Solum, 88, who died Wednesday September 16, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center. She leaves
behind her loving and devoted daughter Susan (Scott) Rash and their children: Jenna (Cory)
Dufresne, Kelly (Kyle) Radach, and Lauren (Tyler) Love; her son David (Nikki) Skidmore and
their children: Jacob and Ben (Kylie) Skidmore; stepdaughter Debra (Rod) Piazza; her
grandsons Richard, Timmy, and Andrew Skidmore and five great grandchildren. She is
preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Marvin Solum, and her son Timothy Skidmore.
Jackie was born in April 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Otis and Iva Beaman. Along with
her (surviving) twin sister, Geraldine, Jackie was a true child of The Dust Bowl and migrated
across the expanse of America before her family settled in Hughson, CA. In Hughson, Jackie
was devoted to her studies and her social life equally - she said she never wanted to skip a day
of school for fear she’d miss the latest gossip.
Jackie worked for See’s Candy for 34 years. Always having a fondness for singing and music,
she spent much of her retirement volunteering in convalescent homes where she organized
Sing-Alongs for the residents.
Jackie married her husband, Marvin Solum in 1985 and the two shared a beautiful life together
living in Fairfield, CA and Barnesville, MN before relocating to Modesto to enjoy their children
and grandchildren.
Jackie was a devoted friend; she remained close to several of her childhood friends well into her
80s. She enjoyed their monthly Hen Club meetings where they could catch each other up on all
of their lives’ happenings.
An avid reader and writer, Jackie’s home was filled with shelves of books that spanned across
several of the rooms. She also kept journals for nearly every year of her life that her family now
enjoys reading and reminiscing over her memories.
Jackie will be remembered as a loving and spirited mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be
dearly missed by all but we find comfort knowing Jackie has been restored to full health and
now resides in the presence of our ever loving and gracious Heavenly Father.
A private family service will be held graveside at Lakewood Memorial Park.
