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S U NNYAG ELL D E VISI1968 VillagerTHEA NEWSLETTER OF SUNNYSIDE VILLAGEGrins and Gratitude Aboundat Annual Event. PG. 2-8Summer 2019
Residents, Staff and FamiliesTreated With Appreciation When Sunnyside says ‘thank you’, it’s expressed with an enormous amount of sinceregratitude. This year was no exception. The fourth annual Sunnyside Appreciation Eventprovided an opportunity to renew our sentiments and share our appreciation to ourresidents, their families, our staff, and their families who make Sunnyside a welcomingcommunity. Children and the young at heart took part in fun festivities that includedface painting, a variety of bounce houses, and competitive games of corn hole. Ofcourse, when it comes to food, Sunnyside excels. This year, everyone enjoyed a variety ofdelicious dining fare from artisan-fired pizza to smoked barbecue chicken and ribs, tastypicnic sides, and an abundance of ice cream treats and decadent cookies. The gatheringresulted in many happy faces and the creation of new memories with family and friends.Wayne and Pat KindtDebbie Bruneau with Barbie Keyser2 Summer 2019THEVillagerMaila Aylsworth and Mackenzie Stutzman
JR and Rhonda Yoder with their daughter Courtney andgrandchildren Iris, Simon and Walter.Jim and Betty Mills with Director of the Foundation,Michael SmithSabrina, daughter of Manor Activities Director, Brittoni Cain,shows off her face paintingRose Astorino is all smilesTHEVillagerSummer 2019 3
Irene Robinson and Maietta MoshierDirector of Finance, Chad Stutzman with Mary Bew andRae AloisioCampus Patrol staff, Jerica Sutton with her mom, Jerri.4 Summer 2019THEVillagerHealth Services Administrator, Alex Maliwacki, withdaughter Emma
Flo Foss and Peggy LongSales Counselor, Kelly Bender and her husband BrianDirector of Dining Services, Ed Catalane, and Tina Catalane,Activities Assistant, with their sons Noah and FinleyCameron Rowe looks up at his great-grandmotherVerilla HollidayTHEVillagerSummer 2019 5
Iris CannatelloShirley Ludke with her granddaughter and great-grandsonJohn Stevenson and Maria Glowinksi6 Summer 2019THEVillagerThree generations: Marketing and Sales Director, DarlaSchrock, with her mother Lou Herschberger and daughterKrista Lee.
Director of Facilities, Justin Helmuth with his daughterSuzanne and Crockett WalkerResident Liaison, Debbie Smith with her mother, daughterand grandchildrenBetty Mills with son Rick MillsTHEVillagerSummer 2019 7
Dutch Johnson with her grandsonHealth Center Server, Maria Jara with her granddaughtersAngela Knepp, Health Center Activity Director, enjoysthe slideDottie Peterson with her friends*photos by Julie Platt, Darla Schrock, Angela Knepp and Howard Wilson8 Summer 2019THEVillager
RelationshipsBy Chaplain Jarvis HochstedlerThe Chapel at Sunnyside Village.Relationships Aren’t they fun?!I recently made a visit to mydaughter’s house in Arkansas tospend time with her family andespecially our grandson, Henry. Itwas his fifth birthday. It cost usmoney, time and effort to make thetrip. Was it worth it? To me that’sa dumb question absolutely! It’sworth everything and more. It’sabout tending familial relationshipsthat have eternal implications.This past year I have observedthree different relationship systemsexperiencing death and trauma.One system had experiencedsome serious injury along the way.Through the initiative of parentsand children, forgiveness ruled theday and in the end the gospel storywas passed to the next generation.The second system experiencedpain in a different way. Death andphysical trauma came to one of theparent’s early on. Because of thefaith and foundation laid by theparent’s, the system stood firm and,at the death of the second parent,many years later, the gospel waspassed to the next generation.The third system made wealth,and everything involved in gettingit, the priority of family system.When physical trauma struck theleader, despair became the orderof the day. Instead of the systemrallying around the injured party itexploded leaving everyone aloneand hurt.My encouragement to youthis summer is to mind yourrelationships. Tend to them asyou would a garden and they willyield a bountiful harvest of loveand companionship.THEVillagerSummer 2019 9
