Solem, Marge (Tracey) 1931 - 2013

SOLEM, TRACEY, THIEL, STOVER, GLOCK, CROTTY, MOTKOWSKI, KELLER, SIMPSON, CASEY, TOLLEY, TRACEY, HOLTHE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 9/12/2013 at 15:23:20

Marge Solem, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA.

Friends may call from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., on Sunday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, and also after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Monday morning. It was Marge’s wishes to have her casket closed.

Marge is survived by her seven children: Sandy (Ron) Stover, Decorah, IA; Mary (Kim) Glock, Decorah, IA; Sue (Dave) Crotty, Hillsboro, OR; David (Julie) Solem, Pasco, WA; Nancy (Steve) Motkowski, Marinette, WI; Trudy (Randy) Keller, Novato, CA; and Peggy (Bruce) Simpson, Sioux City, IA. Marge was a grandmother to: Brandon (Megan) Simpson, Tyler Simpson, Maggie Motkowski, Alex Keller, Jackson Keller, Tracey (Travis) Casey, Allison Stover and Travis. She was a great grandma to Harper Casey. She was a special step-grandma to Chad and Daren Tolley, and Jason Motkowski. She was a step-great grandma to Julie Rose Tolley, Brandi Tolley, Kaylin Tolley, Tony Tolley, Gabe Tolley and Lily Motkowski, as well as a Simpson baby to be born in November. Also surviving is a sister-in-law: Paula Tracey, Burlington, IA. As well as Dusty Solem, Prairie Du Chien, WI, and many cousins, nephews and nieces.

Marge was preceded in death by her parents: James and Helen (Thiel) Tracey. Two brothers: Dick Tracey and Dale (Lois) Tracey. Her father and mother-in-law: Albert and Clara Solem. Sisters and brothers-in-law: Sylvia (Norman) Holthe and Lew (Laura) Solem.

The family wishes to thank the Aase Haugen Nursing Home for the loving care they gave Marge this last year.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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