Formerly Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan

Community Circle - Spring 2024

Exciting developments are happening at Centrica Care Navigators!

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As you’ve probably already heard, Centrica announced in February that we have affiliated with NorthStar Care Community alongside two other legacy nonprofit hospices in our state – Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice.

This affiliation is the next bold step in our journey to provide the best care possible for our neighbors needing help navigating serious illness. By pooling our resources within the NorthStar Care Community, we can share best practices and leverage economies of scale as we look to grow the number of patients we serve. Patient volume for Centrica Care Navigators already has been growing steadily for the past few years.

Together with NorthStar Care Community, we will have the honor of serving over 2,700 hospice and palliative patients each day across Michigan. And as we collaborate as an extended team, we will have the ability to touch more lives than ever and serve as one of the leading and largest nonprofit providers of care for serious illness in the United States.

Northstar Care Community Affiliated Brands - Centrica Care Navigators, Hospice of Michigan, Arbor Hospice, Anchors Programs for Children

But certain important factors won’t change.

Centrica will continue to keep our name and strong community presence. Our high-quality care will continue, thanks to our amazing, dedicated staff and volunteers. Donations made to Centrica will continue to support our southwest Michigan community. We will still accept the same insurance programs and can accept referrals across all of Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. Our specialty care at Rose Arbor Place will also continue to serve those with acute hospice needs.

I am staying on as an executive leader of NorthStar Care Community, but have changed my role to chief clinical excellence officer. Patrick Miller is serving as CEO after a long tenure and track record of growth with Hospice of Michigan. Look for a message from him later in this newsletter.

If you have any questions, you can email info@centricacare.org and a member of our team will be happy to respond as soon as possible.

Thank you for the honor of allowing us to continue to live our mission of guiding and supporting individuals and their caregivers coping with illness, aging, dying and loss by providing compassionate medical, emotional, spiritual and personal care.

Best Regards,

Kelly McCormick
Chief Clinical Excellence Officer

Spring Feature Story
Centrica Journeys

Helping kids find their grief support community

Rebecca says grief isn’t something people should process alone, especially not children. That’s why she brought her two daughters to Centrica Journeys, the Centrica Care Navigators grief support program designed specifically for children, teens and their parents.

Rebecca’s husband Mike died of cancer in January 2020. It was his second bout with the disease; he first had it in 2017. Rebecca and Mike’s twin daughters were just 7 years old when he died. Rebecca had already built a strong support group of neighbors and friends, and though she asked her network for a child grief counselor who could help, she didn’t find anyone at first. But she kept looking.

When she discovered Centrica Journeys, she thought the group might help her daughters by connecting them with other children who had lost a parent and were living with their own kinds of grief. At the time, though, her children weren’t yet asking if there was anyone else like them, or if there was a community of other grieving children to help them explore their feelings.

It was also during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Rebecca says she wasn’t interested in one more video call in days full of them. She felt it simply wasn’t time to turn to other people to help her daughters understand their grief.

A few years later, Rebecca’s daughters, now 11 years old, did start asking for people who might have some idea of how they’re feeling. In September 2023, Rebecca and her girls started attending in-person Centrica Journeys meetings.

“Every week, they ask, ‘Is this a Journeys week?’” Rebecca says. “When I get home from work, they have their coats on, they’re ready to go. They want to be in that community.”

For kids, teens and adults

Centrica Journeys meets twice a month. During meetings, kids and teens ages 5 to 17 gather in age-appropriate groups to work on activities that give them different ways to talk and think about grief. Sometimes it’s making a craft project where they use words that reflect their emotions; sometimes it’s reading a book about grief out loud and discussing it.

“I appreciate that Journeys tailors material to all levels,” Rebecca says. “Everything is based around an activity or a craft, not just sitting around and talking.”

Rebecca attends a separate meeting for parents at the same time, learning what children experience in grief, if it’s “normal,” and how she can support them. She says she appreciates hearing from other adults who have their own types of grief. While her daughters are grieving the loss of their dad, other children in the group are grieving a grandparent or another loved one. Some of the parents in the group lost their own parent at a young age.

“It’s good to get insight for people in different circumstances,” Rebecca says. “Centrica Journeys is interested in taking care of the family, not just you as an individual.”

A variety of activities

Rebecca says she is glad to see the variety of activities and discussion topics at each Centrica Journeys meeting. The program continues to grow, and at the same time the Centrica Care Navigators staff and volunteers make an effort to support each and every participant individually.

“I appreciate that Journeys is about sharing,” she says. “It’s a safe environment to express emotions.”

Rebecca has been able to grow the Centrica Journeys community herself, too; the mom in a neighborhood family died, and she encouraged that family to visit Centrica Journeys for support.

Learn more about Centrica Journeys, and register to become a volunteer.

Financials/Annual Report

2023 Highlights

We are thrilled to present our community annual report, reflecting on a year filled with compassion, dedication and generosity. Thanks to your unwavering support, we were able to provide exceptional care to over 2,800 patients, offering more than 227,000 days of care to families throughout southwest Michigan. Through your support, we provided financial assistance to those needing help to ensure that all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, receive the care they need.

