Loisclaire Solomon

Loisclaire Solomon April 1, 1928 - June 27, 2025 Minneapolis - Loisclaire (Friedman) Solomon, or "Lolo," to anyone under the age of 50, never met a garage sale, dog, baby or sweet she didn't like-well, any type of food, actually. There wasn't a lot that she wasn't curious about or didn't downright love; from manatees, to studying the stars and pulling her kids out of bed to watch for meteor showers, serving community as a master gardener, building snowpeople at midnight, making magnificent herbal salves, mucking through the Everglades swamps in her 80s with her children and grandchildren in tow, reading through the entire Walker library, a stint as a travel agent, operating a Pillsbury test kitchen, listening to opera, playing piano, and so much more. A one-of-a-kind woman who, in another era, could have been an aeronautical engineer, rocket scientist, or etymologist (she had plans). Lois enjoyed life and people, and people enjoyed her! Born on April Fool's 1928, one year before the Great Depression, she graced the world for 97 years with her gentle, beautiful, charming presence, and her appreciation of beauty in all forms, especially flowers, music, and the things that brought people together. And she also made a great straight woman for her husband, an incorrigible practical joker. Concerned about the poverty of immigrant Jews who came here with nothing during the time of the Soviet Union, she helped co-found the St. Louis Park Emergency Program. She loved Dilly Bars AND ice cream. Her colors were bright pink, neon pink, sharp pink, juicy strawberry, salmon, and raspberry; yellows and pastel greens; and she loved wearing prints with lots and lots of flowers - all the colors in her magnificent gardens. In her early later years, at 81, without even trying, she scored a very nice Jewish boyfriend; and later, meaning in her late 80s, early 90s, she slowed down a bit; well, hardly. In her mid 90s, when she moved to an independent living apartment, she had not a single complaint. She, in fact, almost never said a bad word about anybody - all through her life. She kept a religion of kindness. She never allowed herself to think too much of herself, and, with her wry sense of humor, was often unintentionally very funny. She most always listened patiently (to our stories), always advised us to give others the benefit of the doubt because: "You never know what another person may be going through." ...You just never know. She was our mother, sister, friend, grandma, great-grandmother, and great protector of bugs and odds and ends (don't get us started), writer, artist, creator of beautiful birthday cards, and so much more. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to any one, especially family; and with all those grandchildren, she was a built-in babysitter who had trouble saying no. She was, for most of her life, literally game for anything. She was a very good sport - and most certainly she still is. Special thank you to Sue Mork and all the Roitenberg staff for their loving care of Lois. She joins her late husband Jerome (Yos from Yosef ) Sidney Solomon, parents June and Emanual Friedman, and 127 aunts and uncles (she counted them all once ) in the next realm. Lois leaves behind her four daughters Sandy Solomon, Barbara (Michael) Fischbein, Margaret "Maggie" Solomon, Kathilyn Solomon; seven grandchildren: Peter Weinberg, Geoffrey Fischbein, Matthew (Suzanne) Fischard, Elisabeth (Samson) Palkar; Alexandra "Ali" Howard and Matthew Howard; Solomon Probosz; four great-grandchildren: Macgregor, Aline, and Wells Fischard, and Priya Palkar; and her siblings Diane Berg and Michael Friedman. FUNERAL SERVICES Adath Jeshurun (https://www.adathjeshurun.org) Monday, June 30 (Lois' Mom's birthday) 12 noon at Adath Jeshurun Address: 10500 Hillside Ln W, Minnetonka, MN 55305 Phone: (952) 545-2424 More information contact 952-545-2424 Shiva Mon. 6/30 at 7 pm, Adath Jeshurun & on July 1 & 2 at 6420 29th Street West, St. Louis park, (29th & Edgewood, NE corner) Tuesday and Wednesday. Open Visiting to remember Lois 5 - 7 pm Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 & 2, same house as above. Livestream: https://www.adathjeshurun.org/livestream.html Gifts in memory of Lois may be sent to Jerome Sidney Solomon's Legacy Fund for Scholarships at Adath Jeshurun or the organization appropriate to your interests. Service at Washburn-McReavy Edina https://www.washburn-mcreavy.com/contact-us/locations 5000 West 50th & Highway 100 Edina, MN 55436 Telephone: (952) 920-3996 Email: Info@washburn-mcreavy.com Further information contact Adath: (952) 545-2424

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Loisclaire Solomon

April 1, 1928 - June 27, 2025

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