Growing Up: Marge grew up in St Paul, MN right next to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. "The fairgrounds was our playground when we were kids, and Bethel University was right down the road from us also", said Marge. She would work at the State Fair every year with her siblings. She has an older sister and older brother, so Continue Reading
Meet Mary: Active Living
Growing Up: Mary grew up in Ashton, IA where she lived on a farm with her family. She had 2 older brothers and 1 younger sister. She went to high school at St Joseph's in Ashton. Later, she went to college at Mount Marty University in South Dakota for 2 years, where she went to purse a degree in Teaching. She then Continue Reading
Meet Sid: Active Living
Growing Up: Sid grew up 13 miles north of Hutchinson, MN on the shore of Lake Manuella. He lived on a farm for almost all of his life and really wanted to be a dairy farmer just like his father. He had 1 older brother, 2 older sisters, and 1 younger sister, so he was the 4th child out of 5. He ended up living near Lake Continue Reading
Meet Karen: Active Living
Growing Up: Karen grew up in Arlington, MN. She has 3 brothers and 1 of them is her twin brother! She lived in the small town of Arlington most of her life and went to high school at Arlington High School. Later, she went to school at St Baravis Medical School, which is now known as HCMC in Minneapolis. She went to Continue Reading
Jane Haarstad and Deb Brewer: Active Living
Watch and see what Jane and Deb have to say about Woodstone Active Living! https://watch.oneday.com/v/udUIfpo3qu Best, McKenna Monahan Marketing Specialist Continue Reading
Sid Goemer: Active Living
Watch here to see what Sid has to say about Woodstone Active Living! https://watch.oneday.com/v/OvHjQPTkpL Best, McKenna Monahan Marketing Specialist Continue Reading
Mert and Nyla’s Story
How they met: Mert and Nyla met in 1962 at the Glencoe Bowling Alley. They met on a blind date because at the time Mert's brother was dating one of Nyla's classmates. Nyla and Mert both agreed to go with on the date at the Bowling Alley and ended up falling in love after that! They got married on January 11th 1964 and have Continue Reading
Ginger Helzer: New Ulm
Listen to what Ginger has to say about her husband's time at Woodstone Senior Living of New Ulm! https://watch.oneday.com/v/RiKSZxS3eL Best, McKenna Monahan Marketing Specialist Continue Reading
Joan’s Story: Active Living
Growing Up: When Joan was 8 years old, she moved to Gaylord, MN and started living on a farm. She lived on a dairy and crop farm most of her life. Joan was an only child growing up and went to high school in Gaylord as well. Marriage: Later in life, in the 1960s, she met her husband at a local bar in New Auburn, Continue Reading
Meet the Team: Active Living CLC
Our Community Life Coordinator continuously shares her creativity, enthusiasm, compassion, talents, and love with others. At Woodstone, our Community Life Coordinators are the backbone of our community. They help all of our residents live a life that is full of exciting and meaningful activities. Meet our Continue Reading