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MESSENGER
the
WESLEYAN VILLAGE • WESLEYAN MEADOWS • WESLEYAN SENIOR LIVING FOUNDATION
www.WesleyanLiving.org
SUMMER 2021
• Foundation Facts (pg. 2)
In This Issue
• From the Desk of the Executive Director (pg. 3)
• Chaplain Kurt Walker (pg. 3)
• A Word from the Meadows (pg. 4)
• Once Upon A Time (pg. 4)
• Birthday Parade (pg. 6)
• Thank You to Our Donors! (pg. 5)
• Save the Dates (pg. 8)
• Planned Giving Event (pg. 8)
variety of cars to look at including the This will be a nice opportunity for our
Foundation large selection of Model A’s brought
to us from our own Norm Ingold and
his Model A Club. Wonderful food
long term members to get reacquainted
as well as introduce our new ones! We
will have a delicious lunch, compliments
Facts trucks, great live music, a visit from
Mayor Whitfield and free ice cream
treats courtesy of the new Elmer’s Ice
of our wonderful dining staff, with
live music and some special surprises.
What a nice way to honor our founder’s
TAMMY BERTRAND Cream topped off a great event! memory and carry on her legacy of
Director
helping others.
I am excited to announce that Brian
Sheetz, the manager of the Wesleyan I hope to announce our new board
Senior Living Foundation Endowment members to all of you very soon. We
Isn’t it wonderful that we have been Fund and Annuity Fund has generously have put out an invitation to three
given the amazing opportunity to donated a day of his time to come out outstanding candidates with years of
receive our vaccinations and protect to both Wesleyan Village and Wesleyan experience in Lorain County both
ourselves from a deadly virus that shut Meadows to do an informational event professionally and in their community
down the world for over a year? I on planned giving options. If you are support. These people will join the
finally feel like I can breathe again and looking to invest in a gift that pays Wesleyan Senior Living Board in order
am thrilled to be able to get back out you back or have been thinking about to promote and build the Foundation
and be with family and friends. We making a future gift through your life funds so that our ability to maintain
are extremely lucky to have the option insurance or will, Brian can help explain the Wesleyan Promise remains strong.
to protect ourselves and those we love, the benefits of all these options. These
type of gifts, made to the Foundation Please enjoy the fresh air, warm
as well as those we don’t even know. weather and your friends within our
Is there any better example of “Love for the Life Care Fund, come with an
invitation to join the Mary Lilly Society community. How happy it makes
they neighbor” than that? me to see people walk by my door
as well. Brian will be here on July 21st
I hope you all had an opportunity so let me know if we should reserve a everyday on their way to bingo, or
to join us outside in May for the seat for you. to play pool before dinner, or to take
1st Annual Wesleyan Village Classic advantage of any of the many fun
Car Show. We were blessed with a After a long break we will be starting events Activities has planned for you.
perfect weather day and ended up up our Mary Lilly Society social events Feel free to stop in anytime to say
with more cars than we had parking with the return of the Mary Lilly hello!
spaces! There was such an amazing Society Annual Luncheon in October.
We LOVE our volunteers!
*Thanks to Leadership Lorain County for their amazing volunteer work on the Beacon House gardens!
Our memory care residents and their families appreciate their efforts!
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FROM THE DESK OF THE phones, doorknobs and keyboards. We
are also now more mindful of maintaining
consideration that our staff was greatly
impacted by the pandemic. We felt it
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR a safe distance when meeting new was very important to increase the level of
individuals. Our new heightened sense of education and communication with our
our surroundings, as well as our need to staff on topics such as infection control
maintain a clean life style, are definitely and resident rights. At Wesleyan we will
things we should all plan on keeping and take the positive changes grown out of the
STEVE WOLF practicing in our lives. COVID pandemic to continue to improve
Executive Director
the quality of care we provide for our
Here at Wesleyan we continue to execute residents, staff, and all of their families.