We launched Centrica Palliative Care last January, providing an extra layer of support for patients with an advanced serious illness who are struggling with symptoms, goals of care and/or planning care for the future. Also, our grief support services assisted families, adults and children across the region with individualized grief support, community groups and Centrica Journeys, our grief support program tailored for children.

We’ve established a long legacy of innovating to provide a better, more comprehensive circle of care for you and your family. Our circle of care is strengthened by the incredible support of our community, and we extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for making a difference in the lives of those we serve. Thank you.

Ways to Donate

When you give to Centrica Care Navigators, you’re not just supporting your community or remembering a loved one. You’re also helping expand our circle of care. All donations are tax-deductible. For more information, contact Denise King, chief marketing and development officer, at 269.345.0273.

Caregiver with arm around loved-one looking into fall landscape
Volunteering

Heart is what brings young volunteers to Centrica Care Navigators

“You meet someone for the first time, and within an hour you have a beautiful story you would never hear otherwise,” Ella says. “The patient said, ‘You made my day.’”

Hospice is specialized care for people of any age, not just seniors. Volunteering to help hospice patients is the same. It’s for people of any age, and the reasons for doing it are different for every individual.

While many of our volunteers are retired or only working part-time, which gives them the opportunity to spend time with Centrica Care Navigators, others are in college or have young children. Almost 20% of our volunteers are under 40.

They say it’s worth it to take time out of their busy schedules to be a volunteer.

“It’s rewarding for patients and for you,” says Ella, a student at Kalamazoo College. “You can help bring a positive light to their experience.”

Centrica Care Navigators Manager of Community Engagement Jodi Vanlerberghe says, “The heart of our volunteers is immeasurable because of their commitment to make a difference in patients’ lives.”

Ella has been a companion for patients where she spends one-on-one time with them. It might involve talking, watching TV or just sitting quietly together.

She’s volunteered in several other ways, too. Twice a month, she works with Centrica Journeys, our grief support program for children and teens. There, she reads stories to kids and helps them explore their feelings using artwork and discussions.

Ella also records for Story Catcher, where patients talk about their lives and their experiences to create an audio keepsake for their families.

“It’s rewarding for patients and for you,” says Ella, a student at Kalamazoo College. “You can help bring a positive light to their experience.”

Volunteer statistics for 2023- 99 active hours, more than 6,570 volunteer hours served, 2,030 support calls to family caregivers, 61 completed Story Catcher projects
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Thank you

For September 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024, more than 1,000 contributed. Your generosity helps us provide grief support services for our caregivers as well as the community. It also ensures that end-of-life care is available for everyone who needs it, regardless of financial circumstances.

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Organizations
Contributions from corporations, church groups, foundations and other community partners throughout our 10-county region help us reach our service goals.

  • Cass County Shrine Club
  • Central United Methodist Church
  • Heritage Christian Reformed Church
  • LVM Capital Management Ltd
  • Lyons Industries Inc
  • Ossewaarde, Anderson, Sanborn & Peterson
  • Peterman Concrete Company
  • United Methodist Women

Matching Gifts
We appreciate the support of organizations who share our mission of improving the lives of everyone in southwest Michigan through employee-contributed matching donations.

  • America Online Giving
  • Izenbaard Family Charitable Trust
  • Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Foundations

  • Connie and Gene Phipps Endowment Fund
  • Havirmill Foundation
  • The Edward Lowe Foundation
  • The Fletcher Foundation
  • Molitor Family Foundation

