Hospice-Friends-NL-2009

Spring 2009
Hospice Friends
401 E. Mt. View Ave.
Suite 3
Ellensburg, WA 98926
friends@eburg.com
(509) 962-7379
HOSPICE NEWS
Providing Peace, Comfort, & Care to the People of Kittitas County since 1983
F.R.O.G. Faith
'After Merle’s
death, I began
to see him as
he had really
been. It was
less like losing
him than
discovering
him.'
Marylou Gilmour
IN THIS
ISSUE
• Frog Faith
• Safeway
Foundation
Award
• 2008
Volunteers
• 2008
Donors
• Cruisin’
For
Hospice
Sometime in 1958, young Marylou Monfort
developed a penchant for shopping. Not just
any shopping, but grocery shopping specifically and almost exclusively. When her
mother would go to Vail’s Market to do the
family shopping, Marylou most always found
a way to tag along. It wasn’t the produce or
the dairy products that attracted Marylou. It
was the young, handsome clerk that she was
going to see. Merle Gilmour, along with his
dad, worked in the market located at the
corner of Capitol and Anderson; the current
location of the Ellensburg Youth Activity
Center.
counseling with a local pastor. During that
counseling, they were required to take a
marriage personality test. The reverend gave
their marriage a fifty-fifty chance. That didn’t
deter them; they were in love, the plans
were complete and all systems were "GO".
And go they did! On the morning of January
21, 1959, Marylou went to school where she
schemed for an early dismissal and left Ellensburg in Merle’s two-tone blue, two-door
hardtop Mercury – headed for Coeur
d’Alene where they became husband and
wife.
While mom filled the shopping cart with
supplies for the family, Marylou would “hangaround” wherever the young Mr. Gilmour
was in the store and flirt. Marylou was about
to get her driver’s license, and Merle told
her that when she did, he wanted to be the
first to ride along with her. That day happened on July 3, 1958, and the rest, as they
say, is history. Merle got his ride in Marylou’s mom’s 1957 Buick, and Marylou found
the road to a happiness that would become
her life.
'Merle was ever the gentleman,' says Marylou, and after a brief courtship, followed by a
four month engagement, Mr. & Mrs. "G"
became a reality. The date was set, she had
her dress and he had his suit cleaned and
ready to go; she had his ring hidden in the
car (charged to her mother’s account at Button Jewelers). In the weeks leading up to
their marriage, they stealthily planned an
elopement to the Hitching Post in Idaho.
Merle & Marylou Gilmour renewing
vows on their 35th Wedding Anniversary
Part of their preparations included premarital
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The Safeway Foundation Selects Hospice
Friends Two Years Running
Roger Hiles
Executive Director
friends@eburg.com
‘We know that
by
working
together with
local
organizations
we have
established a
partnership of
endless
Possibilities’
Dave Myllenbeck
Yakima District
Manager for
Safeway Stores
The Safeway Foundation is an employee
based giving program in which Safeway employees determine the organizations slated
each year to receive funding. All dollars
pledged and donated by these same employees “stay in our communities” according to
DeVar Gleed, manager of the Safeway Store
in CleElum.
In 2007 the Safeway Foundation announced
that the non-profit organization chosen for
their giving year 2007-2008 was Hospice
Friends.
Steve Marsh (right) presents Hospice
Friends with a donation check from
the Safeway Employees
Imagine our delight when we learned that Hospice Friends was set to receive the same
honor for the 2008-2009 giving period. We
were overwhelmed with gratitude, particularly
when we really learned what the Safeway
Foundation is all about.
Each year, Safeway districts around the country conduct an employee giving program. A
primary element of that program is that each
store manager consults with each employee
individually to discuss the potential of a giving
deduction which comes from the employee’s
earnings. The employee may choose to participate and set a level of contribution that is
comfortable, or they may choose to opt out.
Also, the employees collectively throughout
the district are the people responsible for
choosing the organizations targeted as recipients.
We are proud and humbled at the same time
that the local employees at both the Ellensburg
and Cle Elum Safeway stores have chosen
Hospice Friends two years in a row.
In October, 2008, DeVar Gleed presented a
check to Hospice Friends. A second check
was presented by Steve Marsh, Store Manager at the Ellensburg Safeway in February
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
2009.
Cle Elum
‘These generous donations
will go a long
3rd Thursday
way in continuing 1st
the& efforts
of Hospice
6:00—7:00
PMservices
Friends as we endeavor
to provide
Elumwood
Apts.,
2nd &that
to our communities.
