Last update: 01/03/07
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 | Dean Meeter reports that Bethesada Christian Counseling has moved its offices to 400 S. Sycamore, Ave., Suite 105-3, Sioux Falls, SD 57110. |
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Don Dinsmore reports that he
did a summer unit of CPE at U of Chicago Hospitals for Terry Becker, and
that he is scheduled for hip replacement surgery on Sept 8. Six or seven
weeks later he will have the other one done. He advises that
he is full of arthritis and that his condition has degenerated rapidly,
and requests that colleagues keep him in our prayers. He sends his
regards.
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| Jeff Billerbecks father, James, age 80, died on August 5th with services held August 12th. He is survived by his five children and 8 grandchildren. Our condolences to Jeff and his family. |
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Dan Duggan's mother, Pricilla Marie Duggan,
passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack June 9th in St. Louis. She
had had some surgery recently, but was recovering well and was planning to
leave on a several week long trip to San Diego where she once lived in a
few days. Dan comes from a large family--he has 10 siblings, most of whom
are in the Kansas City area. Dan will be travelling down there to be with
them prior to the funeral.
Our condolences to Dan and his family. This
is their second loss in a short period of time. Dan's father passed away
about 5 years ago.
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Kate Sullivan's mother died on June 6th
after falling ill a few days previous. Kate was in Boston at her
mother's side when she died. The wake is tomorrow with the funeral on
Thursday. Kate will return to work in Milwaukee on the 16th. Our
condolences to Kate and her family.
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| John Thomas will have a new mailing address effective Monday, May 10: 333 West Main Street, Apt. 506, Madison, WI 53703-3114. Everything else remains the same: jthomas489@aol.com; 608-283-6221 |
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| Our condolences to Chuck and Carol Weinrich on the death of Carol's mother on April 17t. She was a resident of The Village of Manor Park where Chuck is employed and had entered their Ruth Hospice some time ago. Chuck reports that her last words were her whispered accompaniment with him of the Lord's prayer. She had prayed for a long time that God would take her, and he finally "granted her request that she go to sleep and not wake up". |
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| Our condolences to Gary Sartain and Allen Dundek who each lost a parent during the week before Easter. Gary's father died on Tuesday, April 6th, after a brief hospitalization and his memorial service took place on Friday, April 16th in International Falls, MN. Allen's mother passed away on the 10th, and her funeral was in Ohio on April 14th. |
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Jim Corrigan shared the
following via email on March 23:
"I am saddened to share with you that Dan Gridley died yesterday afternoon at Christ Hospital. His death was a long and difficult process. About four weeks ago MDs surgically put in a Left Ventricle Assist Device (LVD) in his heart. He responded well post operatively for a brief period of time as he got off the ventilator, sat up, and managed to take some ice chips. However, he quickly slipped back and had to be reintubated with little or no progress for the last three plus weeks. Yesterday his family, per Dan's own advance directives, made the decision to remove him from life support, and he died shortly thereafter. Per Dan's wishes, his body has been donated to medical research. There will be a Memorial Mass for him at Mary Seat of Wisdom parish in Park Ridge, IL on Saturday, April 3 at 10am. I will be coming in for the service. At Dan and his family's request I am privliged to be the principle celebrant of this mass in memory of Dan.
I have been honored to know
Dan so very closely for the past 40 years, as well as to have shared
something of these last difficult days with him and with one of his
sisters/brothers-in-law. For most of his life Dan had to swim upstream. He
faced this most recent challenge with full knowlege of the possibilities
and with an incredible courage and peacefulness of spirit. Dan has
touched many of people and his accomplishments in life have truly been
awesome. You all were significant people in Dan's life. He treasured your
friendship and support. His wishes were that the everyone have a party
after his memorial mass. And so, with a definite tear as well, I hope we
can honor and remember him in this way."
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| Harvey Berg reports that his email address in the last NCR newsletter was "slightly incomplete". The correct address is bergh41@bigplanet.com. (The "h" was missing. |
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| Fairview CPE Center, Twin Cities, reports that Sheryl Lyndes Stowman has accepted a position as a supervisor. This is a "coming home" in that Sheryl will once again be working at Fairview Southdale Hospital. She will be responsible for the supervisory in training programming along with other supervisory responsibilities. |
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David Middleton reports that
he served as interim pastor for our congregation [First United Methodist
Church of Shelbyville] from Thanksgiving through January. "Really enjoyed
preaching and interacting with the congregation at a level that I had not
done for 33 years."
David is also serving as a
consultant again and is helping prepare a new center in Springfield, IL in
doing a feasibility study for candidacy. This center has already hired
Larry Brandon from the East Central Region, and he will be moving to
Springfield in July. Dave writes: " We hope to have the study
in progress before Larry arrives. The center is a system of Retirement
Homes, with 14 sites in four states [also three regions], but most are in
Illinois with one in Iowa and others in Indiana and Missouri. We plan to
start out in Springfield and Lincoln and possibly spread to other
locations as the program develops."
The previous CPE program in Springfield was affiliated with the South Central Region, but Dave persuaded them to seek accreditation with our region, as the rest of Illinois centers are.
In addition to the above
activities, David is also doing some grief counseling and volunteer work
with the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. And he claims
to be retired????
