Dorothy Virginia Soland

Dorothy Soland, age 87, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at her home in Elizabeth Country Breeze, Elizabeth, Minnesota.Dorothy Virginia Soland was born April 20, 1924 in Moorhead, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter and Viola (McCready) Motschenbacher.On June 15, l944 Dorothy was united in marriage to Joseph Soland at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Sabin, Minnesota. Outside of raising her family, she worked at various jobs in the area. In l969 Dorothy and Joseph moved to the Pelican Rapids area. Joseph died October 5, l986. Dorothy moved in with her son, Russell, at Elizabeth Country Breeze in 2010. Dorothy was a member of St. Leonard Catholic Church in Pelican Rapids for many years. She loved to sew, quilt, needlepoint, cross-stitch and macram. Dorothy is survived by five daughters: Janet (Duane) Thorstenson, Pelican Rapids; Joan Danielson, Monroe, WA; Annette (Steve) Hendershot, Parkers Prairie, MN; Theresa (Dan) Keimig, Moorhead, MN; Amy (Mike) Bah, Round Lake, MN; four sons: Russell (Mary) Soland, Elizabeth, MN; Loren (Norma) Soland and Aaron (Aggie) Soland, Fairbanks, Alaska; Michael (Ada) Soland, FL; eighteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters: Maxine (Edwin) Schmidt, Moorhead, MN; Margie Erickson, Pelican Rapids; two brothers: Duane (Vivian) Motschenbacher, WA; Jim Motschenbacher, Battle Lake, MN; and numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her husband, son Phillip and brothers Lawrence and LeRoy.Funeral Home:Larson Funeral Home304 3rd Street S.E.Pelican Rapids, MNUS 56572