Harriet Sola, 1921-2015
Published 9:29 am Thursday, March 26, 2015
Memorial services for Harriet A. Sola of Bellevue, Washington, will be at 11 a.m. June 20 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. The Rev. Al Stoa of First Lutheran Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. June 19 and one hour prior to the service on June 20. Interment will be in Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery.
Harriet died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Overlake Hospital in Belleview. She was 93.
Harriet was born July 18, 1921, in Sand Creek, Wisconsin, the daughter of Henry and Amanda (Anderson) Hendrickson. She graduated from Chetek High School in Wisconsin and received her nurse’s training at Franklin Hospital School of Nursing.
On Oct. 31, 1959, she was united in marriage to Iner Clinton Sola.
Harriet had been employed for 13 years as a nurse at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin and then at Naeve Hospital East Clinic in Albert Lea for 16 years. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea since 1959, where she taught Sunday school, served on the social ministry commission and was a quilter. She was also a member of Eastern Star and NARF. She loved spending time with her family.
Harriet is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Carolee Sola Rame and Scott Rame of Sammamish, Washington, and Judee Sola Henry and Paul Henry of Edmonds, Washington; granddaughters Janae Rame, Melissa Rame and Jessica Rame; sister Betty (Glenn) Olson, of Rochester; sister-in-law, Sandy Sola, of Glenville; and many nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Iner; sister, Corrine Turner; twin sister, Helen Hendrickson; brother, Harvey (Mildred) Hendrickson; brothers-in-law Harry Kisilewski, Cliff Turner and Paul Sola; and sisters-in-law Marjorie Neiman and Carolyn Sola.
Memorials will be directed to St John’s Lutheran Community, 901 Luther Place, Albert Lea, MN 56007. The family wants to give special thanks to the loving and supporting caregivers of the elderly. God’s peace to all.