy tune for some time torealize that you have been tap-ping your foot to the rhythm?You cannot help but get caught inthe music. It takes over! You feelit! It moves you!And when you are ina crowd, many oth-ers may join youcaptured by thebeat. Good music moves theheart! It is uplifting.

I went to a movie last week,something that I do not do often.The first fifteen minutes werepreviews of coming attractions.The sound system at the theaterthat evening was powerful, fillingthe room ─ but there was nothingto tap your foot to. Rather, it wasviolent, discordant sounds, gun-fire and explosions. I felt myselfinstinctively tensing up.

As I watched the previews Iwas reminded why I don’t go tomany movies. It was nothing butbang-bang-shoot-em-up or blow-them-up action. Car crashes andmachine guns, fights and bloodwere abundant! People werefalling left and right, broken andkilled. Blood and gore. Movieafter movie! The sound was deaf-ening. There was little of humaninterest or character develop-ment nor a thoughtful story orengaging plot.

And it is not just films todaythat are steeped in violence.Have you ever watched kids play-ing video games? That industryhooks the minds of youth with astrong dose of fighting violence

and mayhem. No doubt you haveseen people walking around withtheir smart phones in thePokeman-Go craze shooting“monsters.” Now the industrywould say it is innocent fun. Butwatch how that captures the kidsand numbs their minds with stac-cato action and the killing of“evil” cartoon characters.

Music is not much better.Some rock is so dissonant as tohurt my ears. Does it move me?Yes ─ I want to get away as fastas I possibly can!

And much art today is alsodisappointing. Itdoes not depictbeauty but ratherd i s c o r d a n tshapes on canvas.They call it “mod-ern art.”

It is sad thelevel to which our culture hasdescended. And that has beenechoed in human relations, theseries of horrible mass killings allover the world, shootings, knifin-gs and bombings. Nauseatingviolence! A priest has his throatcut by ISIS agents during Mass.A man drove a large truckthrough a crowd in France killingdozens of men, women and chil-dren. Another shot up a nightclub in Florida killing nearly 50innocent people. A Japaneseman killed over a dozen at ahome for the mentally disabled.

Some have responded tothese tragedies calling for guncontrol. However, are they notmissing the target and failing to

recognize the deeper causes?Guns are not the origin of vio-

lence. Take them away and peo-ple will use knives. Knives arenot the cause. Take them awayand people will use otherweapons. Material poverty is notthe cause generating violence.Rather, it is spiritual poverty inthe hearts of individuals.Violence does not start in enter-tainment. It is propagated therebut violence has its roots in thehuman soul. Culture is a reflec-tion of the values of society.

The hearts of so many todayare empty because they do notrecognize the most fundamentaltruth of human life. SaintAugustine said it best when hetaught, speaking to God inprayer: “Thou hast made us forthyself, O Lord, and our heart isrestless until it finds its rest inyou!” In each of our hearts thereis a deep desire for God. We aremade that way by the Creator.

Frustrate that desire for Godand a man becomes restless andoften turns to violence as hestruggles to make sense of life. Ifwe do not relate to God our soulswill slowly disintegrate.

The late Rabbi AbrahamHeschel observed that:

Mankind does not havethe choice of religion andneutrality.

Irreligion is not opiate butpoison. Our energies are tooabundant for living indifferently.We are in need of an endless pur-pose to absorb our immensepower, if our souls are not to runamok. We are either ministers ofthe sacred or slaves of evil.

As he notes on another occa-

PastoralReflections

BY FR. DON BLICKHAN

TAPS (JUNE 23RD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH)GOD BLESS THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...

Charlie Brown,97, died August30th. Charlie was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a resi-dent since 9/14/11.

JR Barnhill, 70,died June 28th. JRwas a VietnamWar Army Veteranand a residentsince 4/25/12.

Esther Barkley,90, died August19th. Esther wasa Non-Veteranand a residentsince 7/15/11.

Lester Althoff,93, died July 10th.Lester was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since4/20/16.