Individuals

  • Karen Anderson
  • Harold Anderson
  • Wendy Arnold
  • Richard Atwell
  • Mark Austin
  • Ronald Baas
  • Douglas Backus
  • June Bailey
  • Harold Ballen
  • David Barrasso
  • Rupak Barua
  • Philip Basso
  • Aimee Bedard
  • Rupert Benson
  • Patricia Berry
  • Lewis Bigler
  • Margaret Binns
  • Mary Kaye Bird
  • Helen Bogatschow
  • Sandra Bogema
  • Scott Bosley
  • Andrea Bostrom
  • Barbara Brose
  • Michael Brown
  • Barbara Brundage
  • Kevin Bumford
  • Jon Burhans
  • Dennis Burke
  • Babette Burleigh
  • Elizabeth Burns
  • William Bushouse
  • Mary Carl
  • James Carter
  • Steven Cerny
  • Richard Cerutti
  • Edward Chappa
  • Patricia Chipman
  • Laurel Clark
  • Michael Clark
  • David Cleveland
  • Laura Clute
  • Sally Ann Coburn
  • Russell Combs
  • Joan Conway
  • Harry Corey
  • Marcia Cornell
  • Robert Corrion
  • Harry Cotterill
  • Helen Coverdale
  • Shirley Creamer
  • Tom Cretsinger
  • Jo Ella Crouse
  • John Crowell
  • Michele Cudahy
  • Barbara Davis
  • Bradley Dayton
  • James Dechnik
  • Marianne Denes
  • Peter Denner
  • William DeNooyer
  • Joyce Dickerson
  • Mary Diemer
  • Karol Dill
  • Jon Dixon
  • Umakant Doctor
  • Thomas Doherty
  • Karen Doloughty
  • Glen Douglass
  • David Dvorak
  • Randall Eberts
  • Thomas Edmonds
  • Lena Ellinger
  • Lois Ellis
  • Timothy Fallon
  • Barbara Farraye
  • Robert Felkel
  • Bruce Fetzer
  • Sue Ann Fink
  • William Fox
  • Cathy Fox
  • Jean Friedel
  • Jeffrey Frizzell
  • Robert Gadwood
  • Karen Gallagher
  • John Garside
  • Robert Geil
  • Roberta Geissel
  • Dorothy Giovannini
  • Geoffrey Grambau
  • Sandra Grenier
  • Steven Grieve
  • N. Richard Haas
  • Allan Habeck Hunt
  • Jacqueline Hall
  • Charles Hall
  • Alyssa Hazen
  • Kathryn Heldreth
  • Doyle Helmick
  • Susannah Henry
  • Andres Herrera
  • Jonathan Hershey
  • Edward Hessler
  • Carolyn Hiestand
  • Dale Hoeksema
  • Brian Hoff
  • John Holmes
  • Sherri Holthof
  • Patricia Holton
  • Edward Horvath
  • Mary Hosman
  • Phillip Hover
  • C. Reid Hudgins
  • Stephen Humphrey
  • David Hunt
  • Robert Hunt
  • Carol Hurley
  • Thomas Jager
  • Ronald Janssen
  • Natalie Jarmul
  • Richard Jensen
  • Jean Johnson
  • Mark Johnson
  • John Keagle
  • Richard Keaveny
  • Jack Keiser
  • Richard Kelly
  • Jim Kendzior
  • Ronald Kilgore
  • Larry Killips
  • Neoma Kilway
  • Rosalie Kirklin Bauckham
  • Patricia Kissinger
  • Gregg Kooistra
  • Sandra Kopelman
  • Victor Kordish
  • Karen Kott
  • Russell Kowalisyn
  • Jim Kraft
  • Amy Krueger
  • Frederick Kruithof
  • Bert Kruse
  • Scott Latt
  • A. Gregory Laurell
  • David Lehr
  • Nadyne Leidy
  • Kay Lennon
  • Erika Loeffler
  • Lenore Lorion
  • Deborah Ludlow
  • Charles Luken
  • Linda Lyster
  • Janice Mackay
  • Dean MacVicar
  • Harry Madison
  • Richard Manni
  • Rodney Mason
  • Armine Mattia
  • Anne May
  • Prudence McCabe
  • Robert McFletcher
  • Margaret McMillan
  • Stanley Medendorp
  • Marlene Mentzer
  • Jerome Miller
  • Eileen Mischler
  • Lynn Montgomery
  • Robert Moore
  • John Moyer
  • Holly Nadrasik
  • Bud Needham
  • Ronald Nemedi
  • Richard Nendorf
  • Frederick Neubauer
  • CeCelia Nowicki
  • Steve Nutting
  • Kim Nuyen
  • Doug Olsen
  • Brian Opria
  • Joel Orosz
  • Ronald Osborne
  • Mark Osowski
  • David Oviatt
  • Scott Owen
  • Shirley Palmer
  • Robert Pangle
  • Todd Pease
  • Margaret Pennings
  • Kay Perry
  • Scott Peters
  • Molly Petersen
  • Peter Phelps
  • Larry Pierce
  • Sara Pitt-VanBuren
  • Mark Pratt
  • Tim Putney
  • Leon Puzevic
  • Richard Ramsdell
  • Lori Reid
  • Gail Reisterer
  • Nancy Remynse
  • Karen Reoch
  • William Rimmke
  • Carol Rix
  • John Robbins
  • George Robeck
  • Arthur Roberts
  • Diane Robertson
  • Sandra Rochholz
  • Frederic Rowe
  • David Rowland
  • Richard Russell
  • Paul Rynbrand
  • Sheron Saidla
  • Mary Lou Sanderson
  • Peter Sangalli
  • Thomas Scampini
  • Doris Scheffel Symonds
  • Cheryl Schilling
  • Richard Schmitt
  • Marc Schupan
  • Richard Scotese
  • Patricia Seelye
  • Katherine Seilheimer
  • Martin Sepanik
  • Linda Servis
  • Peggy Shepard
  • Jennalie Shepherd
  • Patricia Shiley
  • Wayne Siegel
  • Joellen Silberman
  • Sandra Simonds
  • Nancy Simonds
  • Robert Simpson
  • Richard Smith
  • Karmena Smith
  • Stephen Smith
  • Julia Smith
  • William Smyser
  • Carmen Softas
  • Sharon Soltesz
  • Patrick Sorek
  • John Soule
  • Susanne Spencer
  • Paula Sportel
  • Joan Stamm
  • Bruce Stein
  • Judith Stimson
  • Philip Stohrer
  • Rodger Storteboom
  • Joyce Stout
  • Michael Stripp
  • Thomas Swiat
  • Debra Teeters
  • Harry Tenbrink
  • Martha Terpstra
  • Margery Thomas
  • Lawrence Thomas
  • Joyce Thompson
  • Therese Tindell
  • Keith Tolger
  • Judith Vahs
  • Carol Vandenberg
  • Cal Vandenberg
  • Dawn VanderPloeg
  • William VanDis
  • Linda VanDyke
  • Harold VanDyke
  • Frances VanMeter
  • Jacqueline Wahl
  • Joyce Walker
  • Geoffrey Wardwell
  • Robert Watkins
  • Roger Weeks
  • Eric Weimer
  • Joshua Weiner
  • Pamela Westcott
  • Karl Westra
  • John White
  • Melvin White
  • Beverlee White
  • Richard Whitfield
  • Diane Worden
  • James Yealin
  • Jan Yoon
  • Arno Yurk
  • Peter Ziemkowski

In Memory/Honor
Thanks to donors like you, we’re able to support hundreds of families as they celebrate the lives and memories of their loved ones.