We are
grateful
Harris Hiles, Execuyou have chosen us,’ said Roger
Ellensburg
tive Director for Hospice
Friends.
Every Thursday
5:00—6:00 PM
‘We stand with pride behind our giving proCWU Science Bldg, Rm 311
gram which works in partnership with local
organizations, schools, and individuals, in an
effort to improve the quality of life in the
communities we serve’, said Dave Myllenbeck, Yakima District Manager for Safeway
Stores in a letter to Hospice Friends.
Myllenbeck continued, ‘We look forward to
strengthening our neighborhoods and know
that by working together with local organizations; we have established a partnership of
endless possibilities.’
Kim Brittain
Program Coordinator
hospicefriends@eburg.com
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2
DeVar Gleed and some of the Cle Elum
Safeway Employees present a Safeway
Foundation Grant to Roger Hiles and
Leslie Berry of Hospice Friends
F.R.O.G. Faith…Continued from Page 1
After the ceremony, Marylou called home to
tell her mom who spent the next thirtyminutes arguing that it just wasn’t possible
because Marylou had gone to school that
morning. Of course there were families to
“deal” with, one very supportive and one less
than pleased. They took up residence, under
some suspicious looks, in Ellensburg and continued to create their life together there for
almost fifty-years.
Putting an end to those suspicions mentioned
earlier Merle Raymond (Ray) was born
November 5, 1959 and was joined by his
brother Michael Robbe on December 15,
1960.
never had to do. 'He took such good care of
me,' she says with a tear.
Merle almost lived to their 50th wedding anniversary. However, they had renewed their
wedding vows in 1994 with a glorious celebration upon their thirty-fifth anniversary
(complete with the gown, cake and full reception).
Knowing that their time together was short.
On August 28, 2008, their children and grandchildren gathered together two hundred family
and friends for an early golden wedding anni-
By that time, Merle had left Vail’s Market and
began working at Tucker’s Super Duper at the
corner of 8th and Chestnut in Ellensburg.
Tucker’s later became “Mr. G’s” and thus
began a third generation of Gilmour family
service to the community.
In January 2007, Merle and Marylou Gilmour
received very disturbing news. Merle was
diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
He began chemotherapy and radiation treatment that at first appeared to have been successful. Sadly, a second tumor developed and
was again confirmed to be malignant.
Through a very trying time, Merle and Marylou
clung to the one thing they knew to be solid
truth.
Their FAITH!
Specifically, their
F.R.O.G. FAITH! Seriously, both of these
words are acronyms for “Fantastic Adventures In Trusting Him by Fully Relying On
God.” They were comforted by their belief
that ‘the Sovereign God is intimately involved
in our lives on earth and that He is in control
of all that He allows us to experience.’
During Merle’s final days on earth, his faith in
Jesus Christ remained steadfast. His determination to not leave his loving wife in any more
turmoil than necessary became steadfast as
well. 'He was a gourmet cook and did much of
the cooking,' says Marylou. In addition he did
the yard work, was the one to have the car
serviced and other routine chores required in
keeping a household running smoothly.
During those final months, Merle would take
Marylou into the yard and say to her 'you need
to know…” and then commence showing her
how to complete a task to which she had
The Gilmours Celebrate 50 Years
versary celebration. On that day they shared a
love letter written to their friends and family:
'The Lord has made this day…and we choose
to rejoice and celebrate with you the day of
our wedding…We love each other because
God first loved us…at one time or another
and in one-way or another we have caught a
glimpse of God’s character in each other and
in you.'
‘I have found
that every
morning I
have a choice to live
“under” the
circumstance
and sigh with
dismay OR live
“in” the
circumstance
and rejoice’
Marylou Gilmour
On October 5, 2008, Merle Gilmour took his
final earthly breath. Soon after, Marylou remembers thinking 'I am so vulnerable,' and
then remembers the time that she had with
Merle and is ever grateful that she 'saw in
Merle a picture of God’s love, a picture I could
hold to better understand His love for me.'
Today, Marylou continues her quest to live
each day to the fullest. That doesn’t mean that
she is moving along as though there is no sadness. Some days still bring tears. There are so
many “firsts” this year...first Christmas without
Merle, first birthday, first anniversary. When
people ask her how she’s doing, she will generally respond with an 'Okay'; hoping desperately
that they don’t ask her to define 'Okay.'
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She was kind,
sensitive, generous and a lovely
woman. It broke
our hearts to see
her go, but we
will always remember her gentle ways.
We would like to
thank the nurses
and staff of Hospice. We could
have not done it
without your
support and respect for our
family. The care
you gave her in
her delicate and
fragile condition
will never be in
vain.
