Missouri Veterans HoMe st. jaMes

the Veterans Voice spring 2016 newsletter

Joseph M. White Jr. The men and women that now call MVH-St. James home have lived all over the world and have an abundance of history to share. Mr. Joe White is no exception. Joe joined the Navel Reserves while still in high school, at the age of 17. He says that he wanted to see the world. In 1940, he was called up for active duty and was sent to the Hawaiian Islands. He was stationed on a destroyer ship called the USS Schley, built in 1918. On December 7th, 1941 Joe was on a weekend pass in Honolulu staying at a local Y.M.C.A. “I was going to the 8:00am Catholic Mass and heard the bombing, but did not know what was going on. A bus then pulled up and we were told we had to go back to the ship, that we were under attack. I remember that

we had to drive on the shoulder, because the roads were packed with people trying to get away

from the area.” Joe stated that they returned to the ships before the second wave of the attack hit. He stated that he fed shells into a 3”/50 caliber gun that was on deck. After the smoke cleared, Joe said that they did not have time to rest, “we stayed very busy making repairs on the ships as fast as we could.”The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. After serving 4 years in the Navy Joe returned home. Joe stated that his dad told him that he had to get off the couch and get a job. So he went to work for the Terminal Railroad, just like his dad. During that time he met

the love of his life, Miss Loretta Riner. They married a year later and had five children: Barbara, Connie, Cindy, Joey, and Bobby. Joe worked for the railroad as a Switching Foreman and retired after 17 years of service. A couple years later he had the

idea to open Coachlight Inn in Leasburg, MO. It was a bar and grill that he and his family owned

and operated for over 17 years. He stated that everyone said he could cook a mean steak. After officially retiring Joe enjoyed traveling with his wife, spending time with his 28 grand kids, and reading historical books. Joe said that he enjoyed being in the military because he got to see so many different things; the Hawaiian Islands, the beautiful sea, and even a leper colony. Joe stated ,“I even got to go inside of a volcano once. It was above the clouds and you could look down and see the islands below.” Joe said that the one thing he could share after 92 years of living life is to compromise,“that is how my wife and I got along so well, I should know we were married for 62 years.”

We are proud that Joseph M. White chooses to call

MVH-St. James his home!

Joe White Navy Reserves 1940 • Age 17

Joe with his family at the Missouri Veterans Home • 2015

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Missouri Veterans Home Assistance League News

~ Greetings From Adminstration ~

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to our Veterans...

MarchJohn BranchEdward MillerJoseph Zulpo

AprilJim DistefanoRudy Rush Jeffery Young Don Johnson Jerry BlankenshipLuke GasqueWilliam StratmanLouis RomineHilbern WhitsonRobert JeademannMark BoyleOliver Licklider

May Darold FieldsJames BoatmanJoe WhiteDavid WalkerNorbert DillBob MoffetOphelia ParkinsonAlbert WilsonRalph DavisJames ReedEugene JohnsonSylvester MinxEwald BrinkmannHarold St. OngeJohn GlenErma Heckemeyer

MVH Current Census

50 World War II Veterans 47 Korean Conflict Veterans 35 Vietnam Veterans 02 Persian Gulf Veteran 14 Peace Time Veterans

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Wishing you all a blessed day!

Mr. Red Cavanugh shows us you are never to old to have fun. Hello everyone at the St. James Veterans Home and community. My name is Steve Conrad, your newly elected Assistance League Board President.

Our members include: Mr. Dennis Wilson, Vice President • Mr. Don Olds, Treasurer • Mrs. Terry King, Secretary • Mr. Stan

Kardasz • Mr. Dick Pirtle • Mr. Bob May • Mr. Wilbert Falke • Mr. Lowell Wynn

Our core mission is to purchase items not available with state funds and that benefit the majority of our resident Veterans. In January, we made a major purchase of a new silver Dodge van to enable our Veterans to be transported to their medical appointments. These purchases are made possible by the very generous contributions and fund raising activities throughout our community. The next big fund raiser is a trivia night on April

30th, at the VFW in St. James. If you would like more information about this event please contact Lorie Steen, Supervisor of Volunteer Services. We still have team space available or if you would like to donate a silent auction or door prize item that would be great too! It is my great honor to serve as President of your Assistance League with such a dedicated group of board members. I would also like to say thank you to Mr. Dick Pirtle for doing such an outstanding job as Interim President last year. Let us always remember all those who have served and our service members currently on duty world-wide.

