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Good Life!
Celebrating 60 Years of the
Annual Report
2014
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“Celebrating 60 years
of caring”
Debra K. Schroeder
President & CEO
“We are thankful
for the generous,
committed friends
of Bartels that have
served as loyal
supporters of Bartels
over the past years.”
2014 was an excellent year for Bartels as we celebrated 60 Years of Caring. We were especially
honored with the 2014 Governor’s Quality Award in recognition of our excellent services. We
remained focused on our mission and celebrated our successes and services with concentrated
efforts of supporting local charities, participating in community events and sponsoring a day at
the Bremer County Fair.
As I reflect over six decades of Bartels service to the community, one constant rings true:
the Bartels staff genuinely cares about our residents! In 2014, my family experienced this
loving nature on a personal level. My father, a Bartels resident for three years, passed away in
December. We personally experienced the “Good Life at Bartels” with the compassionate care
he received; not just the excellent direct care staff, but every staff member from housekeeping,
dining services, maintenance, business services and leisure services. Our talented employees
live and breathe the Bartels’ mission on a daily basis; transforming its meaning into “The Good
Life” for our residents. I am so proud of our staff at Bartels.
We made excellent progress towards our strategic vision goals in 2014. We are thankful for the
generous, committed friends of Bartels that have served as loyal supporters over the past years.
It will continue to take a concerted effort from our constituents to keep the hopes and dreams of
a better future at Bartels alive. We are committed to continue the Lord’s work of caring for our
residents to better meet their individualized needs – to make Bartels the best possible place to
live and work. Thank you for your continued support. Stay tuned as Bartels continues to make
progress in 2015 towards better serving community needs.
Debra K. Schroeder
Bartels President & CEO
Message from Leadership
It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Board of Directors, to formally express our appreciation to the Bartels leadership, staff, and volunteers who inspire us. We are proud of our dedicated staff who have provided compassion,
comfort, healing and hope to the residents we have served 24/7; 365 days a year for the past 60 years. Your
commitment is greatly appreciated. We are deeply grateful for community support and for each and every person who has helped us achieve our goals through donations of time, skill, in-kind gifts and monetary support.
Because of the support, encouragement and tireless efforts of all, the Bartels mission of enriching lives through
quality service and Christian care continues to thrive.
JoAn Headington
Memorial Foundation Trustees; Chair
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Celebrating Our Leadership
Board of Directors
Dr. Ann Rathe
Chair
Rich Carlson
Rev. Dennis Dickman
Keith Collins
Doug Miller
Mike Litterer
Paula Geise
Pam Brickman
JoAn Headington
Memorial Foundation Trustees
JoAn Headington
Chair
Dr. Bill Hamm
Ryan Rasmussen
Clair Lensing
Julie Lindaman
Jan Striepe
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Celebrating our
Community
When you arrive at Bartels, you will feel that sense of home, all
while receiving the care that you need. We know that it is our
duty to provide residents a lifestyle that meets all of their needs;
physically, mentally and spiritually.
Eisenach Village...Independent Living
Eisenach Village is a new type of active adult community with a
focus on freedom...freedom from the everyday chores and home
maintenance, and freedom to experience the lifestyle, leisure and
learning that the community offers. Eisenach Village is located
just north of the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community
Campus and west of the Wartburg College Campus.
Eichhorn Haus...Independent Living
Eichhorn Haus is a retirement lifestyle, filled with friendships, social activities, security and, best of all, few
responsibilities. You’ll enjoy the independence you want, with the assurance of a continuing care community to
serve your future health needs. Located on the Bartels Campus, Eichhorn Haus features one-and two-bedroom
apartments.
Linden Place...Assisted Living
Linden Place offers private apartment living with a blend of personal support and health care services to help
you stay active and independent. Three options of personal service plans, attentive staff, a wellness program,
transportation and dining are offered at Linden Place. You’ll enjoy the independence you want with the security,
companionship and reassurance that comes from being a part of a continuing care community.
“The first morning when we woke up to the sound of someone clearing our driveway, we knew we had
made the right decision! Life is good at Eisenach Village!”
~ Russ & Darlene Peatrowsky, Eisenach Village Residents
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Woodland Terrace...Nursing Care
Woodland Terrace is a community of caring, support and
encouragement. Whether here for a few weeks of rehabilitation
or for long-term nursing care, residents and patients of
Woodland Terrace are shown respect for privacy and given
personal attention to help them feel at home.
Evergreen Arbor...Memory Care
Evergreen Arbor is a dedicated center of care for those with
Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. It is a spacious,
nurturing home designed to give residents the freedom to safely
explore on their own, join in familiar activities or relax at their
leisure. Evergreen Arbor is a licensed memory care program with
an emphasis on each person’s health, quality of life and wellbeing.
Skilled Care & Rehabilitation
Your first step toward home...
Bartels Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation is a community of care, support and encouragement. We provide
nursing care and rehabilitation to help patients with recovery following a hospital stay. Skilled Care is often a
necessary transition for those recovering from a stroke, heart attack, surgery, fracture or other health conditions
before returning home from the hospital.
Bartels At Home
Our history of quality, Christian services now extends into your home through our in-home services program,
Bartels-At-Home. To ensure your safety and security, Bartels-At-Home caregivers are compassionate and caring
staff that have been thoroughly screened and professionally trained to meet your needs with Home Helper
Services, Personal Care Services and Peace of Mind Services.
“The Bartels staff provides compassionate, loving care to enhance our lives. I like the activities that keep
us moving...the rides in the country are a bonus!
~ Margaret Swanson, Woodland Terrace Resident
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Celebrating
Quality Care
Rod Roberts, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
Director, presented the 2014 Governor’s Award for Quality
Care in Health Care Facilities to Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community. Deb Schroder, Bartels President & CEO, accepted
the award and praised the Bartels staff for the dedicated work
done each day to better serve the Bartels residents. She also
acknowledged Bartels pet-therapy lab, Lucy, for her gentle
spirit and loving personality that brings warmth and joy
to the residents. The Governor’s Award for Quality Care
was established to recognize long-term care providers that
provide – in the nominator’s opinion a high level of care to
their residents. This year’s Governor’s Award recipients were
selected from a field of 16 nominated facilities. Since the first
awards were presented in 2001, a total of 50 awards have been presented to 44 individual facilities.
The facility was nominated by a family member of a Bartels resident “The Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community in Waverly has 60 years of providing the highest in quality physical settings, services, and care for
its residents,” the nominator wrote. “The Community provides a full-range of living needs from independent
apartments and homes, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, nursing, memory care, and in-home
care. Residents are able to remain as community members – to be part of family traditions and community
traditions,” the nominator added.
