Community NewsletterSummer 2015

“Exceptional People, Exceptional Care”

1224 South High StreetAberdeen, SD 57401-7724

605-225-7580

Doug and Joyce Rogers can best be described as “good people.” Joyce resides at Bethesda Home and Doug lives at Parkside, the Independent Living Apart-ments at Bethesda. Doug is able to be close to Joyce and visits her every day. They enjoy many activities together here at Bethesda and still hold hands. Doug and Joyce recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Their family is very important to them and they have had many birthday and anniversary celebra-tions right here at Bethesda. We are so honored to share these wonder-ful milestones with Joyce, Doug and their family.

Joyce and Doug’s Wedding Photo64th Anniversary Celebration ~ 2015

Joyce and Doug at their Parkside Apartment

Our Residents

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Our ProgramsK.O. Lee Adult Day Health Center at Bethesda ~ 225-7602

A new alternative to assisted living and nursing home care,person-centered and customized care to stay at home longer!

Bethesda Home of Aberdeen ~ 225-7580Skilled Nursing Home Care

Bethesda Sharing Center ~ 225-7596Child Daycare and Preschool

Parkside Retirement Community at Bethesda ~ 225-7900Independent Senior Living Apartments

Bethesda In-Home Community Services ~ 225-7900In-Home Care Services

Bethesda Towne Square ~ 225-7600Assisted Living Apartments

Contact us for a complimentary tour and/or consultation!

Email: info@bha.cc Website: www.bha.cc

““We believe peace of mind comes with knowing a loved one is in a caring and comfortable environment where they

are receiving exceptional care.”

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Wilmary Hernandez Toledo ~Outstanding Service Award~Wilmary has been employed for four years in the Dietary Department at Bethesda. She has two children and came to Aberdeen from Puerto Rico. Wilmary’s sister moved to Aberdeen first and Wilmary and her family came one year later. Wil-mary enjoys movies and spending time with her children. When asked what she enjoys about working at Bethesda, Wilmary shared, “Everything, this is my dream come true! I love working with older people and I sing for them every day!” Wilmary’s posi-tive energy and outgoing personality are gifts to all of us here at Bethesda!

Tamara Hofer ~Walter Jerde Award~Tamara has been employed for al-most four years at Bethesda and serves as a C.N.A., Men-tor and Bath Aide. Tamara’s family includes her Mother, Father, four broth-ers and four sisters. Tamara enjoys play-ing tennis, jogging, cooking and baking. When asked what she enjoys about working at Bethesda, Tamara shared, “I love work-ing with the residents, getting along with everybody makes it fun!” Tamara’s kind and caring heart, dedica-tion and commitment are gifts to all of us here at Bethesda!

Bethesda Home of AberdeenRemodeling Project

Remodeling is very close to completion at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen! All of the private resident rooms, hall-ways, lounges and common areas have been updated. These updates include new flooring, paint, blinds, additional electrical outlets and new flat screen televisions in every room. Bethesda Home also has a new emergency gen-erator and air handlers. In addition, a new kitchen pass through window and steam table have been added to the Bethesda Home kitchen area. An additional dining room space and fireplace in the Chapel area have also been added during this remodel. We would like to thank our residents, families, visitors, staff and contractors for their understanding and support during this time of transition. These beautiful and functional new spaces will serve so many, for many years to come.

Our Staff

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You are invited to join us for a

Trim a Tree EventWho: Service Organizations, Youth Groups, Women’s Groups, Church Groups, Friends and Neighbors

What: Bring a new or gently used Christmas tree, lights and decorations to Bethesda and spend the afternoon decorating for Christmas! Christmas cookies, cider and holiday music will add to this festive event. Each tree will have a sign with the name of the group that has donated each tree. We thank you for considering joining us for this event, a beautiful gift for our residents and participants to enjoy for many years to come!

