Resident of the Month Frances Ter Wisscha

LYNDEN
MANOR
CONTACT LIST
ADMINISTRATOR
JD HARRISON
ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR/
ACCOUNTANT
JANICE GRAY
DIRECTOR OF
RESIDENT SERVICES
CHRISTINA MORAN
RESIDENT RELATIONS
DIRECTOR
AMY WESTERHOF
DIRECTOR OF
FOOD SERVICES
JOY MOORLAG
ACTIVITIES
DIRECTOR
DEBBIE TAPLIN
MAINTENANCE
DIRECTOR
MARK WESTERHOF
May 2016
Resident of the Month
Frances Ter Wisscha
Frances was
born in Sioux
Center, Iowa to
John and Julia
Vreeman. She
was the third of
their ten children. The family lived on a
farm. When Fran was six years old
they moved to Rock Rapids, Iowa
for about three years and then back
to Sioux Center. Fran remembers
having lots of fun growing up with
nine brothers and sisters. They always had close neighbors and they
all gathered in the Vreeman’s yard
to play ball.
When Fran was sixteen the family
moved again, this time to Minnesota. It was there she met her future
husband, Gerald Ter Wisscha, at
church. They married in 1951.
Fran and Gerald moved to Lynden
in 1952. Gerald went to work as a
salesman for a farm equipment
dealer. The couple had four children: Larry who now lives in
Marysville and Dale, Diane and
Pam who all currently live in the
Lynden area. When the children
were small Fran remembers taking
them to pick strawberries, raspberries and beans. The youngest was
only 2½ at the time.
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Gerald eventually bought his own
farm equipment business, Community Farm Services, and Fran
worked in the office. After running
the business for about ten years
they sold it and stayed on for two
years to help the new owner get
started.
By this time their children were
grown and they decided to take
some time off to travel. They
bought a motorhome and traveled
all across the United States. Being
avid golfers, they took their golf
clubs wherever they went. Fishing
was also a favorite pastime. They
came home with a freezer full of
halibut and salmon after spending a
month in Alaska. They also went to
Thailand to help build a church.
Another favorite pastime was playing cards with friends - pinochle
was their favorite.
Gerald passed away in 2002 at the
age of 69. Fran continued to live in
their condo in Lynden. She learned
to knit and crochet and did a little
traveling. She went back to Minn(continued on page 3)
A Mother’s Cake Recipe
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1. Preheat the oven. Check to be sure
there are no rubber balls or plastic soldiers lurking on
the shelves.
Remove blocks and toy cars from the table. Grease
the pan. Crack the nuts.
Measure 2 cups of flour. Remove Johnny’s hands
from the flour. Wash flour off him. Re-measure the
flour.
Crack more nuts to replace those Johnny ate. Put
flour, baking powder and salt in the sifter. Get the
dust pan and brush up pieces of the bowl that Johnny
knocked on the floor. Get another bowl.
Answer the doorbell. Return to the kitchen. Remove
Johnny’s hands from the bowl again. Wash Johnny.
Answer the phone. Return to the kitchen.
Remove the half inch of salt from your greased pan.
Look for Johnny. Grease another pan. Answer the
phone. Return to the kitchen and find Johnny.
Take up the greased pan and remove the layer of nut
shells in it. Head for Johnny who runs, knocking the
bowl off the table.
Wash the kitchen floor, table, walls and dishes.
Call the bakery and order a cake. Take 2 aspirin and
lay down. Don’t forget to turn the oven off.
Mother’s Day Quotes
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“God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made
mothers.”
Rudyard Kipling
“A mother’s hug last long after she lets go.” Unknown
“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to
make leaning unnecessary.”
Dorothy Fisher
“The best academy is a mother’s knee.”
James Russell Lowell
“The mother’s heart is the child’s classroom.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“Not always eye to eye. But always heart to heart.”
Unknown
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million
ways to be a good one.”
Jill Churchill
“All I am I owe to my mother.” George Washington
“A mother’s patience is like a tube of toothpaste - it’s
never quite all gone.”
Unknown
“There is only one pretty child in the world, and every
mother has it.”
Unknown
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My Mother Kept a Garden
My mother kept a garden,
a garden in her heart.
She planted all the good things
that gave my life it’s start.
She turned me to the sunshine
and encouraged me to dream.
Fostering and nurturing
the seeds of self-esteem…
And when the winds and rain came,
she protected me enoughBut not too much because she knew
I’d need to stand up strong and tough.
Her constant good example
always taught me right from wrongMarkers for my pathway
that will last a lifetime long.
I am my Mother’s garden.
I am her legacyAnd I hope today she feels the love
reflected back from me.
Author Unknown
Mother’s Day
Tea
Please join us on
Friday, May 6
2:30 pm
Dining Room
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esota to visit family and went on a couple of cruises with friends. Church is
an important part of her life and Fran belongs to Faith Community Church.
Bea Hemple (who was Joy Moorlag’s mother) got Fran involved with the In
Touch group. It’s a group of widow and widowers that meet weekly to share a
meal (a potluck or at a restaurant) and then play games.