One of the services provided by Bartels – and dear to the heart of the nominator – was the implementation of
a pet therapy program. “Bartels is now home to Lucy Lola Lorraine, a very lovable and highly-trained black
Labrador. Lucy has grown very accustomed to approaching people in wheelchairs, on crutches, and in hospital
beds and has the ability to help calm and soothe agitated individuals while lifting the spirits of those who might
be sad or lonely,” the nominator explained. “The pet therapy program is just one example of Bartels’ everchanging environment as it responds and adapts to the needs and desires of the residents, and, thus, “offering
them the best of physical, emotional, and spiritual care.”
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Grateful Resident Program
From the skilled professionalism of the medical personnel
through to the dining, housekeeping and maintenance staff,
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community is committed to
providing quality services and Christian care. Delivering
resident-centered care that is kind, sensitive and respectful is
our highest priority.
Our residents and families express their gratitude for the
attention and compassion they receive in a variety of ways –
by saying thank you, offering a smile, and when they are able,
by providing financial support with a charitable gift. For this
reason, Bartels established the Grateful Resident and Families
Program.
Our Grateful Resident and Families Program offers a
permanent and significant way to honor employees and recognize their outstanding and exceptional service. We
invite you to share a gift in appreciation for an outstanding Bartels team member who made a difference through
acts of kindness, comfort or personal care. The employee will be notified that an anonymous gift was made in
their honor, recognized publicly and given a lapel pin to wear proudly.
Your partnership in our ministry helps strengthen our mission. Gifts help us to provide quality of life services,
including art, horticultural and music therapies activities, transportation and a full-time Chaplaincy program.
2014 Grateful Residents & Families Recipients
Joyce Maxey
Kelli Groleau
Steph Hewitt
Candice Ward
Dawn Hicks
Whitney Samuelson
Abbie Zwanziger
Temi Eldridge
Ashlea Craft
Kim Miller
Crystal Spencer
Matt Hancock
Chelsea Petersen
Melissa Holthaus
Sara Wildebour
Rachel Lugg
Desiree Perez
Leah Bertram
Kathy Harn
Kaylen Sathen
Erica Hanson
Al Bidne
Alice Bidne
Viann Clancy
Randi Hoerman
Dustin Folkerts
Debbie Bilharz
Kayleigh Hartmann
Hope Lund
Cheyenne Brase
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Celebrating
60 Years!
Many exciting things happened, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community, as we celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2014.
In honor of this milestone, Bartels chose to give back to the
community through a variety of events. Monthly, the Bartels
staff hosted potlucks with a focus on community causes.
January kicked off the local campaign by recognizing the
need to fight against hunger and poverty. Bartels hosted its
third annual Souper Bowl of Caring. This annual nationwide
endeavor helps address hunger needs in local communities.
“It began as a youth program in 1990 with a prayer requesting
that we enjoy the Super Bowl Football game, along with being
mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat.” says
Pastor Allen Bidne, Bartels Chaplain. “Our efforts at Bartels now includes not only the young, but the young
at heart.” With tables set up across the Bartels campus, including at Eisenach Village, Bartels residents, staff
and visitors collected approximated $400 in food items and raised $109 to be donated to the Waverly location
of the NE Iowa Food Bank. In the following months, nearly $3500 was raised to give to the American Heart
Association, the Waverly Fire Department, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., the Waverly Police Department, Bremer
County Relay for Life, Waverly Pet Rescue, Waverly Health Center Emergency Dept., the W-SR United Way,
the East Central Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and the W-SR Area United Way Adopt-A-Family
program. Charles Infelt, declared the week of May 11-17, 2014 as Nursing Home Week at Bartels Lutheran
Retirement Community. Bartels adopted the national theme of “Living the Aloha Spirit” and, in keeping with
their Resident First Philosophy, demonstrated the qualities of patience, kindness, harmony and good feelings in
caring and respect for others. Bartels sponsored a summer Concert in the Park, and, in August, sponsored a Day
at the Bremer County Fair. The Bartels Chef did cooking demonstrations, Bartels staff and volunteers distributed
free popcorn and ice cream and Deb Schroeder, the Bartels President/CEO, baked a pie for the annual pie
auction held during the youth scrambles.
Thank you to our Bartels friends and families, our vibrant community and our faithful donors for all of the help and
encouragement given to Bartels during 2014. We’re proud to serve the community!
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Rock Around the Clock
Poodle Skirts, Saddle Shoes and Rock ‘n’ Roll music filled
the Good Shepherd Chapel at Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community! A 50’s Sock Hop was held for the residents of
Woodland Terrace. Women residents were adorned with Polkadot scarves and cat eye glasses and men donned soda jerk hats
to endorse the party theme. Records hanging from the ceiling,
pink and white carnations to resemble a strawberry soda were
used as table centerpieces and an inflatable jukebox completed
the decorations. A pink Thunderbird, oversized glasses and an
Elvis Presley microphone served as props as residents posed
for pictures. The party menu included burgers, hot dogs, potato
chips and Jell-O cubes. Homemade chocolate or vanilla malts,
topped with whipped cream and a cherry, topped off the meal.
Residents enjoyed dancing with staff to favorite tunes from the
1950’s performed by J.D. Francis. Great food, drinks and music
were enjoyed by all.
Little Free Library
One of the most important lessons, parents can teach their children is a love of reading; a lesson well learned
by the children of Arnold and Helen Imbrock. As a tribute to their parents, and with a passion for reading,
the Imbrock family installed and dedicated a Little Free Library on the campus of Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books; a “take a book, leave a book”
gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories.
“This library is in memory of our Dad and to honor our Mom.” says Rachel Imbrock. The Little Free Library is a
testament to our parents’ love of sharing, and more importantly, giving to the community. We hope people find,
use and love the library on the Bartels campus.” Dan Imbrock, a carpenter, stepped up to the plate to design and
build the structure. If you look inside the library you will see a heartwarming family touch; a heart surrounding
“Arnie + Helen 1947”.
“It’s exciting to have Waverly’s first Little Free Library on the Bartels campus. It’s about reading, it’s about
community, and it’s about working together! I hope our community friends will share in the spirit of it,” stated
Barb Bridges, Vice President of Marketing & Development at Bartels. The Little Free Library can be found at
Bartels Blue Entrance off of 5th Ave NW. and is officially registered at www.littlefreelibrary.org
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Celebrating
Residents
Weddings Through the Ages
The Leisure Services Team at Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community hosted a Weddings Through the Ages event.
Residents and guests glanced back at the most popular wedding
trends, attire, and more, from the early 1900s through presentday weddings. Vintage fashions, elegant styled gowns of the
1940’s, short wedding dresses reminiscent of the 1950’s and
the modern day beaded dresses were displayed, along with
wedding photos through the decades. “A wedding begins a
journey; a journey called marriage.” said Bartels’ Chaplain,
Pastor Al Bidne. Represented were the various items that
marked the beginning of the journey by brides and grooms
though the ages. In keeping with tradition, wedding cake,
nuts/mints, punch and coffee were served.
