Kevin and Patty Dusenbury, of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral
Home, Shinglehouse, through the extreme generosity of many donors to their Gift
of Memory program, delivered an overwhelming amount of toys and gifts to the
Christmas House in Coudersport on Thursday, December 12, 2019.
Delivering the toys were Kevin and Patty and the Klesa
family, who have graciously embraced the Gift of Memory program to honor their
son and brother, Jon, having themselves brought over an awe inspiring amount of
gifts and toys donated by their family and friends again this year.
Dusenbury said, “We have donors from the first year that
continue to donate and new donors every year.
We had several donors who contributed monies which allowed us to shop
for specific needs to purchase items for the older children”.
Dusenbury, who is the owner and funeral director of the
Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home in Shinglehouse and the Potter County Coroner
stated, “In my daily duties, I see the poverty and hurt on many faces. When I see a child, I just want to help and it
is the generosity of so many that will help put a smile on these children’s
faces on Christmas morning”.
Pictured with a sampling of the gifts received and in no
particular order, are Jim Klesa, Megan Klesa, Carole Troupe, Marge Shaffer,
Dawn Newton, Jane Metzger, Becky Krellner, Leona Klesa, Dee Klesa, Connie
Kallerson, Jinny Ayers, Donna Sauers, Georgianna Leete, Judy Mottershead, Mason
Klesa, Kay Heffner, Debbie Taylor, and Kevin and Patty Dusenbury.
The following people donated toys and gifts in memory of
their loved ones:
In memory of Russ Baker from his family.
Anonymous
In memory of loved ones from Dee and Roger Prince
Anonymous
In memory of Walter Goodwin and Margaret Shute from
Donna Goodwin, Walter Goodwin III, and Crystal Snyder.
In memory of Dean and Gladys Howard from Diane Gilroy
In memory of Douglas Perry, Juanita
Perry, Kenneth Perry, Myra Bledsoe and Harold Bledsoe from Paul and Pat Perry.
In memory of Thelma Swift and Bob
Dingman from the Jonathan Darrah family.
In memory of Joseph and June Boyd
from Wayne and Brenda Varga.
In memory of Beulah Haynes from
Donna Gardiner, Mike Haynes, and Carla Fetzer.
In memory of Jim Fetzer from Carla
Fetzer.
In memory of Ann Mix and Carolyn
Burdick from Betsey Kemp.
In memory of Ron Brooks from Carla
Brooks.
In memory of Jordan Whitsell Howard
from Pat and BJ Howard and boys.
In memory of Ken Pease and Sandy
Pease from Linda Pease.
In memory of Mike “PaPa” Reed and
Dawson Mesler from Chris Carpenter.
In memory of Dot Hagan from Chere
Carpenter.
In memory of Thomas “Tim” and
Gertrude “Fritz” Traska from Tami and Larry Adams.
In memory of Bill and Lina Mesler
and Clair and Mildred Learn from Keith and Pam Learn.
In memory of Ron Worden from
Clinton and Tracy Burrows.
In memory of Elsie, Joe, Steve,
Francis and Bob Dynda, Joe, Jane, Dan, Bob, and Tom Boyd, and Dawn McManus, Joe
Watson, and Richard Durst from Joe and Kathy Boyd.
In memory of Mim Powell from Larry
and Cathy Miksit.
In memory of Shirley A. Hyde from
Allen E. Hyde.
In memory of Carol Mattison from
Nona Bean.
In memory of friends and family
from Ron and Sue Brown.
In memory of Lynn Kemp and Gloria
Kellogg from the Williams Family.
In memory of William “Billy” Goode
and Jayson Turner from Shawn and Christina Shelp and the girls.
In memory of Dave Brabham from Bev
Brabham.
In memory of Ed and Denny
Sturdevant from Ginger Sturdevant and family.
In memory of Burdett West, Loyd
West and Justin West from GFS Employees.
In memory of Doug and Deloris
Evingham from Jane Perkins.
In memory of Walter C. Miller, Jr.,
Louis A. Perkins, Mary Lou Perkins, Betty Lou Reignor, and Keith Hopkins from
the First Baptist Church, Shinglehouse.
In honor of Rachel Vincent from the
First Baptist Church, Shinglehouse.
In memory of Perry and Gloria
Kellogg and Joan Geiger from Rick and Sue Geiger and family.
In memory of Heather Siebert-Baker
from Brandi Siebert and Cindy and Roger Siebert.
In memory of Heather Siebert from
Sandy Walmer.
In memory of Thomas Smutnik from
Carol Clower.
In memory of Bob and Betty Barger,
Bernice and Manford Dusenbury, and Jim and Gloria Taylor from Rob, Kathryn,
Brody and Gwynne Barger.
In memory of Nelson Heller, Bernice
and Manford Dusenbury, Jim and Gloria Taylor, and Delilah from Kevin Jr. and
Nicole Dusenbury.
In memory of those served at the
Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home from Kevin and Patty Dusenbury.
In memory of Bernice and Manford
Dusenbury and Jim and Gloria Taylor from Kevin and Patty Dusenbury.
In memory of Jason Quinn from Laura
Quinn.
In memory of Chris Shall and Jeff
Shall from Sue Shall.
In memory of James Fetzer II from
Autumn Brewster & family.
In memory of Herbie Blanchard,
Scotty Schultz, and Don ZZ Wilson from Mark and Trish Fowler.
In memory of James Fetzer I and
James Fetzer II from Aubree, Olivia, Tanner and Cohen Fetzer.
In memory of Dan Harris from
Brittney and Conor Harris.
In memory of Tony and Emma Petrosewitz
and Joyce Wichert from Kent and Lisa Wichert and Family.
In memory of Ann Cone and Nichole
Bean from Andrew Bean and Chelsea Wichert.
In memory of Dale Saulter from
Barney and Betty Saulter.
In memory of Daniel and Margaret
Karr from Steve and Sue Brabham.
In memory of George Brabham and
Pearl Brabham from John and Amy Turek.
In memory of Nancy Thomas from
Bonnie Allen.
In
loving memory of Jon Goerner from:
Carole
& Nick Troupe
Millersville
Rod & Gun Club
Steve
& Judy Plotts
Priscilla
Watson
Katelynn
Kio & Tyler Lawrence
Brandy,
Garrett & Clara Lunger
Patty
& Bob Ransom
Bob
Long
Dawn
Newton
Jack
& Penny Gavitt
Cindy
Boardman
Carla
Murehead
Sue
& Ray Lawrence
Kim
& Bob Alexander
Terry
& Karla Neefe
Brevon
Neefe
David
& Georgia Goodwin
Jordan,
Kat, Alex & Charlotte Leete
The
Moore/DiPilato Family
Cheryl
Gould
Robin
& Lenny Anderson
Bill
& Caroline Powers
Howard
Hannah realtors
Nicole
& Rudy (Jon) Lampman
Nicole
Spegiel
The
Burdick Family (Ron, Vicki, Dalton , Alyssa, and Devon )
Beta
& Derek Erway
Stephanie
Dubots
Bill
& Beckie Gould
Brianne,
Zac, & Liam Putman
Lynda
Goerner
Christine
Easterling
Rhonda
Elmadollar
Amanda
Goerner
Jim
& Betty Plotts
Kenny,
Susan & Lilly Klesa
Rick
Harder
Toni
& Leo Haight
Kim
& John Sheets
Mason
Klesa
Megan
Klesa & Adinn Kellert
Leona
Goerner & Tyler Lawrence
Jim
& Dee Klesa (Mom & Dad)
