Memorials
Home for Life® thanks all of our friends and supporters who give in memory of their beloved pets. We thank them for the love and companionship they offered to the cherished animals in their care.
Memorials: Winter 2007 and Spring 2008
John Robert Bryan, age 27, was called to Heaven early on May 25th. John
was born in Edina, MN on January 16, 1981 and graduated from Edina High
School in 1999. Since his graduation, John has been a man of many projects.
He was happiest when using his hands, always an artistic creator. John
could take common tasks and make them artful in a way no one else could've
imagined. John was accomplished in home carpentry, car audio and electronics,
customizing cars and other things that caught his fascination. The name
of his business "Johnny B Custom" was in fact a lifestyle for
him. John spent much of the past two years creating his family's log home
with his father. He plunged his soul into his projects, always doing them
whole-heartedly. John enjoyed boating, motorcycling, playing with his
dogs and having movie nights with friends. He also enjoyed many good times
with family at the cabin as well as his most recent rekindling of great
friendships. He was a kind-hearted person, always willing to help others
for things big or small at a moment's notice. His calm, welcoming and
loving spirit will be forever etched in the hearts of his family and friends.
Memorials to Home for Life on behalf of John from:
Lynn Anderson; Christine Arnoldi; Susie, Rachel and Jake Ayers; Jill Bartyzal;
Paul and Betty Bartyzal; Jay and Sally Bennett; Janice Bergren; Karen
Bergseth; Bob, Lynn, Rob, Beth and Ali Bleckinger; Beverly Borgstrom;
Judy Brown-Wescott; Charlotte Bryan; Jim Bryan (uncle); Steve and Valerie
Bryan; Barb Carriger; Kirstie Cecil; Mary Cederberg; Ruth Cederberg; Robert
and Nancy Coates; Cihan Cukurova; Robert and Julie Daugherty; Annie Doughty;
Linda Duran; Byron Ellingson; Richard and Julianne Corty Erickson; Donald
and Yvonne Erstad; Karen Ettesvold; Douglas and Marie Falls; Robert, Denise
and Jenny Falls; Gary and Jeanann Fenrich; David and Karlynn Fronek; Lisa
and Charlie Geldbaum and Family; Stan and Beverly Geyer; James and Adeline
Gibbons; Fay Gold; Gregory and Jackie Goodlund; Dawnn Green; Jeffrey and
Ethel Gustafson; Harold and Barbara Wynne Huber; Earl and Melanie Hylok;
Molly Ingvaldson; Tanya Ives; Dale and Jean Johnson; Kathryn and Dean
Johnson; Mary and Barry Johnson; Ronald and Jane Johnson; Patty and Lane
Jorgensen and family; Melissa and Brian Judd; Camie Kane; S. N. Keator;
Julie Knutson; Roar and Susan Lund; John and Sallie March; Karen McKernan;
Juan, Ruth and Blake Medellin; Gregory and Peggy Moon; Louise Nesbitt;
New Paper Company, LLC (Tony and Kathy Flaminio, Josh Halsey, Mark Holmberg,
Greg and Vanessa Savioe, Amy and Mike Schoo, Lynn St. Louis); Ray and
Kathleen Oleson; Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Cheryl
A. Jones; Nancy and Allen Olsen; Sally Lewis Olson; Tom and Betty Olson;
Michael and Shannon Palm; Lorraine Pascoe; Gregg and Barbara Pederson;
Scott Phillips; Dorothy Pool; Steven and Hallie Richards; Mary Searle;
Kevin Schmoll; Kenneth and Sharon Schultz; Michael and Holly Sega; George
and Susan Selcke; Kathy Shideman; Jeffrey and Dawn Siemon; Michael and
Carol Simacek; Lawrence and Darlene Swan; Larry and Barbara Swanson; Abbey
Thorne; Mary Ann Wadsworth
Dear
Home for Life,I am writing with sad news: Hugo Olson, Trixie's owner, has passed away. Up to the very end, he would talk about Trixie and he enjoyed the letters and photos sent every month. He was glad to know she was being taken care of and would continue to be cared for even after he was gone. Trixie was his only family. I only knew Hugo for six years and was happy to meet some of his old neighbors at his funeral. They told me he had been a dog lover all his life and always had a dog, always named Trixie! He never married, so these dogs were his family. Thank you very much for the care you are providing for Trixie and the other animals. Hugo enjoyed his visits down there and would tell stories about the great living conditions they had! I have talked positively (and will continue to do so) about your facility to many people. Thank you again.