Intergenerational programs
Intergenerational programs were an annual focus at Bartels. The Adopt-a-Grandparent program with
Wartburg students, Little Friends with St. Paul’s 5th grade students, and Common Chord with St. Paul’s
2nd grade students, provided joy for residents throughout the year. The Gifts of Joy Christmas program
gave youngsters the opportunity to provide Christmas presents for residents during the holidays.
Grant funds from the Guernsey Foundation were awarded to enhance the wellness program with new
exercise equipment for residents of Eichhorn Haus and Linden Place. The Shell Rock Music Association
awarded grant funds to support the Bartels music therapy program, and funds awarded from the Elsie
Mitchell Crosby Foundation and The Northeast Iowa Community Foundation helped to purchase new
equipment for nursing and Nu-Step wellness equipment.
“It’s great to live here! I love the food; I love all the EXTRAS!”
~ Dee Hemingson, Woodland Terrace Resident
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Horticulture therapy
Spring flowers bloomed at Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community, thanks to the help from CUNA Mutual Group
volunteers. “We wanted to do something that not only we
would benefit from, but would also be a gift to the community.
Flower planting quickly made it to the top of the list and Bartels
was also an easy choice when it came to a location.” says Matt
Schaefer, CUNA Mutual Administrative Specialist. CUNA
Mutual generously provided the flowers and volunteers to plant
assorted annuals around the Bartels campus. Teresa Krueger,
Woodland Terrace and Evergreen Arbor Administrator, adds,
“We are so grateful for the time and effort that CUNA Mutual
volunteers offered from their busy work day to plant flowers for
our residents, visitors, and staff to enjoy!” Horticulture therapy
activities are important to the residents at Bartels. Many of
the residents plant flower gardens and vegetable gardens, and
others enjoy tending plants in Bartels Greenhouse. “One of the
greatest joys in life is planting seeds and watching them grow. Gardening rewards us through stimulation of our
senses and our feeling of accomplishment.” says Diana Oltmann, Horticulture Specialist at Bartels. “We also love
the help we get with annual plantings from the St. Paul’s students.”
Bartels Baking Group
The Bartels Baking Group, under the direction of Barb Wagner, meets weekly to prepare recipes that are family
favorites. The group also likes to experiment with new recipes and techniques. “My mother is an excellent
cook, and had me in the kitchen at a very young age rolling pie crusts and baking bread. Any knowledge that I
have in cooking and baking can be credited to her and to 4-H. Sometimes on Monday afternoons during our
baking session, takes me back to days of 4-H demonstrations” says Wagner. The women and men who attend
this group are experts in the subject of food. They have shared their specialities and interests, but all agree that
meals and baking were a part of their daily routines. They took pleasure and pride in providing balanced meals.
“Our families sat down together at every meal,” one resident shared. “We didn’t do fast food. Meal time was
the beginning and end to our busy day.” The group gathers recipes from church cookbooks and family recipes.
They have learned that recipes can be found through online searching. Each month recipes are selected based
on resident choices/suggestions, monthly holiday or “whatever someone is hungry for.” “I have enjoyed working
with the residents, and helping them bring back memories from the kitchen and create new ones. Baking group
is their (residents) group. I have learned from them and they from me, and I thank them for letting me be a part
of their group” concludes Wagner.
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Celebrating
Through Worship
Dear friends in Christ: When you take a look at the pictures
in the hallway outside of Good Shepherd Chapel, you will find
pictures of people, of our Corporate Churches and of the early
years at Bartels. The people have changed and the buildings
have changed, but one thing has remained the same: Bartels
has offered the ‘good life’ for over 60 years because of that
foundation upon which the Bartels campus has been built. It is
not the land…it is a single cornerstone. In Ephesians 2:19-22
the Apostle Paul wrote- ‘So then you are no longer strangers
and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and
members of the household of God, built upon the foundation
of the prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in
whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into
a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.’ The Apostle
Paul described a household of God. Within this household, a variety of saints have lived and served. Within
this household, a variety of saints yet live and serve. The people of Bartels, the churches of Bartels, and the entire
Bartels campus is built upon one cornerstone. It is Jesus Christ. And with that living cornerstone firmly in
place…this household of God will continue to serve in His name. Thanks be to God!
Blessings,
Pastor Al
While a student at Wartburg, I visited my grandfather’s sister, Margaret Josephine
Wintz, a Bartels’ resident. At nearly 95 years old, she was the family matriarch and
had the family’s strong memory genetics. I always left richer than when I had come
and regret that I did not ask her more questions. Now, 43 years later, my visits to
parishioners continue to enrich me personally and professionally. St. Paul’s long
Bartels ties are an extension of our ministry. We are truly privileged to join hand in
hand with people and places of Bartels as God’s work unfolds with such loving care.
Pastor Curt Schneider
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
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Celebrating
Partners in Caring
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community
and Corporate Churches
Since 1954, Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community has
served as a Christian-centered home for more than 2500
residents. Church sponsorship and support have been at the
core of Bartels’ success and commitment to serve older adults
in need, regardless of their income.
Bartels’ corporate churches truly are “partners in caring”
for aging members of our community. Through volunteer
commitments, gifts of support and participation in annual
meetings, the corporate churches impact the direction of
Bartels and help ensure continued Christian services for our residents.
Corporate Churches pledge to:
• Include Bartels as an extended ministry of the congregation
• Elect delegates to serve as representatives at Bartels’ annual meetings to conduct Bartels business and elect
members of the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community Board of Directors. This Board has governing
responsibility for Bartels’ operations and for appointing the Foundation Board of Trustees
• Support the Bartels mission with ongoing participation through volunteers and voluntary financial support
within the limits of their resources
• Sponsor a Bartels Sunday annually through a bulletin insert, delegate report or fellowship presentation
• Accept an active role in the congregation’s shared projects with Bartels
• Assist in facilitating communication between Bartels and members of the congregation
Bartels pledges to:
• Carry out its mission in accordance with Christian care
• Serve as an educational resource on issues of the elderly
• Provide Bartels’ facilities for corporate church use
• Communicate pertinent information to corporate church congregations
• Have an active role in shared projects with congregations, delegates, pastors and congregation members
Bartels’ Mission- Enriching lives through quality services and Christian care.
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Celebrating
Through
Growth
Eisenach Village Growth
Exciting development and growth was the Eisenach Village
banner for 2014. There were eight new commitments and
eleven closings in 2014. Six new homes were built, including
the first duplex, and two existing homes were re-sold, bringing
the current total number of homes to 46. There were a lot of
new neighbors in 2014.