We are grateful
to all who made
it possible for her
to go peacefully...It was a
beautiful morning with the sun
rising in the
East and a full
moon setting in
the West.
A Family Touched
by Hospice Friends
and Kittitas
Valley Home
Health and
Hospice
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We Belong Together
Hospice Friends is proud to be connected in a
very meaningful way to Kittitas Valley Home
Health and Hospice. To the casual observer,
the roles of our sister organizations often become intermingled. Many consider that we
are the same organization and frankly, that’s
OK.
certain conditions and requirements that must
be adhered to. Hospice, by definition, is a
holistic approach to palliative (comfort) care
for the dying. To be medically proficient and
compliant is only a part of the certification
process. Hospice facilities and organizations
must also demonstrate that they provide volunteer services, bereavement care, social services and spiritual care.
Enter Hospice Friends...we are here to assist
in providing some of those latter services in
order that Kittitas Valley Home Health and
Hospice can focus on the social services and
medical needs of their patients.
However, it is important to know that the
relationship between Kittitas Valley Home
Health and Hospice and Hospice Friends is
longstanding and truly unique.
While there are many volunteer based hospice
organizations in Washington State, Hospice
Friends is the only one, to our knowledge,
who enjoys a reciprocal working relationship
with a Medicare Certified provider such as
Kittitas Valley Home Health and Hospice.
This is a relationship that began in 1994 when
Kittitas Valley Community Hospital created
the Home Health and Hospice Department.
The focus of this department is to provide
medical home health and hospice services.
Hospice of Kittitas County, later to become
Hospice Friends, was already operating at that
time providing volunteer support to the elderly and those facing life threatening illnesses.
The formulation of this new department by
the hospital was an opportunity for the perfect
partnership for the two organizations.
In order for a hospice provider to be certified
by Medicare there are, as you might suspect,
By agreement, Hospice Friends has full charge
of all volunteer services for hospice in our
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
community. Hospice Friends also is the proCle Elum
vider of bereavement services
and is moving
1st
&
3rd Thursday
forward to implement spiritual
care for our
6:00—7:00 PM
patients.
Elumwood Apts., 2nd &
Hospice Friends, because of Harris
the generosity of
our community, is also able to provide durable
Ellensburg
equipment loans and supplies. The ease in
Every Thursday
which people, including
the staff ofPM
Home
5:00—6:00
Health and Hospice,
are
able
to
access
CWU Science Bldg, Rmthese
311
supplies allows support and care in way that
is not available in other communities.
F.R.O.G. Faith…Continued from Page 3
For Merle’s memorial service, their granddaughter created a collage of their life together. On this collage, which still hangs in her
home, Marylou has placed post it notes when
she is reminded of one of Merle’s endearing
qualities. Words such as noble, loyal, supportive, courageous, gentle, humble, moral, trustworthy, perseverer, compassionate and
thoughtful are but a few of those words.
She says, 'After Merle’s death, I began to see
him as he had really been. It was less like losing him than discovering him.'
And she continues to “discover” Merle with
each passing day. She discovers a new appreciation for the man who brought such joy to
her life and allowed her to see the character of
her Creator.
She practices gratitude every day that she like
to call “thanksliving”. 'I have found that every
morning I have a choice – to live “under the
circumstance” and sigh with dismay OR live “in
the circumstance” and rejoice…I am learning
that mourning is the outward expression of
the inward feelings of grief. I am learning about
the fact that there is no end to grief, it is not
an event with an end time, but a part of one's
life and gets integrated into life rather than
remaining the main focus. I am asking God to
enable me to grieve appropriately and ade-
“I’m learning how precious memories
are…(like) the times spent at the
cabin in spiritual retreat”
Marylou Gilmour
quately. I know I can do little more than
trust in God’s mercy and wait for His grace.'
'Some of that mercy I see as I am learning how
precious memories are; Merle reading to me
God’s word; the many Valentine days that
Merle (the romantic) gifted me with many,
many love notes around the house; the times
spent at our cabin in spiritual retreat.'
If there is one message that Marylou would like
to pass along, I believe that it would be: 'Each
one of us has a grieving path to walk and there
is no right way, nor wrong way, just a different
way. There are some aspects that are common for all. I (only) know that I must Fully
Rely On God to take the next step.' <
10th Annual Cruisin’ for Hospice Car Show
On June 6th from 10a.m until 3p.m. the 10th
Annual Cruisin’ for Hospice Car Show will
once again be held in Downtown Ellensburg.
