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A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR OLDER ADULTSprime times

by Don CorriganKirkwood resident Jane Towater’s long history of

dedication to racial justice and community service has

been recognized with countless honors, most recentlythe “Ageless-Remarkable St. Louisan” award given by

St. Andrew’s Center.

During her tenure as the Associate National

Executive Director of the YWCA USA (Young Women’s

Christian Association), Towater worked both national-

ly and internationally for women’s equality and for the

elimination of racism.

“I certainly didn’t do it by myself,” said Towater,

who at 87 years young is still an outspoken dynamo. “I

worked alongside the late civil rights leader and

YWCA Racial Justice Director Dorothy Height on a

variety of national projects. I learned from her.

“I highly recommend her book, ‘Open Wide the

Gates of Freedom,’ which describes the Freedom

Summer in Mississippi and being at Martin Luther

King Jr.’s side during the March on Washington. She

also talks about our projects in the book.” Among Towater’s YWCA projects: constructing a

“We don’t

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by the

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cont. p. 2B

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school for girls and women in Turkey;

providing milk cows for families in

Africa; encouraging equal rights for

women in countries with repressive

governments.

Following freedom fighter Nelson

Mandela’s release from prison,Towater explored the many needs of

non-profit organizations in South

Africa that worked for a peaceful tran-

sition from the long years of apart-

heid.

“The YWCA was in 91 countries

when I was an associate director, and

in many of those countries we were

dealing with basic human needs, not

recreation,” said Towater. “It was a

matter of helping people to survive.”

Towater served with the YWCA

from 1968 to 1995, although she

remains with the organization as a

consultant and volunteer.

Prior to joining the YWCA, Towater

also played an instrumental role indeveloping the groundwork for inner-

city street theater in Detroit following

the violent civil disturbances in the

city in the 1960s.

Early in her career, Towater was

the youngest executive director ever of

the Girl Scout Council in Tennessee in

the 1950s. While with the Girl Scout

organization, she built a multi-racial

board and worked to integrate the

organization’s many camp offerings.

Today, the “Ageless-Remarkable St.

Louisan” continues to address human

rights issues as a volunteer with the

YWCA. She is also involved with

Junior League Sustainer Council and

active with the Women’s Society ofWashington University.

Saddened by Ferguson

A transplant from Jackson, Tenn.,

and now a proud St. Louisan, Towater

said what we have learned in theaftermath of events in Ferguson shows

we have a long way to go on the civil

rights front. Among her observa-

tions:

• “We have got to stop profiling. We

see people of a different color, or with

a different religion, or from a different

neighborhood, and we make faulty

assumptions. We have to end profil-

ing.

• “We don’t have enough people

who are disturbed by the inequality

and the injustice in our society. If

everything in our own backyard seems

okay, then we are satisfied with the

status quo.

• “We are on a counterproductivecycle in this country in that we only

react to problems when there is disor-

der or a disturbance. Then, we wake

up. We need to be fully open and hon-

est about our situations all the time.

• “We have too many hate groups in

this country. I belong to Southern

Poverty Law Center, which has identi-

fied hate groups all over America anda number of them in Missouri. We

need to stand up to hatred.”

As a leader herself on women’s and

racial issues, Towater is not shy about

offering up some viewpoints on cur-

rent American political leadership.

“I think President Obama is an

American citizen who is doing the best

he can do,” said Towater. “What he

has done is not enough. I think when

we get down the road a few years from

his presidency, we will realize just

how much racism came out during the

time of the first black President.”

On the battle that has already com-

menced for the U.S. Presidency for

2016, Towater is shaking her head likemany Americans over developments

with both political parties.

“It’s all about Donald Trump now.

On Trump, I don’t like his personality,

his showmanship, his methodology,”

said Towater. “But to his credit, he has

brought up things no one wants to

really talk about.

“One of those things is how much

money is in politics and how it buys

what contributors want,” said Towater.

“He has put down politicians on both

sides about this, and he wants every-

one to know he has so much money he

cannot be bought.”

