Obituary for Rita Ann Solvie

A celebration of life will be held for Rita Ann Solvie, 84, at the Charles City, Iowa VFW, from 11 am to 1 pm on Monday, July 3, 2023.  Rita, of Charles City, Iowa, passed away peacefully in Mason City, Iowa, on May 28, 2023, after a short hospitalization for heart issues.

Rita Ann Shrader was born on May 23, 1939, in Charles City, Iowa, daughter of Wayne and Leona (Streich) Shrader.  Rita graduated from Charles City High School in 1957.  She married Charles Teeple, and they had two boys, Jeff and David Teeple. 

Rita and Charles divorced, and she later met Dennis C. Solvie.   Rita and Dennis were united in marriage on September 12, 1964.  Rita and Dennis had two children together, Denny and Jill Solvie.

Rita and Dennis enjoyed over 57 years of marriage together.  They loved the outdoors, and camping with their family and friends.  Rita loved playing cribbage and cards, garage sales, watching western movies, and listening to country music.

Rita was very generous and hard-working, and she always helped her family.  In 2008, she and Dennis moved from Charles City, where they had lived for more than 45 years, to West St. Paul, Minnesota, to be closer to and support their daughter Jill and her family.  Rita always had kind and positive words for everyone and every situation, and she enjoyed asking about and learning about her family member’s endeavors.

Rita lost Dennis when he passed away on May 10, 2022.  After Dennis passed, Rita moved to Phoenix and lived with her son David, and his wife Tamara.  Very recently Rita moved back to Charles City, and was living with her niece Jackie. 

Rita is survived by her sister-in-law Linda Shrader, and Rita’s four children and their spouses and children and grandchildren: Jeff (Pat) Teeple (grandchildren Matthew and Travis and great grandchildren Bry and Kerrigan), Fort Wayne, Indiana; David (Tamara) Teeple, Phoenix, Arizona; Denny (Mary) Solvie, Merced, California; and Jill (Steven) Weintraut (grandchildren Kaleb, Adam, Hannah, and Malia), Mendota Heights, Minnesota. 

Rita was preceded in death by her parents Wayne and Leona; a brother in infancy Gary Shrader; her brother DeWayne Shrader; her sister Darlene Linn, and her brother-in-law Bill Linn.

Online condolences and remembrances may be expressed to the family by visiting Rita’s obituary at https://www.iowacremation.com/obituary.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Legion, Operation Comfort Warriors: https://mylegion.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Give/Donate-Online/Donate-Now?CashProductId=134418