Kidron Bethel Village

Kidron Bethel
VILLAGE
2009 ANNUAL REPORT
Values in Action
Our Mission
Kidron Bethel Village
is a progressive
retirement community
that provides
residential choices
and offers personalized
services with
Christian compassion.
Board of Directors
2008 - 2009
Kaye Penner, Chair
Donald J. Voth, Vice Chair
Paul Harder, Treasurer
Orlyn Zehr, Secretary
Joan Brubacher
John Buckner
Connie Claassen
Bernice Esau
Lester Ewy
Jim Goering
Tony Graber
Greg Hinz
Jim Nickel
Don Schmidt
Pam Schmidt
John Sommer
Omar Voran
J. Wendell Wiens
‘Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works and
give glory to your Father who is in heaven.’
~ Matthew 5:16
Cindy Vanover
The theme of our Annual Report this year is “values in action.”
What are values?
Values are the principles we hold and stand by when making decisions.
Organizations, like individuals, have values. Those values are the essence of the
corporate personality or corporate culture, whether in a church, a nation, a workplace
or a retirement community.
Values words are thrown about a great deal in our society, but what we truly value
we act upon. Our true values, as individuals and as communities, are the values we
demonstrate through behaviors.
Core values not only create a shared story – a shared vision for the future, a shared
understanding to act upon – core values also must serve as important guidance for
strategic decisions, including where to invest resources for improvement, how to
better serve residents and attract qualified staff, and how to communicate effectively
within the organization.
At Kidron Bethel, our mission is to serve as a progressive retirement community
that provides residential choices and personalized services with Christian compassion.
That mission gives guidance and inspiration. It describes the “what” of Kidron. Our
core values describe the “how.”
Our 2009 Annual Report describes how Kidron Bethel uses its core values -Compassion, Community, Choice and Commitment – to make decisions in a very
visible way, every day.
You will read about those values in action throughout this Annual Report -- in our
Independent Living, our Assisted Living and our Health Care Center neighborhoods.
As someone who cares about Kidron Bethel, you, too, are an important part of our
values in action.
As donors, residents, supporting congregations, volunteers, community members
and staff, you make a difference. You reach out and touch lives here in important
ways through your gifts, your time and your love. You provide residents with comfort
and security because they know you will be there; they know you care for them and
about them. Without you we would not be the outstanding retirement community we
are.
Kidron Bethel is a ministry, and you are a conduit of God’s love here each and every
day. I feel most blessed to have been called to serve here and I am grateful for all the
gracious hospitality you have offered me during this transition. I thank God for all of
the residents, volunteers, families and staff who have demonstrated our values every
day this past year through their commitment to this wonderful community.
Cindy Vanover
President/CEO
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Kidron Inc.
receives
HUD capital
improvement
grant
A team of workers from The Professional Side,
Newton, installs new, energy-efficient sliding glass
doors and windows in Kidron Inc. apartments.
Kidron Inc. recently received a major grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
capital improvements to Kidron Inc.
Roofs are being replaced on the main building as well as the fourplexes on the south side of Bluestem Street.
In addition, new windows and sliding-glass doors are being installed in each residence. Fifty-one of the 55
Kidron Inc. apartments are receiving new, energy-efficient furnace and air-conditioning units. Local contractors
expect to complete the project by fall.
Those helping to procure the grant include Director of Independent Living and Marketing Marilyn King,
who authored the request; Vice President of Finance Scott Whitley; Director of the Physical Plant David McBeth;
Accountant LuAnn McMannis; and Community Life Coordinator Susan Almond.
Kidron wins KAHSA consumer education award
Kidron Bethel Village, Asbury Park, Kansas Christian Home and Presbyterian Manor of Newton received the
2009 Excellence in Consumer Education Award from the Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging as part of its Quality First Awards of Excellence program.
The group was honored for its unique marketing, showcasing the city of Newton as a great place to retire.