As the most unique independent-living community in all
of Northeast Iowa, Eisenach Village utilizes the Epcon
Communities concept which provides for beautifully-designed,
attached townhomes. These homes are rich in both features and looks, and are constructed with energy
efficiency in mind.
There are so many amenities that have brought people to Eisenach Village, the most significant being the
lifestyle that can be found there. The architecture and the village design contribute to both privacy and
community, whichever you prefer whenever you prefer it. In addition, the benefits provided by Bartels
maintenance frees you up to spend your time the way YOU want to spend it, doing what YOU want to do.
Social use of the Klubhaus by Village Members continued to increase for both internal events and for hosted
events involving outside guests. Monthly all-village Member social gatherings are popular, and on Holidays
throughout the year, there always seems to be a party going on. Member-hosted anniversary celebrations,
extended-family gatherings, special event receptions, and service organization meetings are becoming more
regular, as are adult learning opportunities.
For those residents who are interested in off-site adult learning, sports activities, or performing arts,
Wartburg College offers special benefits to Eisenach Village residents. In addition, if residents would ever
need any of the health care services provided by Bartels, they would be given priority consideration for
accessing those services.
2015 promises to be another good year of growth and development for the village. If you have any questions
or would like to have a personal tour of Eisenach Village, contact the Sales Office in the Klubhaus at 319-3521258, send an email to [email protected] , or drop in at 1100 Bach Drive, just off 20th Street
NW in Waverly.
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Growth in Music Therapy
2014 fostered many positive areas of growth for Bartels’ music
therapy department, and on a national level, the field of music
therapy has forged ahead with many progressive developments.
A full time music therapist position was re-established at
Bartels in 2014, adding to Bartels’ long history of having a
strong music therapy program to serve residents. As a result,
more residents are able to be reached on an individual basis
to reap the benefits of participation in music therapy. Our
music therapist utilizes music interventions to help residents
address issues such as agitation, anxiety, depression, or
physical inactivity. Weekly group music therapy sessions allow
opportunities for residents to have meaningful interactions
with others and also frequently provide a chance for residents
to recall positive memories. Additionally, group music therapy
exercise sessions were initiated in 2014 to increase residents’
physical activity; in these sessions, residents increase or
maintain their range of motion, balance, and endurance—all while music interventions provide structure for
their exercise. Sometimes residents get so caught up in singing that they forget they are exercising!
On a national level, support for music therapy as a clinical treatment is continuing to grow. Many states have
received legislative protection to make music therapy a licensed profession. In the state of Iowa (and several
others), music therapists are board-certified, but are actively seeking licensure in order to make music therapy
more accessible to all. Several universities throughout the U.S. have added a Music Therapy degree program,
and the number of practicing music therapists in the U.S. continues to grow. Of note is the positive press that
music therapy has received in light of Senator Gaby Gifford’s continued speech & physical recovery, due in part
to music therapy; additionally, research in the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and other
academic journals continues to show the effectiveness of music therapy as a treatment for individuals living with
Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
“Rochester gave up on me; coming to Bartels saved me! And, it’s all documented!”
~ Lane Hartman, Woodland Terrace Resident
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Celebrating
through
Giving
We are grateful for the influence your gifts have on our
programs and the lives of our residents. These are the
programs that help us to accomplish our mission of enriching
lives through quality services and Christian care. In exchange
for your support, we promise commitment to our mission and
continued excellence in health care and retirement services.
Barb Bridges
Vice President of Marketing & Development
5 Simple Ways to Become a More Generous Person
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onsider the benefits of generosity. Generous people report being happier, healthier, and more satisfied with
life than those who don’t give. Being generous helps people feel more compassionate towards others, gives a
stronger sense of community, and helps to establishes a higher self-image.
2. B
e grateful for what you have. Being grateful can inspire generosity because it will make you aware of all
of the great things you have in your life. Make a list of those things. You may be surprised just how good you
already have it… and become more apt to share your life with others.
3. Give first. When you receive your next paycheck, make your first expense an act of giving. Often times, we
wait to see how much we have left over before we determine how much we can give away. You just may be
surprised how you won’t even miss it.
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pend time with people in need. One of the most effective antidotes for non-generosity is to make space in
your life for those who actually need your help. After all, it is a very small step to go from knowing somebody
in need to helping somebody in need.
5. G
ive from the Heart. Give simply because you want to give; because you’ve found something you believe in,
and because you want to do good in the world.
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Friends for the Future is composed of individuals who have chosen to support Bartels through a
Memorial Foundation gift. We are grateful for each planned gift that helps secure the future of our mission. All Friends of
the Future donors are permanently recognized on the Giving Tree in Bartels’ main lobby.
Alvin & Jeannette Bahlmann
Craig & Martha Bahlmann
Roger & Ellen Bauer
Edgar & Melva Blasberg
Barb Bridges
Vern & Jean Byl
Lois Coonradt
Rev. Dennis & Karen Dickman
Dan Diercks
Gene Drape
Edward & Phyllis Droste
Elaine Ehlers
Judy Engelbrecht
Lois Felderman
JoAn Headington
William & Janis Heckroth
Dorothy Hertel
Earl & Mary Jean Hillman
Al & Kathy Janssen
Laurence Johnson
Orlin Kelling
Mary Lou Kelly
David Lageschulte
Hanna M. Langholz
Cassie & Randy Luze
Ron Matthias
Marcia Meyer
Daniel Moeller
Howard & Fran Mueller
Ann Philippi
Dr. James & Evelyn Rathe
William & Ruth Schabacker
Dick & Deb Schroeder
Ellsworth H. Shields
Judy Snyder
Jan Striepe
Carl Thomsen
Pastor Keith & Virginia Tomlinson
Russell & Betty Westmeyer
Duaine & Charlotte Westpfahl
Lorna Wissink
Rev. Edgar & Verona Zelle
Lester L. Zelle
“ It’s a great place to be when you need assisted living!”
~ Les Zelle, Linden Place Resident
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community is grateful for the support received from Businesses &
Organizations through sponsorship of Bartels programs and activities and through direct donations.
We thank these generous community leaders for investing in our mission.
2 Guys Home Interiors
The Accel Group
Compassionate Care Veterinary Clinic
Denver Savings Bank
Dollar General
Dr. Lindsey Keller
First National Bank
GMT Corporation
Heritage Dental
James Maixner
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home
Kwik Trip, Inc.
Lincoln Savings Bank
Miller True Value
Mr. Pharmacy, LLC
Nestle Beverage
Northern Iowa Therapy
Rada Manufacturing
Roling Motors, INC.
Security State Bank
State Bank
Strategic Financial Solutions
Subway
Tenenbaum’s Jewelry
Walsworth Family Dentistry
Wells Hollow Landscaping
“We count ourselves very fortunate. It’s a lovely place to live.”
