Beth Selle

A Funeral service for Beth Selle, 64, of Dickinson will be 10:00 a. m. , Saturday, November 19 at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastors Lisa Lewton and Joe Natwick co-officiating. Burial will be at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Visitation for Beth will be from 1:00 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. , Friday, November 18 at Stevenson Funeral Home, with a Prayer service being held at 6:00 p. m. Beth passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family after battling cancer for 17 years. Beth Solomonson was born May 9, 1952 to Eugene and Elise (Nelson) Solomonson and grew up on a farm south of Parshall. She attended school in Parshall, graduating in 1970. Beth met Gary Selle during the summer at the Parshall pool and the couple was married on March 18, 1972. Gary & Beth were blessed with five children; Brent, Chad, Mark, Todd and Joan, whom they raised in Dickinson. Beth graduated from Dickinson State University with a teaching degree in music. In 1990, she began teaching for Dickinson Public Schools at Jefferson Elementary school where she taught music for 24 years, retiring in 2014. She was involved in the Dickinson Educators Association, North Dakota Educators Association, and Music Educators Association. Beth had a lifelong passion for music that was fostered at an early age at her church in Parshall and continued throughout her school years and teaching career. As an adult, she used this passion in her church choir and bell choir at St. John Lutheran Church in Dickinson. Beth loved spending time with her family, supporting her children and grandchildren in their various activities and sporting events. She also enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting and baking. Beth was a very kind-hearted woman. Beth is survived by her husband, Gary; sons, Brent (Shannon) Selle, Dickinson, Chad (Rebecca) Selle, Prosper, TX, Mark (Sarah) Selle and Todd Selle (Jordan Mork) both of Dickinson; daughter, Joan (Jon) Breitbach, Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; siblings, Gary (Barb) Solomonson, AZ, John (Georgia) Solomonson, OR, Gayle (John) Ingraham, AL, Robert (Jean) Solomonson, TX, Mary (Rick) Miller, TX, Dean (Sharon) Solomonson, ND, Peggy (Daryl) Rothchild, ND, Paul (Deb) Solomonson, ND, and Anne (Glenn) Anderson, WA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eugene & Elise; and brother, Scott Solomonson.


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Burial Date: November 19, 2016
Church St. John's Lutheran Church

Funeral Service: Saturday; St. John Lutheran Church, Dickinson, ND