Polly Roeslein

June 21, 1929 - August 19, 2018

Polly (Klym) Roeslein, age 89, of Glendive, Montana passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Glendive Medical Center Extended Care in Glendive. A Rosary Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive with Father Francis Schreiber officiating. Rite of Committal will be at a later date in Rosebud County Cemetery in Forsyth, Montana. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Polly was born on June 21, 1929 on the family farm near Gorham, North Dakota, the youngest of thirteen children to Nick and Jenny (Chruszch) Klym. She was raised and educated in Gorham, just north of Belfield, North Dakota. Working as a waitress she met Jacob Roeslein and they were married on June 30, 1951 in Gorham and to this union four children were born. In 1964 the family moved to Glendive where Jacob worked with the railroad. Polly worked some jobs but none were as rewarding and important to her as being a Certified Nurse Assistant at GMC Extended Care. She worked for over twenty five years at this job and was honored to be named Employee of the Quarter in the fall of 1999. Following her retirement Polly volunteered her time as a Pink Lady for the hospital auxiliary as well as doing perms and haircuts for the residents at the nursing home. Polly enjoyed cooking, gardening, playing cards, watching Nascar and baseball. Her favorite professional team was the Atlanta Braves. She enjoyed watching her sons' baseball games. Polly loved bowling and went to the 2015 State Bowling Tournament and was named Grand Duchess for being the oldest bowler at the tournament. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas and she would go all out decorating and cooking for the holiday season. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her twelve brothers and sisters. Polly is survived by her daughter, Bernie (Greg) Anderson of Henderson, Nevada, their children, Cole (Margy) Anderson (their children Abigail and Evan), Luke (Melissa) Anderson (their children Colton, Zach, and Noah), and Samantha (Alex) Gransgaard; her son, Eric (Kay) Roeslein of Forsyth, Montana, and their children Jade (Clint) Hanzlik (their daughter Brynley), and Dustin (Heather) Roeslein (their children Paxton and Hudson); her son Jeff (Lisa) Roeslein of Glendive, and their children, Paige (Chad) Oakland and (their children, Oakleigh and Carver), and Blake Roeslein; her daughter, Deb Roeslein of Columbus, Montana; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials in Polly's name may be made to Glendive Medical Center Extended Care, Hospice or to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.