Category: Seek On Blog (Consumer)

My sister said to me the other day, what do we do when Dad shouldn’t live alone anymore? My reply: leave the state. Honestly, I’m not going to be the one who has to tell him that he’s losing control of the things he’s done for most of his life. I’ll let her do that […]

When Beryl Stoller was living in New Jersey with her family in the 1950‘s, one of the activities she enjoyed the most was getting dressed up to go out on the town with her husband Leonard on weekends. Beryl’s daughters, Val and Wendy also loved to help mom get ready – and they’re doing it […]

Beverly Urness has been tickling the ivories for as long as she can remember. “Nobody taught me. I just learned on my own.” And over the years, she’s taught thousands of others to play piano and share their own music with the world.  All Beverly wants to do is keep playing in the second half […]

“Well God. Here I am for another day; what do you want me to do with it?” Today at the young age of 97, Verda Aegerter is the epitome of grace and faith. As Verda’s Lifesprk Life Care Manager, Mary Claire, puts it, “Verda is an ongoing example of both open mind & open heart. […]

“This day is as big of a day as my wedding day! I am so happy!” – Lifesprk client Carol Carol has a passion for fashion. It all started with paper dolls at age 5. She would play with the neighbor kids and while their interest in clothes and fashion may have faded, hers stuck. By […]

It’s never too late for love, even in the second half of life. In February of this year, Bob Olson and Maxine Sigford celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary at the ages of 94 and 95. After 65 years of marriage to others, they met, dated for 2 weeks, and decided to tie the knot. With […]

“I felt 20 years younger on the water!” Igniting passion for people in the second half of life, this is what we do at Lifesprk. On Thursday, May 10th we did just that for Bob and Meg, two of our Lifesprk clients. Bob has a passion for sailing and since he hasn’t be able to […]

Anyone who knows Marilyn Meese knows Marilyn loves to golf. She told us, “When I was teaching in Faribault, I was in a golf league and loved it!” At 84 after breaking her hip, she hasn’t been out on the course for years. “I don’t think I’ll ever golf again much less get to a […]

We believe that there is more choice in the second half of life.  That’s why it’s no surprise that we love the month of May because it’s Older Americans Month (OAM)!  An entire month to celebrate and show appreciation to the Older Americans in our lives and our communities.