~ 2024- 2025 ~
~ SICKNESS~
~ SICKNESS~
*** THE MEMBERS OF MD-DE-DC ELKS PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WITH HEALTH ISSUES,
THAT THEY MAY HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY SOON...
THAT THEY MAY HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY SOON...
************SERIOUS UPDATE & PRAYERS************
PAUL D. HELSEL, PGER
MARCH 9, 1941 ~~~ OCT. 13, 2024
STATE SPONSOR
(2009-2024)
***SEE UPDATED POSTING BELOW UNDER ELKS DISTRESS***
PAUL D. HELSEL, PGER
MARCH 9, 1941 ~~~ OCT. 13, 2024
STATE SPONSOR
(2009-2024)
***SEE UPDATED POSTING BELOW UNDER ELKS DISTRESS***
***10/06/2024 - UPDATE: PAUL HELSEL, PGER and OUR GRAND LODGE SPONSOR, IS SERIOUSLY ILL AND NEEDS ALL THE PRAYERS THAT EVERY ELK, FAMILY, & FRIENDS CAN PUT FORTH ON A DAILY BASIS!!
***05/25/2024 - UPDATE: Paul Helsel, PGER and our Grand Lodge Sponsor, returned home from the hospital today. Jane said, he was happy to be home resting in his recliner. Paul will update us more after the physicians go over all test results. Please keep him and Jane in your prayers... ~ MESSAGE FROM: SP RENE' RIVITUSO
***07/21/2024 - Joe McGeeney, PDDGER - State Webmaster was admitted into Medstar - Franklin Square Medical Center with complications from Hip Surgery (performed on April 02). After 8 Days in FSMC, he was transported to a Rehab Hospital: Autumn Lakes @ Riverview in Essex, MD. He spent the next two months recovering and was stricken with a severe case of Covid-19, Bacterial Intestinal Infection and Pneumonia in early September.
***UPDATE: 09/20/2024: Joe has been released from the Rehab Hospital and is now recovering at Home. Several weeks are expected with Visiting Home Nurses and Therapists for further rehabilitation. He Thanks all Family, Friends and Elks for the Prayers and the many "Get Well" wishes and cards received. He attributes these Prayers and Wishes towards his recovery and looks forward to returning to assisting in his Elkdom duties.
***UPDATE: 09/20/2024: Joe has been released from the Rehab Hospital and is now recovering at Home. Several weeks are expected with Visiting Home Nurses and Therapists for further rehabilitation. He Thanks all Family, Friends and Elks for the Prayers and the many "Get Well" wishes and cards received. He attributes these Prayers and Wishes towards his recovery and looks forward to returning to assisting in his Elkdom duties.
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**Our Thoughts and Prayers are with all Members &
their Families that have been Ill.
We Wish a Speedy Recovery and Good Health for all!!
their Families that have been Ill.
We Wish a Speedy Recovery and Good Health for all!!
PRAYERS
**Posted: June 18, 2024: ***Our State Sponsor Paul Helsel, PGER... TBA **Please keep Paul and Jane in your prayers... ~ MESSAGE FROM: RENEE' RIVITUSO, PSP |
PRAYERS
**Posted: June 18, 2024: **Our new PSP, Renee' Rivituso (2024) - Waldorf, MD Lodge No. 2421, continues to battle Lung Disease and wELKomes continued Prayers!! |
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*DISTRESS*
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*TOAST TO OUR ABESENT MEMBERS* CLICK HERE
~ You have heard the tolling of eleven strokes.
This is to remind us that with Elks the hour of eleven has a tender significance.
Wherever Elks may roam, whatever their lot in life may be,
when this hour falls upon the dial of night the great heart of Elkdom swells and throbs.
It is the golden hour of recollection, the homecoming of those who wander,
the mystic roll call of those who will come no more.
Living or dead, Elks are never forgotten, never forsaken.
Morning and noon may pass them by, the light of day sink heedlessly in the West,
but ere the shadows of midnight shall fall,
The chimes of memory will be pealing forth the friendly message:
“To Our Absent Members"
This is to remind us that with Elks the hour of eleven has a tender significance.
Wherever Elks may roam, whatever their lot in life may be,
when this hour falls upon the dial of night the great heart of Elkdom swells and throbs.
It is the golden hour of recollection, the homecoming of those who wander,
the mystic roll call of those who will come no more.
Living or dead, Elks are never forgotten, never forsaken.
Morning and noon may pass them by, the light of day sink heedlessly in the West,
but ere the shadows of midnight shall fall,
The chimes of memory will be pealing forth the friendly message:
“To Our Absent Members"
"TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS"
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~ Posted: 10/16/2024:
***ABSENT MEMBER:
~ IT IS WITH A SAD & HEAVY HEART THAT NEWARK, DE LODGE 2281 - INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING OF OUR MEMBER: PAUL DAVID HELSEL, PER/PSP/PGLC/PDDGER/PGT/PSDGER/PGER... ***BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE USA*** ~ PAST GRAND EXALTED RULER (2008-2009) ~ ~~~ STATE SPONSOR - MD-DE-DC ELKS ASSOCIATION ~~~ *2009 ~ 2024* |
***A Somber Message from State President Angela Meyer:
***Brothers and Sisters, it is with profound sadness that we hear and must accept the sobering news that our leader, mentor, and friend, Paul Helsel, PGER, has passed. Maybe over the next few days we should take time to speak to each other more softly, share the kind warmth of a good hug, and take comfort in good, happy memories. We mourn our loss as friends and will recover in time as siblings. "To our Absent Brother".
