The Wakefield Health Care Center held the memorial Blue Light Tree campaign this past month, and from this year’s proceeds the Center was able to complete and plan for a number of projects.
The idea of the project has been for people to purchase a light (or lights), in memory of their deceased loves ones or friends, or also choose to honor someone still living.
$496 was raised this year. “These funds will go towards enriching the lives of our residents,” said Administrator Traci Haglund.
This year the Center will be using the donations to upgrade and maintain the Aviary, as well as planting flowers and vegetables in the courtyard when the warmer weather comes.
Those honored this season: Betty Lunz, LeRoy Lunz, Fran Hallstrom, Arlene Chase, Harold Oberg, Melvin Larsen, Mildred Larson, Hilma Oberg, Pete N. Oberg, Esther Oberg, Edna Gustafson, Helen Muller, Verna Fischer, Alvin Oberg, Paul Oberg, Pat Berry, Harold Larsen, Red and Carolo Carson, Sandi Carson Stuck, Alice Ellenburger, Melissa (Haglund) Rogers, Miriam Haglund, LaVerne Heithold, Edmond Heithold, Edna Haglund, Walter Haglund, Della (Longe) Frevert, Carl Frevert, Art Longe, Norman Haglund, Sterling Borg, Alfred Borg, Maude Bord, Harold Minor, Charles Kinney Sr., Cora Kinney, John Hanson, Jack Kinney, Grace Kinney, Charles Kinney Jr, Etta Kinney, John H Schroder, Clarybell Schroeder, Aiden Rodriguez, Gisela Rodriguez, Arthur Borg, Alice Borg, Hans (August) Borg, Evelyn Lubberstedt, Judy Ann Lubberstedt, Reuben Johnson, Martha Johnson, Jack park, Gladys Park, Corrine Meyer, Myron Olson, Sonny Langbehn, Donna Langbehn, James Kenyon, Dorthy Kenyon, Bill and Helen Domsch, Baxter Brown, Roy and Viola Holm, “Celebrating the Birth of Jesus”, Art & Alice Borg, Merlyn Holm, Mardell Holm, Denise Thomsen, Michael Thomsen, Morris Thomsen, Mick Thomsen, Clarence Holm, Ebba Holm, Marvin Mortenson, Gladys Mortenson, Erwin Mortensen, Myron Olson, Rick Olson, Donna Langbehn, Vivian Olson, Maxine Lamprecht, Jean Minola, Walter Chin, Leila Chin, Jim Minola, Nevada Minola, Marie and Carol Johnson, Max and Maude Henschke, Frank and Lillie Henschke, Jayne Henschke, Betty Henschke, Eldor & Verona Henschke, Kerre Nelson, Emil Tarnow, Lillie Tarnow, Janice Tarnow, Henry Tarnow, Bertha Tarnow, Henry Tarnow Jr, Mildred Lundahl, Gale Lundahl, Fred Tarnow, Elsie Tarnow, Betty Tarnow, Joyce McGuire, Clarence Utemark, Elsie Utemark, JoAnn Nettleton, Herman and Lena Lehman, Axel and Sigrid Tullberg, Elmer and Delores Lehman, Jeanette Lehman, Don and Lila Tullberg, Myron Tullberg, Sydney Borf, Bob Jones, Carol Bard, Albert Anderson, Ruth Anderson.
This project was originally started around 1972 by the late Bonnie Bressler who was a part of the Wakefield Community Hospital/Care Center Auxiliary.