~ Lois Fathauer, Linden Place Resident
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The Anna Bartels Society recognizes annual donors who make cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more during
the fiscal year. Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community was founded upon the spirit of giving with a 1954 bequest from
Anna Bartels. Today, Anna’s dream is flourishing and, through the generosity of our donors, Bartels has stretched to meet
the changing needs and demands of senior adults and their families.
$15,000 +
Estate of Eugene Drape
Estate of Edgar & Melva Blasberg
Estate of David Lageschulte
Security State Bank
Northwestern Iowa Synod of ELCA
Community Foundation of Northeast
Iowa
$10,000 - $14,999
Anonymous
The Guernsey Foundation
$1,000-$2,499
St. Peter Lutheran Church
GMT Corporation
Myrna Ross
Lester Zelle
Ruth Grawe
Keith & Beth Collins
Donald Brown
Northern Iowa Therapy
Clair Lensing
Chuck & Julie Lindaman
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Vernon & Marjorie Hunzelman
$2,500-$4,999
First National Bank
Mark Homan
Doug & Janice Miller
Joan Headington
The Nuss Family
Ann Rathe
Elaine Matthias
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Nancy Dietz
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
-Bremer County
Frederic & Phyllis Krumwiede
Elaine Dove
John & Edna Brunkhorst
Anonymous
Ed & Marsha Droste
Marvin & Helen Schumacher
We are grateful for each gift, and know how important it is to our donors to respect their wishes and assure that every
donation made will be used to support the needs of Bartels residents. Direction for planned gifts may be considered for
the following:
The Bartels Memorial Foundation: Established in 1984, this fund strengthens Bartels with funds to meet the needs of today’s
residents and to assure care for residents in the future.
The Bartels Chaplaincy Endowment Fund: Established in 1997, this fund supports Bartels’ Christian mission and commitment
to serving the spiritual needs of its residents and assures the presence of full-time Chaplaincy services at Bartels in the future.
A financial gift to the Chaplaincy Endowment allows you to leave a part of your values and your Christian heritage to future
generations.
The Bartels Good Shepherd Fund: Established in 2009, this is a benevolent assistance fund designed for our residents who
need additional financial aid to cover the full cost of their care. Your gift means helping to keep a promise to our residents and
offers an opportunity to bless others through a generous gift. It’s the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor that adds strength and
kindness to our mission.
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Our Annual Fund helps support the ongoing expenses of the activities and therapies that make Bartels a
wonderful community for our senior adults. Music, art, pet and horitculture activities, a full schedule of events and a
full-time Chaplaincy program are a part of every day life here because of our donors’ generous gifts.
2 Guys Home Interiors
Sharon Abram
The Accel Group
Jay Albaugh
Anonymous
Lois Ansett
Karen Arens
Virgil Arns
Michael & Evelyn Aubrey
Joseph & Catherine Avery
Hank & Jo Bagelmann
Alvin & Jeannette
Bahlmann
Clyde W. Balvanz
Jean Balvanz
Archie & LaVonne
Barkhoff
Bruce & Laurie Bartels
Helen Barth
Marvin & Eileen Behrens
Carroll Berg
Donald & Marlys Berg
Norman & Sandra
Bergman
Milford and Helen Berhow
Dr. Michael & Deborah
Berstler
Al & Alice Bidne
Roger & Barbara Bishop
Carolyn Boelter
Burton & Delores Boevers
Karan Boevers
Veda Bohlen
Larue & Greg Boom
Arlene & Mark Bradley
David and Linda Brandt
Donald & Deborah Brandt
Jeannie and Mark Brandt
Dale & Pamela Brickman
Barb Bridges
Norma Briner
Donald Brown
Dr. John & Edna
Brunkhorst
Robert, Jr. & Irva Bruns
Julie Brunscheon
Harold & Charlene
Burington
Gary & Mary Burke
Elsie Busse
Vern & Jean Byl
Craig & Dorothy Campbell
Esther Canfield
Richard Carlson
Audrey Carmichael
Carney, Alexander, Marold
& Co., L.L.P.
Rev. James & Kathryn
Carpenter
Mike Carver
Jeanne Cavanaugh
Dianne Cheeseman
Robert & Arleen Christian
Viann Clancy
Craig & Jean Clausing
Laura Clewell
Rebecca Cockerham
Bill & Debra Coonradt
Richard & Loretta Corwin
Celeste & John Craemer
DeVere Creger
Jack & Barbara Dahlby
Norma DeLavergne
Denver Savings Bank
Roger & Marlys Deterding
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Raymond Dewey
Rev. Dennis & Karen
Dickman
Dale & Julie Dieckhoff
Dan Diercks
Rodney & Teresa Diercks
Mary Anne & Eugene
Dietz
Carl Dillon
Ann M Dooly
Robert & Mary
Dorpinghaus
Madeline Dowell
Christopher & Christine
Drape
David & Phoebe Drape
Edward & Phyllis Droste
Ed & Marsha Droste
Steve & Pam Egli
Herbert & Barb Egts
Elaine Ehlers
Eichhorn Haus Residents
William & Mary Sue
Ellinger
Evelyn Elliott
Julia Engelbrecht
Glenn & Gail Fenneman
Doris Feuchtwanger
First National Bank
Lillian Fisher
Arnold & Jeane Flessner
Marvin & Kathy Folkerts
Christopher & Mary Foy
Dona Franzen
Kathy Franzen
Cynthia Fredrick
David & Merry Fredrick
Gloria Fredrick
Lois Ganske
Diane & Don Garner
David Ghormley
Judy & Leon Glaspie
Mel, Sr. & Catherine
Gonnerman
Grace Lutheran Church
Women
Mark & Marianne Gravdal
Sherry Greene
Cheri & Thomas Gronoski
The Guernsey Foundation
Cindy Guyer
Fred & Susan Hagemann
Sandra Hagemann
Fred & Lorraine Hallberg
Donna Hamilton
Bill Hamm
Willis & Patricia Hansen