the best practices we learned during
As summer gets into full swing, we are COVID into our everyday routines. Not I ask you to look at things in a different
once again enjoying life as we did prior only did we purchase and utilize state of light when you are asked to comply with
to the COVID pandemic. Vaccinated the art sprayers for sanitation, we increased the ongoing requirements from the Center
individuals may come and go without our focus on sanitizing high touch areas for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
a mask. Kids can once again play where it is more likely for germs and Practices such as signing in at our kiosk in
sports and interact with each other at a infections to live and spread. In addition the lobby, wearing a mask when going to
playground. Normalcy is creeping back to that, we analyzed and increased the visit your loved one, and sanitizing your
into our lives! filtration of the air that flows through hands frequently throughout the day are
our building. We also considered the all things may not have been required
While we focus on returning to our social and emotional impact COVID before, but past practices prove they
previous routines, I believe we have also had on our residents and their family help us protect our residents and staff.
created some new norms that we can members. We introduced programs such As always if you have a compliment, a
embrace and continue to utilize in our as ZOOM, and apps such as Facetime, suggestion to better ourselves, or a concern
everyday lives. Look at how mindful to our residents and families to allow you would like to voice please feel free to
we all have become when it comes to us to continue visitations while we all contact me directly!
washing our hands and cleaning our cell lived in lockdown. We also took into
This time of year brings back to nurture faith and spiritual life at Wesleyan. We
the words of the old song will come together to remember all that we have
by Nat King Cole, “Roll out been through during this last year and a half and
those lazy, hazy, crazy days of remember the lives who have passed on. God tells us
summer, those days of soda that throughout all the ups and downs in our lives, and
and pretzels and (root)beer.” beyond, we are not alone. God is with us, not just in
It brings back memories of the spirit, but through the eyes, hands and feet of those
the past and the anticipation around us. There is no where we can go, that God is
of making memories for not present in our lives. Psalm 139 describes it so well.
the future. As the campuses of Wesleyan Village and “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I
Wesleyan Meadows move past the memories of the flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are
past year’s pandemic, we express thankfulness to God there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take
for the staff and resident of Wesleyan. Together we the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost
have weathered the storm and have begun to get back parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me,
to some kind of normal within spiritual life at the and your right hand shall hold me.” God is with us all.
Wesleyan. The Meadows recently gathered together for
a good old fashion Hymn Sing and Sunday Services
in Wesleyan Chapel are now open to all residents
and the surrounding community who have been
vaccinated. Weekly devotionals have now resumed on
all the healthcare floors and our two memory units, Chaplain Kurt Walker
Beacon House and Light House. This fall we will begin
offering in-person Bible Study and other opportunities
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A GIFT TO BE
REMEMBERED
Tracey Murphy
Senior Sales Director
Jan and Truus van Galen were Dutch immigrants who came to prominently displayed in the arts and crafts room where she
America after World War II. They came here with just about spent so much of her time.
nothing, except the will to work hard, study hard and become Upon their passing, the van Galen Trust bequeathed a
citizens. Mr. van Galen taught a variety of languages while generous gift that was to be used to modernize, redecorate and
Mrs. van Galen shared her artistic talents as art teacher. refurbish the Wesleyan Meadows Community Center. The
The van Galen’s were some of the first residents to call refurbishment is now complete.
Wesleyan Meadows home in the late 1990’s. During their A Dedication Ceremony and Open House will be held on
many years here they made lasting impressions on all who Thursday, August 5th 4pm-6:30pm at the Wesleyan Meadows
knew them. Mr. van Galen had a marvelous personality, warm Community Center.
smile and a love of music. All things he shared with those he
encountered. Mrs. van Galen found joy in her gardens and Please join us in celebrating and remembering Jan and Truus
teaching residents of The Meadows how to paint beautiful van Galen. Kindly RSVP to Tracey Murphy 440-934-9400
pictures. You’ll find her painting of pink rhododendrons x4712 or tmurphy@villageliving.org
“Once Upon A Time”
the largest continuing care retirement * You spend too much time on home
community in Lorain County, with maintenance and/or some of the tasks
Anne Murphy, 400 residents and staff, over 17 acres— may become too difficult or even pose
CDP Director right alongside the Black River. From a threat to your overall health due to
of Marketing Independent Living to Long Term chronic conditions or mobility issues
& Sales Care and everything in-between, you’re facing.