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Richard Nendorf
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Barbara Liggett
Lynlee Nash
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Nancy Root
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Gordon Eriksen
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Roxanne Klepper
Dirk and Margaret Swinehart
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Anonymous
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Barbara Farraye
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Marcy Carson
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Dean Freng
Jack and Sharon Robbins
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Sue Ann Fink
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Bryan Mark Davis Financial Advisor
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Barbara Copeland
Gregory and Carol Habenicht
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Andrea Bostrom
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Bill Fox
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Cathy Fox
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Jacqueline Wahl
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Jacqueline Wahl
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Russell and Janet Bloch
Gary Fredenburg
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Joseph and Noralyn Ludwig-Pridgeon
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Fred Arnoldink
Phillip and Paula Baker
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Jane Bullock
JoAnn Burchett
Len and Cheryl Myers
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Humphrey Products
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Jean Friedel
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Neoma Kilway
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Scott and JoDee Owen
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Roberta Geissel
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Ronald and Linda Lance
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Scott and Jill Gernaat
Marilyn Lamborn
Tribute(s) for Alan Gest
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John and Sheryl Pickron
Carol Rolando

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Nancy-Ann Rafferty
Sue Scott
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Cindy Peters
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Jacqueline Burnham
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Sandra Grenier
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Sandra Grenier
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Karol Dill
Gail Van Daff
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Cal and Elizabeth Vandenberg
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Helen DeGeatano
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Gordon Food Service
Grand Rapids Kennel Club
Robert and Diane Schuler
Carolyn VanBoven
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Dennis and Rhonda Field
Terry Lewis
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Frank and Penny Hurd
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Dorothy Harrison
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Gerri Fleetwood
Gerald and Katherine Gliege
Nulty Insurance
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Jeff and Sue Henshaw
Stanley and Patricia Makowski
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Doug and Anne Olsen
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Doug and Anne Olsen
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Richard and Donna Budden
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Gary and Julie Hayward
Julie Hayward
Nancy Hayward
Robert and Mary Ann Hayward
James and Debra VanOrder
Tribute(s) for Marilyn Hazelton
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Sue Ann Fink
Doug and Jacqueline Noble
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Wilson and Beth Naughton
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Deborah Windover
Janna Wolfe
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Stephen and Linda Drews
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Ken and Kelli Eaton
Wayne Hinkley
Frank and Mary Pilipick
Janette Shell
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Terence and Rebecca Hlathein
Ronald and Julia McCreight
Tribute(s) for Shirley Hoeksema
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Marilyn Alman
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Mike and Cathy Bibbings
Edward and Cheri Calkins
Deborah Case
Donna Dove
James Eldridge
Karen Jackson
Rick Royer
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Teresa Tkac
Carol Vogt
Tribute(s) for Dale Hoffman
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Lee and Norah Rodgers
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Sherri Holthof
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Lily Kanipe
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Wendy Arnold
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Mary Guthrie
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Anonymous
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Lawrence Team
Leslie Tuttle
Therese Williams
Carole Zuk
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Tracy McGraw
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Philip Basso
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Barbara Dowdle
Jake Rickli
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Melinda Turnbull
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Ben Lando
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James Woodruff
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Mary Quinn
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Robert and Cindy Newell
Northern Trust Company
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Ramona Pyret
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Carol Mallett
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Richard Jensen
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Susan Johnson
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Burnham & Flower Insurance Group
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Nancy Johnson
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Daniel Ronken
Daniel Smith
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Condos of McGillen’s Crossing Condo Association
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Stephen and Barbara Karakula
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Marcia Elliott
Phyllis McLeod
Cary Miotke
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Nancy Dimitri
Ruth Jacobson
Gabriel Smith
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Bob and Bonnie Benson
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Bob and Bonnie Benson
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Joyce Siegel
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Hunter’s Place Condominium Association
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Judith Niklaus
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Kathleen Frank
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Pat Kissinger
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Anne Mullally