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Dan Gridley has
been in the hospital for the last six weeks or so with congestive heart
failure and not responding to treatment. About 10 days ago they transferred
him to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn where they did surgery to put in a Left
Ventricle Assist Devise (LVAD) He initially seemed ro respond well, however
he has subsequently deteriorated and remains unresponsive and in renal
failure. Dan has been a long time clinical member who up until
the last few years remained active with the Clinical member group. February 20th update from Mary Wilkins: "I visited Dan this morning. He did not awaken but when I began to talk with him and told him that the news was out to the NCR and that we were all praying for him, his breathing did quicken and deepen perceptibly. There are many good memories of him in his CPE Residency at University of Chicago. He had a way of connecting with people and often got invited to the doctors parties that none of the rest of us were invited to." |
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Gene Sitzmann reports that Bob Alexander was hospitalized recently for a minor stroke “which complicated an already ongoing and accelerated aging process”. Bob has been discharged from the hospital to a long term care facility in Cherokee, IA, which will now be his home: The Rev. Robert C. Alexander, Careage Hills, 725 N. 2nd Street, Cherokee, IA 51012. Bob is reported to be in very good spirits, but cards or letters from our community as an expression of our care and prayer would be very much welcomed and appreciated. |
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| Received word that Emilie Wolf & Nan Aalborg were involved in a serious car accident on the way home from the Iowa sub-region education event the weekend of January 23-24. We understand that they are recovering and both going to be o.k.--fortunate to be alive. It happened near Des Moines and they were taken to Iowa Methodist where Lyle Greiner provided pastoral care to them. Our prayers for a speedly recovery for both! |
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| Received a note and donation to the Region today (January 5) from Bill Derstine who writes "I appreciate your recent printed newsletter. What good news--having been part of the journey for Amy, Ellen, and Mark, what a joy to learn of their passages into full supervisor status. Goood news for the Region, too...Finley Brown and I continue to use our supervisory values and skills by directing the Undershepherd Ministry of fourteen lay members of Pleasant Hill Community Church. |
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| Mike Carlson has turned things over to Laura Kelley at Luther Middlefort Hospital, Eau Claire, WI and entered into retirement after a long and fruitful tenure there. Even though his last day is January 2nd, he will be honored at a reception on Thursday, January 22nd (3:00 to 4:30 p.m.). His new contact information: E-mail: mike_marilyn1616@msn.com Postal: Mike Carlson, 1616 Palomino Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701. |
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| Dan Duggan advises that his mother-in-law, Lauraine Miles Dinger, died, on Christmas Eve. He writes: "She was 94, in the nursing home, and had been ready to go home for a number of years. On Christmas Eve, she got her wish, and her Christmas present. Our present to her was to be by her side. There was peace in that for us." Our condolences to Dan, his wife, and his family, who have lost a mother and grandmother, which is still hard no matter how old the person is. |
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Here is updated address
and email information for Sue Breiner:
Rev. Sue Breiner |
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| Stephen Shannon has moved: Rev. J. Stephen Shannon, 1226 Woodley St. E., Northfield, MN 55057. Stephen was previously living in Howard lake, MN. |
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| Marlin Stene has a new email address: arthst9@aol.com |
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| Robert Bergeson has a new email address: sorberg@comcast.net |
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We
are saddened to report that Rock Stack passed away on Tuesday evening,
December 9th from a very virulent colon cancer. Rock had been in
California working in a halfway house for recovering alcoholics runs by his
nephew and began feeling fatigued just before Thanksgiving. Test
showed cancer that was so advanced that palliation was the only alternative.
Rock returned to St. Croix Falls on Thanksgiving. and Charlotte and
their two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, were able to care for him until his
passing. Rock's Memorial Service took place Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Taylors Falls, MN. There was a Mass followed by a time for sharing. Rock's daughter, Rebecca, gave a moving testimonial to her Dad that celebrated his giftedness, but did not skirt his struggle with alcohol and the cost of that to him and to others.
The NCR was represented by
myself, Clyde Burmeister, Dick Gerber, Dan Duggan, Gordy Grimm, Ron
Leslie, Curt Rotto, Max Maguire, Bob Bergeson, Marlin Stene, and--all the
way from Illinois on a rush turn-around--Alice McLaughlin. Oz Anderson was
present the night before at the prayer service. (If I missed anyone, my
apologies.)
Ron, Dan, Gordy and I all had
opportunity to speak and there was a lunch following.
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| Linda Bronersky is Vice President, Spiritual Services for Wheaton Franciscan Services, 26 @171 Roosevelt Road, Weaton, IL 60187. Her new email address is lbronersky@wfs-inc.org, and her new phone number is 630-784-2810. Wheaton Franciscan Services is interested in developing a system CPE program. |
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Ron Mahnke, Chair of the NCR History and Research Committee, has left Trinity/St. Joseph's in Minot and moved to Sauk Centre, MN, for health reasons. His new address is 110 Getty Street, Sauk Centre, MN 48373; phone: (320) 352-2978; fax: (320) 351-2978; email: rbmahnke@mainstreetcom.com |
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| Diane Greve is now established at Fairview-University Medical Center. Her new email address is dgreve1@fairview.org and her office phone is 612-273-4483. |
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| Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center has changed its corporate name to Rush University Medical Center as of September 10, 2003. |
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| Rev. Dr. Ron Erickson, 73, of Olathe, KS, died unexpectedly on 24 August 2003. Ron was Chaplain and CPE Supervisor at Midway/Mounds Park Hospitals in the Twin Cities from 1966-1984. Survivors include his wife, Ann Sieving-Erickson; children, Elizabeth, Dan, Steve, Jeff, Randy; and seven grandchildren. Please send your memories and pictures of Ron to Ann Erickson >c/o Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Rd., Kansas City, MO 64111 |
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Dan Bergeland writes:
Please greet my "old" CPE collegues and friends. I had hoped to be with
you folks this year. However, I am back in the saddle for a brief time as
the Interim Sr. Pastor at First Lutheran Church, Duluth, which is also our
home church. It has been good for me. We have an excellent staff and
strong membership. All that CPE stuff is back in practice, as well as the
learnings I had at LSS in program development, management and
supervision.
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Bill Miller writes:
Marilyn's illness (the rare skin disease) is improving, finally. (It has
been l4 months since it began.) She still has considerable areas of skin
problems on her body (and has lost most of her hair due to disease and
medication). Dermatologist is optimistic and pleased with progress--thinks
Marilyn will be recovered in another year or so. I had a hernia repair last month, and will go into Methodist Hosp. for a total knee replacement (right) on Oct. 6. Plan to spend 7-10 days in nursing home (rehab) after that. We "observed" our 50th wedding anniversary on August 8. Maybe next year we can "celebrate" it. |
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Stephan
Brunelle's work
email address at Gundersen Lutheran ist
swbrunel@gundluth.org.
Please use that for all future CPE related correspondence.
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The new seminary rep at Saitn Francis Seminary is:
Barbara V. Schauer D.
Min. |
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I have received a change of address card
for Fr. Roger W. Schmit, O.S.B., effective 8/26/03:
New address: Fr. Roger W. Schmit,
O.S.B.
Church of Saint
Patrick
1086 North 94th
Street
Kansas City,
KS 66112-1514
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| Gordy Grimm advises that he and Esther have a new email address: gordyesther@usfamily.net |
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| Mark and Donna Anderson have sold their house in
Minneapolis and moved to a condo in Edina, MN. (Mpls. suburb).