Jean Hanshaw
Dr. Henry & Joan Hanson
Dorothy Happel
Richard & Kathleen
Hardwig
Melanie Harmon
Duane & Diane Harms
Gracia Harms
Joyce & Richard Harms
Ardith E. Hartman
Sheryl Jo Hartman
Vernon Hassman
Kent & Earlene Hawley
Rhonda Hayes
JoAn Headington
John & Carol Heckman
Martin & Dororthy
Heering
Jeff & Mary Heimerl
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Merlyn & Marilyn Helland
Paul & Joanne Helland
William & Laura Hemmes
Norman & Carol Herman
Dorothy Hertel
Joyce Heyer
Robert Hirst
Colleen Holley
Betty Holm
Melissa Holthaus
David & Marlys Hoon
Virginia Horton
Margaret Hubbard
Dean & Barb Hutchison
Helen Imbrock
Rachel Imbrock
Lucy Infelt
Mike & Sharon Jahnke
Al & Kathy Janssen
Phillip & Beverly Jenkins
Dick & Cheryl Jensen
Margaret Jensen
Juanita Johnson
Marilyn Johnson
Oliver & Grace Johnson
Susan & Beryl Jordan
Bob Juhl
Patty & Jon Kaiser
Kaiser-Corson Funeral
Homes
Orlin Kelling
Mary Lou Kelly
Pastor Eugene & Clara
Ketterling
Richard & Karen Klein
Joyce Klinetobe
Joyce Kloster
Vaughn & Joyce Knapp
Virginia Knitt
Don & Shirley Koehn
Reid & Marsha Koenig
Louise Kollman
Marilyn Korte
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
Teresa & Ted Krueger
Shirley Kuker
Kwik Trip, Inc
Audrey Lage
Esther Lageschulte
Hanna M. Langholz
Ellen Langley
Carla Larson
Ken and Mary Lawless
Dennis and Rayla Leary
Scott & Molly Leisinger
Al Lemke
Carolyn Lenguadoro
Gene & Pat Leonhart
Lewis & Miriam Levick
Randy & Dee Liddle
Colleen Liming
Lincoln Savings Bank
Joan & Robert Loslo
Mary Loudermilk
Beth Lovejoy
Barbara Lovejoy-Hess
Klinger LWML
St. John’s LWML
James & Marjorie Macken
Nancy & Paul Magnall
Stephen & Elaine Main
Paul & Anne Mardorf
Evan & Kathleen Marsh
Jennifer & David Matt
Ron Matthias
Virgil & Mary Matthias
Beth McCann
Moira McCluney
John & Rosemary McKee
Michael Mensing
Brian & Brenda Meyer
Bernard Mick
Delores Miller
Dorothy Miller
Marlys Minnaert
Donna Moats
Daniel Moeller
Marldine Moeller
Robert Moeller
Wille Mohorne
Clarice Morrison
Mr. Pharmacy, LLC
Frances Mueller
Mark Mueller
Chuck & Eunice Neil
Donna Nelson
Gary & Cindy Nelson
Karl & Jan Nelson
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John & Dixie Neuhaus
Carol & Jim Nordhus
Lynn & Kathy Olson
Dan Oltrogge
Jerry & Dianne Oltrogge
Larry & Sara Oltrogge
Lavonne Oltrogge
Robert Orhlund
Marvin & Janice Ott
Ethel Otto
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Pagel
Dennis & Diane Peterka
Janice Peters
Chelsea Petersen
Roy and Kathleen Petersen
John & Betty Peterson
Margaret E. Phelps
Marilyn Pinkley
Arvella & Darold Pipho
Jeff & Sandy Plagge
Ruth Pothast
Verla Quade
Rada Manufacturing
Company
Robert Rasmussen
Dr. Dave & Peggy Rathe
Dr. James Rathe
Steven & Renee Rebnord
Cindy & Dan Rector
Redeemer Lutheran
Church WELCA
Gary & Elizabeth Rediske
Marilyn Reinhardt
Marjorie Reinhardt
Frank H. Reints
Brenda Richmann
John Richmann
Kenneth, Jr. & Pamela
Riggs
John Rigler
Susan Roche
Ruth Rodenbeck
Dorothy Rodibaugh
Dorothy Roiseland
Roling Motors Inc.
Rev. Marvin & Shirley
Roloff
Wayne & Marietta Sargeant
Ruth Schabacker
Ronald & Kathryn Schaefer
Margaret Schafer
Cindy Schake
Betty Scharnhorst
Dean & Donna Schluetter
Brenda Schmadeke
Larry & Joyce Schmidt
Mary Schmidt
Norma Schrandt
Dick & Deb Schroeder
Duane Schuldt
Berniece Schumacher
David & Lori Sharp
Shell Rock Music
Association
Pat Sigrest
Dorothy Smith
Michelle Smith
Steve & Bonnie Smith
Marlene & Jerry Snelling
Wayne & Arlys Soeder
Teresa Spohn
Wayne & Sara Spurbeck
St. Mary’s Circle of
Catholic Women
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
St. Peter WELCA
State Bank
Penelope State
Strategic Financial
Solutions
Bill & Janet Striepe
Sunday Worship Offering
(Bartels)
Jon & Gloria Tehven
Tenenbaum’s Jewelry
William & Marilyn
Thalacker
Joy Thompson
Sally Thorson
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans - Bremer
County
Garylee & Bonnie Thurm
Agnes Tiede
Thomas Tjaden
Pastor Keith & Virginia
Tomlinson
Rev. Larry & Lois Trachte
Marianna Trerotola
Darwin & Rebecca
Uhlenhopp
Methodist Women United
Jerry & Susan Vallem
Margaret A. Vaughn
Vaughn & Mary Ver Steegt
Jane Voigts
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy &
Darlene Voigts
Craig and Judy Voshell
Ron Voshell
Fred & Edie Waldstein
Marianne Waldstein
Michael & Leann Walker
Shirley Walker
August & Barbara
Waltmann
Richard & Sara Ward
Lou Ann & Gary Weflen
Wells Hollow Landscaping
Carlene Werner
Cindy West
Russell & Betty Westmeyer
Duaine & Charlotte
Westpfahl
Victoria Wickham
Jack Wilhelm
Richard and Arleta Wilson
Patricia & Stanley Wise
Tom & Janet Withers
Darold & Diane Wolff
Ronald & Janette Wolff
Women of the ELCA of
Nashua
Esther Woodyard
Deb Wordes
Robert & Jolene Wyatt
John Ylvisaker
Richard & Betty Young
Douglas & Andrea Zahn
Zelle Family Trust
Rev. Edgar & Verona Zelle
Lester L. Zelle
Warren & Barbara Zemke
Lue Zurbriggen
Harriet Zwetzig
“We are living the best
of both worlds. We
have the ambience of
village living without
the hustle and bustle
of the city in the
summer; as well as the
ability to leave for the
winter knowing our
home is secure. Living
at Eisenach Village
has given us a new
circle of friends with
diverse backgrounds
and creative ideas for
social events.”
~ Frank and Betty
Lou Smith, Eisenach
Village Residents
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Thank you to our donors who pay tribute to loved ones through Memory & Honor Gifts.