Marketing directors from the four retirement communities collaborated with other organizations to sponsor the
Discover Life After 55 Expo, advertisements and other activities. No other community in Kansas comes together
in this unique fashion to promote itself as a great place to retire. Marilyn King, Kidron’s Director of Independent
Living and Marketing, is a founding member of the group.
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Cindy Vanover
CEO
Meet the CEO
‘I look forward to being a part of
the continued success of one of the
recognized leaders in long-term care.’
Cindy Vanover
CEO
Cindy Vanover of The Woodlands, Texas, is the new president
and chief executive officer of Kidron Bethel Retirement Services
Inc.
According to Mennonite Health Service CEO search
committee members, Vanover’s strengths will allow her
to “create processes and accountability to ensure strong
operational performance” at Kidron Bethel.
Vanover formerly was at The Methodist Hospital System in
Houston, Texas, and previously served in numerous executive
roles in the areas of healthcare, education and children’s
services.
“I’m so blessed to have the opportunity to serve such
an important ministry,” Vanover said. “This is a wonderful
community with a dedicated board, involved residents and
caring staff. I care deeply about the work that we do and I do
not take this responsibility lightly.”
She holds a master’s degree and speaks internationally
on values and corporate culture in business. According to
Mim Shirk, vice president of Mennonite Health Services
Alliance, Vanover’s presentation on integrating values into
organizational culture during the group’s 2007 assembly
“sparked a major initiative for us.”
Prior to her involvement in corporate culture and values,
Vanover worked for more than two decades in public relations,
fund-raising and administration. A Montana native, she has
three adult children.
Vanover assumed her duties in April at Kidron. She replaced
interim president and CEO LeRoy Weddle of McPherson, who
had been at the helm since Sept. 29, 2008.
Recognizing Outstanding Commitment
Kidron Bethel Village hosted its
annual employee appreciation
reception in January. Among those
recognized for years of service was
Paula Padilla, CMA, who was named
a Kidron Ambassador for her 10 years
at the Village.
CMA Raylene Lane was named
Caregiver of the Year, and Maintenance Technician Bryan Becker was
named Support Employee of the
Year.
Other employees were recognized
for completing career-advancement
education.
From left, Caregiver of the Year Raylene Lane, Interim President/CEO LeRoy Weddle
and Support Employee of the Year Bryan Becker.
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Discovering
Sce.
PLEASURE ~ PURPOSE ~ PEACE
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idron Bethel Village recently hosted staff training
sessions facilitating therapeutic small-group
activities for people with memory impairment.
The sessions were led by nationally recognized
educator and consultant Erin Bonitto of Gemini Consulting.
“Involving people with dementia in therapeutic smallgroup activities offers a compassionate way to deliver genuine
pleasure, purpose and peace,” said Bonitto.
Therapeutic small groups are driven by a pre-selected
theme featuring “kits” made up of dozens of props. Each prop is
carefully chosen
to cue parts of
the brain that
still “work” but
may be buried
beneath severe
language
difficulties.
In addition,
the threedimensional
props relate
to all senses,
From left, Margaret Smith, Margaret Treible
and Martha Hiebert enjoy a session about
allowing them
backyard birds. Activities Director Beth
to be looked at,
Penner, right, leads the group.
held, used and
experienced.
Trained staff facilitators use a variety of nonverbal and verbal
techniques to carefully draw out deeply stored, long-term
memory. Special techniques also are used to create a genuine
connection between the residents. Bonitto provided training for
Kidron Bethel staff members who will facilitate the program.
During therapy sessions, residents are encouraged to interact
with each other, make choices and share their thoughts with the
group.
A small-group training session focusing on a beach theme
featured props, including bathing suits, beach hats and towels
and decorated sunglasses. Participants in the group were
encouraged to choose their favorites from the assortment of
props, and each dug their fingers into beach sand to extract
a buried shell. Holding their choices from a basket of “keeper”
seashells, residents then shared their memories of visits to the
beach and playing with their children.
