February 2014

Inside This Issue : Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center; Resident Spotlight; List of 2013 Donors; List of Gifts Made; In Honor of…; Benedictine Preschool; BHS welcomes new President/CEO; 100 Year Birthday Celebration; BHC Auxiliary Jewelry Sale

BHC Campus Projects Updates Many warm greetings to you as we continue the winter season! At BHC, it’s still construction season. Johnson Wilson’s team and subcontractors have been battling the subzero temperatures and snowfalls to forge ahead to complete the 48-unit small house by July. With much of the concrete block and steel placed, it’s shaping up to be a very large building that will make quite an impact on this campus. This building will afford our community’s elders the opportunity to live in a home that is not an efficient business, but rather offers the true elements of home: a kitchen to hear coffee brewing and smell banana bread baking, friends gathered to share a meal and reminisce, inspiring and assisting one another; all while receiving the medical care and personal assistance needed to enjoy the sunset of life.

With the construction in full swing, the Sisters have chosen a name for the new building. Joining Sister Lois Eckes, OSB, Prioress, and the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica, I’m pleased to inform you that the Sisters chose to name the new building Marywood. Sister Lois states, “Mary means ‘living fragrance.’ Our prayer is that Marywood will be filled with the living fragrance of Christ’s gracious love and compassion extended to all who will live and work there.” Thank you to our Sponsors for the very generous gifts you continue to give us, including this beautiful name.

Marywood not only provides another option on our campus, but it also allows BHC the ability to renovate the current skilled nursing facility (nursing home) that the Sisters had built in 1980. Renovation plans are set to begin as soon as Marywood is completed, moving a number of residents (that wish for the this setting) over, making room for renovations to occur. We’ll start after the ground thaws on the 4,000 square foot therapy addition that will be located on the backside of the BHC, creating a connection right to the newly renovated transitional care, or rehabilitation, wing. After residents are moved, we’ll begin with the renovation of the wing that will become our new secured memory care unit, Safe Harbor. The new Safe Harbor will have 14 private rooms and features their own living and dining room space, with their own kitchen. Our aim is to provide the most familiar, comfortable living environment possible for our folks requiring dementia care.

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Artist Rendering of Safe Harbor’s living room.

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Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center (MSAC)

The Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center (MSAC) at Benedictine Health Center is an expansion of the Adult Day Service program at BHC. The program in its second year of operation serving over 20 individuals with MS in the greater Duluth area. The MSAC program operates in partnership with the Upper Midwest MS Society and the National MS Society and is focused on member’s physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health. Pictured are members of MSAC that made special fleece blankets for the pediatric patients at St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital at Christmas. Heidi Jusula, Child Life Specialist at St. Mary’s writes, “The beautiful and cozy blankets will brighten the children’s rooms; thank you for thinking of the kids!”

For more information about the MS Achievement Center at BHC, please contact Jarod Champeaux at 218-733-2254.

Once Safe Harbor is complete, renovations will begin on the rest of 2nd floor (one wing at a time) to create our new transitional care, where community members receive the best nursing and therapy services in town, providing rehabilitation and care coordination in a professional, comfortable environment. Post-renovation, we’ll have 30 private rooms with private bathrooms and showers. Again, the state-of-the-art therapy space provides easy access right down the hall, and you’ll enjoy an enhanced dining experience during your stay.

Once 2nd floor is complete, Johnson Wilson will move to the first floor to renovate the front entrance to allow for a warm, inviting

“welcome” to our building and create a beautiful, enlarged chapel and community area in the current therapy space. This relocation of the chapel allows us to use the first floor as a “public floor,” thus providing our 2nd and 3rd floors with quiet, less-trafficked environments.

I’m certainly proud of the progress on campus to date. 2014 is a big year for the Benedictine Health Center and I’m thankful for the un-wavering support of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica, Benedictine Health System, the BHC Board, our generous donors, employees, volunteers, residents and families.

Blessing and warm wishes to all – spring is right around the corner!