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSGary and Donna CoxA shuttle launch is an awe-inspiringevent. So imagine what a thrill it wasfor Gary and Donna Cox to be able tosee one in-person while sitting with thefamilies of the astronauts; that addsa whole new layer of excitement anddepth to the experience.Gary and Donna were both bornand raised in Danville, IL, and marriedright out of high school 58 years ago.They must really know the secret ofgetting along with each other becausethey also worked together. They owneda supermarket in Illinois, and whenthey moved to Florida in 1986 theypurchased a Hallmark card and giftshop.Gary enjoys golfing, hunting, flying,cruising the Caribbean and followingthe Chicago Cubs. Donna is happy tospend her free time reading, knitting,doing puzzles and crafts. They arelooking forward to meeting and makingnew friends at Sunnyside Village.Don and Dee DammannFull-time RV’ing is the dream ofmany people, and Don and DeeDammann have been there and donethat. They have not confined theirtravels to the continent, however, andhave gone on world travels as well.Don was born and raised in EastSt. Louis and went to the College ofCommerce there. He also served in theArmy on active duty and active reservefrom 1950-1958. He went on to bea railroad administrator, and at somepoint ended up in Galveston, Texas.He enjoys physical activities, sings andkeeping up with the Houston Astros.Dee is probably a good reference forany crafting questions that may arisesince she owned and operated an artsand crafts store and also taught artsand crafts classes. Shestill enjoys crafts, traveling and physicalactivities, as well as the Houston Astros.She was born and raised in Findlay, Ohioand later moved to Galveston, Texas.Don and Dee met each otherthrough an introduction by two of theirchildren. Between them, they haveseven children and four grandchildren.Lois DowdLois Dowd was Illinois stateracquetball champion five times! Asidefrom being a racquetball pro, she wasalso a legal secretary. She now enjoyswatching pro tennis players, long bikerides and anything outdoors.Lois was born and raised in Chicago,IL, and has also lived in California. Infact, she has a daughter who lives in10 Summer 2019 THEVillagerCalifornia and a son who lives in Illinois.You could almost say she left part ofherself in each place. Lois describesherself as very friendly and helpful, andshe has loved living at Sunnyside, sayingshe has felt at home from the first day.Her sister, Bonnie Hoskins, also lives atSunnyside Village.
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSHarold and Dorothy EadyIn 1985, Harold and DorothyEady were invited to visit China bythe Chinese government. That veryunique opportunity came aboutthrough Harold’s position as Presidentof the Society of Motion Pictureand Television Engineers and was ahighlight for the couple who havetraveled the world.Harold enjoyed a long career inthe film and television industry from1947-1991 and must have seen manystars come and go in that time! Heand Dorothy were both born andraised in Toronto, Canada, and latermoved to New York. Harold andDorothy have a son and a daughter,four granddaughters, and one greatgrandson. Dorothy chose to stayhome and raise the children as wellas do some bookkeeping, farming,teaching both nursery school andfigure skating, and some shopkeeping.Both of them enjoy painting,tennis, and golf. Harold would addswimming and singing to his list aswell as following his favorite team, theNew York Yankees. They were drawnto Sunnyside by the warm and caringenvironment and location.John HansBeing in the U.S. Air Force formore than 22 years gave John Hans afront row seat for much of Americanhistory that many of us just read aboutin the text books. He was an aircraftmaintenance worker and was on dutywhen President Kennedy left on thatfateful journey to Texas. John was alsoon duty when the president’s bodyreturned on Air Force 1.He spent about 15 years in thepresidential squadron, starting whenPresident Roosevelt was in officeand also served the presidentialaircraft for Presidents Truman,Eisenhower, Kennedy, Ford andNixon as well as serving in theKorean and Vietnam wars.John was born and raised inWilliamsport, PA. and also lived inVirginia, moving to Sarasota in 1990.He is a Washington Redskins fan andis looking forward to meeting newpeople at Sunnyside Village.THEVillagerSummer 2019 11
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSLamar and Patty HolsoppleAs a retirement gift to each other,Lamar and Patty Holsopple took atrain trip across the Canadian Rockies;one of the most interesting things theyhave done.Lamar was born in a little townnamed Holsopple, PA., and was raisedin Archbold, Ohio. He later went toGoshen College where he earned hisBachelor of Science and met his wife,Patty. Lamar went on to Ohio State forhis Master of Arts, and then taught highschool Language Arts and English for 44years. He was also a teacher in Sarasota.Patty was born and raised on afarm in West Liberty, Ohio. She lovedfarm life, and though she has lived inthe city for the last 50 plus years, sheis still a farm girl at heart. She andLamar lived in Ohio where she workedas a bank teller and they raised theirfamily of two children. They now havefour grandchildren.They moved to this area in 1973, andstill follow Ohio State sports as well asthe Tampa Bay Rays. They both enjoyreading, and Lamar is a biker, swimmer,and walker, while Patty is a knitter.Fee MercerFee Mercer was born in Dunhen,Germany and immigrated to the U.S.in 1955. She also lived in New York,Massachusetts, and Maryland beforemoving to Sarasota in 1974.Fee attended Baylor Universityfrom 1966-1968 and was