Steve Conrad, PresidentMVH Assistance League

June Barbara WesterBob HollandThurman SmithCharles MaloneHenry BorggardtRoland HeadGlen RubleRobert BrownLee HeavinBonnie “Bo” Bolin

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Spring is just around the corner and with that comes new growth! Missouri Veterans Home is pleased to announce some new staff members who have joined our team or who have been recently promoted. We would like to welcome to our team: Kristen Smith, Assistant

Administrator comes to us from the Jefferson City area where she lives with her husband, Brandon. She has many years of long term care experience. Tammie Dodson, Personnel Clerk lives in the Salem area with her husband, Jeff and their three children. She has been a State employee for approximately fifteen years in the human resource field. Lillian Zumwalt, Registered Nurse/C Core Unit Manager, Lillian currently lives in Rolla with her husband, Rich. Lillian has extensive long term care experience and looks forward to getting to know all of her C Core Veterans and their families. Lastly, we would like to congratulate Alanna Breen, CNA who has been promoted to a lead worker on B Core. Alanna has been working with our Veterans for

over six years. On February 29, 2016, we held an Open House for everyone to see our beautiful new Chapel located near our Therapy department. We are very excited to have this area inside our main building that our Veterans, families, and staff can utilize anytime for their worship needs. We have also added a new memorial screen just outside the chapel to honor our fallen heroes. In January, the Assistance League purchased a new transport van for our Veterans! This addition to our fleet will assist with MVH staff transporting Veterans to their many appointments. On average, we transport Veterans to approximately sixty appointments each week. This vehicle is top of the line and very comfortable for our Veterans.Please, if you haven’t been to our home, stop by and visit or sign up to be a volunteer. It’s the most rewarding thing you will do! Thank you for supporting our Heroes.

Sincerely,Cathy A. Haynes, Administrator

Missouri Veterans Home St. James 16th Annual Golf TournamentSeptember 19th, 2016

All proceeds go to support our Missouri Veterans Home Assistance League.

Contact Lorie Steen at 573-265-3271 ext. 257 or lorie.steen@mvc.dps.mo.gov for more information.

Please reserve my spot as a sponsor of the golf tournament . Purple Heart - $2000 Eagle - $1000 Stars and Strips - $500

Liberty Bell - $250 Salute to Veterans - $100 In Kind Gift

Name/Company ____________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ Phone__________________________Email_______________________________

TEAM

SPOTS STILL

AVAILABLE.

Come join us for prizes, food, golf and a great cause...

OUR VETERANS!

W i s h L i s t ITEMS NEEDED:

Large Smart TV’s, Electric Razors, IPad Tablets, MP3 Players New socks, underwear, suspenders, graphic t-shirts, mens & ladies body wash, toiletries

(pump hand lotion, deodorant, shampoo, body spray), soft candies, individually wrapped candy bars, snacks, crackers, sugar free candy, packets of gum, stamps, velcro wallets, zipper coin purses,

small LED flashlights, inexpensive watches, clocks, AA and AAA batteries, back scratchers, DVDs, headphones, reachers (grabbers), and ball caps.

ANNUAL EXPENSES:

Donations are always welcome for the following: Resident Family Picnic, Holiday Dinner, 4th of July firework display for our Veterans, fishing trips, and magazine subscriptions for our library.

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St. James Missouri Veterans Home • Management Team

Cathy Haynes Kristen Smith Chanda SaultzTina HlavatyTrudy RutlandLillian ZumwaltDebbie ElliottTammie DodsonAngie S. MartinDiana SmithJT SybertChris ShaulJulia BurtonBrenda McCrackenLorie Steen George ReevesLe Ann VogtRobert Terry

Administrator Assistant AdministratorDirector of NursingUnit Manager, Core AUnit Manager, Core BUnit Manager, Core CAccountantPersonnel ClerkHealth InformationStaff DevelopmentMaintenance Environmental ServicesRecreational TherapyPhysical TherapyVolunteer ServicesSupply ManagerSocial ServicesFood Services

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Cathy.Haynes@mvc.dps.mo.govKristen.Smith@mvc.dps.mo.govChanda.Saultz@mvc.dps.mo.govTina.Hlavaty@mvc.dps.mo.govTrudy.Rutland@mvc.dps.mo.govLillian.Zumwalt@mvc.dps.mo.govDebbie.Elliott@mvc.dps.mo.govTammie.Dodson@mvc.dps.mo.govAngie.Martin@mvc.dps.mo.gov Diana.Smith@mvc.dps.mo.govJT.Sybert@mvc.dps.mo.govChris.Shaul@mvc.dps.mo.govJulia.Burton@mvc.dps.mo.govBrenda.Mccracken@dps.mo.govLorie.Steen@mvc.dps.mo.govGeorge.Reeves@mvc.dps.mo.govLeAnn.Vogt@mvc.dps.mo.govBob.Terry@mvc.dps.mo.gov

Missouri Veterans Home Trivia Night

When: April 30th, 2016 Time: 6 pm Where: St. James VFW

for more information Contact Lorie Steen at 573-265-3271 ext. 257 or Lorie.steen@mvc.dps.mo.gov

TRIVIA? teams

wanted!