–Kathy Lund, Registered Guardian
In
honor of Robert J. Pond, a loyal and avid Home for Life® supporter and
the loving sponsor of Charlie, HFL's three-legged lab.–Margaret Corcoran, Ty and Mary Eastlick, Bev and Stan Geyer, Polly Holley and Family, Robert Holley, Janet S. Amis, Jo Pond, Gail Rolf, Mary "Corky" and Charles Carlsen, Mary Ehrlick and The Midwest Group One, LLC
In
memory of Cheryl Schnobrich, an animal lover and supporter of Home for Life®.–Alexis DuBois and Camille Schnobrich (her daughters), William and Victoria Eichten, Dick and Elizabeth Maglio, Nicholas and Jenna Weiss, Kathleen Humphries, KLB Financial Edina, Kevin and Jeanne Bobofchak, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bobofchak, Patricia and Richard Conklin, Elisabeth and David Lindstrom, Kathleen and Michael Searles, Jan and Larry Frank, Christine Price, Betty Christiansen, Gerald and Patricia DuBois, Sandra Rodness, Michelle Skinner
Dear Home for Life Animal Sanctuary:
When my father passed away on March 23, 2008, we thought we might have to
bring his 14 year old cat Mama to HFL since we thought it would be impossible to find a place for her to live. We decided
that the memorials should be directed to HFL, in case. If we did end up
finding her a new home,we thought that HFL should still be the beneficiary
of the memorials. Mama has gone to live with a friend's mother who wanted
a cat. I'm enclosing the memorials that were collected in tribute to my
dad, William "Bill" Larson.
In memory of Bill Larson.
–Jodelle Klein, J. L. Larson, Lou Ann Milotzky, Dianne and Gary Berglund,
Richard and Laura Eliason, John Erickson and Lynda Fagely, LuAnn Swanson,
Mary and Gerald Dick James, Elizabeth Dunleap, Dave And Connie Rikke, Mick and Carolyn Bilotta, Liz Mahon, Polly
McGlaughlin, Terry and Jeff Peltier, Tony Irani, Jan and Kent Erickson,
Laura Feirabend, Jodelle Klein
My name is Rachel Black. I am 16 years old and attend Akron-Westfield Community
School as a junior. I am currently enrolled in a speech class offered by
our school which teaches us how to properly present different types of speeches.
We recently finished a unit on persuasive speeches. For this speech, each
student had to pick an organization or a charity and try to persuade the
rest of the class why the organization was important and the speech that
was the most persuasive would receive our class donation. My speech about
your organization won. I heard of HFL from my Mom, Connie, who has a great
love for animals. The story of Cedric is what truly gave me the ambition
to tell my classmates what a wonderful charity your staff really has. What
your staff does is incredible. You all are truly angels in disguise and
we all are thankful that you exist and are thankful for what you do for
these animals. I ask that the money donated by our class be put toward your
resident, Kobi (the cat). I told the class about Kobi in my speech and I
feel that he truly deserves our donation after everything he has been through.
It's the least that we can do. Thank you for everything that your organization
does.
–Rachel Black and Speech I Class, Akron-Westfield School, Akron, Iowa
In
honor of all who are caring for animals every day, and especially in honor
of my special girl, Mikko.–Heather C.
In memory of Max, our next door neighbor dog who recently passed away.
–Kate and Nate Carson and dog, Malcolm
In honor of the birthday of our daughter-in-law, Kelly Street.