Administrator/CEO

Artist rendering of Transitional Care Room.

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Resident Spotlight

Westwood Residents, Cal and Ola Jean Haworth Cal and Ola Jean Haworth live in one of our independent apartments at Westwood. Prior to moving into Westwood, Cal and Ola Jean lived on Fredenberg Lake, just north of Duluth. After living on the lake for 32 years and maintaining their large property they decided to give it up for an easier life. Cal and Ola Jean have lived at Westwood for over 7 years and their vibrant energy is appreciated by residents and staff alike. They serve on the welcoming committee which helps new residents adjust to living at Westwood. When asked why they chose to move to Westwood they stated “for easy living, but we did not want to give up an active lifestyle.” Cal and Ola Jean have been married for 66 years and have 3 children, 9 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.

Cal retired after 25 years of managing commercial radio and television stations. Cal and Ola Jean also owned and operated their own restaurant; “Somebody’s House” in the Mt. Royal area. Cal served on several boards of directors one of which established the MADD organization in St. Louis County and in the state of MN. Ola Jean was a homemaker, mother and teacher in Special Education at Ordean. Westwood is delighted to have Cal and Ola Jean with us.

Resident Spotlight

Benedictine Health Center Resident, Jane Huima The Benedictine Health Center is proud to feature Jane Huima for this edition of the Benedictine Beacon. Jane is a resident on our 2nd floor where she has resided since July 2012. Jane was first introduced to our campus in 2011 when she moved into Westwood Assisted Living. Jane says that she “Loves everything and everyone” here at BHC. She loves attending activities here, especially music programs and bingo. Jane is a very positive and happy person. Her advice is to “be involved and be positive because it takes too much effort to be crabby.” We are very fortunate to be able to witness Jane’s positive outlook on life on a daily basis. The Benedictine Health Center definitely benefits from having such a wonderful, positive woman on our campus. 

Pictured: Jane Huima and Alexandra MacVey, Assistant

Nurse Manager.

 

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Thank You to all of the Benedictine Health Center Foundation

Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery Michael Abramson John & Sharon Ahnert Edward & Beth Albertson Family of Audrey Allen James & Glenna Alstad Edna Amyotte † Jessica Anderson John H. & Mary Anderson Larry & Nancy Anderson Peggy S. Anderson Russell & Rosemary Anderson Shanda K. Anderson Wilfred (Andy) Anderson William & Janice Arezzo Family & Friends of Winnifred Arimond Sheila Arimond Timothy & Anne Arimond Robert & Sandi Arola Sister Chisom Azuogu John (Jack) Ball Bassett Furniture Harold & Gayle Bassett Bill & Kathleen Beasley Timothy Beaupre Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary Anneka Benson Margaret Berg Mark & Annette Berg Felicia Bibeau Margaret Billings Sherri Birkeland Pam Bjorklund James Hands & Janet Bliss Kimberly Boecker Mary Lou Boisjoli Family & Friends of Marjorie Bolf James & Dee Boulger Katherine Bouschor Mary Boylan Constance C. Branigan Bremer Bank Doug Britton & Nancy Odden Mark & Marcia Ann Broman Mark & Barbara Brown Laura Budd By the Yard, Inc. Albin Carlson

JillAnn Carlson Mary E. Carlson Marcus Cary Mavis Cedergren Jarod Champeaux Cathy Chandler Diane Chicos Jill Christie Kasaun Cianni Gerald Cichanowski Major Al Cismowski Phyllis Cizadlo Sue Claus Amber Coffman Phillip Coffman James Collier Brittany Collver Marian Congdon James Conroy Robert & Betty Contardo Frank & Marie Couture William & Jean Crain Bill & Kathy Croke Michael & Cheryl Cunningham Barbara Makowski Currier Mr. & Mrs. Scott Currier Carolyn Dahl Pamela Daniels Tim & Char Davern Joseph Davern-Pentz Don & Ruthanna Davidson Freddie Davis Sarah DeLaForest Donald & Jerelyn Delak Robert & Lorraine DeRoche Gina DeVaney Michael & Carol Donahue Tom & Mary Donahue Michael & Ann Donovan Ralph Doty Chris & Dianne Dougherty Mary E. Dutcher Sarah Dvergsten Mary Dwan Blanche Ebert Eugene & Marian Ebert Shirley Eichenwald Maki Dominic & Josephine Elioff

