Eunice Schirado

GLEN ULLIN - Funeral Mass for Eunice Schirado, 85, Glen Ullin, will be held at 10 a.m. CDT Friday, May 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glen Ullin, with the Rev. Jeff Zwack celebrating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. CDT Thursday at the church with a rosary and wake service being held at 7 p.m.

Eunice (Sebastian) Schirado went peacefully to be with the Lord on April 26, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at Marian Manor. She was a model of faith, courage and inspiration to everyone who knew her right up until the last moments of her life.

Eunice was born July 12, 1928, at the home of her grandmother, Ma Gietzen. Eunice was the oldest child of John and Caroline (Gietzen) Sebastian of Hebron. She was raised on the family farm northeast of Hebron in the Haymarsh Valley and attended Morton County rural schools and Haymarsh Catholic School.

Eunice married her soul mate and best friend, Ernest Schirado of Glen Ullin on Oct. 10, 1951, at St. Clement's Catholic Church. They moved to the Schirado homestead northeast of Glen Ullin, where they farmed, ranched and raised nine children.

Both Eunice and Ernie loved to sing and were members of the Sacred Heart Choir. Eunice faithfully served her parish and community by active participation in the Sacred Heart Christian Mothers, Glen Ullin Saddle Club, Glen Ullin School Election Board, as well as being a 50-year member of the Haymarsh Homemakers.

Eunice was known for raising a huge garden. Her pickled beets are legendary among her family and friends. She made excellent baked goods - bread, caramel rolls, pies, chocolate chip cookies. In her spare time, Eunice enjoyed reading, word finds, needle work, sewing, music and dancing, seeing her children come home and spoiling her grandchildren.

Eunice was dedicated to her husband and children and they were blessed for sharing her life. She had seven sons, Rick (Wanda), Aurora, Colo., Allen (Marjie), Bismarck, Tim (Lori), Menoken, Bruce (Heidi), Bismarck, Russell (Holly), Menoken, Bryan (Michelle), Harrisburg, S.D., and Kyle (Mitzi), Granby, Colo.; and two daughters, Lynnette, Glen Ullin, and Corrine (David) Vatnsdal-Geck, Bismarck.

Eunice instilled in all her children the strong sense of family and Catholic Faith. When it was absolutely necessary to miss a Sunday mass or Holy Day of Obligation, the living room hushed with 11 voices reciting a rosary.

Precious to her were every one of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Michael (Rhonda) Schirado, their children, Peyton and Shea; Sarah (Jay) Rarog, their children, Blake and Breslyn; Jennifer (Kris) Goodman, their children Rachel, Katherine and Caroline; Joseph (Michaela) Schirado; John (Megan) Schirado; Christopher (Lynsey) Schirado, their son, Kylan; Cory Schirado; Cody Schirado; Kalli Schirado; Jordyn Schirado; Casey Schirado; Lindy (Steven) West; Dustin Schirado and his fiancee, Dusti Flath; Kaylee Schirado; Mathew Schirado; Nicholas Schirado; John Schirado; Jacob Schirado; Travis Vatnsdal; Cassidy Vatnsdal; Samantha (Geck) and Adam Nies, their son, Milo; and Macy Geck.

Eunice is survived by one sister, JoAnne (Ervin) Messer, New Salem; two brothers, Joel (Linda) Sebastian, Billings, Mont., and Gerald (Debbie) Sebastian, Hebron; one brother-in-law, Bob (Joyce) and Donna Praus, Killdeer; three sisters-in-law, Eunice (Myron) Sebastian, Towner, Marian (Reuben) Sebastian, Mesa, Ariz., and Anna (Duane) Sebastian, Bismarck; and dozens upon dozens of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; her parents, John and Caroline; one son-in-law, Les Vatnsdal; three grandchildren, Cameron, Jaden and Katherine Vatnsdal; one sister, Joyce; and three brothers, Myron, Reuben and Duane.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.stevensonfuneralhome.com. (Spangelo-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory, Glen Ullin)