Gene Ketzenburg, organizer of the event, has
advertised the event in Cruzin’ Magazine again
this year and we’ve expanded our list into
three states. We are grateful to the City of
Ellensburg Lodging Tax Advisory for their assistance in advertising the show. We are truly
hoping to attract more cars and bigger crowds
this year.
The car show is guaranteed be a fun event for
everyone. There will be music, raffles, and
prizes for all ages. Prizes have been donated
by local businesses and will include everything
from a round of golf to an oil change to a free
massage. The show is open to any type of
vehicle: antiques, classics, pickups, modern, etc.
The Kittitas County Historical Museum is joining in on the fun this year and has promised to
show some of the antique vehicles from their
collection as well.
All proceeds from the event will go to benefit
Hospice Friends. Registration will be allowed
the day of the show, but please contact the
Hospice Friends office if you would like to preregister your vehicle(s).
“Thank you for
everything you
have done for all
of us. Your
compassion will
be cherished forever. You have
made this last 6
months so easy
in every sense of
the word. (My
husband) enjoyed the company of you all,
especially Kathy,
Polly and Bonnie
who came in contact with him. He
loved you all.
A Family member
touched by Hospice Friends &
Kittitas Valley
Home Health &
Hospice
Saturday
June 6th
Find us on
Pine Street
from 3rd to
5th Avenues in
Ellensburg for
the
Car Show
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WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHO MADE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOSPICE FRIENDS IN 2008. YOUR GENEROSITY ALLOWS HOSPICE
FRIENDS TO PROVIDE PEACE, COMFORT, AND CARE IN THE MIDST OF LIFE AND LOSS.
Donors are listed alphabetically by last name for individual donors or by the first letter of
the of company or club name within each donor group
Jeff & Gayle Rowbotham
Virginia Rutherford
Henry & Frances Schnebly
Tools For Life
United Way of Kittitas County
Steve Varga
Delores & Don Vietzke
John & Kerry Kern Woods
ANGELS
Marilyn Allred
Bob Arnold
Wes Corman
Roger Hiles
Carla and Martin Kaatz
Fred Lister
Harland Radomske
Shawn Rockwell
Safeway Foundation
Peggy Schaake
PATRONS
Arnold's Ranch & Home
ATU Auxillary #587
Lyle Baker
Kenneth D. Beckley P. S.
Campus U-Tote-Um
Cashmere Valley Bank
Chamber Cowboys
Iris Chase
Richard Clark
Terry Clark
George Craig
Toni Culjak
D & M Scooters
Donald & Doris Day
Paul and Heather DeFaccio
Wally Dillon
Bruce Ecclestone
EHS Classes of 1935 & 1936
ESM Consulting Engineers, LLC
Betty Evens
First Lutheran Church Women
Maidee & James Gregory
John & Bernice Griffin
Hein Family Foundation
Irene Hernandez-Weidert
Judy's Friends
Bob & Cindy Knudson
Kundson Lumber
Ed & Jill McDowell
Steve & Sydney Moe
Polly Pangrazi
Pearl Care Dental
Eugenie & Jack Piper
Premiere Paint & Floor Covering
Presbyterian Women
Donald & Darcy Price
Ken Raleigh
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HONORARY
A-1 Petroleum and
Propane Employees
Affordable Funeral Care
Paul & Paula Alderman
Bill & Dena Allison
Alnita Engravers
Mary Andreotti
Aster Inn & Antiques
Arleta Bain
Joe Barich
Don Bauman
Belair House
Blue Ridge Insurance
Fran Bovos
Sarah Brechtbill
Richard & Linda Busch
Kathy & Ken Cadwallader
Larry & Mary Carter
Catlin Electric
Marilyn & Larry Charlton
Lewis Clark
Cle Elum Drug
Howard Clerf
Terry & Corrine Cook
Jim & Pam Daly
Jerry & Linda Decker
Downtown Pharmacy
Stanley Dudley
Stephen Dudley
Della Elfers
Ellensburg Cement Products
James & Linda Everett
Frank & Louise Fennerty
Seth & Enid Gage
Bob & Avadene Gardinier
Cindy Garner
Marylou Gilmour
Annalee & Bruce Guiwits
Happy Homemakers
Bruce Hemingway
Janis Hinkle
Kathy Honeysett
Frances Houck
Don & Marge Huss
Sheila Johnson
Bonnie Jump
Oskar & Astrid Kaaring
John & Beverly Kasdorf
Stormie Kern
Shirley Kern
Kittitas Valley Cruisers
Kittitas Riders
Necia Knudson
Harold Lemmon
Kurt & Sandra Linder
Jennie Linder
Mario Lofgren-Eade
Jamie & Steve Lunstad
David Majsterek
Jerry & Cindy Mason
Lynne & Ron Mason
Dorothy McCullough
Joanna McGrath
Jenan McNeight
Don McPherson
Laurin & Marge Mellergaard
Rosemary Meyer
Buck Minor & Family
Jan Mitchell
Richard Mohan & William Mitchell
Lyn Murphy-Johnson
New York Life Managers
Thomas J. Nisbet
Northwest Physical Therapy
Order of the Eastern Star - Grace
Chapter
Rusty & Debbie Osborn
Robert & Mary Osborn
Chriss Peterson
Carla Pettigrew
R&R Auto Body
Randy & Davene Rauschmier
Gladys Renfrow
Nancy Richards
Dale & Paul Rogers
Rosewood Residents Assoc. Inc.