When: Sunday, December 13th, 2015 ~ 2-4pm

Where: Bethesda’s K.O. Lee Adult Day Health Center, 1403 15th Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 • 225-7602

Please note the deadline for registering your group is

October 30th, 2015. Please call us at: 377-2722 or send an email to:

peggyjolarson@bha.cc

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Bethesda Donor List 2015“Friends of Bethesda” Project Paul and Donna BlideBruce and Jan JohnsonPeggy Jo LarsonGina and Patrick SommersNancy StangeRobert and Joan ThompsonLynn Wanner

BETHESDA “Comfort Cross” PROJECT:Debbie Pool ~ Monthly Online DonationAnonymous DonorIn Memory of: Nance C. GarvinDeb RiceMonica KueblerHildegard GugelJenny and Bill BaileyJames and Deb NelsonKevin and Heather NelsonPaul and Peggy SandbergInez KnockDon and Alice AndersonGrayce BeilkeDonna VietorHarold E. LarsonLois LarsonArnold SchmidtLori and Stewart BohleBethel Schmidt

BETHESDA BUS/VAN PROJECT:Marcella AndershBethesda’s Annual Community Picnic~(Free Will Offering)Emmanuel Lutheran Church ~ Groton(Quarterly Gifts)Grace Covenant Lutheran Church ~ AberdeenInFaith Community Foundation ~ The LouiseC. Stolle FundDale and Bonnie LarsonMarilyn and Larry LittrellOur Savior’s Lutheran Church ~ RedfieldJudy PehlHoward SwensonAlice WegehauptIn Honor of:George Casanova’s 90th Birthday!Dale and Bonnie LarsonAnna Stern’s 94th Birthday!Annie and Bonnell AmanEthel DoetzlElaine Roth

David and Barb Roth IngalsbeIn Memory of: Raymond AlbertsArlen and Ramona HansonTed BertschSandra BrinkMarge BisbeeLarry & Janeen MeierArlowyn BoekelheideDonna & Jim Boekelheide and FamilyDoug & Diane DangelLarry & Janeen MeierBob BorchardDennis K. and Shirley LarsonDonna BretschMavis HowlandAllen & Karen SiefkesIrene BretschMiles and Judy BretschGordon and Leona BunkeYvonne MalsamKenneth DalyArlen and Ramona HansonLeonard and Edna HottmanRobert and Deloris FewingsBill FetherhuffArlen and Ramona HansonBurt FlagtwetCheri and Willard BeckJohn and Nancy BeckerSandra BrinkDavid J. BuehlerBonnie ClausenAlexandria and John DaubertDuane and Phyllis DonatIrene FeickertSig and Joy FlagtvedtPam Flagtwet and FamilyLarheta FulkerMonte and Joycel GoodrichDelores GreenJim and Kathy Guilliatt, Sr.Evan and Millicent HarrisRichard and Corinne HollandKeith and Julie HupkeJordan and Stephanie HupkeSusan and Loren JerdeGeorge and Mavis JundtStan and Kari JungKenneth KaserBarb and Tom KenyonGeorge and Shirley KramerCaroline Lambert

Dale and Bonnie LarsonPeggy Jo LarsonAngelina and Marshall LavinDonald LehrVivian LockenJennifer Lesoing LucsCurtis and Donna MisslitzScott Moore and Denene TusharWilliam and Cynthia MorrisPatrick and Cathie MurphyMark and Sheryl NielsenCathie PetschTera RichterBill and Linda RothJune ScherWard and Laura SchumacherMarcia ShanahanDan TopleCinday TopleBernice WaldMichael and Sandra WalkerMichael and Kathy WeatherlScott and Jackie WitlockGloriane YostErnest FrohlingArlen and Ramona HansonRegina FrohlingKeith and Polly CowleyMarvin and Barb CowleyAllen and Karen SiefkesHulda GiedtMae ClickRodney and Glenna FoubergHarry HiebYvonne Malsam Inga HowieFrancis and Phyllis HalvorsonDale HagenHoward SwensonEstrid “Essie” HaugenMavis EskeLeon and Virginia TobinGladys HansonArlen and Ramona HansonIrene HansonArlen and Ramona HansonAmy HeckenlaibleGlenn JakoberIrene HermanCindy and Fran HermanLeslie Holland, Sr.Arlen and Ramona HansonInga Howie

