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  • Kirk Buhne lit a candle on 06/13/2014:
    "You did a great job bringing up my friend Ed and raising two boys on your own."

  • Roberta Boss lit a candle on 06/15/2014:
    "Lilli, you were one of the most steadfast, even-tempered women I've ever known. Your courage in the face of adversity was quite remarkable. You accepted the hand you were dealt without complaint, without self-pity, often finding a little sunshine where many others wouldn't. Adieu, my loyal friend!"

  • Louis Deyong lit a candle on 06/16/2014:
    "On the occasions when I got to meet my best friend's mom in Ottawa whether for white water rafting or for Winterlude, I always had a sense of trust and support for whatever adventure we were about to embark upon. Yet I always felt there was an underlying playfulness that would be brought to full light by her son. It was a privilege for me to know such a person. "

About her

Lilli Sollbach

Lilli Sollbach

Born: January 9th, 1927

Passed on: June 8th, 2014

Dr Lilli Waltraud Hildegard Sollbach, Herbst geboren. Mom lived independently and on her own terms and in her own house until she was hosptalized May 31st. She bravely fought cancer for 29 years until she became too old, tired and weak to fight any more.  But mentally she was strong and sharp right till the end.

Born January 9, 1927 in Kassel Germany and grew up in Battenberg where her father was the forest manager. She studied nursing from 1949 to 1952 in Wuerzburg, and from 1952 through 1955 she studied medicine at the University of Marburg. She was a resident in Winnipeg where she passed her American medical exam in 1961 and became a radiologist in 1963 practicing in Windsor and Pembroke.

Predeceased by loving parents Hilda and Max and aunts Lilli, Olga, Marlie and uncle Otto. Already greatly missed by friends, co-workers, neighbors, and family of course.  Sons Ralph and Edward, grandchildren Daniel and Katherine, daughter in law Youlande, and sister Gisela, nephew Reiner, and niece Sibylle in Germany. For friends and family she was the rock, a strong willed matriarch who was very matter of fact and never complained, even with her health declining. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Montfort Hospital Foundation where she received such great care.

A memorial service will be held June 20th at noon at the German Martin Luther Church in Ottawa (www.glco.org   499 Preston Street Ottawa, near Carling). 

Please leave remembrances or contact sollba@outlook.com