They will split their time between the North Shore and the condo when in
Minnesota and not in the Virgin Islands (tough life, right!). Their
formal mailing address will be 97 Hut Point Rd., Grand Marais, MN 55604.
Phone there is 218-387-2803. The Edina address is 6300 Berrie Rd.,
Edina, MN 55434. The phone number there is 952-920-7512 |
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| Gene Sitzmann phone number change: Gene advises that, at this point, it is best to reach him at his home number which is 712-225-2131. His office phone number is now 712-224-2594, extension 2429. Please no longer use 712-225-6929, as that has been reassigned.
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| Kathy Turner is Paris bound! Her address for the next
year is: The American Church in Paris 65 quai d"Orsay 75oo7 Paris, France Email: pastortgt@acparis.org |
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| We are happy to report that the surgery for Edith
Finsaadal's husband, Eric, went well and that everything turned out to be as
anticipated. Eric has gone home from the hospital with a very
positive prognosis! Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. |
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| Dick Gerber has a new summer address & phone number,
effective July 11:
195 East 5th Street, #2503
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-224-0728
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| Edith Finsaadal's husband, Eric, will be
having surgery for removal of a mass from one of his kidneys on Monday, July
7th. The surgery will take place at University of Chicago Hospitals. The
surgeons are quite sure the mass is malignant, but also confident enough that
it is encapsulated that they anticipate removing only part of the kidney and
that the surgery will be curative. Even with a good prognosis, however, these
are stressful times. Prayers for a sense of God's presence in the valley and
for the extension of God's healing hand are requested for Eric, and for the
others in our community struggling with various illnesses, many of whom are
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| Sue Breiner will not be having major surgery after
all because less radical intervention has produced promising results with her
renal cell carcinoma. She will be followed very closely and will only
have the kidney removed if things regress. She will now be able to
proceed with preparing for her move. She writes: "I have been
overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of support all of you have shown me.
I appreciate it so very much. I'll keep you posted as I prepare to leave
for Indiana near the end of July." |
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| Clyde and Pat Burmeister are back from Alaska and Clyde
writes: We had quite an Alaska adventure....On June 7th I had a
laminectomy at L4 and L5. Problems with would healing and fever resulted
in the debridement and further surgery on July 11th. Fortunately the
final culture results were negative for staph." Pat and Clyde got back
to Minnesota the evening of the 16th. He is resuming his supervision of
the residency group at North Memorial by having the students come to his house
for the next couple of weeks until he can drive again. "With the help of
two canes, I am up and walking and trust that improvement will continue.
A follow-up at the doctor's today was encouraging." |
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| Stephan Brunelle, the new Supervisor at Gundersen Lutheran,
has purchased a home in Onalaska, WI. His home address is W6060 Bucklin
Road, Onalaska, WI, 54650. Phone is 608-779-5390. |
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| Diane Greve will be moving to the Fairview CPE Program on
October 27th. Her last day at City of Lakes will be October 10th.
The future of the City of Lakes program is unknown at this juncture.
There is a move afoot to create an umbrella group of long term care facilities
in the Twin Cities area to continue offering training in that venue, with a
meeting scheduled for July 23rd. |
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| Linda Bronersky writes that "we are moving forward on
creating a Wheaton system CPE Program. I am quite excited and will find
it a new challenge!" |
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| Our condolences to Jack Kouth who reports that his mother,
Mary E. Backus died on May 6 in Massillon, Ohio. She would have turned 93 on
June 13! Jack reports that he and his siblings had some quality time with her
in her dying process and goes on to say that the funeral "was a good
celebration of our Mom who really loved her family and gave herself in many
ways for all of us." Jack ended up not running a CPE unit this summer due to a
last minute withdrawel—"a good chance to continue to process Mom's loss and to
catch up on a lot of neglected projects." |
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Bill Derstine
has a new email address: wderstine@frontiernet.net |
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Sue Breiner has advised
that she has been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and will have a kidney
removed on June 24. She is expecting to begin her new position at South
Bend at the end of August now, rather than in July. She writes: "I will
appreciate thoughts and prayers! Thanks!"
Sue can be reached at
sue@carlover.org or at her home address of 2533
31st Ave S Mpls 55406
Also,
Gene Leffingwell is going to have surgery for bladder
cancer on Wednesday, June 3. I talked to his wife this morning--he was off
doing his CPE group--and she advised that the surgery should be curative,
provided there is not surrounding lymph node involvement.
In both
cases, then, there is both hope and liklihood that there will be positive
outcomes. Nonetheless, this is fearful and life-threatening stuff that
inflicts physical pain on the ones who are ill and emotional pain on both
them and their circle of family and friends. We
all know well the power of prayer. Let's lift up a chorus for these
two friends and colleagues and their families and friends to help with the
healing of both body and spirit!!!!
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Edith Finsaadal has a new email address: |
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Wilbur Hughey's email address is now
whughey@mchsi.com. |
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Dan Duggan advises that Stephan Brunelle will be
joining the Gundersen Lutheran supervisory team on June 30th. Stephan was
certified as an Associate Supervisor in November of 2002 and is currently
working at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, where he did his
supervisory training. |
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Sue Breiner has
just advised that the CPE program at Hennepin County Medical Center in
Minneapolis will be closing and that there will also be deep cuts in the
chaplaincy department. This is a sad day, and though not entirely surprising given
the current financial milieu, unacceptable. We will be attempting to work
with HCMC and other religious groups to try to restore some of the funding that
was lost, precipitating this action. |
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Ken Siess advises that his email address has
changed to kesiess@attbi.com. |
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Mary Albing, a Supervisory Candidate, has
received a call to Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer in the Twin Cities
and will begin as pastor there on May 12. She has been at Abbott
Northwestern Hospital and with the Allina CPE program, but will be done
there April 30. After the 12th of
May you may email her at
pastor@lccronpenn.org
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| David Middleton had a successful quadruple CABG (Coronary
Arterial By-Pass Graft) surgery April 10, 2003 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
He is expected to recover fully from the surgery prompted by myocardial infarcts on Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the surgery. He was discharged from hospital on Sunday, April 13th (one day earlier than originally projected). His home address is: Rt. 4, Box 102D Shelbyville, IL 62565 The support and prayers of the Region have been deeply appreciated. Please continue to keep David and Vera, and all their family members in prayer. |
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| Margaret Neal advises that she has just completed her
course work for a doctorate in clinical psychology. She will not do an
internship after which she will have to work in that field for a year in order
to be able to take the exam for certification. She hope to do some CPE
supervision in the interim and ultimately to find a position which will allow
her to utilize both skill sets. Margaret is currently reachable at PO
Box 4046, Carbondale, IL 62906, phone 618-549-1563. |
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| Alice McLaughlin advises that she received an email from
Bill Baldridge <
b1baldridge@msn.com> advising that his wife, Linda,
died of cancer on Wednesday, March 12th. The funeral will be on
Friday, March 14th in Oklahoma. Bill worked in our Region
both at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines and in the Hennepin County Correctional
System in Minneapolis. He left our Region to teach in a seminary in Kansas
City. Many will remember how Bill helped our Region grieve Jim Anderson well
through his playing of his peace pipe at Jim's Memorial Service. Let's now be
with him in his hour of need through our notes, thoughts, and prayers. |
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| Mike McMillen's mother passed away on Saturday, February
22nd. Prayers are requested for him and his family: The Rev.