“What would you do with this sand if we really were on the
beach?” Bonitto asked.
“I’d dig in way down,” replied a resident. “I’d look for jewels.”
“I’d dig in with my hands,” said another participant.
“Toes would be better,” added a third, giggling as she spoke.
One resident modeled a pair of oversized pink and blue
butterfly sunglasses sprinkled with gold flecks, and chose a
bright, multicolored swimsuit for her “trip” to the beach. She
soon traded them for sunglasses shaped like pineapples and a
hot pink one-piece swimsuit. The session ended with residents
holding hands and singing a song.
herapeutic small-group activities training at Kidron
Bethel follows the successful implementation in
2007 of Bonitto’s Alzheimer’s lounge concept. The
lounge program is ongoing at Kidron Bethel and
involves strength-based stations, with residents pursuing an
activity appropriate for their abilities and interests. Each station
features authentic props and activity supplies known to be
engaging for residents with dementia.
“Allowing a resident to touch, smell and experience common
objects such as dirt, flower bulbs and watering cans can help
unlock the gateway to precious memories,” explained Bethel
Health Care Centre Activities Director Beth Penner. “We will be
expanding our ‘kits’ to include weddings, fishing and other areas
of interest, to help residents remember more of the happiest
times in their lives.
“This program is a gift that allows us to help our residents
recover their ‘lost’ memories,” Penner added. “They deserve
these moments of pleasure that they might not receive in
typical large-group activities.”
Bonitto will present a workshop, “Alzheimer’s Lounge:
Interdisciplinary Program for the Real World,” this summer at
the International Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging conference in London, England. Kidron Bethel is one
of a sample of 13 locations in the United States to implement
the Alzheimer’s lounge program and then provide survey
results related to outcomes. The results of those surveys will be
included in Bonitto’s presentation at the London conference.
“Kidron Bethel is the only provider in the state of Kansas to
invest in ongoing training, coaching and development of Life
Enrichment Systems for Dementia,” Bonitto explained. “The
community is blessed to have this caliber of dementia expertise.
I’m thrilled to be sharing Kidron Bethel’s successes with an
international audience in London.”
“The lounge and therapeutic small groups programs are
more than just activities on our weekly calendars,” said Bethel
Health Care Administrator Leigh Peck. “Each program is
designed to enhance quality of life by bringing moments of true
peace, pleasure and purpose to our residents with dementia.
The sensory stimulation of using props helps residents express
memories that staff and family members may not have heard in
years.”
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Community News
Moyer named outstanding Bethel alum
Kidron Bethel Bell Choir presents
concerts at Christmas and Easter.
Members of the group are, first
row, from left, Rosie Smith, Belva
Unruh; second row, from left,
Ethel Kaufman, Virginia Claassen, Anita Bohn; third row, from
left, Wanda Harms, Dr. Wilmer
Harms, Evelyn Lehman, Helen
Buller, Elva
Unruh, director Charlyn Sill,
LaVera Schrag.
J. Harold Moyer has been named a 2009 Outstanding Bethel
College Alumnus Award winner. The Kidron Bethel Village resident
graduated from Bethel in 1949 with a major in music and a minor in
education. He earned a master’s of music with a composition degree
in 1951 at George Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., and a Ph.D.
with a music composition major at the University of Iowa.
Moyer’s career included teaching stints at Goshen College in
Indiana and at Bethel College. In his spare time, he composed and
arranged operas and worked on developing The Mennonite Hymnal.
In addition, he has been involved with the Kansas Mennonite Men’s
J. Harold Moyer
Choir since 1971 and has written a number of anthems for the group
that have been published.
He retired from teaching and received professor emeritus status in 1992. That same
year, he became a volunteer coordinator for the Bethel College Life Enrichment series.
Moyer was honored at a banquet in May at Bethel College. During the awards ceremony,
the college’s concert choir sang several of his compositions and arrangements.
