When Inspire(d) founder Aryn Henning Nichols worked at a newspaper editing obituaries, she always wished she could have asked more questions of the folks memorialized in those columns. So when Inspire(d) launched in 2007, she immediately knew a feature that had to be included each issue: the Probituary: A Notice of Life! We feature local grandparents, elderly neighbors, long-standing community leaders, and more. Generally, these Q&A interviews are conducted by someone who knows the interviewee – we like to think of the questions as catalysts for conversation! We’ve received invaluable wisdom from the folks highlighted over the years. But don’t take our word for it – see for yourself! (Sidenote: If you’d like to interview someone you know for a future probituary, get in touch!)
Interviewed by daughter Dianne Ameling Viola Linderbaum turned 89 in April of 2022. She presently lives at the Ossian Senior Hospice nursing home. She lived on…
Phyllis Green, interviewed by daughter Pat Beck Originally published in the Fall 2016 Inspire(d) Magazine, Phyllis passed away July 28, 2020. Our condolences to Phyllis’…
Imogene Macal – Interviewed by Inspire(d)’s Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Winter 2018-19 Inspire(d) Imogene (Moellers) Macal grew up on Silver Spring dairy…
Interview by Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d) Eleanor and Tip Bagstad were both born on Norwegian-speaking farmsteads in the coulees…
Probituary: Ernest M. Corson, interviewed by daughter Charlene Selbee Originally published in the Summer 2017 Inspire(d), Ernest passed away August 20, 2017 at the age…
Ernest “Pokey Pete” Peterson was born in the spring of 1925 in Cedar Falls, IA. He grew up on a farm just outside of Osage where…
Jim Schaffer, born July 14, 1934 on the family farm in Iowa, on what was one of the hottest days of that century. Interviewed by…
Sigrid Peterson, 95 – birthday March 11 Interviewed by granddaughters Thea Satrom & Tatum Schilling Our grandmother is the most loving and kind woman, and…
Interviewed by friend Becky Olafsen • Originally published in the Fall 2015 Inspire(d) Becky and her husband, Peter, frequently share the pew with Marvin Wicks…
Norma Wangsness (center) lives a life of love and art and a little red lipstick Interviewed by daughter Le Bahr Norma Wangsness was born in…
Interview and photo by Ketel Paulsen Charlotte (Christopherson) Strinmoen is as delightful a woman as they come. She met her first husband, American Carmen Christopherson,…
Intro and interview by granddaughter, Lisa Tupy Originally published in the July/August 2008 Inspire(d) The first memory I have of my grandpa is me sitting…
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