Michael Redden McMillen SCJ Elmhurst Memorial Hospital 200 N Berteau Ave
Elmhurst IL 60126-2966 Work Phone: (630) 833-1400 x 44964 e-mail: mmcmill@emhc.org
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| Romi Manching advises that Resurrection Health Care has
moved their CPE Offices to another location within the system, no longer at
Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. Effective immediately, the
following is their new address, etc.:
RESURRECTION HEALTH CARE |
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| Larry Ulrich called today to advise that he was finding it
necessary to retire from active Supervision because he has been diagnosed with
advanced chronic renal failure that will likely necessitate dialysis within
six months. Larry reports that he is a candidate for a transplant, so
that remains a possibility. He requests our prayers as he adjusts to
this new, limiting reality. His address is 600 Rochdale Circle, Lombard,
IL 60148. His phone number is 630-620-4044 and his email is
lnulrich@aol.com. |
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| Dan Bergeland's email address is changed from
danbergela@AOL.com
to danbergeland@charter.net |
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| George Franke had a hemi-colectomy surgery last week
(January 16th) that included the removal of a large benign growth, caught in
time. He is apparently headed home for a recovery expected to be up to
six weeks in length. Thanks for your prayers to date. Your
continued prayers are sought. |
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| Janet Labrecque has left North Memorial in Minneapolis to
join the Fairview CPE System. Her new contact info is as follows: Fairview Southdale Hospital 6401 France Avenue S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435-2104 Phone (612) 924-5738; E-MAIL jlabrec1@fairview.org |
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| Jim Gibbons began working on his 8th decade on December 21st.
Congratulations, Mr. President!!!! |
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| George Franke is now publishing the Retired Supervisor's
Newsletter. He can be reached at 4556 Sunshine Circle, Loveland, CO
80538. (Thanks to John Thomas who handled that task from 1992. |
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| Dan Duggan has a new email address:
drduggan@gundluth.org; Dick
Gerber's email address is incorrect in the national directory. It is
jrgerbs@msn.com. |
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Welcome home, Russell! Supervisor Emeritus, Russel Struffler moved
to Minnesota in June. He writes: "For about 40 years I was a
Director of Chaplaincy and Chaplain Supervisor at two large United Methodist
Hospitals in Iowa. Retired in 1987 to Arkansas. Was very active in the North
Central Region for many years. I probably have the first issue of the NCR
News, and .always attended the NCR meetings. I received the current issue of
the ACPE News of the North Central Region, and was very impressed with the
quality and content of this issue. It is good to be back in this part of the
country, and hope to meet you some day. Visited with Max McGuire the other
day, and rehashed early memories." (and no doubt get subjected to a good
number of jokes?)
Dr. Russell C. Striffler, 2925 Lincoln Drive, Apt. 118, Saint Paul, MN 55113, Juneruss1@aol.com |
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Jim Gibbons advises that Mary Wilkin's mother
(technically step-mom) has suffered a heart attack, and that Mary has traveled
to Virginia to be with her. Jim asked that the prayers of the Region be
sought, knowing they would be much appreciated. |
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Clyde Burmeister had total knee joint
replacement surgery at Rochester Methodist Hospital on November 13th. He was
able to return home on the 17th, where he will continue to recuperate. |
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Gene Mace now lives at 22952 Grosenbach Road,
Washington, IL 61571. You can call him at 309-699-3354. |
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Congratulations to Gene Leffingwell who
received the Distinguished Service Award from the Wisconsin Chaplaincy
Commission at its Annual Conference on October 21 at the Heidel House, Green
Lake, WI. |
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"Chaplaincies in Wisconsin Institutions" by
John Thomas is now available at the Wisconsin Chaplaincy Commission of the
Wisconsin Council of Churches, 750 Windsor Street, Box 620, Sun Prairie, WI.
53590-0620. The price is $8.00, including postage. |
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Joe Czolgosz is
yielding his role as convenor of the ACPE Reasearch Network to John Eamon. |
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Oz and Jean Anderson returned to Eau Claire in
mid-October from a month long trip to Norway and Iceland (their "first trip to
the land of our routes"), and were observed by Mike Carlson to be doing the
snow-bird thing of packing up to get ready to migrate
south. |
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Larry Murtagh's
new address is 839 Park Street, Apt. # 1, Brookings, SD 57006 |
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| Several of our Supervisors are currently
facing difficult and trying times with illness and loss. Our prayers
go out to the following who were unable to be with us at our annual meeting
for the reasons listed: Bill and Marilyn Miller - Marilyn is suffering from a very painful and debilitating skin disorder called Pityriasis Ruba Pilaris, which Bill reports was likely triggered when Deep Woods Off got into her blood stream. Recovery is going to be a very long and slow process. Bill likened the situation to having a perpetual sunburn on your whole body. Please continue to remember Marilyn in your prayers.
Phil and Jean Olson - Jean is struggling with back problems that
precluded their attending the annual meeting in Chula Vista where Phil was
to belatedly received his distinguished service award bestowed upon him in
2001. Phil writes: "Thanks much for all the prayers and concerns
of you and the region for Jean's recovery. Being on the other end of
pastoral care reaffirmed the
value and importance of our teaching and practicing of ministry. I can say I
now know why persons who had received sensitive pastoral care never got over
thanking you for it. Just to know you were praying for her, keep my fear and
anxiety under some control. The prayers seem to have been answered.