Rotary Club of Ellensburg
Sam and Diane Rust
Gerald & Margie Sandnes
Roy & Alana Savoian
William & Melva Schmidt
Marilyn & Gentry Scott
Mary Seubert
Barbara Shaw
Loraine Snell
Gloria Spatafore
St. Andrews Catholic Church
Charlotte Storlie
Jim Strickland
HOSPICE FRIENDS - 2008 REVENUE SOURCES
F un dr a i se r s
24%
Gr a nt s
1%
U ni t e d Wa y &
Combi ne d
F un d D r i v e
2%
B e qu e st s
20%
D o na t i on s
53%
Study Club
Ginger Sutton
Janette Tureman
John Utzinger
Sandra Walker
Robert & Theresa Ward
Washington State County &
Municipal Employees
Barbara Wheatley
Marlo and Scott Willis
Woods Ace Hardware
Sam & Danielle Wray
ACTIVE
Rob & Louise Acheson
Edna Anderson
Marchiea Anderson
Colleen & Patrick Andreotti
Myrna Antonich
Vicki Aylesworth
Mary Baker
Rodney Bakken
Hollis Barber
Helen Barnhart
Lynn & Tom Benediktsson
Loran Bollinger
Shirley Bowen
Floridel Bowers
Robert Bridenback
Phillip and Janice Bridge
Karen Broderius
Helen Burrows
Virginia Burvee
Mary & Bob Butterfield
Elaine Campbell
Cathy & Robert Carbaugh
Darlene Carlton
Eva Maria Carne
Judy Caspar
Central Nursery
Sandra Chavez
Evelyn Cichowski
Sue Cichowski
Doris Clerf
Andrew Collins
Margaret and Colin Condit
Tanya Cook
Steve & Kathy Cordero
Cottage Cafe
Lois Courtney
Dale Craddock
Fred Crunk & Beverly Dale-Crunk
CWU Federal Credit Union
Pat Dietrich
Nan Doolittle
Birohnie Dowdell
Linda Dozier
Joan Dumas
Bud & Jeanne Dunning
Susan & Gary Eadie
Forrest & Janie Eastham
Eastside Automotive
Carolyn & Lee Ellenbarger
Ellensburg Eagles
Leanne & Ray Ellis Family
Frances Endicott
Allan and Sarah Engdahl
Keith & Karen Eslinger
Friday Club
F.B. Gates
Jackie Gause
Kirk and Beverly German
Evelyn Gillard
Barbara Goll-Dewitte
Nancy Goodloe & Melody
Madlem
Barbra Gordon
Edward and Mary Gorman
Jill Gracia
Amparo Granger
Kathryn Grapes
Neil & Kathy Grauerholz
Frank & Shirley Green
Jo & Jim Green
Frank & Lillian Gregerich
Louise Guy
Bruce Hagemeyer
Marilyn Haima
Paul & Marjorie Harrel
Ruby Harris
Nancy Hastings
Angie Hastings
Beverly Heckart
Clarence & Marjory Helgeson
Dawn Helland
Mike Hendricks
Carrie Hendricks
Shirley Hill
Mary Hocker
Jim Hollister
Richard Hoover
Betty Hopper
Michelle Horne-Coyne
Bud and Maggie Horton
David and Wendy Horton
Peg Hunt
Fred & Angie Huschka
Jim & Helen Hutchinson
Irene & Walt Jackson
Beverly Johnson
Jean Johnson
Wayne & Wininfred Johnson
Jaqualyn Johnson
Al and Ann Jorgenson
Janeice Jump
Owen & Janet Kastning
Helen Kelly
Ken's Auto Washes
Ken's Quick Lube
Kittitas County Greenhouse
Bob & Heidi Klindworth
Michele & Dick Kloss
Shirley Kowalski
James & Mary Kraft
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kukes
Stu Lange
Bill & Bobbie Lange
Sena Lanphere
Robert & Linda Lapen
Walter Larson
Dan Leader
John & Morag Liboky
Jean & Ed Lofy-Gellenbeck
Ermina Lowe
Karla Lynch
Andrew Lyons & Jennifer Richards
Don & Colleen Major
Derald & Margaret Martin
Louis Massucco
Kathleen Masterson
Jim & Sandy McAllaster
Jody & Bob McClure
