What was one of the most romantic moments in your life?
Noel May 29, 1960, the night of our engagement. Ruby and I went up on the hill behind Dana College…
What was your wedding like? Describe your honeymoon.
Wonderful, A Dream Come True, A Marriage Made in Heaven and Ordained by God. We were married at Bethany Lutheran…
How did you decide to get married? What was the proposal like?
Noel I was going with a girl for almost two years. I felt that I needed to talk to her…
How did you meet your spouse? When did you know you wanted to marry them? What was your first date like?
Ruby Before going to Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, our families knew each other. Noel’s dad served a congregation in…
What is your best advice when it comes to calling, work, and career?
If you were to change your career, what would you have changed it to is the question that Ruby answered.…
Describe your career. How did you decide to do what you did? What was your first job? Did you have a job that you did not enjoy?
Noel My “career” (“ministry”) began with a call from the Lord when I (Noel) was attending a high school Bible…
Did you play any sports in college? Play an instrument? Did you have a car?
Noel I had thought about it when I (Noel) was in High School, but after two separated shoulders, knee injuries,…
What were your favorite courses in college? Did you write a thesis in college?
Noel I would have to begin by saying that the most favorite were my history courses. I (Noel) have always…
How did you choose what college to attend? What advice would you give to a family member about to go to college?
Noel My (Noel) father was a pastor in the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, a Danish Synod. The only College of…
Did you have a favorite dish or meal as you were growing up? What kind of traditional foods or meals do you remember?
This is an interesting question because 70 years ago, our grocery stores did not have the variety of foods you…