Many Needs To AddressFor one of the richest countries in

the world, Towater said America and

states like Missouri have a lot of

needs, whether in the area of health

care, helping the homeless and work-

ing with the abused. She praises the

work of the YWCA in addressing the

needs.

“We have had a housing program torescue the people out on the street,”

said Towater. “We have had aid for

education to help young mothers try-

ing to balance jobs and school, and

health care programs for their kids.

“Right here in Missouri, one out of

seven women has suffered from some

form of sexual abuse in their lives,”

said Towater. “The YWCA is providing

programs to address that.”

Even at 87, Towater finds the

wherewithal to volunteer in the orga-

nization’s programs. She said people

over 65 in America still have plenty of

years to contribute to a better America,

and the retirement years don’t have to

be all about bridge and dominoes.The over-65 population in America

will rise from 12 percent in 2000 to

almost 20 percent in 2030. Towater

said there is plenty of untapped talent,

energy and enthusiasm in that age

bracket.

“That’s why I am looking forward to

seeing who will be chosen as the 2015

“Ageless-Remarkable St. Louisan,”

said the 2104 Ageless-Remarkable St.

Louisan from Kirkwood.

The 2015 honoree will be awarded

at a 6 p.m. dinner on Nov. 15 at the

Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch.

For information call 436-9090 or the

email: aturigliatto@standrews1.

com.

Ageless-Remarkable St. Louisan from page 1B

Jane Towaterphoto by Diana Linsley

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“I love God and I love people. That

became my mission – to touch people

with Jesus Christ for healing and

service.”

Holding rm to that mission,

Rev. Walt Schoedel, director of

Church Relations at Lutheran Senior

Services (LSS) and emeritus pastor

at Concordia Lutheran Church in

Kirkwood, celebrates his 65th year of

ministry in October.

“It’s not every day that someone

has the opportunity to celebrate

this long of a career in ministry,” he

said. “I have found more and more

congregations interested in wantingto reach out to older adults. So what

a blessing that at LSS I can help

congregations bring spiritual and life

fulllment.”

And with such a length of tenure,

Rev. Schoedel holds a wide grasp

of knowledge. As well as having

served on the Kirkwood Chamber of

Commerce, the Kirkwood Rotary, the

Kirkwood YMCA’s Board of Directors

and the Webster Groves Round Table

Older Adults Group, Rev. Schoedel

led several congregations before

nishing his parish ministry in 1991

at Concordia Lutheran Church in

Kirkwood.

“I didn’t think of my time ending inparish ministry in terms of retiring,

but as a repositioning. I wasn’t going

to become a couch potato. I wanted to

use my gifts to help my peers have a

fullled retirement,” he said.

Moving from Concordia Kirkwood

to Lutheran Senior Services was a

natural t.“LSS is a part of my inner-gut

feelings. They’ve made it possible for

me to continue my passion,” Schoedel

said.

As director of Church Relations,

Rev. Schoedel focuses his efforts onreaching out to congregations, pastors

and the community.

“I feel privileged to be part of the

LSS mission of Older Adults Living

Life to the Fullest, not only here but

throughout the county. My message

has been that you have to look at

the gifts and experiences of those

older adults around you. There are so

many who have untapped gifts for a

meaningful ministry,” he said.

From his quarterly newsletter

“Engaging the Aging,” to guest

preaching and lecturing, Rev.

Schoedel has been an inspiration to

others for the joy and fulllment that

can come with aging. He and his wifeLee have a heart for mission that also

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“Son Mark is an engineer who as

he was growing up saw the church

and its ministry rst-hand. Now as

the vice president of construction and

IT at LSS, he uses his background

to make a difference in the lives of

older adults as well,” he said. “Plus

he’s just down the hall and that’s nice

too.”

Rev. Walt Schoedel will be

recognized at Lutheran Senior

Services and Concordia Lutheran

Church in Kirkwood on Oct. 25 for his

65 years in ministry and continued

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“I didn’t think of my timeending in parish ministryin terms of retiring, but as

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When Crestwood resident Pam

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August, she had no idea what

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Earlier in the summer, Schuchard

had taken pictures of Berra and

Berra’s 4-year-old grandson, Daniel,on the pretext of wanting to make a

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“I asked her if she had finished the

collage and she told me that was a lie,”

Berra said. “Instead, she said I had

been voted one of the 10 best grand-

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was Berra. Schuchard wrote an essay

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be one of the 10 best, and submitted itto the contest.

