Pauline “Polly” Ann Dusek was born on March 3, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI to William & Frances (Sobolik) Houska. She was raised in Pisek, ND where she graduated from Pisek High School. She married Donald F Dusek on November 19, 1966. They lived & raised three children, Keith, Sherry & Kenny in Pisek, ND. She spent most of her life in Pisek but then moved to Lincoln, Kansas in 1993 and then to Park River, ND in 1997. She moved into the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND in March of 2020, just as the Covid Pandemic started.
Polly was the most selfless person, always putting other’s needs before her own. She was a great giver of gifts and her cards always hit you in the heart. She was a good cook even though she didn’t really enjoy cooking and her family loved her Czech rolicky and her favorite meal of pork, dumplings, gravy & of course sauerkraut along with her macaroni salad and dumpling soup. She had a good sense of humor and came through many hardships in her life with her humor intact. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who deeply loved her family. She enjoyed gardening and canned many quarts of vegetables over the years. She crocheted many blankets, loved reading, puzzles, and card games of all kinds. She also refinished many pieces of furniture over the years. But her favorite hobby was going to auction sales and rummage sales to find antiques and treasures. In her later years, her grandkids took top priority. She never said no, when asked to watch one of them. Her grandkids have many fond memories of the time they spent with her. She will be missed for being the family historian.
She was a member of the Pisek American Legion Auxiliary for over 50 years, as well as St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Pisek, where she received all her sacraments.
Polly is survived by her brother John Houska, Grafton, ND; sister Jeanie Houska, Grafton ND; Children: Sherry (Paul) O’Toole Crystal, ND and Kenny (Susan) Dusek Park River, ND. grandchildren and great grandchildren, Cassandra (Chris) Martinson & Harper Walhalla, ND, Kayla (Brandon) Morris, Grand Forks, ND, James (Alyssa) O’Toole & Everett Park River, ND and Bethany & Christine O’Toole Crystal, ND, Jonathan Dusek Edinburg, ND, Karen (Ashley) Chandler & Wyatt, Scarlet & Rhett, Edinburg, ND, Brandyn (Wyat Bruegemann) Chandler St Louis Park, MN, and Jaycob (Jasmin) Chandler & Cody & Cooper Park River, ND; nephew Brent Houska and niece Macy Houska; sister in law Debra Dusek, and nephews Lynn Dusek and Lee (Teresa) Dusek.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Joe & Pauline (Maresh) Sobolik and Matthew & Rose (Paur) Houska; her parents; husband, brothers Daniel and William “Billy”; son Keith, in-laws John & Mathilda (Kotaska) Dusek and brothers in law David & Leonard Dusek.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Pisek, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the church cemetery.
Polly was the most selfless person, always putting other’s needs before her own. She was a great giver of gifts and her cards always hit you in the heart. She was a good cook even though she didn’t really enjoy cooking and her family loved her Czech rolicky and her favorite meal of pork, dumplings, gravy & of course sauerkraut along with her macaroni salad and dumpling soup. She had a good sense of humor and came through many hardships in her life with her humor intact. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who deeply loved her family. She enjoyed gardening and canned many quarts of vegetables over the years. She crocheted many blankets, loved reading, puzzles, and card games of all kinds. She also refinished many pieces of furniture over the years. But her favorite hobby was going to auction sales and rummage sales to find antiques and treasures. In her later years, her grandkids took top priority. She never said no, when asked to watch one of them. Her grandkids have many fond memories of the time they spent with her. She will be missed for being the family historian.
She was a member of the Pisek American Legion Auxiliary for over 50 years, as well as St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Pisek, where she received all her sacraments.
Polly is survived by her brother John Houska, Grafton, ND; sister Jeanie Houska, Grafton ND; Children: Sherry (Paul) O’Toole Crystal, ND and Kenny (Susan) Dusek Park River, ND. grandchildren and great grandchildren, Cassandra (Chris) Martinson & Harper Walhalla, ND, Kayla (Brandon) Morris, Grand Forks, ND, James (Alyssa) O’Toole & Everett Park River, ND and Bethany & Christine O’Toole Crystal, ND, Jonathan Dusek Edinburg, ND, Karen (Ashley) Chandler & Wyatt, Scarlet & Rhett, Edinburg, ND, Brandyn (Wyat Bruegemann) Chandler St Louis Park, MN, and Jaycob (Jasmin) Chandler & Cody & Cooper Park River, ND; nephew Brent Houska and niece Macy Houska; sister in law Debra Dusek, and nephews Lynn Dusek and Lee (Teresa) Dusek.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Joe & Pauline (Maresh) Sobolik and Matthew & Rose (Paur) Houska; her parents; husband, brothers Daniel and William “Billy”; son Keith, in-laws John & Mathilda (Kotaska) Dusek and brothers in law David & Leonard Dusek.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Pisek, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the church cemetery.