About the book
Losing a loved one is difficult enough but when it happens in stages with a degenerative disease or a time of progressive impairments, the impact on the caregiver and the family can be traumatic. Reverand Robert Beringer shares his experience and offers suggestions to help those navigating this hard path. Now a retired minister, Rev. Beringer fills his days with volunteering and ministering to others offering guidance and hope through his story.
About the Author
Bob Beringer is an unretired former Presbyterian minister who is volunteer chaplain at the Thornton Hall rehab/nursing facility and leader of Community Bible Studies at The Highlands (a retirement neighborhood in Topsham, Maine), where he also co-chairs Vesper Services and he is chair of the welcome committee at The Highlands. Bob retired to The Highland in 2013.
Born in Basking Ridge, N.J., Bob holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell and two master’s from Princeton Theological Seminary. He began his ministry as associate minister in Bound Brook, N.J., in 1959, then was minister at Hopewell (N.J.) Presbyterian Church for 20 years. Later, he served as minister at the Metuchen Presbyterian Church for 18 years, concurrently lecturing at Princeton and serving as visiting minister at six other churches. During this time, he started his summer service at Culver Lake Christian Chapel in Bashville, N.J., and continued for 23 years. He returned to Basking Ridge as Associate Pastor, then Pastor. While there, he began is connection with the Presbyterian Nursing Homes of New Jersey, which includes 3,500 nursing homes.
Bob is widowed from his beloved wife of 59 years. The couple raised four children and loved eight grandchildren.
Born in Basking Ridge, N.J., Bob holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell and two master’s from Princeton Theological Seminary. He began his ministry as associate minister in Bound Brook, N.J., in 1959, then was minister at Hopewell (N.J.) Presbyterian Church for 20 years. Later, he served as minister at the Metuchen Presbyterian Church for 18 years, concurrently lecturing at Princeton and serving as visiting minister at six other churches. During this time, he started his summer service at Culver Lake Christian Chapel in Bashville, N.J., and continued for 23 years. He returned to Basking Ridge as Associate Pastor, then Pastor. While there, he began is connection with the Presbyterian Nursing Homes of New Jersey, which includes 3,500 nursing homes.
Bob is widowed from his beloved wife of 59 years. The couple raised four children and loved eight grandchildren.