Lehman honored
for leadership
Web site
features
Kidron
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esidents, their families, and community members are
encouraged to visit the new Kidron Bethel Village Web site at
www.kidronbethel.org.
The site now features downloadable monthly activity
calendars for the independent and assisted living areas as well as health
care. Families may utilize the calendars to keep up with the activities of
their loved ones.
One new feature of the site allows donors to make secure financial
contributions online. Kidron Bethel’s Annual Report may be downloaded
from the new site, as well as news articles about Village happenings.
Information also is available about volunteerism and special events such
as Celebration Day, Country Breakfast and Builders’ Banquet.
Floor plans of Kidron Bethel Village properties are featured on the Web
site, including Campus Woods Estates, Village Heights, townhomes, the
400 Building, Kidron Inc., and Suderman Centre for Assisted Living. In
addition, residency applications may be downloaded for each area.
There also is information about Wellness Centre offerings and some
of the required participation forms may be downloaded from the site.
Employment applications and resumes may be submitted online as well.
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Kidron Bethel
Village resident Ralph
Lehman was honored
during the 175th
anniversary celebration
of Edgewood Children’s
Center in St. Louis,
Mo., with a special
tribute recognizing
“tremendous
Ralph Lehman
leadership.” Lehman
served as chief executive
officer of the center for emotionally disturbed
and delinquent youth from 1968 to 1989.
Ralph was presented a picture of the
original Edgewood rock house, surrounded by
the signatures of children currently residing
there. During his career, Lehman also was
honored as Missouri Social Worker of the Year.
His wife, Evelyn, taught kindergarten for 25
years at Webster Groves, Mo.
The Lehmans’ son and daughter-in-law
accompanied them to the celebration and
they also visited with their grandson.
SNAPSHOTS
Bethel Health
Care Centre
LPN Dee
Hamilton was
among those
who came
to work in
costume on
Halloween.
Campus Woods Estates
residents Anita and Stan Bohn
walk home hand in hand.
Residents and community members
make a splash at water volleyball Tuesdays
and Thursdays in the Wellness Centre.
Chaplain
Amanda
Rempel, left,
assists
resident
Martha
Harms, who
read the
nativity
story at
Bethel
Health Care
Centre’s
Christmas
party.
Miss Kansas, Emily Deaver,
left, and her grandmother,
Kidron resident Sarah Regier.
Deaver entertained guests at
the Venture Club banquet.
Stan Voth and Vi Ediger, foreground, and Titus
and Rose Jost welcome the new year at a party
for independent living residents.
From left, Opal Retzer, Martha Sundgren and
Rosie Bolen laugh while frosting Valentine
cookies in Suderman Centre for Assisted Living.
Life Enrichment Coordinator Judi Crump,
right, serves Margaret Smith from the
chocolate fountain during the Suderman
Centre for Assisted Living Christmas party.
Suderman Centre for Assisted Living resident
Ruth Schmidt, left, visits with Kidron’s new
CEO, Cindy Vanover. Residents hosted an ice
cream social to welcome Vanover, utilizing the
newly purchased ice cream machine in Bethel
Health Care Centre.
Louise Bartel was among the
Suderman Centre for Assisted
Living residents planting
flowers this spring.
Bethel Health Care Centre residents John and
Susie Lohrentz celebrate Valentine’s Day. The
couple has been married for 44 years.
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Iris Banman, left, a resident
of Bethel Health Care Center,
thanks Chaplain Amanda
Rempel for her service during
a Pastoral Care Week activity.
COMPASSION...
Sharing from the Heart
Six years ago, I met Isaac and his four
children in their home on a remote island
in the Pacific Ocean. Isaac recounted the
experience of losing his wife, a daughter
and their home in a mudslide following
torrential rains less than a year earlier.
Isaac’s family was like thousands of
others who lost life or property without
warning in the dark of night. Often
during those weeks of visiting families,
hearing their stories and helping to
rebuild their homes, I was overcome with
a feeling of compassion.
