St. Mary on the Lake, Manitou Beach, parishioners know the meaning of donate. Pennye Scheiber and Denice Combs share this common trait. They have worked together to create a quilt that hangs in the waiting room of the Hospice of Adrian facility that opened in February, 2012.Denice’s husband, Charlie received hospice care in their home before his death on Valentine’s Day, eight years ago. After his death, Denice bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle and started riding in hospice events. While working at GM/Delphi, Adrian, a co-worker, Donna’s husband, Dusty, needed a kidney. Denice donated one of hers.
Pennye has donated many quilts as fundraisers for St. Mary. When Denice approached her about making a quilt for the Hospice of Adrian, Pennye started her search for motorcycle fabric. She cut up tee-shirts that Denice received on her hospice runs and sewed the quilt together.
The quilt honors Denice’s husband, Charlie, a best friend of theirs, Jerry Hughes, and Donna’s mother and sister, Rosalind and Wendy Reeves.
by Jan Hoffbauer