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Donna Solem Obituary
Donna Solem
April 10th 1931 - February 20th 2025
Donna Mae Solem, age 93, of Linwood Township passed away peacefully at home on February 20th, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her son, Chuck; and her grandson, Greg. She is survived by her children, Wally Solem (Julie), Mike Solem (Julie), Peggy Mayhew (Paul); grandchildren, Jaime, Jeremy (Melyssa), Jenna (Joel), Nicole, Breanna (Jake), Ryan, Katrina (Dre), Martha (Adrian), Peter (Bri), Samuel (Sophie), and Amos (Hannah); and 15 great grandchildren.
Donna and Charles were blessed to have celebrated 60 years of marriage before he passed away. She spent the last years of her life with her daughter, Peggy, and son-in-law Paul due to Alzheimer’s disease before Jesus took her away. She even had a smile on her face to the end.
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