Bernice (Ngirchoimei) Solomon-Redd

East St. Louis, Illinois resident Bernice Solomon-Redd (Ngirchoimei), 54, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Thursday, June 20, 2013, at College View Seventh Day Adventist church in Lincoln with Pastor Greg Vargas officiating. Interment will follow at the College View Cemetery in Lincoln. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Lincoln Family Funeral Care, 5844 Fremont St., Lincoln. Memorials may be given to her family to be decided on at a later time. Bernice was born October 25, 1958 in Peleliv Palau, Micronesia, the daughter of Pastor Mokokil and Sadami (Koshiba) Solomon. She grew up in the Philippines and graduated from the Palau Mission Academy with the class of 1974. Bernice moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she attended Union College. She was formerly married to Anghenio "Andy" Ngirchoimei; they married in 1978 and raised their three children in Lincoln, Nebraska. They separated in 1998. Bernice worked for Bryan Hospital here in Lincoln before moving to East St. Louis, Illinois where she also worked in the medical field. She remarried Jesse Redd in East St. Louis Illinois in 2009. Bernice was a member of Capital View Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lincoln and New Jerusalem Seventh Day Adventist Church in East St Louis, Illinois. She loved to learn! She took classes and became a travel agent then went on to almost complete her realtor license. She loved traveling, camping, fishing, gardening and was famous for cooking her fried rice and egg rolls. Bernice is survived by her husband Jesse Redd of East St. Louis, Illinois; children, Jed Ngirchoimei and his wife Nicole, Jennifer Fischer and her husband John, and Pearlene Foreman and her husband Matt all of Lincoln; eight grandchildren, Kiana, Kaine, Nicholas, Kolby Jay, Pierce, Brooklyn, Trentyn, and Aiselynn; father, Pastor Mokokil Solomon of Airai, Palau; two brothers, Dunton Solomon and his wife Beth of Lincoln, and Amos Solomon and his wife Mary Liz of Airai, Palau; two sisters, Smyna Ngotel and her husband Joseph, and Sulisang Solomon of Georgia; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sadami; and sister, Luiil.