Meet Gaylen of Good Shepherd. Gaylen was born March 7, 1948 and grew up in Ronneby and Foley on a 40-acre hobby farm. His dad worked at Franklin Management Company and later Electrolux. His mom was a housekeeper and worked at Good Shepherd for about 8 years when it first opened in 1963. He had three siblings, two brothers and

The Good Shepherd Community is proud to share some student testimonials about our staff! We have a variety of students including, CNA, LPN, RN, who take advantage of our clinical experience opportunities. The experience offers many skills, including activities of daily living (ADL), passing medications, learning communication skills and appropriately interacting with the elderly. Here's what they have to say about

Meet Vera of Good Shepherd Vera was raised on a farm in St. Cloud where she was the oldest of six brothers and two sisters. She was born May 14, 1923, to Gordon & Cecelia Utz. Her father and mother worked the farm until her brothers could help out, then her father also transported livestock. Vera helped out by feeding

Meet Marlene of Good Shepherd   Marlene had a very interesting beginning to life. She and her twin sister, Marie, were born May 10, 1941 in her grandmother’s bed on the family farm. She mentioned there were no hospitals in the area and that’s how things were done at that time. Her father was a barber. Her mother did laundry

Sonja Riemenschneider Lightbound Photography   About the Artist:   PhD chemical engineer, traveler, and photographer, Sonja Riemenschneider is exploring remote corners of the world, from the reflective wilderness of the Boundary Waters in her home state of Minnesota to the dizzying peaks of the Andes on the trails of South America. Travel has fueled her passion for photography and she

Meet Marcella Exercise has always been a part of Marcella’s life and when you look at her you can definitely tell. She is a beautiful lady who is fit, trim and always looks great! Marcella was born and raised in Strasburg, North Dakota. She decided to attend college prep school in Duluth at St. Scholastica. Two of her cousins lived

Meet Bea Bea was born to Herbert & Florence Brick on May 3, 1929. She’s proud to say she was raised a city girl in Minneapolis. Her father worked as an Auto Mechanic while her mother worked in the home and held some odd jobs. Being the youngest of eight, 4 sisters and 3 brothers, Bea freely admits to being

Random Acts of Christmas   Sometimes in life the most profound connections happen unexpectedly. When Josh went to work for MCI Carpet One on a cold Thursday morning, he expected that he would have a somewhat ordinary day. That was not the case.   The night before Josh had a dream about his grandfather who had passed away. When he