Instead of performing a surgery, they decided to give her an epidural
steroid drip to alleviate the pain. It has worked so far, though the docs
are not too optimistic. But she is getting back to her old self in the last
few days; after over eight weeks of pain and medications. Keep her in your
prayers." Charlie Goldsmith - Charlie is recovering from a fall. He writes: "Gary - sorry I am sorta out of the loop. On Labor Day Weekend I fell off of a stool, while changing a light bulb, and broke my right arm (humerus bone) and am trying to recover. I finally was able to get to Alexian Village this week, where Gene Leffingwell is filling in and taking over the CPE program, so I can finally get retired. My physical therapist tells me I have a month or so of therapy left to get my arm working (reasonably). It is very difficult to see myself out of a CPE program after all of these years, but I guess the time comes." Audrey Zimmerman - Audrey's mother,
Margaret Dickey, was in the dying process from a terminal illness and
was transferred from a nursing home to hospital on the weekend of the annual
meeting. She died on October 27th. |
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| Our thanks to the following NCR members whose
terms of office will conclude at the end of the calendar year: NCR Board: Will Wagner & Susan Gullickson Accreditation: Chuck Weinrich & Arnie Enslin Certification: Lyle Greiner & Mary Sacco Development: Bob Alexander Theological Education: Otto Bucher Standards: Mary Ann Weigel Budget & Investment: Phil Olson, BJ Larson, Jim Tonneson (committee disbanded) History & Research: Larry Shostrom REM: Joe Czolgosz Clinical Members: Len Lewy |
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| There is information of Chicago area CPE Program
resident stipends & benefits on the sub-region page. Click on the
sub-region tab. The 2003 slate of officers and committee members
can be found by clicking on the NCR Leadership tab. |
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Dick Gerber's address in retirement:
The Rev. Richard J. Gerber
11267 50th Place N.
Plymouth, MN 55442-2295
Phone: (763) 553-9687
email:
jrgerbs@msn.com
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Congratulations to New Candidate Supervisors Jan McCabe, Alexian Brothers; Nan Aalborg, University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics; and Mary Yangsook Ahn, Advocate. |
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Mark Hart's new address is 8108
Pimlico, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015. Mark moved from our Region
to be closer to his family, given his mother's terminal illness. She
died the third week of August. Our sympathies to Mark and his family. |
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The Fairview System honored Dick Gerber on his retirement at a reception in his honor on Monday, September 16. Dick's last day was October 1. They write: "Dick did a spectacular job of
developing a system wide program even before Fairview functioned as a
health system. The CPE program ultimately became a model for system
initiatives across Fairview. Dick has consistently nurtured creativity into
effective, enduring structures for education and ministry. His leadership
will be missed, though we hope his teaching will continue. We hope you
can join us on September 16th." |
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| John Thomas writes: "The August RSN
NEWSLETTER personal information section carried the news that I had not
"flunked" retirement for I had submitted my letter of resignation
to the church, effective December 3lst or earlier if a replacement was
found. After 21 years as part-time assistant pastor after my 16 years
at Mendota Mental Health Institute, I figured it was time to
"graduate!" I submitted my letter early in hopes that an
available pastor could be interested. Fortunately, the pastor that I
had hoped would succeed me was available earlier, and in a meeeting with the
head of staff, he indicated he could, in fact, begin September 8th.
Dismantling my church office when Margaret reports that there is no room in
our apartment here will take some doing! Effective immediately, please change my mailing address to read: |
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| 110 South Henry Street, # 411 Madison, WI 53703-3158 Phone is 608-283-6221 & email is <jthomas489@aol.com> " |
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| John Katonah would like his colleagues in ACPE to
know that his mother has just been diagnosed with lung cancer with
metastasis. She lives in New York City so his family is
shuttling back and forth from Illinois to offer support and help her make
important decisions. He writes: "Although this is
"breath-taking" news it also has given us time to feel and express
a tremendous amount of gratitude for so many ways this vibrant 86 year old
woman has touched others and been touched by God's blessings. I
appreciate the chance to share this with my NCR community." |
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| ED MAHNKE,
CPE Supervisor, former Director of the Department of Pastoral Care at
UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and previously at University
Hospital in Minneapolis, died Tuesday afternoon, August 20,
2002. He was in hospice care in Houston, TX. His funeral service
will be Monday, August 26, at 2:00 PM at St. Matthew's Lutheran church, 5315
Main St., in Houston. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Sunday at
Earthman's at 6700 Ferris in Bellaire, TX. There
will also be a viewing in the narthex of St. Matthew's at 1:00 PM on Monday
before the funeral. Memorial gifts for may be sent to the following:
Memorial Endowment Fund, Chaplaincy Fund Inc., P. O. Box 691284,
Houston, TX. 77269-1284. This fund is for the benefit of the CPE
training program at UT/MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. |
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| Gene Leffingwell reports that he has retired from
St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he has been CPE
Supervisor for the past twenty-some years. He will be semi-retired
because he plans to begin to do part time CPE supervision of extended CPE
programs at Alexian Village of Milwaukee, part of the Alexian Brothers
Health Care system. Both his personal and professional contact information
will be his home: Gene Leffingwell 2525 S. Shore Drive, Unit 19D Milwaukee, WI 53207 Phone: (414) 481-2944 Fax: (414) 481-7808 E-mail: geneleff@aol.com |
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| Scott McRae will be full time at Methodist Hospital,
St. Louis Park, MN effective September 9th. Until that time he will be
splitting his time between Methodist and his previous site, Mercy/Unity in
Fridley, MN:
6500 Excelsior Blvd., St.
Louis Park, MN 55426
952/993-6050
952/231-0260 Pager
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| We are saddened to learn of the death of Sue Ott-Holland's
brother in June and the subsequent recurrence of cancer for her
mother. Our prayers are with Sue and her family. |
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| "Using Concepts of Coaching in Supervision"
will be the continuing ed topic at the Minnesota sub-region education
retreat on the North Shore, September 21-23. Scott McRae and Tim Thorstenson, who have received training as clergy coaches from (former supervisor) Al Nohre's organization for performance coaching, will lead the group in a conversation about how to utilize and adapt the concepts to CPE supervision." There has traditionally been a gathering and meal on the Friday evening before the event starts as well as a golf outing on Saturday morning. We will assume that those will be held as usual. More details will be forth coming. It is important to pre-register for this event as we need to plan for food and accommodations. Dan Duggan is serving as event coordinator at this point. If you are planning to attend please email him at dduggan@gundluth.org, or call at 608-782-7300 x 3624." |
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| John Serkland's retirement address is 1762 N. Blue
Spruce Circle, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. His phone number is
928-214-0072. He is doing well and hopes to do a CPE unit for some
interested people in his area. |
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| Mark Hart has announced his resignation at Gunderson Lutheran and NCR Certification Chair. Steve Corum has agreed to take his place until our annual meeting in October. Mark writes: Dear North Central Region Family, It is with a measure of some sadness and excitement that I announce my leaving the North Central Region and my resignation as Manager of CPE here at Gundersen Lutheran. Shannon and I have decided to make a move to San Antonio, Texas. It comes after about a year of toying with the idea of moving closer to our families. With the distance from Texas, it has been difficult to maintain deeper relationships with our extended families which is important to us as our parents and family age. Even though we've been thinking about this for over a year, my mother's diagnosis with a glioblastoma last year provided more motivation. She formally went on hospice care last week with the discovery of another tumor hot spot. We've been here for nine years and it has been our home in the best sense of the word and the only home our boys have known. I have experienced nothing but warm welcome, collegiality and true friendship in these nine years from many of you here in the Region. Dan and I have done solid work in developing Gundersen Lutheran's CPE program here in Western Wisconsin. I have personally enjoyed the community relationships here in La Crosse with the various churches, board member with the Spirituality Center and with Parish Nurse Ministries. The hardest good-byes have been and will continue to be with my colleagues/friends in the Pastoral Care Department. Thank you all... Steve Corum has agreed to serve as chair pro tem of NCR Certification until other nominations can be received and a formal vote taken at the October Annual Meeting. I want to especially thank the Certification Committee and Steve for their hard work with me in these last several months. One of my problems in the transition will be translating exactly what "ufdah" means to my Texas neighbors. I look forward to speaking with many of you in my remaining days. We have a month left here at Gundersen Lutheran and I'll be starting at Baptist Health System in San Antonio around the first of September as the Director of CPE. |
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| Rock Stack's corrected address is 11933, Hwy 48;
Frederic, WI 54837. His phone number is 715-327-8705. |
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| Mary Wilkins' new address is 222 North Marion St.,
Apt. 1L, Oak Park, IL 60302; phone 708-848-8940; email: mwilk222@msn.com |
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| George Franke writes:
Greetings from Loveland, CO! Barb and I closed on our house in Beach Park on
June 7 without a hitch and arrived in Loveland on June 9. The van arrived on
June 12 and we have finally unearthed the computer and found a new e-mail
address. We are gradually working our way through the many boxes and
deciding what goes where. There have been quite a few projects to get
settled in so making contact with friends has been postponed until now. I am
now getting tired of the isolation and feel the need to make contact. So
this brief message is to let you know where I am and that we are adjusting
to this life change. We are not in the part of Colorado that is burning
although we have seen some of the smoke. We do have restrictions on watering
our lawn and it has only rained once since we arrived. So we are now in a
"desert experience" in life. Fortunately we have friends and
colleagues who provide sustenance. George E. Franke - 4556 Sunshine Circle,
Loveland, CO 80538 - Phone: 970-203-0904; email: gbfranke@aaahawk.com. |
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| Therese Becker is now at
University of Chicago Hospitals:
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| Frank Brown, retired chaplain and ACPE Supervisor,
has just published a 277 page book of 52 sermons entitled "Sermons
for All Seasons: Autobigraphical with Illustrations from Pastoral
Care". It was published through Minnesota Heritage
Publishers and may be purchased by sending a check for $16.95 (price
includes postage) payable to Frank Brown to: Frank M. Brown 23 Bluebird Court North Mankato, MN 56003 |
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| Our prayers go out to Dick Gerber (Fairview CPE
Program) and his family. His
60 year old brother died May 17th from a cancer. Dick reports that he spent a
week in the Cleveland area with family for the funeral. "It was a hard,
but good time together." |
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| Our prayers also go out to David Carlson (also
at Fairview). David's older brother died on May 25. The
funeral was on the 29th. David's mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's and
lived in Augustana
Home in Minneapolis was not doing well, and she also died the day of the funeral.
Dave's brother was a bit older than Dave and had been suffering from a bad
heart for a number of years. Neither death was imminently
expected, but they were not an "out-of-the-blue" surprises,
either. Still, David has experienced the loss of two close family members within the
space of a few days, which has got to be very difficult even if there has
been some anticipatory grief. |
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| Beth Burbank to leave NCR; resigns as Regional Chair;
Tim Thorstenson take over:
Writes Beth: Dear Colleagues in the NCR, I am writing to let you know that I am resigning as chair of the North Central Region. My family and I have decided to move to the Northwest—Port Orchard, Washington—across Puget Sound from Seattle. We are moving to be closer to my family and to have more time together. It is an idea that took us by surprise initially, but developed steam after 9/11, and my father’s illness and death. We have felt led by the Spirit to pursue this move and had the support of a Clearness Committee [for discernment process] in our Quaker Meeting. I have been a part of the NCR for 19 years. I have appreciated particularly the collegiality of the NCR and the character that our region has represented in ACPE life. It has been an honor to serve on the board for the past several years. While the timing of this move may seem awkward for the region, the NCR has elected a strong regional board, so I know you will be in good hands. My last day at Rush is June 28th. I’ll be traveling the first half of July, but otherwise will be available for any questions. I’m taking a sabbatical from CPE to work with my husband, but look forward to working with you in the future. My address and phone in Port Orchard will be: 7230 Long Lake Road SE Port Orchard, Washington 98367 [360] 871-3387 I will hold all of you In the Light. Blessings upon you and come and visit!
Writes Tim: Beth reminds me on the phone
this morning that her resignation is already in effect, and that I am now
the chair. My goodness! The task with which you have entrusted
me appears somewhat daunting from this perspective, so I count on all of you
for both guidance and support. That said it will also be a pleasure
and a privilege to serve in this capacity with you. |
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| Nils Friberg's new email address is <nfriberg@mn.rr.com>. |
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| Don Dinsmore is trying to get Wartburg Seminary (see
below) to underwrite the cost of a flight home from Singapore next fall to
do interviews for a few days, because he misses us! He writes:
"We have been here three months now, and all is well. Starting to
get involved in a bunch of things outside the home. We will
participate with an International Chorus in a concert the end of the month.