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Mary Brackney
Carol Thran
Joe Vesey
Jeffrey and Linda Whitaker
Tribute(s) for Edward Klein
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Amica Companies Foundation
Mary Lou Sanderson
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Jerry Spade
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Richard and Bonnie Boughton
Dianne Daniel
Scott and Kathleen Everett
Phyllis Kearney
William and Sue Tapper
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Margaret Baber
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Thomas and Priscilla Swiat
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Thomas and Priscilla Swiat
Tribute(s) for Dorothy Kondor
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John Carney
John and Sue Fritzer
Heather Gritter
William Hogan
David and Kim Kondor
Molitor Family Foundation
Norm and Jo Rewers
Dick and Linda Scotese
Tribute(s) for Carleen Kooistra
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Gregg Kooistra
Tribute(s) for Charlotte Kovats
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John and Pamela Cameron
Dianne Daniel
Tribute(s) for Gloria LaMere
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Alyce Dickinson
Jack and Debra Roach
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Justin LaReau
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Justin LaReau
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Peter and Joanna Phelps
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June Bailey
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Kay Lennon
Tribute(s) for Nellie Lingbeek
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Paul and Marge Booden
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John and Donna Grassmid
Gertrude Nieboer
Jim and Jane Oosterman
Mary Renuart
Evelyn Sportel
Duane and Marge Westrate
Tribute(s) for Christine Linihan
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Pamela Ritsema
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Michael Clark
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Jim and Laurie Ziech
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Armine Mattia
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Arbor Financial Credit Union
Carol McPherson
Tribute(s) for Betty McCrorey
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Patrick and Nancy Brown
Edward and Barbara Healy
Richard Jensen
Glenn and Vera Thomas
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Cathy Sanford
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Patricia Holton
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Gregory Hansmeier
Gary and Penny McMillan
Jewell McMillan
Margaret McMillan
Vicki McMillan
Shirley Saunders
Tribute(s) for Ebo Mejeur
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Anonymous
Gary and Meloni Blok
Thomas and Carolyn Carlson
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Wayne Block
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Melissa Harris
Debra Roberts
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Mark, Michelle and Liz Johnson
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Daniel Miller
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Greg and Denise Mills
Dave and Carol Sager
Dorothy Wilson
Tribute(s) for Margaret Mitchell
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Michael and Rosemary Brown
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James and Susan Chenevert
Dick and Polly Huff
Raymond and Judith Mousseau
Larry Palma
Monique Raymond
Randy Thayer
Tribute(s) for Kenneth Moerman
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Theresa VandenBerg
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Lynn Montgomery
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Sydney Bastos
Mike and Lisa Phillips
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Scott and Jenifer Barnebee
Daniel and Patricia Cramer
Robert and Nancy Harper
Gail Reisterer
Mike and Kay Wunderlin
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Gery Bentley
Tribute(s) for Ruth Ann Myers
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Ronald and Tracy Blanchard
Scott and Anne McKinney
Dan Miller
Len and Cheryl Myers
Leslie Myers
Steve and Jan Carpenter
Judy Smalla
James and Virginia VanDeWege
Tribute(s) for Archie Naugle
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Margrete Balkema
Tribute(s) for John Newman
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Barbara Brundage
Tribute(s) for Lavern Novak
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Sheryl Arnett
Gerald and Brenda Long
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CeCelia Nowicki
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Camille Daniel
Marla Williams
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Kim and Valerie Nuyen
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Local Union 131
David Nyman
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Starrlette Carson
City of Wilmington Human Resources
Jodie O’Hare
Judy O’Hare
Helen O’Heran-Rettenmaier
Robert and Kathleen Valkner
Tribute(s) for William Ohland
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LVM Capital Management Ltd
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Karol Dill
Tribute(s) for Arlene Opria
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Brian Opria
Tribute(s) for Marian Orwig
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Kelli Felmeden
Donna Smith
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Phil and Patty Hover
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Brian and Laura Maye
Tribute(s) for Marie Palmer
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Charlene Erskine
Todd Grennes
Dave and Jennifer Keener
Marjorie Kipp
David and Carol Pierce
Tom and Marilyn Schneider
Sara Wiseman
Tribute(s) for Patricia Palmiter
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George and Jeanie Everest
Beverly and Precious Kline
Ronald and Theresa Everest Rolfe
Beth Young
Tribute(s) for Harold Pangle
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Bob and Jane Pangle
Tribute(s) for Donna Parham
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Jeanette Trager
Tribute(s) for Janice Park
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Bright Financial Advisors
Frank and Margaret Styburski
Diane Worden
Tribute(s) for Mary Parr
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Richard and Mary Kelly
Tribute(s) for Ross Parr
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Richard and Mary Kelly
Tribute(s) for Daniel Pattinson
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Jacquelyn Conn
Tribute(s) for Ryan Pennings
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Marge Pennings
Tribute(s) for Wilbur Pennings
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Marge Pennings
Tribute(s) for Sharon Peters
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Dennis and Jan McNally
Bob and Dolly Williams
Tribute(s) for Donald Philipp
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Fred Arnoldink
Jim and Mary Anne Britvec
Dave DeGrace
Jim and Kris Ferguson
The Peterson Company
Tribute(s) for Ruth Pickett
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Julie Perry
William and Teri Plechaty
Steve, Susan, Chris and Evan Thomas
Michelle Tokan