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When asked what made his “Mimi”special, Daniel paused a moment, thensaid, “She plays swords and reads sto-ries to me, like ‘Thomas the TankEngine.’”

Alex said that Berra “fixes my bro-ken toys and makes bags for me to putmy stuff in.”

Molly thought awhile, then said,“She plays lots of games with us andshe comes to my dance recitals, and wehave sleepovers in the living roomwith lots of blankets.”

Besides dance recitals, Berraattends the grandkids’ ballgames, andindulges Daniel’s love for trains withregular trips to the Museum of

Transportation.Berra works for Creative

Communications for the Parish, a firmthat publishes religious material, andbelongs to St. Paul’s Lutheran Churchin Des Peres.

When speaking about raising a4-year-old at this stage in her life, shesaid, “You don’t think about it, you

just do what you have to do, what allof us parents do.

“Of course, you don’t always makethe right decisions, as is part of moth-erhood,” she said. “Without God in mylife, I couldn’t do it.”

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“Grandmothers are foundational intransmitting values to their childrenand grandchildren,” said Mike Wrenn,CEO of the Magic of MarcelineDevelopment Company. “Holding thegala celebration in Walt Disney’s boy-hood hometown is intended as areminder of the compelling values thatinspired Disney, and through him,children around the world.”

The awards were given at a dinneron Sept. 26 at the WalsworthCommunity Center in Marceline.Berra was there with 14 of her friends

and family, who were eager to cele-brate with her.

Coincidentally, Berra has always

been a Disney fan.“I would always watch ‘The

Wonderful World of Color,’ andadmired him all my life,” she said.

Husband Steve is very proud of hiswife.

“Everything they say is true for all

our 42 years,” he said. “I’ve alwaysthought of her as a combination ofthree famous people: Sacagaweabecause she loves the outdoors, MotherTeresa, the caregiver, and CalamityJane because she has a habit of over-doing things – like the time she want-ed to wax my ’65 Chevy Impala, andused floor wax. God made her for me.”

Her son, Daniel, said she is mental-ly and emotionally the strongest per-son he knows.

“Probably pound for pound physi-cally, too,” he said. “She just keepsgoing and we give her help when wecan while she focuses on Daniel andour kids.”

For the contest essay, Schucharddescribed her friend Berra in heartfeltterms.

“Looking in from the outside, herlife seems like one of only hard work,service and follow through,” she wrote.“However, you have to know Pam. Shedoes what she does every day with joy,happiness and gratitude. Most impor-tantly, she has on the inside whatcounts – the ability to do whatever isnecessary to make her dreams for her-self and her family come true. That iswhy I think that she is, undoubtedly,one of Missouri’s 10 best grand-mothers.”

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Grandmother Pam Berra: She Just Keeps Goingfrom page 6B

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Adult Day Care | Outpatient Therapy for Seniors | Home HealthSenior Support Solutions (Private Duty) | Respite Care | Hospice Care


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Located in The Wilmington Clinic 4918 Weber Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123

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7511 Big Bend • Webster Groves

Call 314-961-7511 to schedule an appointment

Visit our website www.cantrelleyecare.com

We are a private optometric office with 30 years experience dedicated toimproving vision and enabling lives.Our office provides current solutions for: Night Vision Glare, Dry Eyeand Allergy Related Watery Itchy Discomfort

Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses are also available as needed

Most insurances accepted including Medicare supplemental Vision Plans

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Alicia A. Albus

220 W. Lockwood, Suite 203

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www.elderlawstlouis.comServing seniors and their families in all areas of Elder Law including:

• Medicare Advocacy• Life Care Planning• Probate/Trust Administration• Veterans Benefits• Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning• Asset Protection Estate Planning• Guardianship/Conservatorship Estates• Estate Planning for persons with disabilities• Special Needs TrustsCertified Elder Law Attorney* as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation*Neither the Supreme Court of MO nor the Missouri Bar reviews or approves

certifications, organizations or specialist designations. The choice of a lawyer is animportant decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

South County Office

12639 Old Tesson Rd.

Suites 100 & 115

St. Louis, MO 63128

Fenton Office

1011 Bowles Ave.

Suite 100

Fenton, MO 63026

Watson Office

7345 Watson Rd.

Suite LL3

St. Louis, MO 63119

314.849.0311

Premier Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has been

providing the St. Louis community with high quality

orthopedic care since 1969. Their team of specialists cover

all orthopedic conditions from head to toe. To make an

appointment, call 314.849.0311 during office hours and

314.913.4202 Mon-Fri, 6-9pm and Saturdays 9am-Noon.

Happy 75th AnniversaryClarence “Casey” and

Fern Wilke celebratedtheir 75th weddinganniversary on Aug. 31with relatives and friends.The couple lived in Afftonmost of their marriedlife. They now reside atSouthview Assisted Living,in Affton.

The couple has threechildren, Elaine Haas,Diane O’Leary and RogerWilke; six grandchildren

and three great-grandchildren.

Citizens for Modern Transit(CMT) has launched the fall sessionof its Ten Toe Express program,which helps older adults integratewalking with public transit to exploremany of the region’s cultural andentertainment hot spots.

Walks range from 0.3 to 5miles, depending on the group anddestination. Walking groups meet atMetroLink stations and take Metrotransit to the destination. Walks arein a variety of places such as ForestPark or Carondelet Park, downtownSt. Louis or the Delmar Loop. Groupsoften nish at a unique shop or stop

for lunch or a snack before headingback.

This time around, the organizationhas teamed up with Great Rivers

Greenway to spotlight the links thatexist between transit and local trails.

Five new walking maps havebeen developed that provide detaileddirectives on how individuals can usetransit and walking to explore specic

sections of Great Rivers Greenways’

interconnected system of greenways,parks and trails. Access these maps,and a catalog of more than 100 otherwalk maps, online.

Participants of the 12-week walkprogram can also take part in weekly,guided walking tours, led by trainedvolunteer walk leaders.

The cost to participate is $10. Tolearn more, to access the maps or toregister for the 12-week session, visittentoes.cmt-stl.org or call 314-231-7272.

Public Transit & Walking With Ten Toe Express

Area seniors walk from the

Shrewsbury MetroLink station alongthe River des Peres Greenway to kick

off the Ten Toe Express fall program.


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The 2015 Autumn Quilt Show atFountain View Assisted Living kicksoff this year with an open house from1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, and runs

through Nov. 7.The assisted living community

located on the Friendship VillageSunset Hills campus, 12503 VillageCircle Drive, will display quilts to thepublic made by local churchgoers andquilting groups from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.daily and award two prizes of $1,000and $500 in public voting.

Representatives from eight

churches plan to compete:St. Paul Catholic Church, Fenton;

St. Dominic Savio, Affton; St.Matthias the Apostle, Lemay; St.

Simon the Apostle; St. Anthony ofPadua, High Ridge; Our Lady ofProvidence, Crestwood; St. MargaretMary Alacoque, Mehlville, and St.Justin Martyr, Sunset Hills.

Normally an annual event, thequilt show and contest did not occurlast year with stafng changes at

the community, Nicole Summers,residency counselor, said.

Eight Churches To CompeteIn Fountain View Quilt Show

Mid-County Muni Lunchand Bingos are held therst Thursday of most

months, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m., at Webster GrovesRecreation Complex, 33 E.Glendale at Elm.

Enjoy bingo,socializing and lunch. Advancephone registration is required by

the preceding Mondayby calling Al Haydenat Rock Hill Parks and

Recreation, 968-1410. Cost:$6 for residents and non-residents.

Mid-County Muniincludes the communities of

Webster Groves, Crestwood, Rock Hilland Sunset Hills.

Lunch & Bingo On First Thursday


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