Greetings to my sisters and brothers of the NCR." (Don better not
sing a wrong note. We've hear "caning" is the
penalty!) |
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| Wartburg Theological Seminary and University of Dubuque
Theological Seminary in Dubuque IA have scheduled CPE Interviews on both
campuses for October 7-8 (Monday-Tuesday), 2002. |
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| We are saddened to learn of the death of Beth Burbank's
mother-in-law in Chicago. on May 7th. Our condolences to Beth, her
husband, and her family on this second death of a parent for the couple in a
very short period of time. |
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| Rev. David Sorensen's current address is 8073 S.
Chapel Hill Drive, Franklin, WI, 53132-2429. |
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| Dixie Potratz Lehman's contact info: Rev. Dixie Potratz Lehman 1115 30th Ave. S Fargo, ND 58103 Ph: 701-297-3532 FAX : Same as phone #, but call first.e-mail: vlehman229@aol.com
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| Jim Tonneson's mother died unxepectedly early Friday
morning, March 1, at the Mason City Hospital in Mason City, IA.
She had had two surgeries to replace veins in her legs with new artificial
ones. Those surgeries had gone smoothly. A funeral was held in Forest
City Iowa Sunday afternoon, March 3, with a second funeral where she grew up
in Newburg, ND at Dovre Lutheran Church Tuesday morning, March 5. Our prayers are with Jim and his family. He can be reached as follows: Jim Tonneson (Home) 218-736-3778 (Work: 1st Lutheran: 218-739-3348) cellphone 218-770-0742 31263 East Jewett Drive Fergus Falls, MN 56537-7338 |
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| Beth Burbank's father passed away on January 8th.
Our prayers are with her and her family as well. |
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| Disconcerting news from Bob Petite: Hello
Everyone: Some of you already know the information I'm about to share with
you. The past few months have brought significant health problems my
way. In December I entered hospital for a cardiac cath and
angioplasty, but to make matters worse, on Jan 26 I was diagnosed with
Prostate Cancer. At this point I am uncertain about whether it is
confined to the Prostate. I may not know that unless I opt for surgery
as a form of treatment. The way is not yet clear. There are
several options for me but all of them involve radical treatment - surgery
or radiation. There is a lot of controversy out there about which is
the better treatment and of course there are possibly significant side
affects with both options. My urologist has strongly recommended
surgery (He is a surgeon). So has my primary care physician,
largely because of my relatively young age. In my case my expected
life span leaves lots of room for things to go bad in time if I do not opt
for a radical procedure. So, on Tues. I'm seeing another surgeon for a
second opinion and on the 21st. I'm seeing a radiation oncologist for a
third opinion. As you can imagine, the past few months have been
extremely difficult for me. I was devastated by this news but I'm
beginning to feel better emotionally and spiritually and to start making
plans. At this point I'm favoring surgery but I'm not at all settled
on this yet. I am supported by my absolutely wonderful partner Mark,
my family and my many close friends here in Chicago. Please remember
me in your prayers that I may be able to meet what is to come with grace and
gratitude. I am hopeful but fearful. With warm affection.
Bob |
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| Gary Sartain's mother passed away unexpectedly on
February 6th from complications surrounding her kidney disease. Gary
was on the way to Florida for a visit when he was notified enroute of her
loss. A memorial service was held at his parent's retirement community
in Punta Gorda, FL on the 8th with the funeral service in International
Falls, Minnesota on February 12th. When Gary and his father were being
driven to the airport in Fort Meyers, Florida to come north, the vehicle
they were being transported in had to make an emergency stop on the freeway
when a vehicle several cars in front of them stopped dead on the
Interstate. A large motorhome right behind them did not stop and
rear-ended them going 70 miles an hour. Their vehicle was flipped
end-for-end into the ditch, where it rolled three times. Miraculously,
the driver and Gary and his father walked away with only bruises and
abrasions! |
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| Mark Teslik is now Chaplain at the Wisconsin
Veterans Home, King, WI. His address is P.O. Box 228, King, WI
54946. His work phone is 715-258-5586, estension 2531. His home
phone is 715-258-2924. New email address is markteslik@hotmail.com. |
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| We are saddened to report that Shelly Bergstrom's
husband, Eric, died on January 14th. He entered hospital on
November 2nd due to complications secondary to kidney cancer.
Continuing prayers are sought from colleagues in the Region. You can
write Shelly at 710 North Loomis Street, Naperville, IL 60563. |
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| Allen Dundek has a new physical address with
HealthEast. His email remains the same: System Director for Clinical Pastoral Education HealthEast Care System 1700 University Ave. West St. Paul, Minnesota 55104 651.232.3612 |
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| Clyde Burmeister underwent major surgery for
prostate cancer at Methodist Hospital in Rochester on Tuesday, December
18th. The surgery went well and the prognosis is positive.
Everything seems to be going well with his recovery, too. He is not
supposed to drive for a month, but is feeling well enough that Pat has to
take the keys for the second car with her if she goes out, lest he
"break curfew"--and go driving (or golfing the way the weather in
Minneapolis has been!) Actually, he hedged on the invitation for a
golf date when I called the other day, so I know the recuperation is not
easy, but it appears to be going well. Clyde and Pat will be going to
Florida for the month of March. Their daughter, Sarah, is expecting
her second child in the spring! |
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| Ken Siess notes that Barbara Bohrer, who was a
Clinical Member of ACPE at one time, who was on the chaplaincy staff of the
University of Minnesota Hospital sat one time, and who remained active in
NACC, has died. Her funeral was at St. Lukes Catholic Church in St.
Paul on Sunday, January 7th. |
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| We are saddened to learn of the death of Larry Lenzl, Edith
Finsaadal's father-in-law. He was a Professor Emeritus of the
University of Chicago. |
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Harold Koenig writes: I am a physician at
Duke University Medical Center. I've worked with chaplains
at the national level to help integrate religion and spirituality into
health care, and gave the keynote address to the Association of
Professional Chaplains at the national meeting in Charlotte last year,
so I am very familiar with your concerns. I'm also the
editor-in-chief of a newspaper, Research News & Opportunities in
Science and Theology, which seeks to encourage dialogue and discuss the
most recent research findings in the rapidly expanding field of religion
and health, and in the broader area of science and religion. And
that's what I'm writing to you about today.