–Carl and Regina Carver
We
have ten 3rd grade girls that wanted their service projects for the year
to benefit animals in need. They were very excited to learn that you care
for your animals for life and I thank you because you are living a good
example for the girls. We have very limited funds, so I asked them to choose
wisely and gave them several options on who to donate their funds to. They
unanimously voted to send the donation to you!–Dawn Haack
Leader of Girl Scout Browning Troup #41
Metro Detroit
Thank you.
–Melody Hach
In honor of my 5th anniversary with Midwest Medical Insurance Company.
–Cindy Hall
Dear Home for Life,
I totally love what you are doing to help animals in need! I'm a big fan
of helping animals and will most likely come out to volunteer one day. Thank
you soooo much!
–Nikki Hanto, 14 years old
In memory of Eugene McCaghy.
–Bonnie Harma
Thanks for doing what you do.
–Dana Hill
God bless you for what you are doing, and thank you for doing what so
many wish they could do, and can't!
– Marisa Hinnenkamp
In honor of my sister, Heidi. This follows her Christmas wishes.
–Wendy and Brian Holland
Keep up the great work!
–Esther Huehn and kids, Mey, Morris, Bailey and
Toby, too!
Chance:
Krystie's dog was a lovable 15 year old lab who was a fighter. He had been
sick for almost 2 years. Krystie got him when he was just a puppy. He would
not sleep unless he could sleep with her up by her head on the pillow. Chance
was a big part of our family and he will never be forgotten. He went to
heaven on the 29th of March, 2008 in the morning, he had waited all night
so Krystie could be out there with him when he took his last breath, and
that she was. We believe he is now being fed his favorite treats and will
await the time until we meet again. Until then Chance; the handsome boy.–Joe, Krystie, Cassandra, and Gabriela
Death
of Eagle PineDied of strong winds and weak roots, our inspiration and namesake, EaglePine. He lived a long and noble life. He showed us Nature's beauty and the will to survive. He figured he could be more of an influence living in our memories and show greater strength through our words. He is survived by his small adoptive family; a forked Birch sapling, several tiny offspring, a protective bramble bush, and a flourishing berry bush. Perhaps all EaglePine review readers should plant at least one tree to honor our founding inspiration. Live strong, learn to survive, and always notice Nature’s beauty.
Later Gator, 2'
In memory of Kirk Johnson, 6.16.70 – 9.19.07.
–Joe Adams, Jen and Eric Alstad, David and Mary Anderson (Molly's friends), Pat Anoya, Pat and Masa Bailey, Terry Bockey, Charles Bolf, Larry and Shirley Bowen, Mary Brucciana, Michael and Beverly Brucciana, Stephen and Heidi Caskey, Jim and Judy Daugherty, Janice Davis, Jim and Anne Donaghy, Tom and Sandy Dunger, Michael Edwins, Ruby Englund, Sharron Erickson, David and Joan Fawcett (Molly's friends), John and Ann Frykland and Family, Jerry and Judy Grenz, Heather and John Haglund, Linda Leonardson Hallman, Luvern and Judy Hanson, Dale and Thelma Himebaugh, Tom and Sonja Hirsch, Richard Hokanson, Vic Holmes, Judy and Lauri Isaacson, Gary and Helen Jacobson, Jo, Donna Johnson, Karen and Mary (Molly's work friends), Gary Kenning, Tom and Judith Kersten, Bob and Karen Knoll, Joe and Kathy Kohler, Emmy Kruse, Jeanna and Paul Kuehn, Kent and Karen Landro, Gary and Carol Langness, Jerome Larsen, Kari Lipke, Chuck and Mary Lofy, Warner and Mona Luoma, Kevin and Lori Manske, Raymond and Elsie Martin, Gary and Lynn McLean, Jan and Tim Menning, Bruce and Norma Miller, Joan and Roy Moen, et al, James and Jeanne Nelson, Kevin and Susan Nelson, Larry and Linda Olson, Scott and Tammy Olson, Judy Peacock, Karna Peterson, Mark Phariss, Ione Rau, Dick and Sue Rohloff, SPR Center (Phil Jury), Lund Sander, Pat Schoenecker, David and Gloria Speng, Ted and Carla Stoneberg, Pat and Mona Sullivan, Jerry and Sandy Swenson, Richard Swenson, Loren and Karen Taylor, The Saint Paul Foundation, Lee and Jan Wenzel, Jeanne and Jeff Zlonis
Photo caption: My Name is Two Feet and I Walk with Four Paws
In honor of Tim and Monica Kryzer and their dog, Tess.