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Thanks to our generous donors for their contributions from October through February 2016. Please accept our apology if we have unintentionally left you and/or your organization off this list. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

Monetary Donations

over $1000american Legion Post #187DaV Chapter #49-Harry HerronHeart of Missouri 40/8, Voiture 29 sons of the american Legion Post #99team rWBthoman-Boothe Post #338VFW Post #8828Walmart Distribution Center #6069

$200 to $499aim High Clubamerican Legion-st. James american Legion Post #43american Legion Post #632Daivid & sally Bayless

Korean War Veterans #3Ladies aux VFWMarine Corp League-LakeMid Missouri Credit UnionMilitary officers assocMilitary order of the Purple- Heart

$51 to $199american Legion Ladies auxamerican Legion Post #81american Legion Post #208american Legion Post #632arch energy, LLC.Bay Community a.L.a. #541Myrl BledsoeBrewer scienceCentral Federal savings & LoanJim & Linda Clarksonamilio CalzoneCountry GalsDaughters of the american rev.DaV Chapter 10- Queen CityDaV Chapter 65- Cuba

Up to $50american Gold star- Mothers american Legion #94american Legion #179american Legion #195american Legion #347american Legion #470 american Legion #607Debra BeachMike BerencLeona Brownroy & Judy Buchholzrandy & nancy BurnsCentral Missouri aviationCentral ozarks service Cole-Mahan enterprisesart & Jan Comptonsteve ConradJames & Donna Crowruss & Patsy DavisConley & Linda DePriest David Distefanoelizabeth DistefanoWilliam & Mary DuBoisBob & sue ann DunnFirst Church of Godrobert Foxal GrubbsCharles & aloha Hezelnorma HicksDavid & Kim Huxholdrobert JordanHarvey KahleBill & Linda KaltenbachUrban KlubaHarold & Bonnie LaramoreCarl LeonardLester C. schlueter Mem. Lucinda MakiMaries County BankJoe & Joan Mensioolive Branch Lodgeanna Penningtonelmer & Faith PetermanDanny & Ginny PherigoDick PirtleMike & Barbara PressonDoug Proffitt

M. raileyLinda ruleyJanet sandsBarbara sennDeborah shasserreWes & arland stemmeMark & Barb stephensterry & Jeanne sullentrupJason & Dawn thurnauVernon & alice tillyVFW Post #2025 VFW aux Post #2442 VFW aux Post #3176 VFW Post #3600VFW aux Post #3770VFW Post #4756VFW aux Post #4182VFW Post #4182VFW Post #5468VFW Post #6337David WelchJim & Bernadette WelchJohn & Paula WenzelburgerBill & shannon WilhiteBeverly WilsonDennis & Lynn WilsonJosephine WinslowVoiture Locale #38

Sheila Allen, President of the Dept. of Missouri VFW presents a donation to Mr. Louis Romine for our home.

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$500 to $999american Legion aux #208american Legion Post #208american Legion #366 american Legion riders #331Daughters of the american revolutionDaV aux #49Kerry HansenLadies & Mens Club of- indian HillsQuentin roosevelt #1 aLast. Patrick schoolnorman & theresa Wilbers VFW Post #3176

Mary DudleyDale edwardsFabulous Fifties Jim & Betty GreenFirst Church of GodGertrud HaleDan & Patricia Halls.L. HanselHardwood WholesalesDennis & Cathy HattersleyFrank & Wilmetta HebertHighway 30 Car ClubJones Beltone Hearingstan Kardaszstan & Marilyn KintighKirgan enterprisesKorean War Vets Chapter #281Knights of ColumbusCalvin LangengergDelmar LoherLozierBenjamin LubeckiMace’s town & Country MarketBob MayMechanical Contractors of- eastern MissouriFrannie MinxJohn Morrisnational 4th infantry Div.national order of trench- rats Geraldine novakodd Jobber Construction

