Family wants to establish Abbeyfield Society home in St. Joseph

ST. JOSEPH – At 84, Gladwyn Waters wouldn't mind going back to her sorority days. And if her daughters' years of hard work pay off, that just might happen.

Waters' two daughters, Mary Butzow and Genalee Tevebaugh, have been helping organize what could be the first of its kind in the United States, an Abbeyfield Society home. At more than 1,000 locations in 16 countries, Abbeyfield homes offer congregate living for seniors who are in good health but need and want the benefits of living with others.

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