Gib Allen, 87,died July 5th. Gibwas a Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since ?

Jerry Cravens,85, died Septem-ber 16th. Jerrywas a Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since5/1/14

sion:As a tree torn from the soil, as

a river separated from its source,the human soul wanes whendetached from what is greaterthan itself. Without the holy, thegood turns chaotic; without thegood, beauty becomes accidental.It is the pattern of the impeccablewhich makes the average possible.It is the attachment to what isspiritually superior: loyalty to asacred person or idea, devotion toa noble friend or teacher, love fora people of for mankind, whichholds our inner life together.

In short the violent conditionof our society and our world isbecause so many have turnedaway from God or refused tolinkup with Him. There is anantidote to this growing terrorhowever. It is not more govern-ment. It is not material goods normoney. Rather it is a connectionto the Divine through prayer.

Rabbi Heschel shares thelight that prayer to God can cast

in our modern darkness:On the globe of the micro-

cosm, the flow of prayer is like theGulf Stream, imparting warmthto all that is cold, melting all thatis hard in our life. For even loy-alties may freeze to indifference ifdetached from the stream whichcarries the strength to be loyal...Prayer revives and keeps alive therare greatness of some past experi-ence in which things glowed withmeaning and blessing. It remainsimportant, even when we ignore itfor a while, like a candlestick setaside for the day.

Prayer transforms us. AsKenneth Swanson in his book“Uncommon Prayer” explained:

I need to pray, yes, and notjust because I so often feel inade-quate and am looking for help. Ineed to pray because I know theemptiness inside me can only befilled by God. I need to praybecause I know that it is only inprayer that I begin to become fullyhuman. I need to pray because I

was createdto be in rela-tionship withGod. I needto praybecause inprayer heav-en and earthmeet, and thereality ofGod’s king-dom, thefuture realityof redemp-tion, wholeness and joyous love,breaks into my present broken-ness.

We hold the solution to theviolence of society in our hands ifwe become persons committed toGod in prayer.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Quotations by Heschel are from: I askedfor wonder, a spiritual anthologyAbraham Joshua Heschel. Samuel H.Dresner, editor. Crossroads, New York,1992. Picasso picture from Pinterest.


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TAPS (JUNE 23RD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15TH)GOD BLESS THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...

Paul Winslow, 86,died September19th. Paul was aKorean War NavyVeteran and a resi-dent since 11/24/10.

Bob Wemhoener,92, died August27th. Bob was aWWII MarineCorps Veteran anda resident since10/9/08.

Russ Walton, 90,died August 17th.Russell was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since12/2/14.

Betty Wallace,96, died August23rd. Betty was aNon-Veteran and aresident since3/28/07.

Cliff Thomas, 86,died August 18th.Cliff was a PeaceTime ArmyVeteran and a resi-dent since 1/19/16.

Bill Kemper, 96,died August 24th.Bill was a WWIINavy Veteran anda resident since9/28/15.

Bob Kehl, 91, diedJuly 16th. Bob wasa WWII NavyVeteran and a resi-dent since12/15/15.

Jim Johnson, 91,died July 26th.Jim was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since5/13/13.

Dave Hart, 96,died June 24th.Dave was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since3/30/16.

Lloyd Florea, 73,died August 17th.Lloyd was aVietnam War AirForce Veteran anda resident since7/25/12.

Estill Lomelino,96, died September14th. Estill was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a resi-dent since 2/22/16.

Shirley, Scheuermann,84, died August29th. Shirley was aNon-Veteran and aresident since3/20/07.

Ron Peters, 74,died July 5th. Ronwas a VietnamWar Air ForceVeteran and a res-ident since 1/7/15.

Arthur Peratt, 93,died July 16th.Arthur was a WWIINavy Veteran and aresident since7/16/16

Vernon Mueller,89, died Septem-ber 16th. Vernonwas a WWII NavyVeteran and a res-ident since3/17/16.