In Memory Of:
Jim Arens
Karen Arens
Alice & Louis Balvanz
Clyde W. Balvanz
Ervin & Lula Bartels
Arvella & Darold Pipho
Harold Barth
Helen Barth
Dale & Pamela Brickman
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Gracia Harms
Merlyn & Marilyn Helland
Paul & Joanne Helland
Ken and Mary Lawless
Beth McCann
Dorothy Miller
John & Betty Peterson
Norma Schrandt
Dick & Deb Schroeder
Michelle Smith
Russell & Betty Westmeyer
Zelle Family Trust
Anne & Harold Becker
Lewis & Miriam Levick
Wilbert & Arlene Brase
Larry & Joyce Schmidt
Gladys Canfield
Jean Canfield
Fred Bridges
Barb Bridges
Vern & Jean Byl
Mike Carver
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Droste
William & Mary Sue Ellinger
Marvin & Kathy Folkerts
David & Merry Fredrick
Bill Hamm
Betty Holm
Margaret Hubbard
Al & Kathy Janssen
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
Carolyn Lenguadoro
Donna Moats
Lynn & Kathy Olson
Jeff & Sandy Plagge
Bill & Janet Striepe
Lenore Carstensen
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Virginia Brown
Donald Brown
Susan Brown
Carlene Werner
Edgar Blasberg
Veda Bohlen
Laura Buhr
Veda Bohlen
Cindy Schake
Johnie Bohlen
Veda Bohlen
Carol Burkhardt
William & Mary Sue Ellinger
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Dr. Vincent Carstensen
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Dorothy Carver
Richard & Kathleen Hardwig
Wells Hollow Landscaping
Francis Carver
Richard & Kathleen Hardwig
Bill & Billie Chestnut
Sheryl Jo Hartman
Eldon Clewell
Judy & Leon Glaspie
Joyce Klinetobe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pagel
Marjorie Cockerham
Rebecca Cockerham
Margaret Coddington
Margaret Schafer
Bill Cook
Michael & Evelyn Aubrey
Wayne & Arlys Soeder
James Corson
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Homes
In Memory Of:
Anna Corwin
Richard & Loretta Corwin
Al Disrud (continued)
Agnes Tiede
Norma Creger
DeVere Creger
Gene Drape
David and Linda Brandt
Jeannie and Mark Brandt
Dale & Pamela Brickman
Barb Bridges
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Christopher & Christine Drape
David & Phoebe Drape
William & Mary Sue Ellinger
JoAn Headington
Phillip & Beverly Jenkins
Richard & Karen Klein
Scott & Molly Leisinger
Lynn & Kathy Olson
Margaret E. Phelps
Dr. James Rathe
Cindy Schake
Pat Sigrest
Bill & Janet Striepe
Rev. Larry & Lois Trachte
Darwin & Rebecca Uhlenhopp
Shirley Walker
Richard & Sara Ward
Wells Hollow Landscaping
Russell & Betty Westmeyer
Richard and Arleta Wilson
Rev. Edgar & Verona Zelle
Erna Dana
John & Dixie Neuhaus
Raymond Dewey
Veda Bohlen
Barb Bridges
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Raymond Dewey
Donna Hamilton
Helen Imbrock
Pastor Eugene & Clara
Ketterling
Marilyn Korte
Margaret Diercks
Jeff & Mary Heimerl
Jennifer & David Matt
Gertrude Dietz
Mary Anne & Eugene Dietz
Nancy Dietz
Lou Ann & Gary Weflen
Luella Dirks
Ethel Otto
Al Disrud
Milford and Helen Berhow
Carolyn Boelter
Vern & Jean Byl
Family & Friends
Norman & Carol Herman
Elaine Ehrich
Joyce Heyer
Steven & Renee Rebnord
Ivan Ehrich
Norma DeLavergne
Mary Fees
Audrey Carmichael
Stan Feuchtwanger
Karen Arens
Archie & LaVonne Barkhoff
Carney, Alexander, Marold & Co.,
L.L.P.
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Ann M. Dooly
Eichhorn Haus Residents
Doris Feuchtwanger
Donna Hamilton
Dr. Henry & Joan Hanson
Betty Holm
Virginia Horton
Helen Imbrock
Pastor Eugene & Clara Ketterling
Marilyn Korte
Randy & Dee Liddle
Bernard Mick
Marlene & Jerry Snelling
Russell & Betty Westmeyer
Ray Ehlers
Elaine Ehlers
Anna Finck
Ruth Schabacker
Richard Ehlers
Elaine Ehlers
Glenys Flege
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Family & Friends
Robert Hirst
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In Memory Of:
Glenys Flege (continued)
Marilyn Reinhardt
Marjorie Reinhardt
Darwin & Rebecca Uhlenhopp
Michael & Leann Walker
Helen Gehrke
Dale & Pamela Brickman
Dixie Ghormley
Rev. James & Kathryn
Carpenter
David Ghormley
Anetta Graening
The Accel Group
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Robert, Jr. & Irva Bruns
Family & Friends
William & Mary Sue Ellinger
Delores Miller
Larry & Joyce Schmidt
Jim Hansen
Edward & Phyllis Droste
Del Hartman
Ardith E. Hartman
Harold & Amanda Hartman
Sheryl Jo Hartman
Wendell Hartman
Sheryl Jo Hartman
Hilda Hodge
Betty Scharnhorst
Kathleen Homan
Mark Homan
Marion Hoon
David & Marlys Hoon
Wayne Huber
Joyce Klinetobe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pagel
Joann Huntington
Susan Roche
Gordon Hutchison
Dean & Barb Hutchison
Arnold Imbrock
Rachel Imbrock
Helen Isch
Frances Mueller
Mark Mueller
Jodie Iserman
Joseph & Catherine Avery
Dale & Pamela Brickman
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Carney, Alexander, Marold & Co.,
L.L.P.