Kay McCluskey
Carrie McElroy
Bob & Dolly McFadden
Miriam Rebekah Lodge #25
Leroy & Francis Mitchell
Tom & Catherine Monacelli
Mountain View Ranches
Madelyn Mudd
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mundy
Wanda Munroe
Douglas and Catherine Murphy
Patricia Myers
Bill and Sarah Nelson
Sue O'Dell
Loretta Ogilvie
Gordon and Sonja Oldham
Lee and Pamela Overstreet
Edith Oyler
Dr. James Pappas
John and Karen Pattillo
Bonnie Petersen
Lorrie Phelan
D. W. Porter
Eric & Carol Poulsen
Public School Employees
Joanne Pugh
Jean Putnam
Catherine Reber
Janice Reed
Keomany Riley
Thomas Ringer
Robbers Roost Good Sam Club
Helen Ross
Debi & Paul Rugh
Sage Scrappers
Sazon LLC
Frank & Billie Schnebly
Becky Schnebly
Marvin Schroeder
Maxine Shaw
Bonalyn Smith
Claudia Smith
Nona Snell
Herbert Snowden Insurance
Henry & Lois Sorensen
Julie Sparks
Jim & Catherine Stephenson
Bob & Joanne Stevenson
Virginia Stickney
Warner and Betty Storms
Ruth Strand
Carl and Beverly Strand
Amy Striker
Anna Sullivan
Adeline Swan
Frank and Betty Swanson
Carol Swanson
Ange & Jeanine Taylor
Keith and Julia Thomas
Donald and Anna Uebelacker
United Methodist Women
Jane Venera
Gladys Wahle
Robert & Janett Walker
Joy Walters
Todd and Lee Wikthlin
Jean Winstanley
Helen Wise
Joann Wise
Ralph & Nita Worthington
SUPPORTING
William & Marilyn Adams
Patty Akers
Steve & Yvonne Alder
Jerry & Janis Anderson
Lorna Anderson
Judith Anderson
Leonard & Delores Anthony
Mary Barneycastle
Arloa & Steve Betassa
Linda Bissonette
Conrad and Sandie Boccia
Margaret Brandt
Gary & Peggy Brantley
Kim Brittain
Tom & Kathleen Brunson
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Diane Burchak
Marjorie Burke
Bill & Virginia Burvee
Kristine Canham
Ruth Carpenter
Mary Carter
Lenore Cawthra
Linda Clerf
Community Center Bridge Club
Dale Comstock
Fred & Thena Cordola
Morris and Sue Crocker
Nona D'Anna
Alicia Davenport
Margaret Davie
Mollie Edson
Mike & Gert Edson
Ellensburg Women's Chorus
Ian & Sandra Elliot
Lee & Nancy Engel
James & June Farrell
Eleanor Fischer
Alice Fulleton
Fritz & Joan Glover
Dorothy Gordon
Addie L. Graaff
Dee Grapes
Jeff & Cindi Greear
Florence Greene
Patsy Gust
Linda Hall
Donald & Linda Hansberry
Ruth Harrington
Jerry Harris
Molly Hayes
Philip Hoefer
Maxine Hoff
Phillip & Julie Howard
Joe & Mary Hubbard
Huntington Court Senior Apartments
LeRoy and Connie Jansen
Ginger Jensen
Mauri Johnson
Charles Judd
Jenny Kern
Kevin and Karen Kimball
Donald & Carol King
Karen Kittelson
Robin & LaRenne Lacey
Gerald & Anna Lael
Robert & Kathy Lange
Stanley Edward Leary
Richard Lucotch
Laurae Lygre
Leona Malcolm
Don and Lois Mansperger
Chris Marshall
Emma Martin
Verna Mattielli
Sherry McDonald
Jan & Brian McElroy
Gena McNeil
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Jeni Meissner
Rose Miller
Richard & Joan Miller
Miller's Refrigeration
Esther Montgomery
Linda Morrison
Ruth Morrison
William and Sharon Morrow
Jerry & Barbara Newman
Lois Nickel
Erma Nickell
