Happy 65th Birthday Palm Village!

A PublicAtion of PAlm VillAge RetiRement community • Spring 2007

On March 29th, over 300 folks celebrated the 65th birthday of Palm Village at a joyous party on the campus. Guests were greeted in a white tent decorated in the evening’s theme colors of red and white checks, and they en-joyed fresh lemonade poured directly from a garden spigot created just for this event. The h’ordeuves included min-iature zwieback made by Barbara Friesen. The styles of year’s past were evident in the displays of memo-rabilia including nurse’s uniforms and various other artifacts collected through the years as well as vintage cars. Once all of the guests had arrived, everyone sang Happy Birthday as the three tier birthday cake was presented. Din-ner of Tri-tip followed served at tables also decorated in the red and white theme with baskets of fruit, vases of fresh flowers and favors of homemade jelly at each place. The program included a large screen presen-tation of the history of Palm Village depicted

through photographs of administrators, trustees, staff, and residents as well as the various stages of building additions from the very earliest years to current day. The singing groups Undivided Praise, Dinuba

MB mixed trio and resident Ruby Bowe entertained with song and then a brief oral presentation was made by senior staff. Resi-dents, Neil and Francis Unruh stated,”David Reimer’s overall per-spective on Palm Vil-lage is excellent. We have never heard him put it so clearly.” As the evening ended with prayer, many lingered to chat with friends. Resident Egon Hofer was heard say-ing,” It was a good evening. It had life. You kept it moving. The singing was terrific and the spiritual tone was good. The Tri-tip was excellent. People really enjoyed themselves.” With the positive comments from all and the funds raised for

the Living Legacy Fund, the evening certainly has been deemed a success.

A birthday celebration: Residents and guests enjoyed the wonder-ful birthday cake at Palm Village’s 65th anniversary party, and with it’s many candles lighting up the evening, the cake was the center of atten-tion as everyone sang Happy Birthday!

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In Memory Of Anna H. BarkmanJames and Joan Heinrichs

In Memory Of Beatrice Bird Raymond Bird

James and Betty FlippenWanda Goossen

Thomas H. HaworthRobert J. Huebert

Richard and Anne NovotnyJessie Sorensen

In Memory Of Wayne BonhamAlfred and Lydia Berg

James and Roberta EtheredgeLorene A. Thiesen

In Memory Of Viola Buller Chuck and Hughien BullerVernon and Frances Dick

Orville and Vera FastHarlan and Louise Friesen

J. H. and Ruth FriesenTimothy and Sharon Friesen

Robert and Wilma HagenJohn and Josephine HaywardEdward and Marilyn Janzen

Stanley and Ann MartensUnited States Conference of

Mennonite Brethen ChurchesMMA

Helen PaulsDavid and Sandy ReimerTim and Donna Sullivan

Willie and Frances ThiessenMr. and Mrs. Dennis Wall

John and Elsie WallGordon and Karen Wiebe

In Memory Of Loretta CroissantRod’s Body and Paint

In Memory Of Caroline Ens Alfreda BartonSusanne Franz

Albert and Betty HagopianJohn and Josephine Hayward

Egon HoferRichard and Anne Novotny

James and Verna PennerHilda Richert

Les and Esther RiffelJohn and Mary Lee Schlesselman

Verne and Darlene SiemensRod and Carol StarkLorene A. ThiesenFrances Thiessen

Victor and Hilda WiensIn Memory Of Elvina Ens

Bernice BoydIn Memory Of Jonathan Frey

Marden and Lenore BarnesElizabeth Bernard

Courtney DavisLarry EdwardsDonna Ethridge

Ethel HarderWalter HayhurstEleanor Inamine

Clyde and Laurena JohnsonShiz KunishigeMargie Leppke

John and Mary MasonAnn Munn

Patricia SkaggsEdward and Valerie SpongbergIn Memory Of Alfred Friesen

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur NikkelThomas and Carol Ray

