Myrna Solberg (1937-2007)

SOLBERG, FRIES, RETLAND, WIESE, RENO, FRASER, BERG, RAFDAL

Posted By: Tri-County Times
Date: 3/9/2007 at 07:10:10

TRI COUNTY TIMES, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, February 8, 2007.

Myrna Solberg, 69, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at Israel Hospice House in Ames after a long fight with cancer. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday March 3 at United Church of Christ ? Congregational, Ames. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 2 with family present from 5 -7 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home.

Myrna Joan Fries was born April 3, 1937, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, to Francis and Velma (Retland) Fries. She grew up on a farm with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters. She graduated from Algona High School in May of 1955. She was married to Wayne Wiese of Algona from May 1956 until March 1963. Of this union, two children were born, Daryl and Kim Wiese.

On June 18, 1964, she married Earl Solberg of Jewell, Iowa, who had a daughter, Kim Ann from a previous marriage. On Sept. 1, 1966, a son, Jeff, was born. The family lived in Jewell until April of 1977 when they moved to Ames.

Myrna worked as a sales person in retail in Algona and Jewell. In 1974 she began working for the Ames Community Schools as an elementary secretary at Crawford Elementary until retiring 18 years later in 1992. She particularly liked the association of the small school staff and parents and helping with elementary age children. She continued to enjoy her friendship with many Crawford staff members all her life.

Home was always very important to Myrna, making the home attractive, comfortable and welcoming. She enjoyed having family and friends into the home for meals and visits. Children and grandchildren were very important in her life and she enjoyed having them all in for holiday and birthday dinner celebrations.

Myrna is survived by her husband, Earl; son Daryl Wiese and wife Lisa and grandsons, Murphy and Alex of Iowa Falls, Iowa; daughter Kim Ann Solberg Reno and husband Randy and granddaughter, Randi-Kay and her husband Joe Rager of Riverview, Florida; daughter Kim Wiese Fraser, and husband, David and grandsons, Adam and Andrew of Huxley, Iowa; son Jeff Solberg and wife, Cami and granddaughters, Heather and Christi Berg of Ames, Iowa.

Also surviving are brothers Robert Fries and Dennis Fries of Minnesota and a sister, Virginia Rafdal of Ankeny, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Darlene.

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