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.
In this issue, we give a special salute to these volunteers. Everyone listed below has earned a 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!
Volunteer and Lifetime Trustee George Yapp and DeDe Zwilling
30 YEARS
Marie Schaack
25 YEARS
George Yapp,
JourneyCare Lifetime Trustee
Marcia Heilicser
20 YEARS
Andy Amend
Catherine Nowacki
Ruth Rane
Volunteers Jerry Williamson, left, and Dr. Marvin Johnson
15 YEARS
Frank Conrad
Martha Duerst
Nancy Ferguson
Russell Feurer
Patrick Moughan
Bette Roeser
10 YEARS
Richard Conrad
Mike Beemer, Board of Trustees
Volunteers John Dykas and Casey James
Mary Bienemann
Jeff Boundy, Board of Directors Chair
Thomas Coe
Mike Denesha
Terry Gibbons
Frene Hayer
Sue Imhoff
Rose Marie Kobussen
Natalie Krzyzan
Debby Lambert
Claudia Miller
Lucy Petrone
Volunteers Bridgette Wright and Rodrigo
Martinez-Noubleau
Carlton Prouty
Joan Ruggero
Alice Van Housen
Paul Witt
5 YEARS
Ellen Abramowitz
Christine Allegretti
Jyoti Amin
Mickey Ayars
Vicki Bitner
Diana Bloem
Volunteer Coordinator Mary Jo O’Brien, from
left, and volunteers Diana Bloem and Adrienne Pfohl
Nora Brown
Julie Burke
Linda Carpenter
Bridget Carter
Maureen Cassidy
Linda Clark
Joanne Collins
Jeanne Daniel
Amanda Dawson
Cindy Diekmann-Hohoff
Madeleine DiGiannantonio
Smith Donoghue
Susan Feldman
Dorothy Fiedler
Paulette Forrest
Elizabeth Fraser
Marilyn Freifeld
Matt Gensburg
Joan Giroux
Pamela Gold
Nancy Gordon
Beth Gusloff
Doreen Gustisha
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
Kate King
Bernice Kirchler
Heather Kroski
Diane Krumm
Bailey Kuhn
Andree LaVallie
Patricia Lawlor
Nanci Leigner
Leslie Levin
Fr. Dennis Logue
Peggy Martay
Terrie McDonald
Frank McGovern
Ann McHugh
Carol Mellem
Paula Merlo
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
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