Tribute(s) for Larry Pierce
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Sharon Sikkenga
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Paul and Pat Rynbrand
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Karen Doloughty
Tribute(s) for Louis Plotke
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Karen Doloughty
Tribute(s) for Ronald Poling
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Kelly Cox
Tribute(s) for Gerald Poortenga
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Scott and Jill Gernaat
Tribute(s) for Beverly Porter
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Katherine Seilheimer
Tribute(s) for Mildred Potter
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Anonymous
Bob and Linda Cooley
Irv and Elaine Figel
Judy Kiel
Jane Quigley
Mary Wright
Tribute(s) for Margaret Predum
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Lois Ellis
Tribute(s) for Cynthia Puzevic
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Mary Diemer
Leon and Connie Puzevic
Tribute(s) for Marcella Pyle
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Patricia Holton
Tribute(s) for Mary Jane Quartermaine
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Shirley Creamer
Tim and Joni Knapper
Ronald and Linda Sootsman
Weatherstone Village Hospitality Group
Tribute(s) for George Quinn
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Ann Paulson
Tribute(s) for Carol Raczkowski
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Elaine Hammond
John Raczkowski
Tribute(s) for Robert Ramsdell
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Richard and Sherry Ramsdell
Tribute(s) for Joanne Raven
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Marilyn Raven
Tribute(s) for Harold Ray
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Kiwanis Club of West Side Kalamazoo
Tribute(s) for Donald Reeves
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Jeffrey and Pamela Everts
Barbara Hahn
Roy and Beatrice Hubbard
Deborah Ludlow
Bill and Terri Veldman
Tribute(s) for Martin Reeves
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Fred and Carolyn Neubauer
Tribute(s) for Norma Reeves
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Fred and Carolyn Neubauer
Tribute(s) for Ronald Reoch
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Karen Reoch
Tribute(s) for Brenda Reynolds
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Cal and Elizabeth Vandenberg
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Jane Rice
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Joyce Winchester
Tribute(s) for James Rikkers
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Jim and Shirley Garlick
Gregory and Mary Ann Laurell
Tribute(s) for Sally Ringle
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Gary and Nancy Everling
Caroline Meisterheim
Tribute(s) for Daniel Rix
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Carol Rix
Tribute(s) for Patricia Rizzolo
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Karen Rizzolo
Tribute(s) for Jesse Rochholz
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Sandra Rochholz
Tribute(s) for Vickey Roe
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Nancy Green
Tribute(s) for Lillian Ruemer
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Dean Freng
Tribute(s) for Marc Russell
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Terry and Charlene Bonnell
Nancy Bonselaar and Ellen Nash
Daniel and Susan Boyce
Brian DeJong
Marinus and Alice DeJong
David and Kathleen Durian
Jeff and Roxana Howe
Richard and Pamela Reeves
Don and Joyce Terpstra
Vicki Waldron
Steve and Mary Zichterman
Tribute(s) for Michael Ryan
Gifts received in memory of
Thomas and Marsha Scampini
Tribute(s) for George Rykse
Gifts received in memory of
Bob and Bonnie Benson
Tribute(s) for Paul Rysenga
Gifts received in memory of
Ted and Joan Huizenga
Tribute(s) for Dennis Sargent
Gifts received in memory of
Michael and Sharon Benner
Kathleen Buehrer
Talia Champlin
Bud and BJ Hayden
Amanda Lankerd
Susan Lee
Keith and Margaret Lentz
John and Carol Levack
Carol Mellinger
Natalie O’Hagan
Susan Olmstead
Darene Sargent
Darlene Sargent
Daniel and Victoria Wicker
Tribute(s) for Gloria Savitt
Gifts received in memory of
Harrison Orr
Tribute(s) for Joseph Schauer
Gifts received in memory of
Strength Beyond
Tribute(s) for Arnold Schepel
Gifts received in memory of
Anonymous
Linda Phelps
Peter and Joanna Phelps
Tribute(s) for Mark Sears
Gifts received in memory of
Sally Newman
Tribute(s) for Donald Seelye
Gifts received in memory of
Patricia Seelye
Tribute(s) for Sam and Susie Sefton
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David Dvorak
Tribute(s) for Nancy Shave
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Janice Shave
Tribute(s) for Bernard Shephard
Gifts received in memory of
Linda Servis
Tribute(s) for Violet Shephard
Gifts received in memory of
Linda Servis
Tribute(s) for Joel Shepherd
Gifts received in memory of
John and Sharon Garside
Tribute(s) for Charles Sherburn
Gifts received in memory of
Joyce Dickerson
Joe and Karen Kata
Jeff and Marlene Klosterman
Sheron Saidla
Gary and Diana Sherburn
Tribute(s) for Mary L. Sherburn
Gifts received in memory of
Joyce Dickerson
Ron and Connie Osborne
Gary and Diana Sherburn
Ken and Laurie Sherburn
Tribute(s) for Dominic Sienkiewicz
Gifts received in memory of
Phil and Patty Hover
Tribute(s) for Jeanette Sikkenga
Gifts received in memory of
Carol Beurkens
Larry and Ann Boussom
Milwood Elementary Staff
Tribute(s) for Robert Silberman
Gifts received in memory of
Joellen Silberman
Tribute(s) for Jack Simonds
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Sandy Simonds
Tribute(s) for Gordon and Marva Simpson
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Robert and Carole Simpson
Tribute(s) for Mildred Skelton
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Gerald and Sue McDonald
John Neiman
Tribute(s) for Robert Slaughter
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Kathy Quarles
Carol Scherer
David Slaughter
Tribute(s) for Milford Sletten
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Jackie Hanna
Tribute(s) for David Smeltzer
Gifts received in memory of
L D Docsa Associates Inc
Tribute(s) for Bertha M. Smith
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Mary Hosman
Tribute(s) for Roger J. Smith
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Karmena Smith
Tribute(s) for Evelyn Smyser