Earl Ellison Kimberly Erickson Carrie Estey-Dix Jena-Lynn Evans Betty Everett Joe Everett Mary Crain & Family Melanie Farmakes Ronald & Frances Fields Gerald Filozi Karen Finseth Alicia Firth Raymond & Mary Flaa Kathleen Flanagan William & Sandra Fleck Benita Fondren Leon & Judy Francisco Frandson Financial Corp Michelle Fremling Larry & Kathryn Furlong Furniture First, Inc. Diane Garasha Barbara Garni Laurrie Gavitt Harry & Margaret Gehring Richard Goerts Kathryn Goldschmidt Pat Gordon Joseph & Rose Marie Gouin Daniel & Sandy Grandmaison Noelle Gross Joseph & Marie Gouin Dora Guevara Paul & Mary Gundersen Marion Gustafson Vanessa Hagstrom Aileen Hamilton Jennifer Hansen Jamie Harder Michael Harris Greg & Linda Hartel John Hartwick Larry & Mary Haugen Bruce & Angela Hauger John & Geraldine Hayden Margaret Hayes Kenneth (Craig) Heehn Daniel & Rita Herald

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Jean Hinzmann Thomas Hirsch Andrea Hoffmann John & Becky Hogan Jennifer Holbein Roderick & Angela Hood Roderick & Kathleen Hood Susan Hood Charles House Ryann Huttel Linda Israel Maria Jacenko Jenny Jackson Michael & Jamie Jago Kay Kurt Jankofsky Len & Mary Lou Jennings Family & Friends of Kathee Johnson Johnson, Killen & Seiler Mark D. & Julianne Johnson Susan Dwan Johnson Richard Y. Jones John Jordan Arno Kahn & Margi Preus Genny Kallberg Laura Kalm Elizabeth Kane and Family Irene Katoski Patricia Kellar John & Beth Kelly Kathleen Kelly Fritz & Faye Kerttula Carla Klehr David & Barbara Knecht Dennis & Sheila Koepp Gary & Janell Kohls Stephen A. & Joan Kopish James & Susan Kozarek Barbara Kriske Gene & Betty Kroll Melanie Kucera Nancy Kwam George & Patricia Lagios Elizabeth Lane Bruce & Jan Larson Lowell & Carole Larson Robert & Lisa Lattanzio Sharon Latture Jaime Laulunen

Chris Laumeyer John & Lizette Lawien Chassie Lee Hugo & Helen Leider Jerome & Donna Leonard Betty Ann Lepak Donald & Edna Leslie Jeanette Letourneau Margaret Likar Chantelle Linder Herbert & Greta Lindgren Jo Lippitt Darryl & Anita Lisowski Lora Little Robert Liukkanen Sandy Livingston Bob Lizana & Elsie Matthews David & Marcia Lothner Jane Lounsberry Judy Lund Sheryl Lund Verena Lund Charles & Gerry Machovec Alexandra MacVey Ann Mahoney John Mahoney Irene Maio Carolyn Maly Doris Mancina James Manderfeld Martha Maniak John M. McGill Don McKay & Heidi Ringhoffer-McKay Dick & Patti McNutt Jim & Betty Merling Ronald & Barbara Meyer Annette Meyers Barbara A. Miller Jeffrey & Carol Miller Miller-Dwan Foundation James & Diane Miner Luciya Miner Lisa Miskulin Wildey H. Mitchell Family Foundation John U. Mitchell Karen Moore Clyde Jr. & June Morse Tamara L. Morse

