July 01, 2025
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Morris Hospital recognizes volunteers for service

Morris Hospital honored 232 active volunteers for their dedicated service at the 2019 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon held May 22 at Morris Country Club.

This year’s national volunteer week theme, “Volunteers: Every Moment Makes a Difference” rung true for volunteers who donated more than 43,000 hours of service in support of Morris Hospital over the past year.

For more information on volunteering at Morris Hospital, visit morrishospital.org or call 815-705-7022.

The hospital also acknowledged volunteers who achieved significant anniversaries as Morris Hospital volunteers this past year.

Donna Binion, Ralph Binion, Judy Kramer, Bob Patnode and Missie Wright were recognized for 20 years of volunteer service.

Jan Christensen was recognized for 30 years of service, and Marilyn Wilder was recognized for 35 years of service.

The following Morris Hospital volunteers were honored for achieving milestones in their service hours:

Channahon

• Jacqueline Briones, 250 hours

Coal City

• Robert Ames, 2,000 hours

• Barbara Fuchs, 100 hours

• David Gowdy, 3,000 hours

• Carol Williams, 750 hours

Dwight

• John Galik, 750 hours

Gardner

• Pat Lenzie, 2,000 hours

• JoAnne McMillan, 500 hours

• Jennifer Styx, 250 hours

Marseilles

• Lois Gray, 250 hours

• Alice O’Hanlon, 100 hours

• Dave Prater, 6,000 hours

Mazon

• Ralph Binion, 5,000 hours

Minooka

Janet Orzech, 250 hours

Morris

• James Arnold, 2,000 hours

• James Beem, 250 hours

• Tom Biskie, 2,000 hours

• Michael Bolen, 100 hours

• Ann Burgess, 1,000 hours

• Patricia Cain, 750 hours

• William Capper, 8,500 hours

• Janis Christensen, 1,000 hours

• Dorothy Claire, 750 hours

• John Connon, 750 hours

• Richard Dice, 1,000 hours

• Jeri Dolezal, 37,000 hours

• Donna Dyslin, 500 hours

• Patricia Feeney, 1,000 hours

• Virginia Guertin, 500 hours

• Herbert Hain, 6,500 hours

• Joyce Hain, 4,000 hours

• Christine Hankins, 250 hours

• Dorothy Haylock, 1,500 hours

• Eunice Hayse, 7,500 hours

• Larry Heck, 1,500 hours

• Naomi Howard, 100 hours

• Gretchen Johnson, 8,000 hours

• Sherry Korthauer, 4,500 hours

• Terry Klepp, 2,500 hours

• Judith Kuntz, 6,000 hours

• Thomas Langland, 100 hours

• Mary Laursen, 1,000 hours

• Peggy Leach, 5,000 hours

• Raymond Lisy, 4,500 hours

• Lori Neary, 250 hours

• Josetta Nelson, 750 hours

• Char Orndorff, 1,500 hours

• Theresa Panzica, 3,000 hours

• Lynn Paulson, 750 hours

• Raymond Paulson, 8,500 hours

• Paul Patterson, 500 hours

• Janine Petric, 250 hours

• Trish Phillips, 500 hours

• Ronald Ragan, 9,000 hours

• Fran Rivett, 3,000 hours

• Judy Robowski, 5,000 hours

• Evelyn Roseland, 1,000 hours

• Donald Ryder, Jr., 3,500 hours

• Marlene Ryder, 3,000 hours

• Michael Sanders, 3,500 hours

• Richard Sefton, 3,500 hours

• Sara Seidler, 1,000 hours

• Wayne Seilkopf, 750 hours

• Helen Selock, 100 hours

• Cindy Shannon, 100 hours

• Mary Shoudis, 500 hours

• Mary Skratulia, 750 hours

• Barry Summers, 2,500 hours

• Bruce Smith, 1,000 hours

• Nilsa Sochan, 1,000 hours

• Lynne Stewart, 100 hours

• Donald Trejo, 6,000 hours

• David Way, 100 hours

• Judith Winkel, 2,000 hours

Odell

• Byron Atkinson, 100 hours

Plainfield

• Sylvia Wright, 100 hours

Seneca

• Bill Akre, 2,000 hours

• Cathy Bergstrom, 750 hours

• Dennis Bergstrom, 2,000 hours

• Sheila Davis, 500 hours

• Diane Green, 1,000 hours

• Patricia Stevens, 1,000 hours

• Mark Victor, 750 hours

South Wilmington

• Sylvia Zdeb, 750 hours

Wilmington

• Charles Dennison, 1,500 hours