Residents of CareOne at Middletown held their annual Celebration of Life ceremony in the main room of the care center this week, giving residents, family and employees the opportunity to celebrate the lives of residents who have passed in recent years.
The ceremony was conducted and led by Jessica Malek, the chaplain from ASCEND who regularly visits the care center, and Michele Dyson, Activities Director at the Route 36 facility in Middletown.
Dyson presented a video depicting photos of each of the persons being honored at the ceremony, which also included songs, hymns and prayers. Muriel Smith, patient advocate at the Care Center, also spoke to the residents in attendance, reminding them of the roles they played in the lives of the deceased, and thanking them for attending the celebration of life ceremony.
Each of the residents then carried white roses to a vase, placing the flowers in memory of each of the deceased.
Those remembered at the ceremony who died in recent years were Barbara Areneo, Janet Meyer, Frank Leier, Joan Leier, Elizabeth Dillon, Marie Cottrell, William Sebanskas, Frank Mancino, Felice Tarter, Marcia Smith, Clara Ashraf, James McAdoo, Jeanette Heller, Joan Bozza, Joan Blozen, Sheila Kelly, Janice Kerr, Joan Leland, Elizabeth Hansen, Providence Caleo, Helen Marchetti, Mazine DiMaggio, Katherine St. Amour, Carol Cofone and Yetta Gerskowitz
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