Nifty Niners
Phyllis Ocker
Leland & Burniece Orcutt
Sally Panattoni
Sharon & Kerry Parker
Elsie Pearson
Jeff Penick
Physicians Service Bureau of
Stanislaus County
Jo Platt
Carol Pless
Lillian Plunkett
Colean Prost
Larry Reiten
Renee's Barber Shop
Jo Richards
Thea & Lloyd Rider
Iris Rominger
Steve & Chris Rosbach
Eugene & Virginia Sandona
Hubert and Mary Schmitt
Peggy Schnebly
Randall & Shirley Schroers
Allen Sherman
Grace Shuey
Patricia Sisk
Jean Smith
Richard & Helen Smith
Lois Snider
Ted & Colleen Sonstegaard
Ralph Sorensen
Stanislaus County Medical Society
Stanislaus Foundation
Beverly Choyce Stewart
Bob & Marilyn Stowell
Ralph and Kathy Strand
Martha Swanstrum
Chuck & Mickey Thayer
Grace & Marlin Tietje
Evelyn Tomchick
Robert Tomlinson
Winifred Tower
Edward & Wilma Treick
Frank & Rosalie Walters
Howard and Betty Wandrey
Doug & Carla Warnock
June Waters
Alrene Watts
Paul Weaver
Ed & Darlene West
Robert Wilson
Gary & Margo Winegar
Christopher and Janet Wininger
Floyd & Bernadine Woodiwiss
Leonard & Arlene Wyland
Tim & Nicole Young
CONTRIBUTING
Arlene Alexander
Florence Bender
Clara Bird
Helen Burch
Delores Chase
Tom & Kathy Chini
Lawrence & Sharlene Davies
Gordon Dudley
Myrt & Frank Duma
Esther Everett
Diana & Jim Fiedler
Barbara Fields
Gail & Edina Flesjer
Lena Fudacz
Robert & Loree Gardner
Laura Gardner
Jo Anne Gaskell
Mr. & Mrs. E.W. Giersch
Carol Gilliom
Darlene Green
Milt & Maxine Grieser
Wanda Harmon
Cletes Hicks
Juanita Hillstrom
Delores Imhoff
Kenneth Jenks
Barry & Jimmy Johnson
Dixie Johnson
Robert Johnston
Katie Kladnik
Les & Barbara Knudsen
Michael & Mary Livingston
Leo & Charlene Lucas
Nadine Maglietti
Launa Medved
Marilyn Meier
Lorraine Meyers
Brent Minor
Donna & Orville Montgomery
Loretta Ney
Chuck & Mae Opperman
Jeanette Orso
Marjorie Ozanich
Lois Page
Joy Palmiero
Dan & Chris Papineau
Adeline Patrick
Beth Patton-Kauter
Betty Pieters
Linda Price
Betty & Allan Renwick
Lois Robinson
Herbert & Shirley Rohrer
Paul & Helen Sabin
Allen & Lucille Seaton
Mike & Janie Seresun
Donna Bacon Shore
Irma Smith
Elmer & Goldie Stampfly
Bill Staples
George & Linda Steigleder
Eileen Stougard
Bob & Lorene Swedberg
Gail Thayer
Keith & Jan Tolzin
Irene Trosky
Keiko & Melvin Van Houten
Peggy VanDorn
Elizabeth Wallace
Geordy Watson
Margaret Weaver
Don & Barb Weber
Lois Wells
Frances Welsh
Pat Wheatley
Donna Willette
Warren & Laura Wood
William and Charles Wright
IN KIND
Erik & Liz Allen
ASAP Electric
Donna Burnett
Clark Entertainment
Cone Gilreath Law Offices
David Dick Photography
Terry Dufault
Lee Fischer
Grant Green
Hancock Printing
Becky Jensen
Marcel Maloney
Jeff Penick
Upper County Senior Center
Sam & Danielle Wray
HOSPICE FRIENDS
2008 EXPENSES
F und r ai si ng
14 %
Pat i ent C ar e
Pr o g r am 3 8 %
Ed ucat i o n
Pr o g r am 16 %
B er eavement
Pr o g r am 13 %
V o l unt eer
A d mi n & Pr o g r am 15%
F i nanci al 4 %
WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING
HOSPICE FRIENDS WHAT IT IS !