“Once Upon A Time” there lived Wesleyan Village remains a Beacon as a * You haven’t used some of the rooms in
an elderly lady whose home was on Faith-Based, Non-Profit Organization- years or are connected by stairs that are
E. Second Street in Elyria. She saw -continuing Mary’s Promise to provide too difficult to use properly.
other elderly women living alone and shelter and care for its’ residents, even if
they outlive their funds. * You would like to save some money.
struggling financially and physically. Upkeep, taxes, and big-ticket repairs can
Mary thought something could and quickly add up and deplete your savings
should be done to improve the lives of account.
those elderly ladies. So Mary found and
rented a rambling old building on E. * You need to reduce your stress and enjoy
Second Street with just that in mind. more free time & travel.
She invited those “old ladies” living on * You would like a peace of mind for
her street to pool their resources and live your future needs.
together in a much more comfortable
and secure environment than they had Wesleyan Village is a wonderful
lived in for many years. Mary Lilly community with wonderful residents
became the supervisor, cook, janitor and living wonderful lives.
Mary Lilly and the 1st Residents of
matron, drawing upon her own resources Wesleyan Village, Elyria
to cover any deficits in running expenses.
Mary was determined to show the need How do you know when it is time to Contact Anne Murphy (440) 284-9025
for such an institution in Elyria. Now downsize or to start searching for senior or amurphy@villageliving.org for
125 years later, that tradition continues housing for your next chapter? Here information on vibrant, purposeful
as Wesleyan Village has grown into are some questions to ask yourself: Independent or Assisted Living.
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Our Mission:
The mission at
Wesleyan is to provide
an environment
for older adults
to experience the
fullness of life,
encouraging them
to age successfully
by growing socially,
intellectually, physically,
and spiritually with the
care and support of
an ecumenical, multi-
faith, and multi-cultural
community.
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BIRTHDAY PARADE
Celebrating Walt Westerman’s
107th Birthday!
The weather put a damper on our convertible parade
outdoors but we moved the fun inside and had a great
party! This party centered around Walt’s 107th birthday
so we celebrated him and the six other Centenarians
we have the honor of living here at Wesleyan Village!
Mayor Whitfield came by to deliver a few words of
wisdom and present all our 100 year old residents with
a Proclamation from the City of Elyria. An honor guard
presentation by the American Legion, in honor of Walt’s
military service in the US Air Force, which raised Walt
from his scooter to put his hand over his heart. We all
enjoyed lots of games, food and music that rounded
out this wonderful celebration.
Congratulations to our honorees:
Walt Westermann, Marian Van Valkenberg,
Marie Archer, Vera Hughes, Maxine Linn,
Dorothy Seiler, Marthe Guercy
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THANK YOU to Our Donors!
The Wesleyan Senior Living Foundation reaches out annually to the children of our wonderful residents in
The honor
Wesleyan SeniorDay
of Mother’s Living
and Foundation
Father’s Day. reaches out annually
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Life Care Fund
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Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. These Honor and Memory gifts go directly to the Life
our residents in the event of financial need. We are so proud to be able to continue to fulfill Care Fund
to support our residents
the Wesleyan Promisein–the
evenevent
if youofoutlive
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life savings are will
so proud
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continue to fulfill the
with us!
Wesleyan Promise – even if you outlive your life savings you will always have a home here with us!
We are so grateful to this year’s generous donors who gifted over $7,600 to this fund. Each parent
Wereceived
are so grateful to thisnote
a handwritten year’s generous
on the donors who gifted
holiday acknowledging over $7,600
their child’s gift madetointhis
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honor.Each
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receivedhave
a handwritten note onparents
some truly amazing the holiday acknowledging
living here who now havetheir child’s
stories gifttomade
to tell in their great
grandchildren, honor. We have
some truly amazing
grandchildren and even great-great grandchildren. How blessed we are to have them! grandchildren
parents living here who now have stories to tell to grandchildren, great
and even great-great grandchildren. How blessed we are to have them!