Dale & Julie Dieckhoff
William & Mary Sue Ellinger
Judy & Leon Glaspie
Fred & Susan Hagemann
Sandra Hagemann
Mark & Barb Hanawalt
Mary Frances Jahnke
Mike & Sharon Jahnke
Susan & Beryl Jordan
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Jodie Iserman (continued)
Mary Lou Kelly
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
James & Marjorie Macken
Wille Mohorne
John Rigler
Ruth Rodenbeck
Mary Schmidt
Strategic Financial Solutions
Lester L. Zelle
Lavern Jensen
Margaret Jensen
Kenneth Johnson
Lois Ansett
Archie & LaVonne Barkhoff
Dr. John & Edna Brunkhorst
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Madeline Dowell
Eichhorn Haus Residents
Dr. Henry & Joan Hanson
Virginia Horton
Helen Imbrock
Pastor Eugene & Clara
Ketterling
Marilyn Korte
Delores Miller
Lavon Juhl
Bob Juhl
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
John & Rosemary McKee
Marjorie Reinhardt
Victoria Wickham
Hilda C. Kalainoff
Ethel Otto
In Memory Of:
William & Esther Kammeyer
Arvella & Darold Pipho
Art Kelling
Orlin Kelling
Leone Knapp
Vaughn & Joyce Knapp
Raymond Knitt
Virginia Knitt
Stanley Koehler
Rev. Marvin & Shirley Roloff
Carl Kroemer
Harold & Charlene Burington
Emma L. Kruger
Arlene & Mark Bradley
Wesley Lage
Audrey Lage
C. Robert Larson
Carla Larson
Emma Lawin
Celeste & John Craemer
Mary Lou Leary
Jeanne Cavanaugh
Esther Lynch
Mary Anne & Eugene Dietz
Nancy Dietz
Lou Ann & Gary Weflen
Donna Oberheu
Norma DeLavergne
G.R. Oltrogge
Karan Boevers
Larue & Greg Boom
Gene & Pat Leonhart
Jerry & Dianne Oltrogge
Thomas Tjaden
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy & Darlene Voigts
Jean Lynes
Patricia & Stanley Wise
Jim & Virginia Mango
Sherry Greene
Herold Meyer
Delores Miller
Darrell Miller
Delores Miller
James Oltrogge
Veda Bohlen
Roger & Marlys Deterding
Shirley Kuker
Delores Miller
Dan Oltrogge
Larry & Sara Oltrogge
Garylee & Bonnie Thurm
Eldon Moats
Donna Moats
Loved Ones
Donna Hamilton
Erhard & Geraldine Moeller
Daniel Moeller
Frieda Otto
Marlys Minnaert
Ronald & Janette Wolff
Patricia Mick
Bernard Mick
Lavern Moeller
Marldine Moeller
Walter Phelps
Kent & Earlene Hawley
Margaret E. Phelps
Ethel Moquin
Donna Nelson
Howard & Lorraine Lemke
Al Lemke
Leota Napiecek
Veda Bohlen
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
Keith Lovejoy
Beth Lovejoy
Norman Nuss
Rick Nuss
Emma Porath
Richard & Loretta Corwin
William & Laura Ragsdale
Veda Bohlen
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In Memory Of:
Donna Rasmussen
Robert Rasmussen
Rev. Harold & Alvera Roschke
Ronald & Kathryn Schaefer
Patricia Thomas
Rhonda Hayes
Evelyn Rathe
Lois Ansett
Barb Bridges
Mel & Shizuko Dettmer
Eichhorn Haus Residents
David & Merry Fredrick
Helen Imbrock
Pastor Eugene & Clara Ketterling
John & Rosemary McKee
Dr. Dave & Peggy Rathe
Dorothy Rodibaugh
Victoria Wickham
Margaret Schafer
Sharon Abram
Family & Friends
David & Merry Fredrick
Gloria Fredrick
William & Laura Hemmes
Dr. Charles & Jean Kromer
Marvin & Janice Ott
Sally Thorson
Vaughn & Mary Ver Steegt
Fred & Edie Waldstein
Shirley Walker
Ernest & Mathilda Vogel
Robert & Arleen Christian
Bert Reinhardt
Michael Mensing
Juanita Schluetter
Dean & Donna Schluetter
Mildren Reyelts
Rev. Larry & Lois Trachte
Racheal Schmaltz
Melanie Harmon
John Richmann
Brenda Richmann
Elsie Rippe
Pastor Eugene & Clara Ketterling
Joy Schuldt
David & Merry Fredrick
Ray & Joann Robinson
Veda Bohlen
Earl “Gordy” Rodibaugh
Dorothy Rodibaugh
Rachelle Roiseland
Dorothy Roiseland
William Spohn
Teresa Spohn
Betty Spurbeck
Veda Bohlen
Harold Stafford
Cindy West
Doris Tharp
Carol & Jim Nordhus
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Mildred Vogel
Carla Larson
Odile Volk
Douglas & Andrea Zahn
Boyd Voshell
Craig and Judy Voshell
Mildred A. Wadey
Susan & Beryl Jordan
Family & Friends
Arne Waldstein
Family & Friends
Robert Orhlund
Marianne Waldstein
Lauren Wedeking
Vaughn & Joyce Knapp
Rose Westcott
Veda Bohlen
Clarence Wickham
Victoria Wickham
Iris Wilhelm
Karen Arens
Karan Boevers
Larue & Greg Boom
In Memory Of:
Iris Wilhelm (continued)
Elsie Busse
Norman & Carol Herman
Ron and Marlene Ingersoll
Eldon and Jan Kueker
Ellen Langley
Friends and Family
Lavonne Oltrogge
August & Barbara Waltmann
Jack Wilhelm
Laura Clewell
Judy & Leon Glaspie
Joyce Klinetobe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pagel
Ann Wiltse
Elaine Ehlers
Marilyn Johnson
Oliver & Grace Johnson
Ruth Foster
Dianne Cheeseman
Walter & Beverly Zahn
Diane & Don Garner
Cheri & Thomas Gronoski
Sandra Hagemann
Hilda Fedeler
Gracia Harms
“We have exceptionally good
help here at Linden Place!”
Jean Fredrick
David & Merry Fredrick
Darold & Diane Wolff
~ Don Leisinger,
Linden Place Resident
Helen Imbrock
Rachel Imbrock
Juanita Johnson
Rodney & Teresa Diercks
In Honor Of:
Pator Eugene & Clara Ketterling
Craig & Jean Clausing
Al & Alice Bidne
Bill and Mary Sue Ellinger
Donna Hamilton
Margaret A. Vaughn
~ Fred & Lorraine Hallberg,
Eisenach Village Residents
Gordon Foster
Dianne Cheeseman
Marie Zwanzinger
Jean Balvanz
Lorena Arns
Gracia Harms
“Living at Eisenach Village takes
most of the worries of home
ownership off your mind. The
Eisenach Village crew is taking
good care of us!”
We apologize if anyone’s name
has been overlooked in this
publication. Please contact us
at (319) 352-6105 so that your
name will be included in future
materials.
If you would like to
opt-out of this mailing or
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by e-mail please contact
[email protected]
or (319)352-4540.
Jean Nuss
Rick Nuss
Jeanette Weber
Wayne & Marietta Sargeant
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Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community
1922 5th Ave NW
Waverly, IA 50677
www.bartelscommunity.org
Bartels Lutheran
Retirement Community
Since 1954, Waverly’s only nursing
center has evolved from a “home for
the aged” to a multilevel retirement
community, offering a full range of
health care and retirement living
services on one campus today.
Services, on a 20-acre campus, include
nursing care, skilled nursing and rehab,
Alzheimer’s/dementia care, assisted
living and independent living. With its
Christian-based mission and residents
first philosophy, Bartels gives residents
peace of mind knowing they can move
to a higher level of care when needed
without having to leave the community
they call home.
Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community recently expanded its vision
with the addition of Eisenach Village,
a townhome style living community
that serves active adults over the age
of 55. Eisenach Village is located just
north of Bartels Lutheran Retirement
Community on over 30 acres.
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