–Mary Johnson
In Memory of Bogey Gasche, whose family Mark, Currie and Christopher miss
him very much!
–Kathryn Kenyon
In
memory of Mom and Smokey, too! Helen always loved our dog, Smokey, and he
was always happy to see and greet her and my Dad. Helen was a beautiful,
kind and loving Mom—as was our Smokey, a kind and loving little dog.–Sue and John Krausert
What a wonderful thing that you are doing for these animals in need. I
will ask the Lord for His help to you in your special endeavor. Thank you
for this great work that you are doing for these innocent and precious creatures.
God bless,
– Scott Kreger
In memory of my mother and father.
–Kathleen Krull
In
memory of Sophie who meant the world to me.–Barb Lene
In loving memory of Nellie. You got your mother and me up and out every
morning for so many years. Morning walks will never be the same! You now
have well-deserved rest.
–Naurine Lennox
In memory of sweet Mitzi – heaven is a brighter place now. From your
friends,
–Janelle and Elliot Litchfield
In honor of my friend, Carol Stehlik. Today is her birthday and she has
a huge heart - for friends and animals alike. Happy Birthday, Carol!
–Jean Lofgren
In honor of the marriage of Mary Golen and Michael Flynn.
–Kathleen Palmen
In
loving memory of Chelsie.–Karen Parks
In memory of Corkie, Sunny Boy and Fergie, my beloved corgis who are waiting
for me on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
–Lisa Polec
In memory of Bart.
–Jaclyn Phillips
In loving memory of our sons Louis and Matthew Schroeder.
–Carl and Mary Schroeder
In memory of a very special dog named Buster!
–Amy Snook
In
celebration of our love and marriage, we asked all our guests to direct
the wedding gifts to Home for Life®, for the sanctuary's
animals.–Dennis and Amber Stapleton
In memory of Emily and Mookie, the sweetest, most loving cats in the world!
–Beverly Stethem
In memory of Maximillion.
–Daniel and Valentina Syrstad
In
honor of our beautiful and incredible collie-mix Trudy who has suffered
from chronic ITP and other complications for the past 7 years. She is amazingly
celebrating her 15th Birthday and still loves to run and play (every other
day)!–Lisa Takekawa
In memory of Mary Mac Gatyas.
–Elizabeth Mangino Wallace
Your organization is fabulous.
–Greta Weisser
Molly,
I am truly saddened to hear of your sudden sickness and passing. From the
day I met you on December 27, 2007, all I wanted was for you to experience
happiness and safety. You found this at HFL in January. I wish I could have
given you more time at your newfound home. I know the time you had though,
was the first time you got to be "just a kitty" and not worry
about surviving on your own. I am thankful for this.I am truly honored for you running into my life (literally). You have made me want to be a better, selfless, caring person. I will miss you and wish I could have given you more time. I love you and will remember your sweet little soul forever. You were truly a fighter.
Thank you Home for Life® for giving Molly the first Home she ever had. With my sincere love,
–Kelly Welker
On behalf of Abby Roth as a Christmas gift.
–Barbara R. Wickham
Please accept this donation to care for dogs who are ill in Kyler's name.
Kyler was the beloved 14-year old German shepherd of my friend, Lauren.
Kyler was considered for guide dog training, but was career changed to become
a pet. He was loving, kind, dignified and very courageous, despite physical
disabilities in his later years. Thank you for the good work that you do
in making the lives of so many animals better. God bless.
–Elizabeth Wittmann