Jim ProctorPalace Union Churchron Moreland Construction Joy rodgerssherry’s rental. LLC. Dorothy spadonist. Clair elksst. James oil Companyst. James tiger Cubssullivan elementarytelephone Pioneersthe Dermatology Centerthomas Constructionthree rivers Publishingtown & Country BankUs amry Corp VFW Ladies aux #5608VFW Memorial Post of Dent- CountyVFW Post #280- Boone CountyVFW Post #2661- WashingtonVFW Post #1003VFW Post #6133VFW aux Post #2025VFW aux Post #6133G. Leigh VroomanVFW Post #6479-steelvilleVFW Post #8045-argyleWindsor Babtist ChurchHugh & Mary young

Melanie osbourne Warren Patt Phelps County BankPepsi-Cola Bottling rolla area Chamber st. James Public schoolssons of the american LegionK.C. swopetacony Manufacturingtater Patch saloonthe rose Bar & Grilltriangle t enterprisesVFW aux Post #4107VFW Post #2482VFW Post #2593-arnold VFW Post #3410-o.W.L.VnV/LV MC Chapter X- Mo

Kricket with Tater Patch in Rolla presented a check to Veteran Larry Albertson and Kelli Estes, our Nursing Scheduler. Next time we will have to talk Kricket into bringing over a few burgers.

Mid-Missouri Women Veteran Group came and visited during the holidays and brought special gifts to our lady Veterans at MVH.

Warrent Officers Association out of Ft. Leonard Wood presented a check to Veterans Clarence Romine and Hansen Rinehart.

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our adopt-a-Vet Program was a grand slamfor our Veterans! thank you to all who

participated in our fundraising event. you truly make a difference in the lives of our Veterans at

MVH-st. James.

Ruby Hendryx enjoys her new Cardnials ball cap courtesy of Sons of the American Legion Post 99.

Sons of the American Legion Post # 99 from Salem have supported our Adopt A Vet program for the last 4 years! This year they raised $7,500 for our Veterans. At a holiday event they had lots of “elves” to help hand out treat bags, gloves, and Cardinal ball caps to ALL our Veterans! Thank you Post #99 and citizens of Dent county for your continued support for our home.

Mr. Emmet Fink opening his Christmas giftat our annual holiday party.

Mr. James Tripp and Mr. Harvey Thomas check out their new electric razors that Santa brought.

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TA P SNeil Maricle

05/12/1933 - 10/13/2015 US Marines

John Johnson 12/31/1945 - 10/31/2015

US Army

Oran Brewer 05/09/1929 - 11/01/2015

US Marines

Norman “Bud” Wilbers 03/18/1925 - 11/10/2015

US Army

William Bruce 01/23/1927 - 11/16/2015

US Army

Michael Franklin 08/24/1950 - 11/22/2015

US Marines

Earl Edmiston 06/25/1929 - 12/04/2015

US Navy

Joseph DeVincenzo 07/29/1927 - 12/09/2015

US Army

Leo Arnold 12/12/1946 - 12/23/2015

US Army

Henry Toretta 07/19/1933 - 12/27/2015

US Army

Myrl Line 10/08/1922 - 12/31/2015

US Army

Cordell Queathem 06/11/1924 - 01/09/2016

US Army

Howard Hale 06/27/1928 - 01/14/2016

US Navy

John Mitchell 07/17/1922 - 02/04/2016

US Navy

There are no words big enough. There is not a hug strong enough.

There is not a smile wide enough. All I can offer is thank you.

You are my hero.

You are in my thoughts. You are in my prayers.

For all you’ve done, thank you.

Mr. Clarence Romine accepts a donation for $500.00 from Dale Koch with the American Legion Post 366.

Veterans... Here, There and Everywhere!

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We sure have been busy having fun... Here are just a few photos of our Veterans here at MVH - St. James.

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Mr. Ken Barnes looks like he found some mischief with that big smile on his face.

Mr. Jim Tripp enjoys meeting McGwire and his handler from the Wild Bird Sanctuary.

Sure hope Truman, our very own Eagle mascot does not get jealous that another bird was getting all the attention!

Mr. Bob Moffet looks like he may have had two desserts with that big smirk on his face!

Mr. Kenny Bales sings a few tunes with Shirley Robinson and the Wildrose Band at the BBQ Bivouac event held in November.

No Truman, you can not drive the Twisted Addiction monster truck!

Thank you Team RWB for choosing MVH-St. James to host your half marathon and 3 miler event. We had a huge turn out of runners with amazing weather. AND... we raised over $7,000.00 for our MVH Vechicle Fund!

Santa must be good friends with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, because they sure brought a lot of gifts for our Veterans this holiday.

Major John Motel and staff from the South Central Correctional Center presented Miss Ophelia Parkinson with a large donation of afghans and artwork for our Veterans.

Legacy Vet Riders presented a check in the amount of $300.00 to our Assistance League President, Steve Conrad.

