Our Story
Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice is an independent, non-profit that began its mission in 2007 to provide compassionate care and quality of life to all those in need.
The team at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice provides care wherever a patient calls home – in their own home, at a nursing home or assisted living facility or the Inpatient Center located in Sheboygan Falls, WI for those in need of 24-hour skilled nursing care.
We are proud to serve the people of Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington Counties.
Sharon died of cancer in 2004; during the final years of her life, she saw Dr. H. Marshall Matthews, her oncologist, every other week. During a session, Dr. Matthews mentioned the need for a hospice center in Sheboygan County.
Sharon and her husband, the late Joe Richardson II, had been looking for just such a project and began to help plan and build a hospice center. When Sharon’s condition declined in 2004, she entered a home hospice program. Impressed by the loving care she received, the Richardsons strengthened their ambitions to continue building an Inpatient Center in Sheboygan County.
A few days before Sharon died, she was visited by Dr. Matthews and Mary Mueller, RN, NP. They shared with Sharon and Joe the preliminary plans for the hospice. Joe promised Sharon he’d see it through and name it in her honor.
In 2007, three years after Sharon’s death, the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice opened its doors to serve the public. We are a local, non-profit provider of hospice and palliative services, and our “Caring for Our Community” mission has expanded to include two locations.
In addition to providing hospice and palliative care, we positively impact lives through many services.
We are proud to care for our community and carry forward Joe and Sharon’s legacy and vision. Your support, with gifts large and small, continue their legacy of love.
Our Story
Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice is an independent, non-profit that began its mission in 2007 to provide compassionate care and quality of life to all those in need.
The team at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice provides care wherever a patient calls home – in their own home, at a nursing home or assisted living facility or the Inpatient Center located in Sheboygan Falls, WI for those in need of 24-hour skilled nursing care.
We are proud to serve the people of Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington Counties.
Sharon died of cancer in 2004; during the final years of her life, she saw Dr. H. Marshall Matthews, her oncologist, every other week. During a session, Dr. Matthews mentioned the need for a hospice center in Sheboygan County.
Sharon and her husband, the late Joe Richardson II, had been looking for just such a project and began to help plan and build a hospice center. When Sharon’s condition declined in 2004, she entered a home hospice program. Impressed by the loving care she received, the Richardsons strengthened their ambitions to continue building an Inpatient Center in Sheboygan County.
A few days before Sharon died, she was visited by Dr. Matthews and Mary Mueller, RN, NP. They shared with Sharon and Joe the preliminary plans for the hospice. Joe promised Sharon he’d see it through and name it in her honor.
In 2007, three years after Sharon’s death, the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice opened its doors to serve the public. We are a local, non-profit provider of hospice and palliative services, and our “Caring for Our Community” mission has expanded to include two locations.
In addition to providing hospice and palliative care, we positively impact lives through many services.
We are proud to care for our community and carry forward Joe and Sharon’s legacy and vision. Your support, with gifts large and small, continue their legacy of love.
Mission, Vision & Values
The Mission, Vision and Values of the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice and its affiliates serve as the guiding principle to honor those we care for, our commitment to each team member and our unwavering Promise to the community.
• The Hospice of Choice
• An Educational Leader
• Dedicated to Stewardship and Sustainability
• The Employer of Choice
Respect: Respect for each other and the individual gifts each of us contributes to the organization. Knowing that our collective gifts impact the health and vibrancy of our organization.
Outstanding Outcomes: Our commitment to ensuring that all disciplines implement strategic initiatives and strive for outcomes that promote quality of care, financial sustainability and philanthropic support.
Mindful Collaboration: Collaboration across the organization which keeps mission and teamwork first.
Integrity: Upholding our mission and values to each other, our patients, families and the community.
Sustainability: Through stewardship of financial resources and strategic vision, the hospice will serve future generations.
Exceptional Experience: Providing the best care – every patient, every person, every time.
Leadership Team
Meet the team that makes up Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice!
Eric J. Tetzlaff, MHSA
Administrator
Marilyn Masi, MJ, MSM, CHC
Sr. Director of Financial Sustainability
and Innovation
Lisa Semple, BSN, CHC, CHPN
Sr. Director of Clinical Services
and Compliance
Rick Balzan, MS
Sr. Director of Human Resources
Leadership Team
Meet the team that makes up Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice!
Eric J. Tetzlaff, MHSA
Administrator
Marilyn Masi, MJ, MSM, CHC
Sr. Director of Financial Sustainability
and Innovation
Lisa Semple, BSN, CHC, CHPN
Sr. Director of Clinical Services
and Compliance
Rick Balzan, MS
Sr. Director of Human Resources
Board of Directors
Lou Ann Meyer
President & Community Member
Barbara Gannon
Community Member
Chanda Kapur
MD
James Kuplic
MD
Steve Meyer
Plenco
Joe Richardson III
Richardson Industries
Justin Richardson
Richco Structures, Development Chair
Terry Strittmater
Board Advisor, CLA
Joseph Voelkner
Olsen, Kloet, Gunderson & Conway Attorneys at Law
Joe Richardson II*
Emeritus
H. Marshall Matthews
MD, Emeritus
*deceased
Remembering Sharon