YOU ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
Firas Al Jamed
Nader Al Saab
Mariana Ambriz
Saori Auata
Ruth Bare
Joey Beaushaw
Leslie Berry
Sherrill Boehm
Shirley Bowen
Merrily Braught
Ronald Braught
Melissa Brittain
Tom Brittain
Doug Bynum
Ruth Carpenter
Sandi Chavez
Dana Cole
Rachel Conger
Fred Crunk
Beverly Dale-Crunk
Jerry Decker
Amber Easterbrook
Raymond Enriquez
Kirk Eslinger
Polly Florence
Rand Gillen
Nancy Goodloe
Julie Gordon
Kathy Grapes
Alyse Greenman
Bob Greenman
Bruce Hagemeyer
Becky Harless
Ruth Harrington
Bob Haynie
Peggy Haynie
Dawn Helland
Robin Hull
Sheila Johnson
Bonnie Jump
Ori Keil
Andy Ketzenburg
Gene Ketzenburg
Sandy Ketzenburg
Ray Killian
Jaehyoung Kim
Jihye Kim
Julie Kjorsvik
Tomoya Kurosaki
Yuki Lewis
Bernie Li
David Lygre
Laurae Lygre
Andrew Lyons
Karen Mattocks
Mark McClain
Jesse McDaniel
Ben Mansell
John McClough
Kay McClough
Joanna McGrath
Mary Kay McPhillips
Betty Meilander
Rosemary Meyer
Patricia Mittness
Don Morris
Tomoko Nishijima
Jeff Nolls
Caroline Onstot
Debbie Osborn
Virginia Ottley
Joan Para
Jusoon Park
Sharon Parker
Jeff Penick
Arlain Rappier
Debbie Richards
Jen Richards
Mike Richards
Alana Savoian
Beverly Seaman
Jack Seth
Margaret Smith
Jack Striker
Vanessa Walker (Turner)
Julie Urion
Steve Varga
Janett Walker
Margaret Weaver
Irene Weidert
Wayne Weidert
Jon Westlake
David Wheeler
Jeanette Williams
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Arnold’s Ranch & Home
Campus U-Tote-Em
City of Ellensburg
Clark Entertainment Plus
Cone Gilreath Law Offices
ESM Consulting Engineers, LLC
Hal Holmes Center
Knudson Lumber
Tools for Life
Upper County Senior Center
SHINING LIGHT
Affordable Funeral Care
ASAP Electric
Belair House
Cashmere Valley Bank
Hancock Printing
LUMINARY
Alnita Engravers
Aster Inn & Antiques
Blue Ridge Insurance
Central Nursery
Cottage Café
David Dick Photography
Downtown Pharmacy
Eastside Automotive
Herbert Snowden Insurance
Kittitas County Greenhouse
Northwest Physical Therapy
R&R Auto Body
Sazon LLC
Steward & Williams
Vinman’s Bakery
Woods Ace Hardware
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE 2008 TREE OF LOVE BUSINESS SPONSORS
THEY ARE HELPING TO MAKE LIVING LIFE JUST A LITTLE BETTER
TOUCHING LIVES
THANKS TO HOSPICE
Reprinted from the Ellensburg Daily Record with the author’s permission
Family, friends and neighbors, how lucky we are to have one
another to lean on, one shoulder to the other. I feel compelled to write this letter in regards to some well deserved
people.
To Cathy and Polly and the staff at Hospice and Hospice
Friends know that your support and your efforts are not untold. If you ever think you don’t need them, you are kindly
mistaken.
With their help in the last four months, we have been able to
take care of my husband at home. With their guidance, we
will be fine along with friends and family.
Don’t wait until the very end. Let them be a part of your
life. We did and are very grateful.
Thank you everyone,
Carol and Garry Ohlde
ONE FAMILY AT A TIME
Hospice
Friends
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Hospice Friends is a non-profit charitable organization
that provides peace, comfort, and care to the elderly and
anyone facing a life-threatening illness in Kittitas County.
We work in coordination with Kittitas Valley Home
Health & Hospice, a department of Kittitas
Valley Community Hospital, to provide quality care in the
home, nursing home, or hospital in a professional,
empathetic, and confidential manner. Hospice Friends
promotes a caring community without affiliation to any
specific religious orientation or political view.
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Hospice Friends
Board of Directors
Kirk Eslinger
President
Julie Kjorsvik
Vice-President
Rosemary Meyer
Secretary/Treasurer
Leslie Berry
Jerry Decker
Polly Florence
Jaqualyn Johnson
John McClough
Jeff Penick
Jack Striker
Steve Varga