Jack McNamara,83, died August1st. Jack was aKorean War MarineCorps Veteranand a residentsince 10/21/15.

Gary Skeeters,75, died August1st. Gary was aVietnam War AirForce Veteran anda resident since10/21/15.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!

The Katherine Marberry Trustdonated $58,275.00 to the AllWars Museum

The Vallie Clifford Memorialdonated $50.00 to the ActivityFund

The Irvin Akers Memorialdonated $20.00 to the ActivityFund

Diane Alexander donated$200.00 to the Activity Fund

Maria Knowles donated $25.00to the Activity Fund

Anonymous donation of $90.00to the Activity Fund - MemorialDay Picnic

Unit 17 Sharon Reynolds donat-ed $200.00 to the Activity Fund

Judy Eichorst donated $100.00to the Tree Fund

Merle Frese Memorial donated$20.00 to the Activity Fund

Jane Channell donated $20.00to the Bugle Fund

Sam Rice donated $50.00 to theActivity Fund

Verlin Lanier Memorial donat-ed $480.00 to the Activity Fund

John Logsdon Memorial donat-ed $25.00 to the Activity Fund

Poppy Days Fundraiser donated$2,658.54 to the Activity Fund

Opal Kelso Memorial donated$100.00 to the Activity Fund

Wilbur Eichorn Memorialdonated $255.00 to the ActivityFund

Judy Sims donated $100.00 tothe Bugle Fund

William Pittman donated$300.00 to the HomelikeEnvironment - Adopt-a-ChairFund

Frank Eck Memorial donated$100.00 to the Tree Fund

Frank Eck Memorialdonated $100.00 to the ActivityFund

Denise Blackledge donated$362.18 for Popcorn

Anna Freiburg Memorial donat-ed $15.00 to the Activity Fund

James Barnes donated $20.00 tothe Activity Fund - MarkwordBingo July

Catherine Huffman Memorialdonated $50.00 to the ActivityFund

Walter Komarnicki donated$100.00 to the Activity Fund

Wayne Griep donated $10.00 tothe Museum Fund

Maureen Fisher donated $15.00to the Bugle Fund

William Baird Memorial donat-ed $50.00 to the Activity Fund

Poppy Days Fundraiser donated$189.40 to the Activity Fund

Vaden Gutting donated $150.00to the Activity Fund

Cipriano Lopez Memorialdonated $360.00 to the ActivityFund

Bob Shepherd donated $128.80for Four chairs donated for patioat cottages

Charles DeBarard MemorialBirthday Party d o n a t e d$77.99 to the Activity Fund

Brent Sohn Memorial donated$175.00 to the Activity Fund


Joe Hunt donated $1,316.00 tothe Activity Fund

Gilbert Allen Memorial donated

$295.00 to the Activity Fund

John Corbridge Memorialdonated $80.00 to the TreeFund

Robert Zalazinski donated$938.00 for Patio Furniture –Elmore

Post 1933 donated $25.00 to theActivity Fund - MarkwordBingo August

Post 104 donated $25.00 to theActivity Fund - MarkwordBingo August

Brent Sohn Memorial donated$35.00 to the Activity Fund


Post 136 donated $150.00 to theActivity Fund – Stamps

Debra Lohr donated $67.00 tothe Activity Fund

Post 32 donated $100.00 to theActivity Fund

Lester Althoff Memorial donat-ed $100.00 to the Activity Fund

Jeff Barnhill Memorial donated$690.00 to the Activity Fund

Richard Northern donated$20.00 to the Bugle Fund

Fryne Gonerka donated $30.00to the Bugle Fund

Velda Fafoglia donated $25.00to the Bugle Fund

Bernadine Griffin Memorialdonated $100.00 to the TreeFund

Janet Catlin IL donated$100.00 to the Activity Fund

Post 179 donated $100.00 to theActivity Fund

Wesley Herman Memorialdonated $315.00 to the ActivityFund

Post 1933 donated $20.00 to theActivity Fund - MarkwordBingo September

Post 104 donated $20.00 to theActivity Fund - MarkwordBingo September

In honor of Elden McClintock adonation of $150.00 was madeto the Tree Fund

15th District donated $100.00to the Activity Fund

Sterling Nichols Memorialdonated $100.00 to the ActivityFund

John McNamara Memorialdonated $200.00 to the ActivityFund

Ronald Peters Memorial donat-ed $8,440.00 to theAdopt-a-Chair Fund



James Johnson Memorialdonated $755.00 to the ActivityFund

Eugene Zimmerman Memorialdonated $150.00 to the TreeFund