Lorenzo Valdivia with Team RWB presents a check to the Missouri Assistance League to go towards a new van.

Wreaths Across America

Mr. Art Compton speaks about the importance of remembering the men and women that have fought for our country and our freedom.

Each year the program involves a nationwide ceremony followed by placing of the wreaths. Mr. Art Compton is the organizer for the St. James Veterans Cemetery Wreath Program. He and his wife, Jan have been very dedicated to this program for over 7 years. “We are very blessed and honored to have so much community involvement volunteering for such a great cause. It is truly a beautiful site to see all the headstones with a wreath during the holidays”, stated Lorie Steen, Supervisor of Volunteer Services. If you are interested in sponsoring a wreath or volunteering with Wreaths Across America, here at St. James, please contact Art and Jan Compton at 573-885-7228. This year the event will be held on December 17th, 2016.

Mr. Paul Salois places the Air Force wreath at the ceremony.

Mr. Earl DeFoe helps Lorie Steen,Supervisor of Volunteer Services place wreaths on some of the stones.

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We had over 1000 trick-or- treaters visit our home, that sure is a lot of candy. I think that Mr. Jim Gratzer and Mr. Joe White may have had a few pieces too.

Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Swaim always have fun handing out candy and seeing all the little monsters that are out on Halloween.

The students of St. Patricks School came to our home to spread a little holiday cheer. They even brought lots of wish-list items for our Veterans!

We have an amazing staff that truly care for our Veterans each and every day. Pictured above are Natalie McDonald, CNA and Mr. Boby Lewis. Natalie has worked at MVH for over 12 years!

Even the St. James Tiger Cubs saved their pennies to adopt our Veterans.

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All About Our Employees By Diana Smith

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WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS Our volunteers are dedicated to “serving those who have served.”

Charlie Everingham

Nancy Maddox

Doug Lane

Linda Miller Richard LaBrash

Judith Brown

Jim Parsons

If you would like more information on volunteer opportunities please stop

by and see Lorie Steen, Supervisor of Volunteer Services or contact her at lorie.steen@mvc.dps.mo.gov or

call 573-265-3271 ext. 257

Sharon Farley

Volunteer Spotlight Barb McDowell

Miss Barb has been volunteering at the Missouri Veterans Home for almost 7 years. She always has a smile on her face no matter if she is jammin out with a bluegrass band or playing games with our Veterans. We feel truly blessed to have such a caring

and talented lady on our team. Barb says that she enjoys playing and making crafts with her grandkids. She also loves to paint on canvas. Barb’s favorite saying is “Make sure to help others along the way of life.” “When I volunteer at MVH I try to make the Veterans laugh, to lighten the load they have to carry, plus I hope they see that I am concerned about them. I try to see the good in people and I feel their goodness and kindness towards me, and that makes me happy,” said Barb.

Mike Bedwell

Making a difference at MVH ~ St. James!

Annual Staff Education Days were held this past October in Springfield, MO. The theme this year was The Transformative Power of Pride in Your Job. Attendees participated in team building activities and were able to network with coworkers from our 6 sister homes around the state. Outstanding MVH-St. James employees chosen for this event were: Donald Stewart, Maintenance/Grounds LaShundra Williams, CNALeslie Roberts, CNA – B core Donna Passalacqua, CNA- A coreJuanita Nichols-Dorsey, RN- A core Dawn Scheel, CookLinda Moore, LPN- B core Carmel Heidorn, Housekeeping

We are continuing with CNA classes and have five students currently enrolled. They are excited to complete the course and start serving our veterans. Special congratulations to Tony GanDrennen and Tina Cahill for passing the state certification exam for CNAs on January 26th. We are so proud of our new CNAs!

Congratulations to our 2015 MVH Employee of the Year:Donald Stewart, Grounds Keeper

Donald is a great team player that always has a positive attitude and a smile on his face. We are proud to have him as part of our MVH family. He makes a difference in the lives of our Veterans and staff everyday!

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MISSOURI VETERANS HOMEThe Missouri Veterans Home-St. James has the distinguished honor of being the oldest of seven Veteran’s homes in the State of Missouri. The home was first established in 1896 by the Women’s Relief Corps. Its original purpose was to provide care to aging Missourians who had fought for the Union in the Civil War. We now care for Missouri Veterans who served our country and fought to preserve our freedoms. The Missouri Veterans Home currently provides medical and skilled nursing care to Veterans who meet the

following qualifications for admission:

• A Veteran who served active military service and who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable.

• Has lived in the State of Missouri for at least 180 days (at any time in their life.)

• Has a need for services.

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