Craig Morwood Tina Mrkonjich Jill Muecke Patrick Mullen Mary Murphy Ken & Marge Musolf Sarah Myhre Nicole Napoli Brita Ness Barbara Neveaux Wayne & Muriel Newhouse Kathy M. Noble Judy Nollet Robert & Lyn Norman Stacie Oakland Amanda O'Campo Helen Ogren Howard A. & Elizabeth Olson Kimberly K. Olson Patricia Olson Kimberly Orlowski Diane Orville Larry & Cheryl A. Osborn Margaret Parmeter Tracey Pavlatos Kelly Pederson Mike & Diane Peplinski Rebecca Perrett Barbara Peterson Petrovic Family John & Nancy Peyton Gavin & Sheila Pittman Plumbers & Steamfitters Local #11 Betty Pommon Abigail Porter Emmery & Adrienne Prisk Patricia Prudden Thomas & Monica Pustovar Sue H. Ragan Michael & Virginia Randolph Jennifer Rasanen David & Dianne Rawski Thomas & Wendy Rectenwald Katie Redig Reliable Ins. Agency Colleen Renier Patricia Renier Gregory Repensky

donors during 2013

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James & Joan Rhude Marion Ricard Henry & Terry Roberts Gerald Robison Gerilyn Ronning Brandon Rosendahl John & Jean Rothstein Marian Rukavina Jane Russo Eleanor Rynda Thomas or Tamara Salstrand Ronald & Eileen Sangster Judy Sarvela Bill & Diane Schaff Donna Scheer Donald & Susan Schliep Edna Schneiderman † Larry & Sheila Schneiderman Father Brian Schultz Julie Schulze John Schweiger Monique Scott Diane Seaman Security Jewelers Thomas & Julie Seidelmann Denise Shannon Lyle & Terrie Shannon John & Carol Sharp Leslie & Judy Sheehan Patricia Shogren Ted & C. Diane Shusta Fred & Sheila Shusterich Mary Frances Skala Kathleen Skoglund Dan & Rosey Skorich Laurie Skow Marianne Snyder Anita Sormunen Deidre Souther Cheryl Spehar Carol Spielman James & Patricia Splan Carolyn Stark Peter & Darlene Staudohar Harold Stevens Eric Stevenson Jessica Stevenson Patricia C. Stoddard

Merrill Stodghill Clarence & Roberta Stoetzel Theodore Stokich April Strom Bonnie Stromgren Bill & Dore Stubenvoll Tawnya Sunde Janice Swanson Charlene Talbot Beth Tamminen Ann Taray Frank & Gertrude Tarnowski Kathy Tarnowski Elizabeth Taylor Dana Tchida Robin & Valerie Tellor Katherine Tervo Linda Tezak Marjorie Thiessen Mary Thompson Paul & Kathleen Thomsen Julie Tomaino Aaron Towner Bob Trauba Karen Triplett Tropical Survival Mui Truong Jeanne Trush James & Sandra Tuhkanen John & Clarissa Tuttle Richard Updegraff † US Bancorp Foundation Katie Utt John & Linda Valla John & Linda VanEtta Elizabeth Vaught VFW Auxiliary of Cotton Nortrud Trudy Villones Jon & Debra Vomachka Joseph & Shareene Vorderbruggen Wendy Vorderbruggen Charlotte Vucinovich Gregory Walker Mark Washburn Susan Webber Judy Weber Kerry Wedin Candace Wegerson

Greg Wegler John & Cindy Weiske Michael & Ann Welsh Leah White Mary Willemarck Carla Wilson Mark & Brenda Winberg Mary Windberg Jill Winkler Geoffrey & Gudrun Witrak Jan Wren Maria Zangs Lynn Zentner Jacob & Milly Zollar Paul & Karen Zollar † Indicates donor is deceased.

2013 Foundation donors, continued

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Memorial Gifts were made in 2013 to the Benedictine Health Center Foundation in memory of . . .