Jesus, in the Gospel of Mark 8:2, said
as he looked over the crowd following
him, “I have compassion for these
people....” Jesus has touched our hearts
to respond to human need as well.
The Kidron Bethel theme this past
year was Compassion: The Heart of Our
Mission. Reflecting on our experience, I
recall witnessing the miracles of caring
and sharing taking place routinely on our
campus. A resident comforts his grieving
neighbor after the tragic loss of a spouse.
Sisters who lived long, productive
lives share a substantial gift through a
bequest upon their deaths. A resident of
very modest means shares a thoughtful
and very meaningful gift. A single-mom
staff member shares a monetary gift that
no doubt could have been used in many
other ways. A resident survives a tragic
accident with the emotional support of
many. An anonymous donor makes a
gift of $10,000. A dear couple volunteers
their time to support the caring ministry
of Kidron Bethel.
These gifts, whether monetary or
otherwise supportive, were shared from
a heart of compassion. Each of these gifts
touches the very heart of God! They also
touch mine. Sharing these gifts implies
a deep trust that has been placed in the
people who administer the organization,
who direct the programs, and most of
all, with those who lovingly care for the
needs of your loved ones from day to day.
Sharing these gifts also acknowledges a
trust that says, “I can make a difference at
Kidron Bethel Village!”
Your prayer and financial support this
past year has been humbling. While the
economic crisis swirls around us, we are
encouraged by the many donors who
have chosen to walk the path together
with the employees of Kidron Bethel.
Because of your partnership with us, our
residents continue to receive the loving
care that comes from sharing hearts.
Thank you for your gift of compassion.
It is a gift to many!
Ron Braun
Director of Development
Summary of Contributions
April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009
$174,764
Other
$13,503 (8%)
Capital Campaigns
$14,600 (8%)
Charitable Care Endowment
$10,740 (6%)
Equipment
$11,229 (6%)
Health Care Van
Expansion Fund
$45,175 (27%)
Health Care Furnishings
$30,433 (17%)
$8,445 (5%)
Health Care Benevolent Fund
$40,639 (23%)
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In the
Paul & Beverly Buller
Robert & Barbara Bunting
Keith Burch
Arvin & Kathy Busenitz
Russel & Wanita Busenitz
Ellen Byergo
Duane & Nila Chambers
The Citizens State Bank
Claassen Hardware & Lumber
Dorothy Claassen
Dwight & Connie Claassen
Kim & Debbie Claassen
Milton Claassen
Clock Medical Supply Inc.
Leland & Neva Coester
Jerry Conyers
Ken & Judi Crump
Ken Crump Home Improvements
Jerry & Delora Decker
Geoff & Verda Deckert
Karen DeGrazio
Howard & Kimberly Dick
Ray & Amanda Dick
Waldo & Hazel Dick
Dondel Antiques
George & Edna Dyck
Sam & Linda Ediger
T.B. Ediger
Roger Eichelberger
Rachel Enns
Bruce Entz
Edythe Entz
Helen Entz
Anthony & Diane Epp
David & Aileen Esau
Elbert & Zola Esau
Elma Esau
Vergil & Kay Esau
Marvin & Alma Ewert
Donna Feudner
First Bank
Debra Fischer
Melanie Florine
Luetta Frey
Marlin & Deane Frey
Merle & Winifred Frey
Rodney & LaDeen Frey
Barbara Friesen
Jacob & Lola Friesen
Judy Friesen
Larry & Donna Friesen
Richard & Dorothy Friesen
Friesen Tool Co. Inc.
Robert & Jane Froeschle
David Fulton
Furniture Warehouse of Newton
James & Janice Gaeddert
John & Mary Gaeddert
Bertha Fern Gerber
Mary Ann Gertsen
Wynn & Ardith Goering
John & Janice Good
Graber’s Ace Hardware
Clarence & Hilda Graber
Martha Graber
SPIRIT
of Giving
Kidron Bethel Village
gratefully acknowledges those who
contributed during the past fiscal year.
