Mary Ulschak

Mary M. Ulschak, 88, a longtime Glendive, Montana resident, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at her home in Glendive. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 31, 2003 in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive with Pastor Avis Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive is entrusted with arrangements. Mary Margaret Ulschak was born on April 20, 1915 in Glendive, Montana the daughter of Peter and Julia (Rahl) Meissner. She was raised by her father and two older sisters, Edna and Elsie, after their mother died in Los Angeles, California when Mary was nine years old. The family moved around a lot, as her father was an inspector for the natural gas line that was being put through South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Colorado. Mary received some of her early education at a Catholic school in Rapid City, South Dakota and later at the Lincoln School in Glendive. Mary stayed with her married sister, Edna and Albert Haines, on there farm for a while before she worked for the Williams family in Glendive. Mr. Williams had a meat market and had a young man "Gustave Victor Strombeck" working for him. Mary and Vic were married on October 7, 1934 in Glasgow, Montana and lived in Wheeler, Montana for a time after their marriage. To this union two daughters were born, Marylin Jean and Karon Darene. The family lived in Havre, Mt., Great Falls, Mt., Big Sandy, Mt.,and Glasgow, Mt. Vic was a meat cutter and helped set up the meat departments for the Buttrey stores in Montana. In 1940, they moved to Floodwood, Minnesota where Vic was manager of a cooperative meat locker business. Mary and the girls moved back to Glendive in 1941 and continued to make it their home. Mary and Vic later divorced. Mary married John E. Snyder on October 31, 1942. They made their home in Glendive. John passed away on August 15, 1963. Mary worked at the Glendive Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaners and the Northern Pacific Hospital laundry for several years. On January 16, 1971, Mary married Francis J. Ulschak in Sidney, Montana. They made their home in Glendive. Francis died on April 30, 1997. Mary moved to Williston, North Dakota in August of 1998 to be near her daughter and family. In February of 1999, she returned to Glendive where she resided at the Glendive Manor until the time of her death. Mary was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America for many years and was also a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Glendive. Mary was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters, one half sister, one step-brother, one niece and one nephew. Survivors include her daughters: Marylin Horab and her husband Ervin of Williston, North Dakota and Karon Nelson and her husband Herbert of Ogden, Utah; five grandchildren; Sharon Groethe and her husband Al, Mike Horab and his wife Paula, Robert Horab and his wife Denise, all of Williston, North Dakota, Brenda Coulter and her husband Thomas of San Antonio, Texas and Julie Rodriguez and her husband Mark of Dallas, Texas; eleven great grandchildren, Michael Horab, Tim Horab, Micki Horab, Cody Horab, Alexis Shively and her friend Rick Surber, Melissa Cablayan, Aaron Cablayan, Danielle Blanton and her husband Roger, Mark Rodriguez II and his wife Lindsi, and Joshua Rodriguez and Jacob Rodriguez; four great great grandchildren, Christian Surber, Calvin Isaacs Jr., Madison Blanton, Mark Rodriguez III; six half sisters, Jeanette Strong and her husband Frank of Port Angeles, Washington, Janet Brainard and her husband Frank of Springfield, Oregon, Jean Smith and her husband Dan of Everett, Washington, Gloria Comstock and her husband Don of Moses Lake, Washington, Helen Hair and her husband Rick of Sultan, Washington, and Joann Fraker and her husband Don of Tacoma, Washington; two aunts, Teresa (Meissner) Milton of Cameron Park, California and Lena (Meissner) Peterson of Dickinson, North Dakota; four half brothers, Art Meissener and his wife Jean of Everett, Washington, Richard Meissner of Anacortes, Washington, Stanley Meissner of Arlington, Washington, and Roger Meissner and his wife Judy of Marysville, Washington.

Mary Ulschak

April 20, 1915 - December 31, 2003

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April 20, 1915 - December 31, 2003

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