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Bethesda Donor List 2015 (continued)

“Thank you for your generosity, support and caring…”

Howard Swenson Don HunstadHoward SwensonHarold E. LarsonLois LarsonInid LarsonSusan RichardWayne LarsonLaVina HopfHoward SwensonPat LillemoeDonald and Lois SwainAgnes LittrellLarry and Marilyn LittrellViola LohnMiles and Judy Bretsch Dave McGaughJaneen and Larry MeierDelores MertzArlen and Ramona HansonAllen and Karen SiefkesEdward PehlJudy PehlAllan PriceMae ClickMavis EskeEldon and Donna ReichMary PriceIrene BowerHoward SwensonPhyllis SandersDennis K. and Shirley LarsonDuane SkoglundAllen and Karen SiefkesJoyce ShilmanMavis EskeLaVina HopfDavid and Rita PettigrewHoward SwensonF. Dean and Marjorie WiedebushDelwyn TisherArlen and Ramona HansonPirmin TrautnerCharlie and Ginny ClarkFay VaughanMae ClickSusan RichardHilda VosslerMae ClickEldon and Donna ReichPaul Wilkins

Janeen and Larry MeierPearl WilsonJoanne HummelDorothy ZellerMichael and Lynn SandvigTHRIVENT CHOICE DONATIONS:Annie AmanBonnell AmanGreg BeckGrayce BeilkeJames BoekelheideLori BohleJudy BretschJanelle BrownWillis BrunsJody BullMarjorie CashVicki ConnDiane DangelTheodore DeilkePat DennertJerrol ErlenbuschCindy FleckensteinJudy GellingMavis HowlandBruce JohnsonMarvin KaltConnie KimballElizabeth KnepkeAmber McNeilLinda MillerRoland MoerkeRich OmlandDavid RothAllen SiefkesKaren SiefkesBill StollePenny StolleGene SvihovecJoyce SvihovecHoward SwensonKathleen SwensonReed SwensonSharon WeissDerae WilsonRichard Wilson

IN-KIND DONATIONS:In Memory of: Albert BauerMildred Bauer

Ted BertschDonna BratlandDonna BretschArthur Bretsch and FamilyMarvin EhleyJean Dutt and FamilyIsabelle Elliott-JacobsenRandee HudsonJim EwingLee Ewing and FamilyBurt FlagtwetPam Flagtwet and FamilyNorma FredricksonCurt Fredrickson and FamilyRegina FrohlingBarb Cowley and FamilyHarry HiebSpencer GrossInga HowieBarbara SvobodaSam KenserKelly and Tina KenserLila KraemerSheila KranzlerEnid LarsonLynne RothHarold E. LarsonLois LarsonWayne LarsonDoris LarsonShirley LittleLeslie LittleAlbert OlsonElaine OlsonBob OlsonJean OlsonAllan PricePaula DamaskaMary PriceTim PriceHilda SackmanSusan SchockDorothy SchaunamanJane JohnsonEdmund SchumacherMarilyn CarlowJoyce ShilmanKay VikanderDelores SteichenGail SwanstonFay Vaughan

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Bethesda Donor List 2015 (continued)

THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS

Giving back makes an important impact in people’s

lives. If you are a Thrivent Financial member you

can choose where your Thrivent Choice Dollars are

distributed. Thrivent Choice provides distribution of

charitable funds and you can help by designatin

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Bethesda. We encourage you to consider Bethesda as

your choice and would welcome your designation. If

you are a member or interested in becoming a mem-

ber of Thrivent Financial, you may contact Don Miller

locally at don.miller@thrivent.com (605) 725-2023 or

www.thrivent.com 1-800-THRIVENT (847-4836).