James Johnson Memorialdonated $18,256.30 to theMuseum - Katherine MarberryTrust

Eugene Lambin Memorialdonated $275.00 to the ActivityFund

William Pittman donated$300.00 to the Adopt-a-ChairFund

David Rezba donated $430.00 tothe Activity Fund

Dept of Illinois Marine CorpsLeague donated $1,000.00 to theActivity Fund

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ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

WISH LISTThese items currently cannot be funded through the regular budget process but are nonetheless worthy proj-ects. If you or your organization are interested in funding a portion or an entire project, simply contactAdministrator Troy Culbertson at (217) 222-8641, ext. #202 or Director of Marketing Rick Gengenbacher atext. #380. All contributions, no matter the size, will be noted in the Bugle with the Wish List. These itemswill remain on the list until we have received enough funds to purchase them. New items will be added fromtime to time. (Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Veterans Home . Please write the name of theproject you wish to adopt in the memo note.) THIS LIST IS IN PRIORITY ORDER. As always, thank you for yourtime and consideration.

NEW WISH LIST ITEM...REQUESTED: TRANSPORT VEHICLEREASON: This vehicle will be utilized to transport residents to and from off-grounds medical appoints. The

last time we replaced a transport vehicle was 2012. This vehicle will likely replace a 2002 wheel-chair bus that has over 125,000 miles, is rusting out, and requires constant and costly repairs.

PRICE: $42,000.00.

REQUESTED:DONATIONS TO REPLACE CANOPIES AT SCHAPERS AND MARKWORDREASON: The canopies in Schapers Courtyard and the Markword 2 patio were both destroyed during the

above mentioned July 13th windstorm. We would like to replace both canopies so residents canenjoy the Schapers Courtyard and patio at Markword 2 when the weather turns more suitable foroutside activities and enjoyment.

PRICE: Total cost for the two canopies is $50,000.

REQUESTED:HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT - ADOPT-A-CHAIR PROGRAMREASON: Living environments influence quality of life and many studies have been done regarding the

impact the environment around us has on our health; physical, and emotional well-being. Suchthings as wall coverings/color, window coverings, lighting, and wall art influence us whether werealize it or not. These things help humanize healthcare environments and can make a settingmore reminiscent of home; that’s our goal with this endeavor, to create a more homelike environ-ment for our residents starting with the dining room chairs.

PRICE: $325 to Adopt-a-Chair

REQUESTED:DONATIONS TO COVER PRINTING & MAILING EXPENSE FOR THE BUGLEREASON: Donations are requested to help offset a portion of the annual expenses for the bi-monthly publi-

cation which, between printing and postage will exceed $20,000.00 per year.PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

REQUESTED:DONATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT (ACTIVITIES) FUNDREASON: Daily activities for residents and all special events (such as the Family Picnic and the Christmas

Party) are funded out of the Residents Benefit Fund. Donations of all sizes are always welcomeas our Activities Department continues to provide first-class events and reaches out to all residentsthrough a variety of activities.

PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

Thank You For Your Consideration!!!

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Marine Corps League Donation

Tome Geise, Quartermaster of the Marine Corps League,Department of Illinois, presents a $1,000 check to Kelvin Roberts,Director of Volunteer Services and Activities. The donation from theDepartment of Illinois Marine Corps League will be used for resi-dent activities. Thank you, Marine Corps League!

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