Donors who gave
$5,000 or more:
Midland National Bank
Elvera Suderman
Wilma & Grace Toews Estates
Donors who gave
$1,000 to $4,999:
Anonymous
Bethel College Mennonite
Church
Ronald & Dena Braun
John & Anne Buller
Bradley & Suzanne Burch
Walter Claassen
Kenneth Deckert
John & Bernice Esau
Lester Ewy
Faith Mennonite Church
First Mennonite Church
Willmer & Laura Friesen
James & Karen Gaeddert
Jacob & Beth Goering
Theodore & Shirley Goering
Grace Hill Mennonite Church
Monica Gross
Paul & Eldine Harder
Doreen Harms
Edwin & Mary Jane Janzen
Eileen Janzen
Irene Janzen
Titus & Rose Jost
Kidron Bethel Auxiliary
Marilyn & Clifford King
Melvin & Donna Klaassen
Newton Medical Center
Don & Leigh Peck
Virgil & Kaye Penner
Gary & Gloria Rediger
Edwin & Ella Regier
Sarah Regier
Clarence & Amanda Rempel
Margaret Rich
Donald & Marlene Schmidt
Sizemore, Burns & Gillmore, PA
Elva Unruh
Robert & Ruth Unruh
Omar & Carolyn Voran
Marie & Martha Voth
Willard Waltner
Scott & Pat Whitley
Wendell & Norma Wiens
Orlyn & Janis Zehr
Contributors
Donors who gave
$25 to $999:
Susan Almond
Brad Anderson
Anonymous
Mildred Austermiller
Auto Castings Recovery
BCMC Women’s Fellowship of
Bethel College Church
Elda Bachman
John & Lois Balthrop
Cynthia Banman
Edgar & Vinola Banman
Helen Bargen
Todd Barnes State Farm Agency
Allan & Susan Bartel
Barry & Brenda Bartel
Esther Bartel
Floyd Bartel & Justina Neufeld
Gladwin & Lois Bartel
Harlan & Grace Bartel
Lewis Bartel
Bob & Donna Becker
Bryan & Kathleen Becker
Bethel College
Ruth Boese
Stanley & Anita Bohn
Amanda Breer
Wade & Joan Brubacher
John Buckner
Bruce & Meribeth Buhr
Jerry & Carol Buller
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Tony & Susan Graber
Great Plains Communications
Marie Guhr
David Habegger
Bill & Rosie Hake
Anita Harder
Ruth Harder
Edgar & Marjorie Harms
Larry Harms
Marjorie Harms
Merril & Gladys Harms
Richard & Wanda Harms
Wilmer & Esther Harms
Charles Harr
Randy & Billie Harr
R.E. & Edith Haworth
Richard & Bev Heim
Rick & Dee Ann Hein
Gary & Victoria Hill
Marvin & Shirley Hinde
Hinz Motors Inc.
Wilma Hinz
Dale & Lucile Hochstetler
Marvin & Joyce Holck
John & Gwen Horn
Interplan Midwest LLC
Menno & Alice Isaac
Lucile Jackson
Vern & Helen Jantz
Floyd & Anna Mae Janzen
Heinz & Dotty Janzen
Mary Janzen
Norma Johnson
Ethel Kaufman
Leona Kaufman
Frank & Holly Keller
John & Janice Kinsley
Jeannette Kitch
Joel & Nancy Klaassen
John & Eileen Klassen
John & Judy Kliewer
Knudsen Monroe & Co.
