Virginia Pollak

Virginia Pollak, 84,

McClusky, ND, died Tues-

day, October 8, 2019, at

Sanford Hospital in

Bismarck, ND.

Funeral services will be

held on Thursday, Oc-

tober 17, 2019, at 1 p.m.

at Grace Lutheran Church,

McClusky, ND. Burial

will be in McClusky City

Cemetery at a later date.

Virginia was born on

December 21, 1934, on

the family farm in Lincoln

Valley, northeast of

McClusky, to Henry and

Martha (Hoffer) Stein. She

attended country school

and helped out on the

family farm. She moved

to Malta, MT, and began

working in restaurants at

the age of 17. Virginia

married Harold Pollak on

June 18, 1954, on the fam-

ily farm north of McClu-

sky. Harold’s career was

in the oil exploration

business and thus they

lived in numerous states

and in Minot. In 1964

they moved to McClusky,

where she owned and

operated Green Acres

Cafe until it closed in

1979. In 1991 she operat-ed a thrift store in the

cafe’s location for many

years. She was also

known as the “Pickle

Lady.” She sold canned

pickles and jellies to cus-

tomers from all over the

area. Harold died on Oc-

tober 5, 2009. She moved

to Bismarck earlier this

year.

Virginia was a member

of Grace Lutheran Church

and was active with the

women’s groups there.

Virginia is survived by

a daughter, Roxane Pol-

lak, and a son, Mark Pol-

lak, both of Beulah, ND;

grandson, Lance Pollak of

Dubuque, Iowa; three

great-granddaughters, Jay-

cie, Lexie and Brynlie;

brothers, Wesley Stein of

McClusky, Theobald

“Heine” Stein of Wilton

and Roger Stein of Na-

poleon, ND; one sister,

Patsy Homann of Minot.

She was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-

band; brother, Clarence

Stein; sisters, Darlene

Grosz, Shirley Dockter,

Diane Hintz, Loretta

Meckle and Marlene Mur-

ray.

In lieu of flowers,

memorials are preferred

to the McClusky City

Cemetery or the Bismarck

Cancer Center. Share on-

line at www.hertzfuneral

homes.com.