Pauline ShartzIn Memory Of Bernice George

Stan NikkelEllard and La Verne Youngberg

In Memory Of Roselyn K. Goertzen Martha Brandt

Vernon and Frances DickMary Entz

Herman W. GoertzenDavid and Martha Jost

Ethel KlassenStanley and Ann Martens

Marilyn NelsonLaura Nickel

Gus and Margret PennerClara Tesman

Willie and Frances ThiessenIn a and Irene Pauls

Willie and Frances ThiessenIn Memory Of Loraine Juracich

Sam and Marvis BergenFrank and Margaret Duerksen

Jennie DuerksenWillie and Frances Thiessen

In Memory Of Selma Klippenstein Virginia Just

In Memory Of Lillian Lamm Robert and Ellen Graham

Egon HoferLenora Kalender

Evelyn NelsonJessie SorensenDennis SurabianFrances Thiessen

Eva May WadeIn Memory Of Lula Letkeman

Peter FunkMyrna Kliewer

Memorial Contributors • November 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007

When I opened my internet home page today my eyes were drawn immediately to the feature article on what is being referred to as the sandwich generation - “those caring for an aging parent with one or more children under the age of 18 still at home…” Apparently, there are millions of Americans facing this challenge. I suspect that in the history of human-ity this is not a new challenge. What is new is the degree to which people face this challenge without enjoying the timeless structure of large extended families to help shoulder the burden. Possibly, the most significant social change that has led to the need for retirement communities such

as Palm Village is that many families are now “extend-ed” across various counties, countries and even con-tinents. When it is time to support an aging parent and growing children the siblings often no longer live within geographic proximity to share this burden. I know personally that reality was one of the factors that caused my sister and I to be especially grate-ful for a ministry such as Palm Village as our parents aged. Jobs had taken us to disparate ends of this continent from our home in Reedley, California. The knowledge that Palm Village was a continuing care community that offered various levels of support de-pending on our parents changing circumstances was most attractive – even essential. Most people who drive past Palm Village don’t realize that we are only one of three facilities in the Central Valley that pro-vide this level of support when a person over the age of 60 signs a continuing care contract with us. For families who benefit from this support they become part of another type of “sandwich generation”. This “sandwich” consists of three layers-independent liv-ing, assisted care, and skilled nursing. And I will tell you from personal experience it be-comes the most delectable “sandwich” ever con-sumed!

Palm Village has recently hired Charles Buller, M. Div as Director of Planned Giving. Reverend Buller is responsible for developing the fund that will help Palm Village to sustain itself through an endowment fund of contributions from estates and wills.

The ‘Sandwichers’ arebeing served wellby Palm Village

By Charles Buller, M. Div

Klassen & AssociatesGabriel Agao

Robert and Geraldine AndersonAnonymousGloria Ayala

B 17 LPLeanna BalzerTiena Balzer

Ken and Lucille BarnettCornelius and Elizabeth Bartel

Peter and Salome BartelDennis and Nancy BeckerHugh and Ruth BennettAlfred and Lydia Berg