Angela Meyer
President
MD, DE & DC Elks Association
Angela Meyer
President
MD, DE & DC Elks Association
***Visitation and Elks Service for Paul Helsel:
***Tuesday October 22 *** @ Newark Elks Lodge - 42 Elks Trail, New Castle, DE 19720
~ Visitation from 2:00-4:00 *** Elks Service 4:00 ***
~ Dinner to follow at the Lodge.
***In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Paul’s name may be made to the Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave. Chicago, IL 60614.
Warren H. Johnson PSP, PGT
MD DE and DC State Elks Association
301-606-6133
[email protected]
***Tuesday October 22 *** @ Newark Elks Lodge - 42 Elks Trail, New Castle, DE 19720
~ Visitation from 2:00-4:00 *** Elks Service 4:00 ***
~ Dinner to follow at the Lodge.
***In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Paul’s name may be made to the Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave. Chicago, IL 60614.
Warren H. Johnson PSP, PGT
MD DE and DC State Elks Association
301-606-6133
[email protected]
***CLICK BELOW LINK FOR OBITUARY FOR PGER PAUL D. HELSEL...
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~ Posted: 06/17/2024:
***ABSENT MEMBER:
~ It is with a Sad & Heavy Heart that Annapolis, MD Lodge 622 inform you of the Passing of OUR MEMBER: Russell "Rusty" O. Sears, Sr., PER / PSVP / PDDGER Jan 21, 1946 - Jun 14, 2024 |
***Russell "Rusty" O. Sears, Sr. - Obituary
~ Friends are invited to celebrate Rusty’s life on Thursday, June 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD where his funeral service will be held on Friday, June 21 at 12:30 pm. Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens in Davidsonville, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel County Burn Unit, 8684 Veterans Hwy., Millersville, MD 21108. Condolences may be made by using the Memories link on this page.
Lou Schmeltzer
Secretary
Annapolis Elks #622
~ Friends are invited to celebrate Rusty’s life on Thursday, June 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD where his funeral service will be held on Friday, June 21 at 12:30 pm. Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens in Davidsonville, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel County Burn Unit, 8684 Veterans Hwy., Millersville, MD 21108. Condolences may be made by using the Memories link on this page.
Lou Schmeltzer
Secretary
Annapolis Elks #622
***Russell "Rusty" O. Sears, Sr. - Obituary;
Russell “Rusty” Owen Sears, Sr., 78, a 36-year resident of Riva and previously of Annapolis, passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2024 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born on January 21, 1946, in Annapolis to the late Russell Sears and Peggy Quathamer, Rusty attended Annapolis Senior High School before going on to establish a 30-year career; as a firefighter, from which he eventually retired. Rusty was an active life member of the Annapolis Elks Lodge, Annapolis Moose Lodge, and Annapolis Legion. Additionally, he was a member of the Anne Arundel County Fire Retired Fighters Association. In addition to his parents, Rusty was preceded in death by his children, Russell O. Sears, Jr. (Tammy) and Shannon Zerby, and his brother, Bobby Sears. He is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years, Louise Sears; his daughters, Donna Wheeler (Eddie) of Tarboro, NC, Robin Russell (Vince) of Odenton, MD, Lori Erber (Tom) of Edgewater, MD, and Jill Sears of Greenville, NC; his sister, Alice Myers (Bob) of Arnold, MD; his grandchildren, Josh Sears of Macclesfield, NC and Courtney Parrisher (Steven) of Tarboro, NC, and Jordan and Jenna Erber of Edgewater, MD, and two great-grandchildren; Eli and Caroline Parrisher of Tarboro, NC. Friends are invited to celebrate Rusty’s life on Thursday, June 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD where his funeral service will be held on Friday, June 21 at 12:30 pm. Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel County Burn Unit, 8684 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108 and The American Heart Association. Condolences may be made by using the Memories link on this page.
***Click below for Quick Link to Funeral Home Obituary Page...
Russell “Rusty” Owen Sears, Sr., 78, a 36-year resident of Riva and previously of Annapolis, passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2024 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born on January 21, 1946, in Annapolis to the late Russell Sears and Peggy Quathamer, Rusty attended Annapolis Senior High School before going on to establish a 30-year career; as a firefighter, from which he eventually retired. Rusty was an active life member of the Annapolis Elks Lodge, Annapolis Moose Lodge, and Annapolis Legion. Additionally, he was a member of the Anne Arundel County Fire Retired Fighters Association. In addition to his parents, Rusty was preceded in death by his children, Russell O. Sears, Jr. (Tammy) and Shannon Zerby, and his brother, Bobby Sears. He is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years, Louise Sears; his daughters, Donna Wheeler (Eddie) of Tarboro, NC, Robin Russell (Vince) of Odenton, MD, Lori Erber (Tom) of Edgewater, MD, and Jill Sears of Greenville, NC; his sister, Alice Myers (Bob) of Arnold, MD; his grandchildren, Josh Sears of Macclesfield, NC and Courtney Parrisher (Steven) of Tarboro, NC, and Jordan and Jenna Erber of Edgewater, MD, and two great-grandchildren; Eli and Caroline Parrisher of Tarboro, NC. Friends are invited to celebrate Rusty’s life on Thursday, June 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD where his funeral service will be held on Friday, June 21 at 12:30 pm. Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel County Burn Unit, 8684 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108 and The American Heart Association. Condolences may be made by using the Memories link on this page.
***Click below for Quick Link to Funeral Home Obituary Page...
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***ABSENT MEMBER:
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