Audrey Allen Family of Audrey Allen

Pam Anderson Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary Cheryl Spehar

Winnifred Arimond Edward & Beth Albertson Family & Friends of Winnifred Arimond Margaret Berg James Hands & Janet Bliss Gerald Cichanowski Marian Congdon Barbara Makowski Currier Donald & Jerelyn Delak Chris & Dianne Dougherty Carrie Estey-Dix Len & Mary Lou Jennings Richard Y. Jones Elizabeth Kane Irene Katoski James & Susan Kozarek Gene & Betty Kroll Margaret Likar Howard A. & Elizabeth Olson Thomas or Tamara Salstrand Lyle & Terrie Shannon John & Carol Sharp Marjorie Thiessen

Ray & Winnifred Arimond Arimond Family Sheila Arimond

Marcella Beaupre Tim Beaupre

Joseph Belcastro Russell & Rosemary Anderson Constance C. Branigan Frank & Marie Couture Michael & Cheryl Cunningham Carolyn Dahl Dominic & Josephine Elioff Gary & Janell Kohls Jerome & Donna Leonard Jeanette Letourneau Doris Mancina Dick & Patti McNutt Judith Nollet Plumbers & Steamfitters Local #11 Emmery & Adrienne Prisk Gregory Repensky Gerald Robison

Judy Sarvela Beth Tamminen Michael & Ann Welsh Geoffrey & Gudrun Witrak

Nan Benjaminson Richard Goerts

Lois Berg Barbara Currier

Elizabeth "Betty" Blue Leslie & Judy Sheehan

Charles Bolf Marjorie Bolf †

Marjorie Bolf John & Sharon Ahnert James & Glenna Alstad Margaret Berg Family & Friends of Marjorie Bolf Raymond & Mary Flaa Frandsen Financial Corporation Diane Garasha Harry & Margaret Gehring Daniel & Sandy Grandmaison Paul & Mary Gundersen Larry & Mary Haugen John & Beth Kelly James & Diane Miner Emmery & Adrienne Prisk Charlotte Vucinovich Thomas & Julie Seidelmann Patricia Shogren Cheryl Spehar Elizabeth Taylor Mary Thompson Charlotte Vucinovich

Steve Bolf Marjorie Bolf †

Mary Ellen Braafladt Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary

Margaret Bradley Jo Lippitt

Peter Brunetta Luciya Miner

Ruby Carlson Albin Carlson

Jack Cedergren Mavis Cedergren

Anna Ceyborske Larry & Nancy Anderson

Sister Norbert Cismowski Major Al Cismowski

John & Gladys Dahl Tom & Wendy Rectenwald

Betty Datka Kathy Croke

Donna DeVinck Thomas & Monica Pustovar

Sister Amelianne Doll Luciya Miner

Naomi Grace Doty Ralph Doty

Sister Verda Clare Eichner Kathy M. Noble

Agnes Elieff Charles & Geraldine Machovec

Thelma Ellison Earl E. Ellison

Esther Francisco Leon & Judy Francisco Bill & Diane Schaff

Ed & Flo Gajewski Rita Herald

Ray Garni Barbara Garni

Larry Gordon Pat Gordon

Judith Gucinski Elizabeth Taylor

Gus & Joan Gustafson Marion Gustafson

John & Mary Hayden John & Geraldine Hayden

John J. Hinzmann Jean Hinzmann

Mary Hood Roderick & Kathleen Hood Susan Hood Gavin & Sheila Pittman

Ed & Frances Jedlicka Ronald & Frances Fields

Sister Theresa Jodocy Carol Spielman

Claudia Johnson David & Barbara Knecht

Harley & Kathee Johnson Kathleen Flanagan Judy Weber

Kathee Johnson Jill Christie Family & Friends of Kathee Johnson Greg & Linda Hartel Jill Muecke Barbara A. Peterson Judy Sarvela

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Kathee Johnson, continued James & Patricia Splan Peter & Darlene Staudohar Clarence & Roberta Stoetzel

