Celebrates 102nd Birthday July 18, 2018

A Giant of a Woman 6/7/18

7/2/18 Stella in the Rehap Center with Ferdy

Stella in the Conference Room 7/2/18

Surprise! I am still here.

Stella7/4/18

7/1/18 Enjoying a Music Fest;

The back of Stella’s head is right in front.

The performance has captivated her attention.

7/5/18 “Let’s go for a ride.”

What Is Life

Time is a joy, a dream, a sorrow

You take it and mold it in your

hands for tomorrow.

Slowly the day unfolds like pages in a book.

When you come to your final chapter

Your destiny appears.

Written by Stella

$June 16, 2018 month shy of her 102nd birthday Stella fell and received a hair-line fracture in her right femur. She was hospitalized and then moved to Carillon Nursing Home where she did volunteer work for 34 years. As Stella sat in her chair at Carillon Nursing Home she told me about life. She recited from memory a poem she wrote years ago What is Life .$

My greatest gift to God would be

To give Him back

The things He gave me.

by Stella

I thank Thee Lord,

for Your blessings

All my days

by Stella

Ferdy, Ted, and Julia surrounded by such beautiful colors.

Julia’s sculpture

Ted seized the moment: gold fish among his plants

July 18th she celebrated her birthday by attending Mass.

Friends Extend Best Wishes

Fr. Bob Gives Stella a Special Blessing

Friends Extend Best Wishes

Fr. Daniel Greets Stella

David from NH 7/22 /18

at St.Hugh’s after Mass

Beaming Stella with her two sons, David from NH and Ted 7/22/18

Reflecting back on her husband’s service to his country via the air-force during the war,

He was an airplane mechanic.

Thinking and conversing about Heaven.

Trying out her emergency phone number

Stella happily displays the exercises she performs everyday.

Her husband pictured in his air-force uniform

Visit of 7/27/18

Stella had showered and washed her own hair. She also does the dishes. When ever one admires her agility she says that it is God working through her.

She continues to visit her friend Phyllis at the nursing home.

8/5/18 Kathy, from Florida, Attends Mass with Stella and Ted

As Kathy sat in church before Mass she recalled the many times she sat next to her dad in church. She recalled her years of St. Hugh’s Grade School.

Deacon Ed Greets Stella

Kathy visiting from Florida along with Stella’s body guard, Ted

No Time at All

You see my years before Thee

Long or short

I do not know,

No matter, the times are here.

by Stella

Aug. 26, 2018 Fr. Rajesh from India greets Stella

A Friendship that Goes Back Six Years

Stella has a saint praying for her and visa versa.

Our Destiny

-author unknown (taken from Stella’s book of reflections indicating her disposition and reflective thoughts.)

Life is short and death is sure

The hour of death remains obscure.

A soul you have, an only one

If that be lost, all hope is gone

Waste not time, while time shall last

For after death, tis ever past

All seeing God your Judge will be

And heaven or hell your destiny.

Stella with Ted and sister Julie from Vermont 9/23/18

No Time at All

You see my years before Thee

Long or short

I do not know,

No matter, the times are here.

by Stella

Stella greets her Polish friend, Jean, and recites a few Polish sayings for her. 12/2/18

Stella is greeted by her friend, Bob.

David from N.H. visited mother on 11/4/18 and went to church with Stella and his brother Ted.

Fr . Khoa T. Le Greets Stella 12/9/18

3 mon. before her 102nd birthday

Fr. Paul greets Stella after Mass on

Gaudete Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018

After Mass Stella said that she was going to rub her hand all over her body and won’t wash that hand for a week- the hand that shook the Bishop’s hand.

Bishop Barrens greeted Stella

before Mass on Gaudete Sunday,

Dec. 16, 2018

When Stella was told how she keeps

looking younger she replied,

“ I have two mirrors in the house.

One tells me that I look pretty good.

One tells me how it is.

I don’t believe either one.”