MEMORIAL CARD PACKETSBethesda has created this new opportunity for giving in memory of loved ones and it is free. Each memorial card packet includes a nice cympathy card, sympathy card envelope and donation envelope. If you would like memorial card packets, they are available at the front desk area in the main entrance, at any of our sponsoring churches or contact Peggy Jo Larson at 377-2722 or peggyjolarson@bha.cc

Susan VaughanEvelyn WithamSusan Jerde and FamilyHilda VosslerJudy RetzerDorothy ZellerLynn Hanson and Family

IN-KIND DONATIONS:Sadie BenderJoyce and Maynard FortinGood Shepherd Lutheran ChurchJim HansonEvie HoldhusenThe Family of Inga HowieJerome and Marlene KetelhutThe Family of Millie MillerMae PalmerLori PerdueDarlene WahlHoward SwensonDeb Thorstenson

BETHESDA HOME ACTIVITIES:Judy BretschThrivent ~ Aberdeen

ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER AT BETHESDA In Memory of:Betty DunkerFrancis and Phyllis HalvorsonNance C. GarvinGloriane YostEstrid “Essie” HaugenVivian LockenViola TetherowHoward KueblerGloriane YostPat Lillemoe

Hazel SwensonKen WebbRoger and Shirley Schuller

ADDITIONAL DONATIONS TO THE ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER AT BETHESDACWD ~ PledgeDebbie EisenbeiszLutheran Services for the Elderly Endowmentat the ELCA Foundation Grant Kathy Harris ~ Pledge Zona SchanzenbachHoward Swenson and FamilyThrivent ~ AberdeenRichard and Ginger WestraZion Lutheran Church

BETHESDA FOUNDATION:In Memory of: Antonia RistauToni Ristau ~ Online Donation

TOWNE SQUARE ASSISTED LIVING:In Memory of:Kathryn CutlerSteve, Sherm, Curt and Frank Cutler

PARKSIDE RETIREMENT COMMUNITYIn-Kind Donations:Eugene FaceDr. Ken and Andrea GiedtPeggy Jo LarsonDeb RiceDon SchaunamanHedi SwanhorstLori Tobin

PARKSIDE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY:In Memory of: Howard KueblerMonica Kuebler, Sons and Families

BETHESDA SHARING CENTER:In Memory of:Enid LarsonEdward and Peggy LeonardCraig and Audrey McFarlandLarry and Susan OlsonElaine and William RothTom and Lynne RothMichael and Lynn SandvigJune SchliebeRon and Cheryl SmithFred and Bonnie SuurmeyerB. Gail ThompsonKen TrammellPhilip and Patricia ValleLucille and Clarence SwensonHoward SwensonBETHESDA SHARING CENTER:Books Are Fun – Imagination BooksSHARING CENTER-Thrivent Choice:Shelly BuckmeierLori BohleKathy HarrisLynn WannerBETHESDA HOME OF ABERDEENIn Memory of:Alma RichertWilliam F. Richert, Sr. Helena RichertWilliam Richert, Jr.

BUSHELS FOR BETHESDA:

BEEF FOR BETHESDA:

1224 South High StreetAberdeen, SD 57401-7724605-225-7580

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Providing A Comprehensive Continuum Of Exceptional Care

“Exceptional People, Exceptional Care”

www.bha.cce-mail: info@bha.cc

Bethesda Home of Aberdeen1224 South High Street

Aberdeen, SD 57401-7724Phone: 605-225-7580

Fax: 605-225-7585Skilled Nursing Home Care

Bethesda Sharing Center1224 South High Street

Aberdeen, SD 57401-7724Phone: 605-225-7596

Fax: 605-225-7585Child Daycare & PreSchool

Bethesda Towne Square1425 15th Avenue Southeast

Aberdeen, SD 57401-7726Phone: 605-225-7600

Fax: 605-229-1073Assisted Living Apartments

Parkside Retirement Community1324 12th Avenue Southeast

Aberdeen, SD 57401-7754Phone: 605-225-7900

Fax: 605-225-7585Independent Senior Living Apartments

Bethesda In-Home Community Services

1324 12th Avenue SoutheastAberdeen, SD 57401-7754

Phone: 605-225-7900Fax: 605-225-7585

In-Home Care Services

K.O. Lee Adult Day Health Center1403 15th Avenue Southeast

Aberdeen, SD 57401-7754Phone: 605-225-7602

Fax: 605-225-7585A new alternative to assisted living & nursing home care, person-centered &

customized care to stay at home longer!