We Give Thanks
Thanksgiving week is a perfect time to offer gratitude to every member of our personal care community — to our Residents for their joy and wisdom ... to our staff members for their dedication to providing quality, compassionate care ... to our family members for their ongoing support. We all look forward to Thanksgiving and the quickly-approaching holiday season as a time to count our blessings. Read below to find out what some of our Residents and employees are thankful for this year.
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Sylvia Banovatz
Resident
“I’m thankful for my health and my son, who is my right-hand man. I am also thankful for the kind staff here.”
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Marylou Markovich
Volunteer
“I am thankful for the opportunity I have in spending time with the Residents here.”
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Jack Smith
Resident
“I am thankful to be here at Mt. Assisi and to have new friends.”
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Betty Oberst
Resident
“I am thankful for the healing of my arm and shoulder and for my supportive family.”
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Tammy Towers
Housekeeping Supervisor
“I am blessed and thankful to be spending time this Thanksgiving with my family. I am thankful that all my loved ones are healthy and happy, as well as my friends and staff.”
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Sister Joyce Burkhart
Resident
“I am thankful for getting together with family and for freedom of worship.”
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Rita Jones
Resident
“I am thankful for my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”
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Iris Sliwinski
Receptionist
“I look forward to celebrating with my family at my house. I am so thankful for the love and support of my family and friends. I’m also very thankful for my new job at Mt. Assisi Place and for working with such nice staff.”
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Carolyn Klingensmith
Resident Care Aide
“I am thankful that I am alive and kicking! That I have family and friends who I love and who love me. That I have a job that I love and Residents who are my grandparents. Blessings to all.”
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Sister Lois Jean DiFalco
Resident
“I thank God for my life and that my foot is getting better.”
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Yvonne Pochron
Resident
“I am thankful for everything!”
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Dee Hartle
Resident
“I am thankful that I am going to turn 91! I never thought I would make it to the 90s.”
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Father Bob Staszewski
Resident
“I am thankful for family and my health.”
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Sister Bernadine Marie Stemnock
Independent Living
“I am very grateful for God in my life, along with every person who ever came in contact with me. I am a better person for having known all of you. Thank you and God bless you! You are forever in my heart and always in the heart of my prayers.”
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Irene Schafers
Resident
“I am thankful for healing, that I can walk again, and I am healthy.”
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Sister Karen Buco
Resident
“I am thankful for gift of my life, my parents who loved and cared for me, my family, God’s goodness, and the beautiful world He created for me to live in and grow in with all those whom I meet each day. Most of all, I thankful for the many blessings He continues to give me.”
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Theresa Cammarata
Resident
“I am thankful for my sister coming to Mt. Assisi and for my good health.”
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Paul Von Bloch
Resident
“I am thankful for God’s beauty in the fall trees and the trees around Mt. Assisi Place.”
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Sister Anece Salay
Independent Living
“It is wonderful to be back in the USA (after 30 years ministering in South Africa) and, this year, to be able to be with my family. Not everyone understands this day, especially those in other parts of the world. It’s a day to not just say, “Thank you,” but to feel “thank you” swell up in the heart.”
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Dana Funk
Resident
“I am thankful that God restored my apt for poetry and the opportunity to share it. I am so grateful that God is keeping my family happy.”
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Sister Virginia Rose Carroll
Resident
“I am thankful for my wonderful family and the great people who care for me. I thank God for my life.”
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Sister Pat Marie Buranosky
Resident
“I am blessed and grateful to be part of God’s magnificent creation and to be alive for almost 88 years in the ongoing process of God’s magnificent creation. Deo gracias!