Lois Johnson Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary

Aron Kahn Arno Kahn & Margi Preus

Morris Kane Elizabeth Kane and Family Marion Ricard

Lucy Larkin Roderick & Kathleen Hood Gavin & Sheila Pittman

Florence Leslie Donald & Edna Leslie

Fred Lewis Judy Sarvela

Grace Lothner David & Marcia Lothner

Annabelle Lounsberry Jane Lounsberry

Alan Lund Bill & Kathy Croke Fritz & Faye Kerttula Verena Lund Ken & Marge Musolf Emmery & Adrienne Prisk

Father Eugene Lyttle Barbara Makowski Currier

Delima Mahoney Ann Mahoney John Mahoney

Joseph Maio Irene Maio

Marilyn Manderfeld James Manderfeld

Julia G. Maniak Martha Maniak

A. R. Miner Luciya Miner

Michael Miner Luciya Miner

Adeline Minwegen Margaret Likar

Louise Mitchell John U. Mitchell

Phyllis Monsaas W. C. & Jean Crain

Adeline Mustonen Thomas & Monica Pustovar

Laura Neveaux Barbara Neveaux

Thomas Oland Gerald Filozi

Monsignor Lawrence O'Shea Robert & Sandi Arola Belcastro Family Margaret Berg Frank & Marie Couture Robert & Lorraine DeRoche Michael & Ann Donovan Mary Dwan Raymond & Mary Flaa Kathryn Goldschmidt Margaret Hayes Johnson, Killen, & Seiler Susan Dwan Johnson Dennis & Sheila Koepp Stephen A. & Joan Kopish Barbara Kriske Hugo & Helen Leider Darryl & Anita Lisowski Luciya Miner Mike & Diane Peplinski Emmery & Adrienne Prisk John & Jean Rothstein Eleanor Rynda Security Jewelers Ted & C. Diane Shusta Fred & Sheila Shusterich Paul & Kathleen Thomsen Jeanne Trush Candace Wegerson

Anne Oxley Marian Ebert

Sally Parviainen Shirley Eichenwald Maki

Evert Pearson Diane Orville

Gertrude Pearson Diane Orville

Edward & Mary Petrovic Petrovic Family

Ed Piering Donald & Susan Schliep

Mary Power Hood Susan Hood

Carol Prudhomme Mark & Barbara Brown Mary Crain & Family John & Becky Hogan Michael & Jamie Jago Nancy Kwam

Ed & Wilma Rasmussen Jim & Betty Merling

George Renier Mary Lou Boisjoli James & Dee Boulger Mary E. Carlson Frank & Marie Couture William & Sandra Fleck Kay Kurt Jankofsky George & Patricia Lagios Bruce & Jan Larson Ronald & Barbara Meyer Jeffrey & Carol Miller Helen Ogren Michael & Virginia Randolph Colleen M. Renier Patricia Renier Patricia C. Stoddard James & Sandra Tuhkanen

Joseph Rukavina Marian Rukavina

Eileen “Dolly” Sage Ronald & Eileen Sangster

Dr. Leonard Sarvela Henry & Terry Roberts Judy Sarvela

Lillian M. Schneider Margaret Berg

Edna Schneiderman Mike Abramson Bassett Furniture Harold & Gayle Bassett Mark & Annette Berg Bremer Bank By the Yard Inc. Marcus Cary Ronald & Fran Fields Larry & Kathryn Furlong Furniture First, Inc. Patricia Kellar Fritz & Faye Kerttula Robert & Lisa Lattanzio Herbert & Greta Lindgren Robert Liukkonen

In Memory of, continued

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Edna Schneiderman, continued Carolyn Maly Don McKay & Heidi Ringhoffer McKay Clyde Jr. & June Morse Reliable Ins. Agency Diane Seaman Security Jewelers Tropic Survival Ann Taray John & Clarissa Tuttle John & Linda Valla VFW Auxiliary of Cotton Jon & Debra Vomachka Joseph & Shareene Vorderbruggen

