April 24, 2017

It was wonderful to see Aunt Lorraine this past summer when we were staying in Washington D C. We always had such wonderful times when our family got together with her. She had a glean in her eye and a smile as she gave my little boy a small hug. A great moment in my Mom’s life to see her older sister again. It is a blessing for all those she taught in Sunday School and the early Christian childhood development. God Bless you all, Jim, Anny and Alex Clark

April 24, 2017

Dear Craig and Sharon and Family,
You will be in my thoughts and prayers at this time of sorrow and that you will experience God’s love in a very special way.
I have many beautiful Memories of my Sister Lorraine who was my Role Model and Mentor my whole life.  I loved her dearly and thankful for her patience with me and her faithfulness serving her Lord and Saviour.  
She will be missed in our Family but we know she is now in Heaven, Praising and Glorifying our Father in Heaven.
My love to each of you,  Aunt Claudia
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.  Yes, says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them”. Revelation 14:13 

April 22, 2017

Dear Craig,
Precious indeed is the memory of your mother Larraine Koskela.  My condolences to all your family.
I can hardly remember a time when I  saw your mother apart from your dear father Harold. In the years that Ruth and I knew them, mostly between 1978-1981,they would drive together to nearly every service of the church, The Independent Bible Church of Willow Grove. Harold so dignified, Larraine so serene, never ever without a smile, indeed a heavenly smile. 
Why they would show an interest in Ruth and I, I don’t know,  but they often had a word of encouragement for us, as for so many others also. 
And they could pray!  And you knew the Lord heard in His heavenly throne, and you could expect something to happen.
They prayed for us, and we want to thank the Lord for this opportunity  to remember them. 
Thanks to Nancy Hamersma for passing the news on to us.
May the Lord bless all who attend Lorraine’s funeral, and all her loved ones, and all who remember her. 
Isaiah 26:19 “Your dead shall live, their bodies shall rise.”
Mark and Ruth Harbour
Taiwan Harvest 119
Dalin, Taiwan

April 22, 2017

Dear Craig and Judy,
I am so sorry about the passing of your mother. I am so sorry I never had the opportunity to meet her. May it comfort you knowing that she is with her Lord and Savior and completely at peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Patty Shenk

April 22, 2017

Craig and Judy:   Your mother/mother-in-law is in my prayers.  We know she is in a beautiful place, wating for you, just around the corner.   I miss seeing you, Judy.
Josie Rice

April 21, 2017

Dear Craig and Judy, What a nice obituary for ‘Mom Koskela’. What a treasure she was to all who knew her and what a faithful servant of our Lord. What joy beyond what we can comprehend she must be experiencing now!!! Her legacy lives on through all the lives she touched.
Pat Lohr

April 20, 2017

Dear Craig and Judy:  Your mother is at peace now.  She was blessed by your constant care and concern for her.  God bless you now as she will always be a part of your heart.
Sylvia Houser