Family Member In Memory In Honor
Martha Love Dalton and Peggy Love
Family Member In Memory In Honor
Alan Scheufler Lowell Scheufler Sarah Scheufler
Martha Love Dalton and Peggy Love
Linda Schau Edith Alley
Susan Alan
RogersScheufler Lowell Scheufler
Raymond Crisp Sarah Scheufler
Phyllis Crisp
Dave & Cindy LindaMillen
Schau Judith Holmes Roger L. Holmes
Edith Alley
Chris Smith
Susan Rogers Raymond Crisp Jenny Crosby
Phyllis Crisp
Al VanValkenburg
Dave & Cindy Millen Judith Holmes
Marian VanValkenburg
Roger L. Holmes
Bethany, Jeff & Glenn Hobbs Eloise Pulsifer
Chris Smith Jenny Crosby
Michael Gallagher John & Mina Gallagher
Russ & RobertaAl VanValkenburg
Machesky Marian VanValkenburg
Joann Machesky-Shaw
Glenn Luttner
Bethany, Jeff &IIGlenn Hobbs Christine Narzisi
Eloise Pulsifer
Teresa Michael
Robinson Gallagher John & MinaBarbara
Gallagher Johnson
Mildred Redon
Russ & Roberta Machesky Joann Machesky-Shaw
(Karen Talbot) Leonard Redon
Glenn Luttner II
Lynda Williams Christine
Edwin Narzisi
& Carol Haywood
Teresa Robinson
Jose Almond BarbaraJon
Johnson
& Nora Almond
Matt Oleksiak
Mildred Redon Mr. & Mrs. Edward Oleksiak
Tammy & John (Karen Talbot)
Bertrand Leonard
DianeRedon
Barnes Bob Barnes
Peter & Denaue LyndaShanfelt
Williams JohnHaywood
Edwin & Carol & Sandy Shanfelt
Sheila &Jose Herb
Almond Jon & Nora Almond
Andre De La Porte Virginia Adrean
Matt Oleksiak Mr. & Mrs. Edward Oleksiak
Carol Middaugh Irene Omori Jerry Omori
TammySteffen
Barbara & John Bertrand Diane
Edward Barnes
Steffen Bob Barnes
Grace Steffen
Marilyn Peter & Denaue Shanfelt
St. Marie/David John & Sandy Shanfelt
Marshall
Sheila & Herb Andre De La Marjorie Marshall
Porte Virginia Adrean
Carol Middaugh– Correction for mistake
Irene Omori in last MessengerJerry
– Omori
Winter issue inadvertently left Bob Hiltabiddle
Barbara Steffen
off the list of donators forEdward Steffen Appeal. We regret
the Christmas Gracethe
Steffen
error
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July 29 Presentation on Cleveland Indians by and Manager of theFoundation Endowment
Wesleyan Senior Fund. Endowment Fund.
Living Foundation
Author Marty Gitlin
Aug 5 Meadows Dedication Ceremony
Aug 7 Saturday Night Out with Golden Crescent
Chorus
Aug 26, 27, 28 Vintage Estate Sale in Cascade Room You don’t needneed
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TBertrand@villageliving.org
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The Messenger, a publication of Wesleyan Senior
Living Foundation, is distributed three times per Please join us for refreshments and lots of information.
year. Wesleyan Senior Living Foundation generates
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invite your children or bring a guest!
resources to support and enrich the quality of life Feel free to invite your children or bring a guest!
for residents of Wesleyan Village and Wesleyan Brian Sheetz is the Executive Director of the Methodist Foundation of Ohio, a position he has held for 14 years. Prior
to his work at the Foundation, he worked at several United Methodist agencies, including Copeland Oaks Retirement
Meadows – now and in the future. Community. He taught fundraising as an adjunct faculty member at Lorain County Community College for nearly 20 years.
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