I think you'll find this 36-page monthly newspaper of interest to your work as a chaplain. The area of religion, medicine, and health is a controversial one -- particularly with regard to the role of religion in the hospital setting. In this newspaper you will find research that you can use to argue for the importance of religious issues being addressed in hospital and outpatient settings. The kind of research that I have been doing over the past 15 years has focused on this topic -- see the most recent issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings to get a sense of what we are doing: http://www.mayo.edu/proceedings/2001/dec/dec2001.html If you are interested in getting a free 6-month subscription to try our newspaper, just reply to this e-mail with your name and address and my assistant, Jocelyn Godfrey, will start your subscription. Feel free to send us names and addresses of friends, family or colleagues who may also be interested. Or forward this email to them and let them reply to jgodfrey@nc.rr.com. You may also check out our website at www.researchnewsonline.org, and sign up there for a free 6-month subscription. Or you may call 1-866-363-2306 and mention code E10501. If after receiving 6 free monthly issues, you decide that this is not for you, then simply cancel your subscription. If after that you think you'd like to continue the newspaper it will cost you $10 per year. The John Templeton Foundation is supporting 75% of the cost of publishing this newspaper, which allows such a low subscription price. Give the newspaper a try -- I think you'll like it. Sincerely,
Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry Associate Professor of Medicine Box 3400 Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 919-681-6633 (voice-mail) 919-383-6962 (phone and FAX) FEDEX address: 415 Clarion Dr., Durham, NC 27705
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| Max Maguire's new email address is mmguire2@msn.com. |
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| The NCR History and Research Committee has extended the
date for 2002 research grant applications to February 25, 2002.
Check the History and research page on this web for details. |
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| Bill Miller writes: I was
pleased to see the list of regional retirees honored at the regional
meeting; but I was sorry to see that I had not been included. Maybe my
retirement wasn't recent enough, but I served all of my supervisory career
(beginning in 1966) in the NCR. Happy holidays. Bill Miller (ELCA) -
Ord. 1958 You should have been honored with the rest, Bill.
Our sincere apologies for the oversite! |
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| Noel Brown, 2002 Regional Representation to the ACPE
Standards Commission advises that his phone number is 312-926-8911. |
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| John Thomas reports that Father Mike Mack was
murdered in what was apparently a robbery at the Servants of Paraclete,
Jemez Springs, N.M. Father Mack had a relationship to several of our
professional
associations. He was an ACPE supervisor in the late 1970's and
early 1980's at Mercy health Center, Dubuque, IA and then at Care and
Counseling, St. Louis, (1983-85). |
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| Jim Gibbons writes: I will be retiring from
Advocate Health Care on Dec. 31 of this year? Mary (Wilkins) and I are going
to the Great Beyond at the same time. Mary Wilkins
writes: I will be retiring as Director, CPE for the Advocate Health
Care System on January 1, 2002. It is my hope to supervise from time
to time on a contractual basis and to stay active in the Region and in ACPE
for the forseable future.
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| Ed Foster advised that his Center has changed its
name from Sinai Samaritan Medical Center to Aurora Sinai Medical Center. |
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Steve Corum advises he will be in France from
2 Nov through 19 Nov in support of the current military action going on in
Asia. He will serve as a chaplain with a KC-135 tanker unit near
Istres, France (south, near the Med. Sea). Since 1996, he has served
as the Wing (senior) Chaplain with the SD Air National Guard in Sioux
Falls. He's been a reserve military chaplain over 21
years. Steve would appreciate the region's thoughts and prayers during
this mission. |
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| Dick Gerber has announced his resignation as Manager
of the Fairview CPE Center in Minneapolis to take effect October 1,
2002. He intends to move into at least partial retirement and be free
to spend winters in the second home he and his wife, Jane, are building in
the Hilton Head, South Carolina area. Over the next several months,
Fairview Health Services will be assessing in what direction they wish to
proceed relative to the leadership of its CPE Center. They are clearly
committed, however, to keeping their creative system-wide CPE program
strong, growing and vital. |
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| Gary Sartain's father-in-law, Wallace Nystrom,
passed away Thursday evening, October 18th. While the death was not
un-expected--he was on hospice care--it came sooner than anticipated.
Fortunately, family members had opportunity to bring closure to their
relationship with him prior to his going into a coma, meaning it was a
"good death", though he will be greatly missed. A
celebration of his life was held at Central Lutheran Church in Elk River, MN
on October 23. |
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| Don Dinsmore's address in retirement is: 517
Franklin St., Wausau, WI 54403, phone 715-848-3395, email: <dond@g2a.net>. He writes: FYI, I will be at the NCR, and will attend the Standards meeting in Atlanta. Following that we will travel to Virginia and Texas to visit our sons, and then return to Wisconsin to visit our daughters We are scheduled to fly to Singapore on Jan 30 to visit and live with our son and his family there for up to a year. As I'm sure you hear from many others, I am enjoying retirement so far, and have been very busy. |
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| Congratulations B.J!!! Supervisor B.J.
Larson (Fairview CPE Center, Mpls./St. Paul) gave birth to a baby girl
last Wednesday, Sept. 19. The little one's name is Ingrid Emelia
Larson Gustafson. She weighed 9 1/2 lbs. and was 21 1/2 inches long.
The c-section delivery went smoothly and all are well. This is B.J.
and husband Tim's second child. Big sister Jenna arrived just before
the ACPE annual meeting at which B.J. was certified several years ago.
Ingrid Emelia is registered for Chula Vista! |
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| We are saddened to learn that Mark Hart's mother is
seriously ill in Texas. She will have surgery for a malignant brain
tumor at the time of our NCR annual meeting, precluding Mark's
attendance. Prayers are asked for Mark and his family during
this difficult time. |
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| Al Toews died Sunday, Sept. 16th,
at 6:30 P.M. As you may know, he had pancreatic cancer and has been on the
Mayo Hospice program for the last three weeks or so. He was very much at
peace as he approached his death, and today simply slept on -- his breathing
getting more and more shallow until it stopped altogether. Al's
memorial service was held Wednesday, Sept 19th at Christ United Methodist
Church in Rochester with a private service of committal later that day in
Mankato, MN.
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| Susan Thornton is no longer serving as interim CPE
Supervisor at Methodist Hospital in Minneapolis. She can be reached at
952-886-9158 or email: susan10540@cs.com
Her home address is 10540 Xerxes Ave. S.,
Bloomington, Mn. 55431. |