Gladyce F. (Bullock) Schei
Aug. 8, 1920 - May 30, 2020
Our Beloved Mother
and Grandmother Gladyce
F. “Bullock” Schei 99,
Garrison, passed away Sa-
turday, May 30, 2020. Gla-
dyce was born August 8,
1920 in Wahpeton, North
Dakota to Elmer and
Florence “Trebil” Bullock.
She graduated High
School 1938 and attended
Wahpeton State School of
Science for one year prior
to moving to Minot, North
Dakota in 1940 with her
parents. She married
Alfred Melroy Schei
“Roy” June 27, 1941 in
Minot. Their first
daughter Connie was born
in 1942. They all moved
to Seattle, Washington for
two years where daughter
Margaret “Peggy” was
born 1945. They returned
to Minot after the War and
son Richard was born in
1948. Roy, Gladyce and
family moved to Garrison,
North Dakota in 1952,
where Roy was custodian
of the Garrison High
School for 17 years. Gla-
dyce only intended to
help get things started at
the school by helping
Roy. She also provided
daycare for children of
school faculty at the end
of the school day (her
second work day) and re-
turned the children to the
school so their parents
could take them home.
Roy passed away in 1970
and Gladyce continued to
work at the school, cul-
minating in 33 years of
service before her retire-
ment in 1989. Gladyce en-
joyed it when former stu-
dents stopped by to visit
her and she appreciated
cards and letters she re-
ceived throughout the
years from several stu-
dents up to the time of
her passing.
Gladyce always had a
warm, pleasant smile and
sincere welcome to all.
She always enjoyed chil-
dren and people, wanting
to help them whenever
possible. She served as a
volunteer for the Garrison
Memorial Hospital and
Benedictine Living Center
for many years. She was a
member of the United
Church of Christ and
taught Sunday School and
Bible School. She also
served as the President of
the Naomi Circle for
many years. Additionally,
she served on different
boards within the Garris-
on community including
the Manor Board, the
Benedictine Nursing
Home Board and the
Community Chest Board.
She enjoyed writing poe-
try, reading, baking and
sewing. She loved spend-
ing time with her
grandchildren, who were
all very special to her, as
well as with family and
friends. She enjoyed col-
lecting Angels which her
friends, grandchildren
and Son helped ensure
that she had a large col-
lection. Gladyce enjoyed
traveling to Oregon, Texas
and California to visit
family. She was an in-
credibly kind, compas-
sionate and loving person
who will be greatly
missed by all who knew
her.
Surviving family in-
cludes: daughters Connie
Cruz, Dallas, Texas, and
Margaret “Peggy” Burns,
Stanfield, Oregon; son
Richard (Janice) Schei,
Minot, North Dakota;
sisters-in-law, Dee Bul-
lock, Sherwood, North
Dakota and Patty Balles-
trasse, Fall City, Washing
ton; several nieces and
cousins; grandchildren
Holly Grotts, Dallas, Tex-
as; Justin (Ellie) Grotts,
Oklahoma; Michael Best,
Dallas, Texas; Jonathan
Cruz, Dallas, Texas;
Michele Burns-Rodriguez,
Stanfield, Oregon; Melroy
(Michele) Schei, Minot,
North Dakota; DeAnna
(Zeke) Hernandez, Palm-
dale, California; Jessica
(Kelly) Grotte, Des Lacs,
North Dakota; Denise
(Eric) Gilles, Minot, North
Dakota; as well as 23
great-grandchildren and
two great-great-
grandchildren.
She was predeceased by
her husband Roy; parents,
Elmer and Florence Bul-
lock; sister Marjarie Bul-
lock; brothers Lloyd,
Harold and Ralph Bul-
lock; sister-in-law Nellie
Bullock; son-in-law Ho-
ward Tice Burns; grand-
son Harold Tice Burns
and nephew Barry Bul-
lock. The family would
like to thank a special
family friend, Fran Bier-
lie, for providing comfort
and love to Gladyce dur-
ing her final days. A
memorial service to cele-
brate Gladyce’s life will be
held at a later date.