Helen BergJohn and Esther Berg

David and Lydia BergenSam and Marvis Bergen

Eleanor BoettcherRalph and Roberta Bohannon

Charles and Jean BoldwynKatherine Bonham

Ruby BoweWilliam and Carolyn Bowe

Bernice BoydJ. Wayne and Eleanor Brandt

Jim and Robyn BrandtMartha Brandt

Stan and Carol BrandtJoanne BrannanPatsy BrannanPatty Brown

Chuck and Hughien BullerHazel Bungo

Frances BurkdollButler MB Church

Mr. Bill Cairns

Ron CochranCarl Dahl

Mr. Kent DavisMary Derksen

Henry and Erica DickJames and Florence Dick

Ms. Ruth DickVernon and Frances Dick

Dinuba Mennonite Brethren ChurchBernhard Doerksen

Dan and Wanda DoerksenJennie Duerksen

David and Donna DyckEsther Ediger

Charles and Mary Jane EdwardsCalvin and Marjorie Elrich

David and Janice EnglebrightEsther Englund

Ann EnnsMike and Teresa Enns

Enns Packing Company, Inc.Sophie Enns

Marlow and Rachel EnsMary Entz

Charles and Sharon EwertBrad and Mary Fast

Dennis and Connie FastHoward FastLouise Fast

Anna Flaming

Elsie FlamingMarvin Flaming

Vernon and Doris FlamingThomas and Janet Flanagan

Orville and Lois FletcherVerna Ford

Phil and Ruth FranzMr. Alvin FriesenBarbara FriesenElmer FriesenGlen Friesen

Harlan and Louise FriesenJ. H. and Ruth Friesen

John and Harriet FriesenLena Friesen

Marvin and Mary Ellen FriesenLila Frueh

Richard and Susan FruehJim and Mary Gaede

Angie GalvanClayton and Erna Garner

Bernice GeorgeKen and Geraldine GerbrandtJohnnie and Adena Goertzen

Ray and Pamela GoertzenJoel and Charlene Golbek

James and Glinda GoodwinRay and Mary June Goossen

Virgil and Nancy GoossenGrauman Family Trust

Lynette GraumanBart and Susan Grunau

Allen and Anne GuentherMr. Ben Guenther

Henry and Marjorie GuichardMae Gundlach

Albert and Betty HagopianGeorge and Julia Hagopian

Minnie HaleyNorm and Joan HallBarbara Hampson

Glen and Helen HarvinJohn and Josephine Hayward

Dwight and Carol HeierPaul Heier

James and Joan HeinrichsJohnny and Maxine HeinrichsRobert and Lenora Heinrichs

Wes and Ann HeinrichsCharles and Marilyn Hertzler

Olive HiebertRobert and Norma Jean Hiett

Loyd and Frances HildrethClarence and Evelyn Hodel

Egon HoferRegina HoferSylvia Hofer

Kirk and Suzanne HoffmanStanley and Darlene Huebert

Henry HuizingaPete and Erma Isaac

Henry and Rosella IsaakJoel and Judith Isaak

Steve and Elaine IsaakWallace Isaak

Raymond JadwinIrvin and Kathryn Jantzen

Edward and Marilyn Janzen

Francis JanzenRobert and Jackie JohnsonMs. Jorques and Ms. Perez

David and Martha JostDonald and Waneta Jost

Elmer and Loree JostLarry Jost

Virginia JustJohn and Mary Kauffman

Howard KellyEl and Nancy Kessler

Kingsburg Mennonite Brethren ChurchEthel Klassen

Herman and Lulu KlassenKevin and Robin

Peter KlassenHarold Kleinsasser

Herald and Phyllis KliewerPaul and Rachel KliewerHans and Barbara Koop

Maria Koop-NikkelLyndon and Naomi Krause

Mr. Marvin KrauseWalter and Helen Krause

Aaron KroekerRuth Kroeker

Harriet LeonardKenneth and Janis Leppke

Margie LeppkeJeremy and Roberta LinscheidJulian and Theresa Lipschitz

Eldon and JoAnn LoewenWally and Esther Loewen

Randy and Lydia LongDonald and Mary MacNeill

HMC MarketingStanley and Ann Martens

John and Luella Mc CombsPauline Morrelli

Alfred MunozMark and Susan Murphy

Thomas and Jacqueline MuzzyCornelia Neale

Jake and Mary NeufeldK.E Neufeld

Rudy G. NeufeldVictor and Martha NeufeldFrieda Neufeld-Warkentin

Dorothy NickelLaura Nickel

Marvin and Dorothy NickelRaymond and Bonnie O’Neil

Pacific District Conference of MB Churches

Helen PanttajaDonald and Ruth Pauls

Helen PaulsHenry and Adeline PaulsMelvin and Luella PaulsVernon and Bertha PaulsAbner and Olene Penner

