JourneyCare’s volunteers are, quite literally, the foundation of who we are. Our agency was founded nearly 40 years ago by groups of volunteer physicians, clinicians and citizens who had a pioneering vision for the supportive hospice and palliative care services that JourneyCare provides today.
As JourneyCare’s services have grown, so has the role of volunteers. Today, our volunteers serve in more than 40 roles, including patient support, pet therapy, helping at special events and administrative support. Their work is critical to the care and services JourneyCare provides, and our teams are deeply thankful for the time and talents they share.
Now, we give a special salute to these volunteers. Everyone below has earned a 2017 Volunteer Service Award, as they celebrate milestone anniversaries with JourneyCare. They were feted this spring and summer at three Western-themed events in Chicago, Barrington and Glenview. Thank you for all that you do!
30 Years
Volunteer and Lifetime Trustee George Yapp and DeDe Zwilling
Marie Schaack
25 Years
George Yapp, JourneyCare Lifetime Trustee
Marcia Heilicser
20 Years
Andy Amend
Catherine Nowacki
Ruth Rane
Family Support Services Director Kathleen Recchia, Volunteer Sherman Blackman and Vice President of Clinical Services Jim Marshall
15 Years
Frank Conrad
Martha Duerst
Nancy Ferguson
Russell Feurer
Patrick Moughan
Bette Roeser
10 Years
Volunteers Jerry Williamson and Dr. Marvin Johnson
Richard Conrad
Mike Beemer, Board of Trustees
Mary Bienemann
Jeff Boundy, Board of Directors Chair
Thomas Coe
Mike Denesha
Terry Gibbons
Frene Hayer
Volunteer Coordinator Mary Jo O’Brien, left, and Volunteer Shirley Glass
Sue Imhoff
Rose Marie Kobussen
Natalie Krzyzan
Debby Lambert
Claudia Miller
Lucy Petrone
Carlton Prouty
Joan Ruggero
Volunteer Joan Ruggero receives her Volunteer Service Award pin for her 10 years with JourneyCare .
Alice Van Housen
Paul Witt
5 Years
Ellen Abramowitz
Christine Allegretti
Jyoti Amin
Mickey Ayars
Volunteer Steve Grossman and his pet therapy dog, Buttons
Vicki Bitner
Diana Bloem
Nora Brown
Julie Burke
Linda Carpenter
Bridget Carter
Maureen Cassidy
Linda Clark
Joanne Collins
Jeanne Daniel
Amanda Dawson
Volunteers Bridgette Wright and Rodrigo Martinez-Noubleau
Cindy Diekmann-Hohoff
Madeleine DiGiannantonio
Smith Donoghue
Susan Feldman
Dorothy Fiedler
Paulette Forrest
Elizabeth Fraser
Marilyn Freifeld
Volunteer Coordinator Mary Jo O’Brien, left, and volunteers Diana Bolem and Adrienne Pfohl
Matt Gensburg
Joan Giroux
Pamela Gold
Nancy Gordon
Beth Gusloff
Doreen Gustisha
The volunteer staff receives kudos from their teams during the Glenview reception. From left to right, Volunteer Supervisor Kathy Schimmelpfennig, Patient Care Volunteer Coordinator Carol Ramsey, Volunteer Coordinator Noel Gilligan, Volunteer Services Mangers Peggy Prigge and Regan Clute, and Volunteer Coordinator and Trainer Mary Mazzaroli.
Lucia Hall
Diane Hansen
Susan Hanson
Karen Harris
Beverly Herndon
Maggie Hettman
Susan Igyarto
Carol Johnson
David Kaminsky
Pamela Kemph
Annette Kenney, Board of Trustees
Cathe Keres
Volunteers Chicago Katrina Stoutmire, left, and Shirnette Gosberry
Kate King
Bernice Kirchler
Heather Kroski
Diane Krumm
Bailey Kuhn
Andree LaVallie
Patricia Lawlor
Nanci Leigner
Leslie Levin
Father Dennis Logue
Volunteers John Dykas and Casey James
Peggy Martay
Terrie McDonald
Frank McGovern
Ann McHugh
Carol Mellem
Paula Merlo
Karen Miller
Senior Director of Philanthropy Anne Rossiter hugs Volunteer Fr. Dennis Logue at the Glenview reception.
Cary Mondschean
Meredith Montross
Carol Myers
Barbara Noparstak
Laurie Olson-Perkins
Caryn Penn
Robin Petty
Kristin Rakstang Schmidt
Robert Reaumond
Nancy Reinberg
Lisa Rockwell
Janice Sackett
Volunteer Rita Finley
Bob Scios
Robert Seebeck
Lisa Seyring
James Shaver
Charles Smith
Maura Smith
Mary Spiewak
Susan Tennant
Catherine Testa
Sara Thobe
Katie Umphred
Kelly Umphred
Linda Warren
Pamela Weiland
Gloria Weiss
– By Elisabeth Mistretta, JourneyCare Content Specialist
Originally published in Together to Care, Issue 2, 2017
