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Meet Catherine Van Eck, who now lives in the Village Woods retirement community in Crete. Catherine was a nurse for 65 years, 50 years working in the United States and 15 years involved in short-term mission projects. Nursing runs deep in her family; her mother was a nurse, and many other people in her family followed suit, with four straight generations of nurses in her family. …

“I’ve just been living one day at a time,” says Professor Emerita of Anatomy and longtime Elmhurst resident Dr. Faith LaVelle, reflecting on her recent 100th birthday. It’s a simple way to sum up the century she’s spent on earth, a life that has been filled with family, education, and service.…

Enjoy our most recent newsletter, with stories telling the stories of how we live out our mission through our communities and with our services.…

Want to take your family on vacation, but worried how Mom will fare while you are away? Want Dad to consider a retirement home, but he’s not sure he will be happy there? Here’s a solution to both concerns: Respite Care.…