Cornelius and Margaret PennerGus and Margret PennerPeter and Jean Penner

A. Stanley and Martha PetersJonie and Sarah Peters

Neils and Mildred PiepgrassHoney Politano

Lawrence and Janet PowellRonnie Ramirez

Albert and Dorothy RatzlaffReedley Mennonite Brethren Church

Irvin RegierJohn and Frieda RegierLes and Lovella Regier

Marvin and Marciel RegierDavid and Sandy ReimerRoland and Lois Reimer

Ellie RuppenderBill and Darla Scharbach

Helen SchmidtVernon and Ruby SchmidtWesley and Jan SchmidtElmer and Jo Ann SchuilMichael and Cindy Schuil

Pauline ShartzVerne and Darlene SiemensWilliam and Helen Stewart

Terry and Sue StoryRichard and Jeane StringerAlvin and Shirley Suderman

Dan and Violet SudermanR.L. and Wilma Suderman

D. Leroy and Vivian SwineyRhonda Terry

Elizabeth ThiesenLorene A. Thiesen

Martha ThiesenMilton and Gloria ThiesenL.G. and Grace ThiessenSam and Sally Thiessen

Willie and Frances ThiessenHenry Thomas

Irma ToewsLibardo and Kathryn Torres

Maria TorresLinda Trachman

Hulda UnruhLuella Unruh

Richard and Patricia UnruhCharles and Earlene Vogel

Jim and Aldene VogtRobert and Gloria Vogt

John and Joyce WallJohn and Elsie Wall

Dennis and Elizabeth WarkentinErnest and Mildred Warkentin

Ernest WarkentinLeonard and Joyce WarkentinMarvin and Becky Warkentin

Wes Pak Sales, Inc.Anne Widaman

A.A. WiebeAllen and Linda Wiebe

Wayne and Sheila WiebeClifford and Laura WiensSteve and Karleen WiensSteve and Kathleen Wiest

Vi WillardHarry and Elvina WillemsWalt and Patricia WillemsDavid and Betty Winniford

George YagerSue Yager

George and Ada YamamotoEllard and La Verne Youngberg

Living Legacy Donor List • November 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007

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In Memory Of Latimer Neale Ann Robertson

In Memory Of Anne F. Neufeld Helen Adrian

Lovella AdrianNorman and Myrtle Adrian

Alfred and Lydia Berg

Roger and Lawanda FranzRuth Friesen

Willie and Frances ThiessenIn Memory Of Arnold Nickel

Mrs. Gabriel AgaoHelen Berg

Jearn JanzenChet and Irene Pauls

Willie and Frances ThiessenIn Memory Of Angelin Peters

Elmer and Charlene BlomRegina Hofer

Ferail and Margie HubrigIn Memory Of Susan Peters

Virginia JustWalter and Helen KrauseRoger and Nancy Kusch

Laura NickelJeff and Laura Warkentin

In Memory Of Jake Reimer John and Venona Buhler

Herman and Lulu KlassenLaura Nickel

Frances ThiessenIn Memory Of Robert Shartz

Marian AshbyHenry and Marjorie GuichardJohn and Josephine Hayward

David and Martha JostCornelia Neale

Lorene A. ThiesenFrances Thiessen

James and Jeanne WainscottAnne Widaman

In Memory Of Anna Unruh Hulda Unruh

In Memory Of Fred& Margaret Wiest

Stan and Dixielee Sayles

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The Palm Villager is a publication of Palm Village Retirement Community, a mission agency sponsored by the Bethany and Butler Mennonite churches in Fresno and by the Mennonite Brethren

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Director of Planned Giving, Charles BullerCOA 170 Lic. #100404809 • Spring, 2007

Something for everyone: Palm Village looked great for our 65th birthday celebration, with (clockwise) lemonade flowing from garden spigots, a large hospitality tent to welcome visitors, classic cars on display, and beautiful centerpieces on tables where guests dined on Tri-tip.