Loved ones memorialized at butterfly release
Monarch butterflies were released at Big Butler Fairgrounds in Prospect in memory and honor of loved ones at the Lutheran SeniorLife Visiting Nurses Association’s annual Beyond Memories Community Celebration of Life and Butterfly Release on Sunday. Submitted Photo
Beatrix Medved, daughter of hospice social worker Sam Medved, prepares to release a monarch butterfly at Big Butler Fairgrounds in Prospect in memory and honor of loved ones at the Lutheran SeniorLife Visiting Nurses Association’s annual Beyond Memories Community Celebration of Life and Butterfly Release on Sunday. Submitted Photo
Two hundred and fifty monarch butterflies were released at Big Butler Fairgrounds in Prospect on Sunday in memory of loved ones at Lutheran SeniorLife Visiting Nurses Association’s annual Beyond Memorie Community Celebration of Life and Butterfly Release.
About 150 people were in attendance, Lutheran SeniorLife communications specialist Chris Dazen said. A violinist performed during the event, and VNA employees recited poetry.
Suzanne Grove, associate director of the VNA, led the event.