Galen & Martha Koehn
Louise Koehn
Arlan Krehbiel
Peter Krehbiel
David & Heidi Kreider
Robert & Lois Krieder
Esther Kroeker
Raylene Lane
Ralph & Evelyn Lehman
Ruth Linscheid
Laverne & Amanda Loewens
Vernon Lohrentz
Robert & Sheryl Loveland
Deanne Magruder
David McBeth
LuAnn & Darren McMannis
Mennonite Foundation
Frank & Emmy Midkif
Harold & Rosemary Moyer
Ted & Berneil Mueller
Harry & Donna Neufeld
Jim & Leann Nickel
Clarence & Gladys Niles
Paul’s Inc.
Dewayne A. Pauls Public
Accountant
Dewayne & Betty Pauls
Helen Pauls
Vernon & Janice Pauls
Karren Pease
Penner Patient Care
Don & Kathryn Penner
Ernst & Shirley Penner
Jason & Beth Penner
Joseph & Florene Penner
Lawrence & Kathryn Penner
Marvin & Ruth Penner
Ray & Lois Penner
Willy & Gerry Penner
Ronald & Carol Peters
Velora Peters
Mike & Carol Petitjean
Edward & Lynda Picking
Marles & Norma Preheim
Evelyn Quiring
RPH Financial LLC
Arlin & Janora Ratzlaff
Marie Ratzlaff
Robert & Betty Ratzlaff
Ravenscraft Implement Inc.
Realty Connections
Curtiss & Tammy Regehr
Marie Regehr
Regier Constructiion
Harold & Rosella Regier
Helga Regier
Raymond & Gladys Regier
Richard Regier
Daryl Reimer
Richard & Erna Rempel
Waldo & Leta Renich
Opal Retzer
Loren & Peggy Reusser
Esther Rinner
Agustin & Mary Rodriguez
Paul & Carolyn Roth
Galen & Fern Rudiger
SD Enterprises LLC
Leona Sawatzky
Sandra Schlobohm
Art & Ruth Schmidt
Darrel & Carmen Schmidt
Donavon & Deloris Schmidt
Dorothy Schmidt
Dumont & Barbara Schmidt
Dottie Schmidt
Harold Schmidt
John & Linda Schmidt
Lola Schmidt
Richard & Pam Schmidt
Roland & Ethel Schmidt
Mark & Andrea Schmidt Andres
Howard Schrag
Vernita Schrag
Lloyd Schroeder
Vern & Janice Schroeder
Dorothy Seibel
Seminole Energy Services LLC
Harold Seyfert
Greg Sheffler
Sterling & Alma Shelly
Carol Siemens
Richard & Frances Siemens
Charlyn Sill
Sims Insurance Services Inc.
Sizemore, Burns & Gillmore, PA
Evelyn Smith
Kenneth & Clorene Smith
William & Helen Smith
Stanley & Marlene Smucker
Greta Snell
Somers, Robb & Robb
John & Donna Sommer
John & Janet Sommer
Victoria Southern
Blanche Spaulding
Charles & Jeanette Spencer
Larry & Donna Sperling
Keith & Aldine Sprunger
Charlene Stoetzl
Dan & Kim Stroud
Hulda Stucky
Martha Stucky
Mildred Stucky
Paul & Neva Belle Stucky
Wayne & Sharon Stucky
Garry Stukey
Leland & Dilores Suderman
Eileen Sutherland
Carl & Louise Thieszen
Harold & Esther Thieszen
Marvin & Shirley Thieszen
Velma Teichroew
TOPS KS 162
Herman & Bertha Toevs
Rosella Toevs
Abby Tyner
Esther Unruh
Leona Unruh
Mildred Unruh
Oliver & Elizabeth Unruh
Mildred Vogt
Vogts Construction
Barry & Tammy Voorhees
Max & Irma Voran
Peter & Lois Voran
Donald & Bonnie Voth
Harold & Vernelle Voth
James & Barbara Voth
Jane Voth
Stanley Voth & Viola Ediger
Doris Wade
Harris & Christine Waltner
James & Jean Weber
Daniel & Jeanette Wedel
Homer & Marie Wedel
Marie Wedel
LeRoy & Carolyn Weddle
Elizabeth Weerts
Helen Wehry
Esther Wenger
Wenger Oil Inc.
