Final Auxiliary members - The last members gather at the commemorative bench of Percival Health Care Auxiliary located near the goose pond in Broadview. Seated (left) is Innis Swanson and seated (right) is Maryann Ecklund. Standing (l-r) are Astrid Van’t Westeinde-Riphagen, Kathy Waynert and June Mebs. Missing are Lisa Swanson and Donna Gessner.

Local ladies helped to raise and donate more than $220,000 to local groupsOn Jan. 9, 1958, the Percival Hospital Auxiliary began with 19 charter members, then expanded to 22 women from Percival and surrounding area who were dedicated to their cause even if there was no hospital in Percival. One of the founding members and […]

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