anoperations manager for ZayreDepartment Stores for 18 years, andthen a human resources managerand payroll manager for a nursinghome in Bradenton.The most unusual thing she hasdone is zip lining with her family. It wasthrilling but a bit scary, too. She lovedit! She has two children and threegrandchildren who are now in college.Fee volunteers at her church as asmall group facilitator and as a StephenMinister, helping those in need.Ken and Marcia MyersPlaying bridge is a fun pastime formany people, but it paid big dividendsfor Ken and Marcia Myers because theymet playing bridge. A standout memoryfor them is cruising to Iceland on theship, the Queen Elizabeth.Ken was born and raised in Lockport,NY served in the U.S. Air Force andalso worked as a consultant. He nowvolunteers at Sarasota Memorial Hospitalon the surgery floor. He has experience12 Summer 2019 THEVillagerwith pain and the process of recoverysince he went through it all when herecovered from a serious auto accident.Marcia spent her childhood inPittsburgh and went to Iowa StateUniversity. She worked as a publicist.Ken and Marcia moved to Sarasotain 2006. They have a son, and threegranddaughters who are spread outacross the U.S. in New York, LosAngeles, and Portland.
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSJoy SicksJoy Sicks came to Florida fromWest Virginia when she was six, andit was a good thing she did! She mether husband when they were only insecond grade. They were married for43 years and had one daughter andtwo grandchildren.Joy is a University of South Floridagraduate with both a BA and MA andtaught for 43 years in Sarasota Countyschools. She is a member of DeltaKappa Gamma, Beta Upsilon chapter,as well as the Junior League of Sarasota,Sarasota Retired Teachers, and FloridaRetired Teachers Association.She has enjoyed traveling in the U.S.and cruising, and also enjoys readingand knitting.Miriam NaumanTravel has provided some of themost interesting things that MiriamNauman has seen. She has visitedmany natural parks and spent amonth in Alaska, but the highlightwas a two week trip to the Holy Landthat was a surprise gift after 20 yearsof ministry.Miriam was born in Lancaster,PA. and where she went to school atLancaster General Hospital School ofNursing. She worked part-time as anRN and was also a pastor’s wife. Theyhad three children, seven grandchildren,and 11 great-grandchildren.Miriam lived in Florida from 19731993 and then moved back again in2010. She feels very blessed to beat Sunnyside Village and is lookingforward to meeting new people.She volunteers with Helping Hands,and in her free time enjoys reading,crossword puzzles, scrabble, andplaying the piano.William SimmonsWilliam Simmons most importantaccomplishment in life has been tosurvive 85 years in generally good toexcellent health! He may have someinteresting tales to tell of those 85years since he was in the U.S. Navyfor 27 years and was a flight surgeonand psychiatrist.William was born and raised inColorado Springs, CO and went tothe University of Colorado. He methis wife while there and had fourchildren and seven grandchildren.Sunnyside was a good choice forWilliam since his house was too bigfor one person and the yard wasmore than he wanted to take care of.He now enjoys walking and reading.THEVillagerSummer 2019 13
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSBecky SmithServing in missions gave BeckySmith the chance to live and workin some unlikely places. She lived inAustria, ministered behind the IronCurtain, and made short trips tothe Dominican Republic. She alsotraveled the Alaskan Highway, raiseda family and made a home. But shealso enjoys quilting and art. Quite avaried resume.Becky was born in Indiana, raisedin Ohio, and met her future husbandafter she moved across the streetfrom him. They had two children andfour grandchildren.She just recently moved toSarasota from Nashville, TN andmisses her friends and church, but isoptimistic about finding new friendsat Sunnyside Village.Richard and Dottie WagnerRichard and Dottie Wagner wentto high school together but didn’tmeet until their fortieth reunion atFalls Church High School in Virginia.Apparently, it was finally the rightplace at the right time. They aretogether now and they both enjoyplays, opera, cruises, and travel.Richard went to school atRandolph-Macon College inAshburn, VA on a footballscholarship and still enjoys watchinga good game of football. Richardwas a U.S. Marine Corps A4 fighterjet pilot from 1953-1994 and takes14 Summer 2019 THEVillagerpart in U.S.M.C. activities. He alsoworked as a Nationwide insuranceagent for a season.Dottie attended NorthernVirginia Community College from1984-1985 taking library coursesand worked in Fairfax CountySchools in the Library for 15years. She has three children (onedeceased), and four grandchildren.Dottie’s most interesting travelswere in Egypt and China.They are very thankful to beliving at Sunnyside Village becauseof the residents and the staff.