Ree Whitford
Ruth Wiebe
Catherine Wiens
LaWanda Wiens
Violet Wildeboor
Leroy & Ethel Winters
Linda Wishard
Marvin & Jeannie Zehr
D.B. & N.J. Zook
Memorials
Contributions
in honor of or in memory
of the following:
Norman Abrahams
Robert Chidsey
Winifred Ewy
Dorothea Franzen
Adelia Frey
Wilma Graber
Bertha Harder
Art Janzen
Letha Krehbiel
Erna Penner
Ralph Quiring
Eldon Retzer
Peter Schmidt
Beverly Unruh
Assisted Living Fund:
Robert & Jane Froeschle
Ree Whitford
Linda Wishard
Kitchen, Harvest Table,
Menno Hall Expansion:
Irene Janzen
Health Care
Benevolent Fund:
Anonymous
Elda Bachman
Twila Bracy
Ronald & Dena Braun
Carl & Joan Breidenstein
John Buckner
Bruce & Meribeth Buhr
Ellen Byergo
Duane & Nila Chambers
Walter Claassen
Earla Critchfield
Glenna Dellenbach
Vernon & Jeanne Dreier
T.B. Ediger
Marvin & Alma Ewert
Donna Feudner
Debra Fischer
Luetta Frey
Marlin & Deane Frey
Friesen Tool Co. Inc.
Larry & Donna Friesen
Willmer & Laura Friesen
Bertha Fern Gerber
Jim & Peggy Graber
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James & Nancy Graf
Monica Gross
Marie Guhr
Paul & Eldine Harder
Doreen Harms
Wilmer & Esther Harms
R.E. & Edith Haworth
Wilma Hinz
Dale & Lucile Hochstetler
Interplan Midwest LLC
Floyd & Anna Mae Janzen
Heinz & Dotty Janzen
Marjorie Janzen
Leona Kaufman
Joel & Nancy Klaassen
Melvin & Donna Graber
John & Eileen Klassen
Richard & Leanne Klassen
Lydia Kleinsasser
John & Judy Kliewer
Louise Koehn
Frank & Emmy Midkiff
Ed Moody
Harold & Rosemary Moyer
Harry & Donna Neufeld
Sandra Nikkel
Helen Pauls
Ernst & Shirley Penner
Joseph & Florene Penner
Lawrence & Karen Penner
Marvin & Ruth Penner
Virgil & Kaye Penner
Willis & Ruth Ann Penner
Marie Ratzlaff
Robert & Betty Ratzlaff
Dumont & Barbara Schmidt
Wayne & Norma Schon
Laura Ann Schrag
Delores Schroeder
Charlyn Sill
Greta Snell
Charles & Jeanette Spencer
Dan Spencer
Ken Spencer
Keith & Aldine Sprunger
Martha Stucky
Cleodene & Ruthella Tabler
Bruce & Dena Tabor
Carl & Louise Thieszen
Mildred Unruh
Robert & Ruth Unruh
Peter & Lois Voran
Harold & Vernelle Voth
Marie & Martha Voth
Harris & Christine Waltner
Cheryl Wardlaw
Marie Wedel
Florene Wiens
Wendell & Norma Wiens
Violet Wildeboor
Our Values
COMMITMENT
We value our community members and staff and
commit to manage with competence and integrity,
seeking God’s guidance. We will safeguard
the rights and dignity of those entrusted to our care.
COMPASSION
We value our heritage and will serve
with Christian love and provide opportunities
for spiritual growth and comfort.
3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS 67117
316-284-2900 • www.kidronbethel.org
CHOICES
We value and will strive to honor each community
member’s choices. We will offer retirement lifestyles
that are enriching and services that enhance
each community’s wellness and independence.
COMMUNITY
We value relationships among our community members,
families, volunteers and staff, and will encourage
meaningful and enjoyable interaction.