“Happy
Birthday to
You…”
Fran moved to Lynden Manor in March 2015. She is a faithful member of our
morning exercise group and enjoys playing bingo
and attending entertainment programs. When she
moved in she discovered that she already knew
quite a few people living here and has made many
new friends. Today her family has grown to include
fifteen grandchildren and twenty-three greatgrandchildren. Many of them live in the Lynden
area and she enjoys seeing them often. Fran says
that “all in all, I’ve had a really good life”.
Gerald and Fran
Resident
Birthdays
Happy 101st Birthday
Edith Moorlag 5/16
Mary Alice Woods 5/20
Frances Sines 5/23
Marilyn Victor 5/29
Ross Wagner 5/31
Mary Alice
Woods
Resident Council Meeting
Thursday, May 19
2:00 pm
Activity Room
Staff
Birthdays
Leslie McFadden 5/1
Janice Gray 5/18
Kelsey Wiles5/19
Sangito Joshi 5/23
Virginia Oldham 5/31
Tom Buford 5/31
In Memory
Of…
Fritz Nyland
Our guest speaker this month will be Ted Morris. He is the
Park Ranger at Birch Bay State Park. Ted will be showing us
a powerpoint presentation on the park. Our regular meeting
will immediately follow the speaker. This meeting is open to all
residents of Lynden Manor. It’s a chance to offer any comments
you may have and hear what other residents have to say.
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Temporary
Lynden Manor
Van Changes
Patio
Seating
Due to staff vacations there
will be some changes to the Lynden Manor van
schedule.
With warm weather finally here, we are pleased to
offer you outside dining on our patio. If you would
like to have your meal outside, please let your server know before you go out.
During the week of June 27th to July 1st the van
will not operate on Monday, June 27th but a Friday,
July 1st run will be added.
Also, during the week of July 11th to July 15 the
van will not operate on Monday, July 11th but will
run on Friday, July 15th.
Please keep these changes in
mind when you are scheduling your appointments.
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Our April 5th
trip to see the
Skagit Valley
Tulips Fields
Scandinavian House Rules
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If you open it, close it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you move it, put it back.
If you borrow it, return it.
If you break it, repair it.
If you make a mess, clean it up.
If it is none of your concern,
keep it that way.
Happy Anniversary
Kay and Everett Zuidmeer
Married 68 years on May 15th
Betty and Jim Smythe
Married 62 years on May 23rd
Submitted by a Lynden Manor Resident
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Please Welcome Our New Residents
Patti Johnson
Apt. #213
Birthplace: Bellingham, WA
Occupation: Lumber yar d office
Family: 1 Son, 1 Daughter ,
4 Grandchildren, 1 Greatgrandchild
Hobbies: Painting
(watercolors)
reading, word search puzzles,
her dog Murphy
Travel: Hawaii
Jackie Friesen
Apt. #233
Birthplace: Tacoma, WA
Occupation: Missionar y for
50 years
Family: 1 Son, 3 Daughter s,
9 Grandchildren, 1 Greatgrandchild
Hobbies: Music, played or gan and piano
Travel: Has tr aveled ar ound
the world in connection with
her missionary work.
Gerald “Jerry” Stenevich
Apt. #341
Birthplace: Wanamie, PA
Occupation: Milky Way dr iver
Family: Wife Nor ma, 3 Sons,
1 Daughter, 5 Grandchildren,
2 Great-grandchildren
Hobbies: Gar dening, and
their
dog Sofie
Travel: Hawaii, Mexico,
Pennsylvania, spent winters in
Arizona for 20 years
Lowell “Sam” Crabtree
Apt. #313
Birthplace: Lynden, WA
Occupation: Potato far mer ,
telephone company, fireman
Family: 1 Daughter , 4
Grandchildren, 1 Greatgrandchild
Hobbies: Listening to music,
jigsaw puzzles
Travel: Mexico, J apan, Korea,
Chicago
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Norma Stenevich
Apt. #341
Birthplace: Sumas, WA
Occupation: Mail lady
Family: Husband J er r y, 3
Sons,
1 Daughter, 5 Grandchildren,
2 Great-grandchildren
Hobbies: Cooking, baking,
and their dog Sofie
Travel: Hawaii, Mexico,
Pennsylvania, spent winters in
Arizona for 20 years
Did You Know…
that you can now see our
monthly newsletter on our
website? Also on the website are the activity calendars
for both Special Care and
Assisted Living, plus the
weekly menus. All available
to you at
www.lyndenmanor.com.
Happy Lynden Manor
Anniversaries to…
Carol Larsen who moved in 9 years ago on May 6th
Mary Schumak who moved in 3 years ago on May 24th
Gerrit Polinder who moved in 2 years ago on May 21st
Sharon Prieve who moved in 1 year ago on May 5th
Betty Schilk who moved in 1 year ago on May 5th
We wish you all a Happy Anniversary
and many more Happy Years
here at Lynden Manor