Obituary of Mary Solverson

Mary Solverson of Camrose, Alberta passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the age of 89 years. Mary was born to Danish immigrants, Jacob and Helene Arnskov, on June 30, 1928. They moved from Edmonton to Camrose when Mary was in grade 4, where her dad came to work as a blacksmith. When Mary was thirteen, her only sister, Joan, was born. After completing school in Camrose and attending the University of Alberta, she returned to take a teaching position in the one room school in Duhamel. She taught there for one year before becoming Mrs. William Solverson on July 21, 1950. Mary and Bill began their life together in the big house in the river valley. That house burned down in March of 1952. They moved up the hill to live in a granary with their infant daughter while they built the house where they raised their large family. Mary was very active her whole life, supporting the activities of her family and contributing many hours volunteering and enriching the lives of all the people that she met. She enjoyed being a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother. She was an avid gardener, nature lover, sports fan, bird watcher, dancer, card player, scrabble champion, book lover, cook, caregiver and most of all a loving and devoted wife. After Bill moved into long term care in 2016, Mary made the decision to move to Deer Meadows where she enjoyed the last ten months of her life. After a short stay at St. Mary's Hospital, she passed away on December 13th with her family by her side. Left to cherish her memory are her husband William; children Jean (Neil) Johnston of Camrose, Peggy Breckenridge of Edmonton, David Solverson and fiancé Elizabeth of Camrose, Kathy (Daryl) Broen of Camrose, Ken (Michelle) Solverson of Camrose, Julie (Ken) Kummer of Barrhead, and Joan (Ken) Lesy of Edmonton; seventeen grandchildren; and nineteen great-grandchildren. Mary was predeceased by her son Jimmy, daughter Janet, parents Jacob and Helene Arnskov; and sister Joan Inkman. A Funeral Service was held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2017 from the CityLights Church. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to St. Mary's Hospital - Unit 2 or to the Louise Jensen Care Centre.