Sister Charlene Schoen Dan & Rosey Skorich

Father Frank Schweiger Peter & Darlene Staudohar

Muriel Shirey James & Joan Rhude

Chiyoko Stevens Harold J. Stevens

Laura Stock Laura Budd

Audrie Stodghill Merrill Stodghill

Everet Stromgren Bonnie Stromgren

Father John Sustarsic Gregory Walker

David Talbot, Sr. Char Talbot

Armas Tamminen Beth Tamminen

Marge B. Tarnowski Kathy Tarnowski

Elizabeth Thomas David Rawski

Virginia Updegraff Richard Updegraff †

Lena Versailles Katherine Tervo

Marcella von Goertz David & Marcia Lothner

Jean Whiting Sue H. Ragan

Eleanor Wren Jan Wren

Werner & Wilma Zentner Lynn Zentner

Sister Adeline Zollar Paul & Karen Zollar

† Indicates donor is deceased.

In Honor of . . .

Benedictine Health Center Preschool Edna Amyotte †

Benedictine Health Center Staff Karen Finseth

Pat Burton Robert & Lyn Norman

Joe & Martha Czerniak Annette Meyers

Larry Everett Betty Everett

Arlene Flanagan John & Cindy Weiske

Kathy Hood Gavin & Sheila Pittman

Carmen Jirik Anita Sormunen

John Mahoney Ann Mahoney

Rod & Barbara McKenzie Jill Winkler

Peggy Osmundson Betty Pommon

John Postudensek Betty Pommon

Retired Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery Barbara Makowski Currier

Kathy Schweiger John Schweiger

† Indicates donor is deceased.

Memorial gifts given to the Benedictine Health

Center Foundation are a nice way to honor or re-

member a loved one, while also helping the BHC.

For information or for a memorial folder, please

call Cheryl Spehar in the Foundation Office,

218-723-6405.

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Benedictine Health System Welcomes New President/CEO

Our parent company, the Benedictine Health System’s Board of Directors recently named Rocklon B. “Rocky” Chapin, FACHE, as President/CEO effective January 1, 2014. Rocky brings a balance of skills and experience that will move BHS into the fu-ture. His deep knowledge of acute care is valuable to BHS’ strategy of providing post-acute care with our hospital partners, and his vision for new care models will be helpful in shaping BHS. Rocky joined the BHS in January 2013 and recently served as senior vice presi-dent, business development and strategic planning. He has been a leader in the management and health care industry for more than 35 years. Prior to his appointment at BHS, he was the executive vice president and senior officer of Essentia Health’s (Duluth, MN) hospital division where he was instrumental in setting overall strategy for their system. The Benedictine Health System and Benedictine Health Center welcome Rocky as the new CEO of BHS.

The Benedictine Preschool had a visit from a Superior Police Officer during “Career Day.”

Benedictine Preschool

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Benedictine Health Center 935 Kenwood Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 (218) 723-6408 Administrator/CEO Katie Redig Admissions Coordinator Katie Utt (218) 723-5965 Adult Day Services Jarod Champeaux (218) 733-2254

Westwood Senior Living 925 Kenwood Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 (218) 279-7692 Director Dana Tchida Housing Counselor Lisa Miskulin (218) 723-5931  

Board of Directors Greg Wegler, Chair William Arezzo Diane Garasha Greg Hansen Angela Hauger Sister Dorene King John Lawien Pat Mullen Tom Pustovar Sister Theresa Spinler Sister Maria Volk Barb Wessberg

Mission Statement

The Benedictine Health System is a Catholic organization entrusted with advancing the health care ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Duluth, Minnesota. Our mis-

sion is to witness to God’s love by providing compassionate, quality care with spe-cial concern for the underserved and those in need.

Mayor Don Ness and his family help Frank Docauer celebrate his 100th Birthday with residents and staff at Westwood.

Westwood Resident, Frank Docauer Celebrates 100 years

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Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary

The Benedictine Health Center Auxiliary is in need of your old costume jewelry for their annual fund-raiser! Please clean out your drawers and drop off all donations to the front desk of the BHC marked “Auxiliary” by April. The sale will be Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Thank you!