Who’s Who in LTC: 2016

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2016 Faces & Stories in Virginia’s Long Term Care Facilities

VHCA-VCAL member centers care for amazing individuals. Read more about some of the individuals who live in Virginia’s nursing and assisted living centers. We hope you are inspired by their service to our country and their communities, their compassion, their ability to overcome adversity, and their wisdom about how to create a life well-lived.

Mrs. Malvine Zollars

The Landmark Center in Stuart Mrs. Zollars received her first violin for Christmas, at the age of 10 and joined her grade school orchestra. She received a scholarship to Waynesburg College where she majored in viol

Ms. Esther Wilkins

ManorCare Health Services – Imperial in Richmond Ms. Wilkins, loveable and feisty, was born the year President Theodore Roosevelt was President and the first American-made car rolled off the assembly line. She wa

Mrs. Ruby J. Wiebe

St. Mary’s Woods in Richmond Mrs. Wiebe’s story begins on a farm in Nebraska where she learned all the household jobs she would possibly ever need. She met her husband at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. The

Mr. Edward Whiteside

Harbourway at Atlantic Shores Retirement Community in Virginia Beach Mr. Whiteside was born in Brooklyn and raised in Syracuse, New York. He went to Marist College and Osteo State University, receiving a degree in

Mr. Keith Weldon Vuncannon, Sr.

Abingdon Health & Rehab Center Born in North Carolina in 1925, Mr. Vuncannon worked as a mason, carpenter and landscaper. He used his talents to build some of the homes for animals in the Asheboro, North Carolina z

Ms. Isabele Vartanian

Lucy Corr Village in Chesterfield Prior to coming to Lucy Corr, Ms. Vartanian resided in Hopewell, Virginia. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1927, the oldest of her four siblings. As a young adult she moved to New

Mr. Harold “Hal” Turner, Jr.

Riverside Convalescent Center – Smithfield Mr. Turner, born in 1930 in Chicago, was encouraged to learn piano by his mother, an amateur actress and pianist herself. His interest became his passion as he went on t

CAPT Lawrence Penfield Treadwell, Jr.

Rappahannock Westminster – Canterbury in Irvington CAPT Treadwell spent his youth in Norfolk, enlisted in the Navy then entered the Naval Academy. After graduation, he married his wife, Ellen, with whom he had th

Dr. Jean Sullivan

The District Home of Birmingham Green in Manassas Dr. Jean Sullivan’s entire life has been marked by an instinct to serve others. A graduate of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, she established the R

Mr. Joseph Serino

Lexington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Richmond Mr. Serino was born in the north end of Boston not far from Paul Revere’s house and the Old North Church. During his sophomore year at the Massachusetts College

Dr. Virginia Drew Randolph

Heritage Hall – Virginia Beach Dr. Randolph has dedicated her life to public service, her community, and her church. She first broke barriers in Hampton Roads when she became the first African-American woman to b

Mrs. Olga S. Pilson

Roman Eagle Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Danville Mrs. Pilson was not born an American, but has had the privilege of living in America since she was 28 years old. She was born in Soldin, Germany on April

Mr. Elwood Nicholson

Autumn Care of Madison Mr. Nicholson can recall life up in the Blue Ridge Mountains before it was declared federal land and families were moved to create Shenandoah National Park. He was born May 8, 1931, one of si

Ms. Katherine McCargo

Sentara Woodview in South Boston Ms. McCargo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and subsequently moved with her family to Virginia. Her life’s work was taking care of other’s children and loved ones. She wa

Mrs. Evelyn Jones

Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Alexandria Mrs. Jones was born in 1929 in Houston, Texas. Her mother Odessa Broussard raised her to have a wonderful work ethic along with strong family values. She m

Mrs. Mildred Jolly

Sentara MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville Mrs. Jolly was born and raised in Skipwith, Virginia. She attended Randolph Macon Women’s College. Soon after graduation she became a school teacher Mrs. Jolly has always

Mrs. Denise Hunter

Autumn Care of Portsmouth Mrs. Hunter was born June 1, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York into a military family. Shortly after her birth her mother contracted polio. She and her two older brothers were separated while she

Ms. Jean Geddes

Iliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunn Loring Ms. Geddes is an incredibly talented, creative and driven writer. She attended Columbia University in New York City, The George Washington University, Northern

Ms. Cindy Ann Fodor

Envoy of Westover Hills in Richmond In 2016 Ms. Fodor will be celebrating a decade of living at Envoy of Westover Hills, and 59 years of quality of life with the philosophy, “I live for now, I don’t live for la

Mr. Bobby Fenderson

Richfield Recovery & Care Center in Salem Mr. Fenderson was born in November of 1932 in Covington, VA where he would later begin a career that would make him a local celebrity as a radio broadcaster. Known more pop

Mr. Andrew “Andy” Bryant

The Oaks Assisted Living Facility at Richfield Living in Salem Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Mr. Bryant was a hard worker, even as a child, helping his father deliver bread for Michael’s Bakery on weekends. He also

Mrs. Martha Braden

Heatherwood Retirement Community in Burke Mrs. Braden is an extraordinarily talented pianist. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she began playing the piano at age six. At the age of 15 she was teaching master classes. M

Ms. Norma Benedict

Autumn Care of Suffolk Ms. Benedict grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. As an honor student she became fluent in German, Spanish, and French. Later in life, she became the mother of two children, a son and a daughter

Mr. Milo Abercrombie

Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center in Danville Mr. Abercrombie was born January 14, 1931 in Charleston, West Virginia. When he was a baby his father was killed in an automobile accident. He and his mother the

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