Gifts received in memory of
Bill and Kathy Smyser
Tribute(s) for Mary Smyser
Gifts received in memory of
Bill and Kathy Smyser
Tribute(s) for Edythe Snow
Gifts received in memory of
Anonymous
John and Jill Engle
David and Nancy Hayward
Joi Labadie
Tribute(s) for Virendra Sood
Gifts received in memory of
Renee Lassila
Amisha Mehta
Portage Physicians PC
Surendra and Mary Puri
Shri Valvani
Tribute(s) for Rita Spencer
Gifts received in memory of
Shirley Creamer
Lori Evans
Art and Judy Gaylord
Patricia Kettle
Nazaneen Saebre
Josephine Wait
Tribute(s) for Mildred Sportel
Gifts received in memory of
Paula Sportel
Tribute(s) for Donald Stamm
Gifts received in memory of
Joan Stamm
Tribute(s) for Patricia Stears
Gifts received in memory of
Greg and Jody Bowersox
Marlene Stears
Pam Weagley
Joan Zieler
Tribute(s) for Jacquelyn Stults
Gifts received in memory of
Peter Croden
Marlin Gerber
Gordon and Jacqueline Wylie
Tribute(s) for Donald Sunnock
Gifts received in memory of
Karen and Stephen Boone
Tribute(s) for Jetta Swiat
Gifts received in memory of
Thomas and Priscilla Swiat
Tribute(s) for Thomas Swiat
Gifts received in memory of
Thomas and Priscilla Swiat
Tribute(s) for William Switzer
Gifts received in memory of
Laura Adams
Roger Dixon
Christine Getty
Helen Richardson
Renee Watson
Neal and Mary Wilkinson
Tribute(s) for Sandra Szymczak
Gifts received in memory of
Rick Lingbeek
Tribute(s) for Robert Szyniszewski
Gifts received in memory of
Beverly Bauser
Brink, Key & Chludzinski, P.C.
Frost Inc
Lake Center Elementary School
Karen and Tara Marion
Camilla Peabody
Tribute(s) for Julie Tabbia
Gifts received in memory of
Cal and Elizabeth Vandenberg
Tribute(s) for Jerry Tarantino
Gifts received in memory of
Linda Finch
Gary Maynard
Tribute(s) for Ina Taulbee
Gifts received in memory of
Harold and Tina Bundy
Angela Flint
Ollie and Mary Irvin
David and Sandy McFarland
James and Elena Meadows
Mike and Cinda Meese
Darrel and Sadie Wirth
Tribute(s) for Margaret Tencate
Gifts received in memory of
Barbara Taylor
Tribute(s) for Ann Terpstra
Gifts received in memory of
Thomas and Carolyn Carlson
Michael and Judith Salada
Allan and Gloria Terpstra
Martha Terpstra
Dorothy Yeo
Tribute(s) for Ruth Thomas
Gifts received in memory of
Deborah Ludlow
Tribute(s) for James Tibbitts
Gifts received in memory of
David and Julie Barrasso
Tribute(s) for Gerald Timm
Gifts received in memory of
Ann Wehrman
Tribute(s) for Jerald Tindell
Gifts received in memory of
Therese Tindell
Tribute(s) for Mary Tinkey
Gifts received in memory of
Steve and Diana Ausra
Sharon Kurdelmeyer
Lori Schur and Julie Schur Smith
Patti Wenger
Tribute(s) for Betty Tomlinson
Gifts received in memory of
Steve and Jackie Burnham
Ronald and Brenda Carl
Robert and Margaret Crissman
Kimberly Mallory
Laurence and Susan Roth
Helen Soule
Tribute(s) for Betty Tomlinson
Gifts received in memory of
Trust Shield Insurance Group
Steven Ullrey and Colleen Carpenter
Karyn VanderBloomer
Charles and Peggy Vliek
Douglas Vliek
Tribute(s) for James Ullrey
Gifts received in memory of
Catherine Nelson
Tribute(s) for Marilyn Ullrey
Gifts received in memory of
Catherine Nelson
Tribute(s) for Carol Valkema
Gifts received in memory of
John and Beth DenHartigh
Mary DeYoung
Martha Gutierrez
Robert and Sharon LaRoy
Vic and Barb Lupina
Ken and Lynne Noppen
Patricia Sportell
Lawrence and Janet Thomas
Tribute(s) for William VandenBroek
Gifts received in memory of
Jeff and Jane Puvogel
Sandy Simonds
Tribute(s) for Allan VanderVeen
Gifts received in memory of
Eugene and Sandra Willis
Tribute(s) for Garret VanGessel
Gifts received in memory of
Susannah Henry
Tribute(s) for Ingrid VanLiere
Gifts received in memory of
Tom Doherty and James Laske
Tribute(s) for Barbara VanLoo
Gifts received in memory of
Marcia Cornell
Tribute(s) for Donald VanMeter
Gifts received in memory of
Frances VanMeter
Tribute(s) for Peter VanPutten
Gifts received in memory of
Sue Fello
Matthew and Lori Ruimveld
Kirt Sipple
Carol Valkema
Tribute(s) for Alexander Vemich
Gifts received in memory of
Bob and Bonnie Benson
Tribute(s) for Velma Wadley
Gifts received in memory of
John and Mona Bowden
Tribute(s) for Janet Wappenstein
Gifts received in memory of
Darin Caranci
Tony and Kerry McKinney
Hazel Mohns
James and Cynthia Mohns
James and Judy Praeger
Carolyn Rose
Doug and Deidra Smith
Tribute(s) for Sheila Ware
Gifts received in memory of
James Woodruff
Tribute(s) for Elsisa Watkins
Gifts received in memory of
Robert Watkins
Tribute(s) for Wayne Watts
Gifts received in memory of
Sherry Luedecking
Wedgewood Condominium Association
Mark Weeks
Tribute(s) for Donald Webster
Gifts received in memory of
Roberta Geissel
Tribute(s) for Sara Weimer
Gifts received in memory of
Eric and Teresa Weimer
Tribute(s) for David Weiss
Gifts received in memory of
David Dvorak
Tribute(s) for Alice Westcott
Gifts received in memory of
Pamela Westcott
Tribute(s) for Richard Weston
Gifts received in memory of
Kathleen Reinhart
Deb Weston
Tribute(s) for Barney and Florence Westra
Gifts received in memory of
Karl Westra
Tribute(s) for Florence Westra
Gifts received in memory of
Karl Westra
Tribute(s) for James Whipple
Gifts received in memory of
Alan Beglin
Frances Cook
David Fuller
Carl and Amy Maurer
Tom and Shelby Morse
Patricia Whipple
Tribute(s) for Linda White
Gifts received in memory of
John White
Tribute(s) for David Whitfield
Gifts received in memory of
Rick and Pat Whitfield
Tribute(s) for Bernice Wiest
Gifts received in memory of
Julie Collins
Jerome Nickels
Alan and Brenda Witte
Tribute(s) for Jason Wiler
Gifts received in memory of
David and Heide Boutell
Tribute(s) for Audrey Williams
Gifts received in memory of
Roxanne Patton
Tribute(s) for Stella Williams
Gifts received in memory of
Sheryll Dishaw
Kevin and Barb Evans
Maynard and Dawn Lowe
Douglas and Margie Stewart
Tribute(s) for Phyllis Wilson
Gifts received in memory of
Bob and Jane Pangle
Tribute(s) for Dagne E. Wing Kordish
Gifts received in memory of
Victor Kordish
Tribute(s) for Rosemary Wright
Gifts received in memory of
Sara Jackson and Pamela Wagner
Fred and Sue Martin
Tribute(s) for Michelle Yingling
Gifts received in memory of
Nancy Simonds
Tribute(s) for Georgia Young
Gifts received in memory of
JoAnn Zecher
Tribute(s) for Tere Yule
Gifts received in memory of
Kiwanis Club of West Side Kalamazoo
Tribute(s) for Patricia Zantjer
Gifts received in memory of
Donald and Nancy Charles
Mid Lakes Chorus
Bruce Zantjer
Karen Zantjer

