Christa Solander

SOLANDER, Christa Rosemarie, our mother, passed away December 7, 2010, during her sleep at her residence after a long courageous battle with brain cancer at the age of 67. She was born January 31, 1943 to the late Josef and Marie Leitner in the town of Feldsberg in the former Czechoslovakia. Left to cherish her memory, is a loving sister, Maria and her husband, Col. (Ret.) Bill Grey; her daughter, Leslie Watkins and husband, Jeffrey, of Colonial Heights, Va.; her son, Lt. Col Kevin Solander and wife, Samantha, of Roanoke, Va; her grandchildren, Kati Watkins and Christopher Watkins, both of Colonial Heights, Va. and Petty Officer Third Class Andrew Solander, stationed at U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School in Charleston S.C., and Connor, Tucker, and Patric Solander of Roanoke, Va. and her surviving relatives in Germany; especially her cousins, Seigret Zugner and Alex Zugner. Christa was a longtime state employee of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises in Chesterfield, Va. In her spare time, she enjoyed line dancing, bird watching, yard work, thrift store and antique shopping. She also loved her yearly vacations and visits to relatives in Germany. Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to a charity of your choice.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.