W ELCOME N EW R ESIDENTSMarilyn O. WardMarilyn O. Ward and her familyopened up their home to three highschool exchange students fromBrazil, Mexico, and Spain, and shesays it opened up the world to herfamily. They even traveled to visitone of their students in Spain andalso met up with their son in Madridwhile he was doing a University ofWisconsin study abroad program.Marilyn is a native of Rockford,IL, and has also lived in Fontanaon-Geneva Lake, WI. She attendedthe University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana from 1946-1948, where shemet her husband of 70 years on thefirst day of class. Her chosen careerwas as a home engineer. She pouredherself into making a healthy, happyand loving home for her family.She moved to the area in 1990and has friends who were alreadyvery happy living at Sunnyside andrecommended it. She is lookingforward to making friends andparticipating in community activities.Marilyn enjoys constructing pursesand bags, needlework, crafting, andreading, and has a cat named Shadow.Donna WanvigMany people might think twiceabout doing something that requireswearing a transponder in case of anavalanche, but Donna Wanvig took itin stride as part of the adventure ofsnow skiing in New Zealand. To getto this remote location she hoppedinto a helicopter, then enjoyed apicnic in the snow, skied down.anddid it again!Donna was born and raised inIllinois, went to Taylor UniversityUpland in Indiana from 1950-54 andmoved to the Sarasota area in 1967.She taught home economics andEnglish, and she and her husband,who passed away three yearsago, had three children and threegrandchildren.Tennis is Donna’s favorite sport.She also enjoys a good book,puzzles, games, and Mah Jong.She is friendly, quiet, and a goodlistener, and is looking forward tomaking new Christian friends atSunnyside Village.She volunteers at the SunnysideManor and the Lakeside DiningRoom serving beverages.THEVillagerSummer 2019 15
VillagerTHESunnyside Village5201 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, FL 34232941-371-4245, HSAllianceMennonite Health ServicesSunnyside is affiliated with Mennonite Health Alliance, Southeast Mennonite Conference, LeadingAge and LeadingAge Florida.The mission of Sunnyside Village is to honor God by enriching the lives of residents, staff and the communityby providing homes, services and programs in a Christian environment.Pictured on the front cover: Pat Frazier and her friend Ilse Brosnan enjoy a moment of fun in a bounce houseThe Sunnyside Foundation hosted an educationaltown hall meeting on April 23 for more than 200residents, future residents, and supporters. MichaelSmith, Director of Foundation, was joined by ExecutiveDirector, J. David Yoder; Health Services Administrator,Alex Maliwacki and Director of Rehabilitation Services,Patrick Laskowski. Each speaker shared insights aboutcutting edge developments for the new Health andRehabilitation Center and the construction progress.The innovative developments – such as an anti-gravitytreadmill and a specialized aquatic therapy pool – aimto promote positive rehabilitation outcomes forresidents. If you would like to make a contributiontowards the Therapy Fund for the advanced aquaticand strength training equipment, contact MichaelSmith at extension 338.Foundation Director, Michael Smith, shares details about initiatives coming to the campus.
on the surgery floor. He has experience with pain and the process of recovery since he went through it all when he recovered from a serious auto accident. Marcia spent her childhood in Pittsburgh and went to Iowa State University. She worked as a publicist. Ken and Marcia moved to Sarasota in 2006. They have a son, and three