Events

This year’s events

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Butterfly Release Events: May 18, July 20 and August 17

The Butterfly Release is a very special time for children, teens, adults and seniors in our community to come together and celebrate family members and friends we have lost. The event is open to everyone, even if a loved one did not receive Centrica Care Navigators services. The Butterfly Release benefits our grief support programs, which are available at no cost to individuals and families. There are Butterfly Release events in Paw Paw (May 18), Battle Creek (July 20) and Hastings (August 17).

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Golf 'Fore' Hospice: June 21, 2024; Binder Park Golf Course; Battle Creek, MI

More than 150 participants take part in the fun at Golf ‘Fore’ Hospice each year. From special activities at many of the holes to a silent auction and raffles, Golf ‘Fore’ Hospice is a great time to engage with lots of people, businesses and organizations across southwest Michigan. Funds raised at this event support all Centrica Care Navigators programs and services.

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Duck Derby Raffle: September 2024

This time-honored tradition is an opportunity for local businesses, community members and Centrica Care Navigators staff to help raise funds for the Centrica Journeys grief support program for kids and teens while getting a chance to win cool prizes! Tickets can be purchased from Centrica Care Navigators staff, participating community partners, or from the link below.

A message from NorthStar Care Community’s President and CEO

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I am delighted that Centrica Care Navigators has joined the NorthStar Care Community, and I’m thrilled about the opportunities we have together.

Centrica’s community-leading presence in southwest Michigan is a strong complement to the capabilities that Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice bring to the state. By joining the NorthStar Care Community, they ensure that a viable not-for-profit provider is an option in southwest Michigan for those needing serious illness care for years to come.

With the partnership of Centrica Care Navigators, NorthStar Care Community will now employ more than 1,000 individuals and utilize more than 600 volunteers throughout the state of Michigan.

The addition of Centrica Care Navigators to our family of end-of-life services is an important step to protect and preserve the not-for-profit hospice mission. The collaboration of our mission-driven organizations will ensure that high-quality, comprehensive end-of-life care is available to all regardless of their age, diagnosis or financial circumstances.

We welcome everyone associated with Centrica to the NorthStar Care Community!

Patrick Miller
President and CEO
NorthStar Care Community