Faith “Bunny” Podolski
May 16, 1937-Nov. 13, 2020
Faith A. “Bunny” Podolski, 83, Minot, passed
away November 13, 2020,
at a Minot assisted living
facility.
Faith was born May 16,
1937, on a farm north of
Anamoose, ND, the
daughter of Frank and
Isabelle (Bruner) Rudnick.
She was the second oldest of seven children.
Faith attended a country school northeast of
Anamoose until 1947,
when her family moved to
a farm one mile south of
Anamoose. She then attended school in town
and graduated from
Anamoose High School in
1955. She remembered
riding to both schools in a
horse-drawn school bus.
After graduation, Faith
went to work for the
McHenry County Extension Office in Towner,
ND. Here she met the
love of her life, Ernest Podolski, in the Catholic
church. They were married on July 2, 1957, at St.
Francis Xavier Catholic
Church in Anamoose.
They moved to Minot
where Faith worked for
Gate City Savings until
children began to arrive.
She stayed at home to
raise her four children.
When the youngest started school, she went to
work for the City of Minot
as secretary to the City
Manager. She held that
job for ten years until her
health prevented her from
working outside the
home.
Faith was diagnosed
with rheumatoid arthritis
while in her twenties, but
she didn’t let that stop her
from living life to its fullest. She enjoyed gardening, growing house
plants, and watching the
birds that visited her yard.
She loved doing crafts,
including sewing, quilting, tatting, quilling,
painting, and embroidery.
Her handiwork hangs in
the homes of many family
and friends. She collected cookie cutters, thimbles, and tiny perfume
bottles – and had fun helping her grandchildren collect Care Bears and Beanie
Babies during the crazes.
Lots of time was spent at
her kitchen table doing
puzzles and playing card
games, especially Pinochle and Blitz. In recent years she made
rosaries that were sent to
overseas missions and
given to fourth grade students at Bishop Ryan
Catholic School.
Faith and Ernie were
charter members of St.
John the Apostle Catholic
Church, Minot, where she
taught CCD for over 20
years. She was a member
of the Confraternity of
Christian Mothers and
volunteered to work and
bring bars for church
events. Devoted to her
Catholic faith and the
Holy Rosary, she was
proud that all of her children graduated from
Bishop Ryan High School
and went on to earn their
college degrees.
Faith was known as
“Bunny” by her family
and friends. She received
this nickname from her
older brother, LeRoy.
While in the field, her
Dad found a baby rabbit
and brought it in the
house to show the kids.
After petting the bunny,
LeRoy thought it was as
soft as his sister and started calling her Bunny.
Faith is survived by her
four children, Tam (Winston) Black, Tom (Kim) Podolski, Jan (Jay) Laudenschlager, all of Minot, and
Jeff (Patricia) Podolski of
Denver; seven grandchildren, Matthew (Shari)
Black, Katie (Jordan)
Huettl, and Erin (Luke)
Charley, Tyan Podolski,
Tyler Podolski, Erik
(Megan) Laudenschlager,
Adam (Kenya Kraft)
Laudenschlager, Aram
(Fran) Podolski, and
Brock (Claire) Podolski;
and three greatgrandchildren, Etta &
Archer Huettl, and
Bernadette Black. She is
also survived by sisters
Clarann (Don) Mayer and
Glory (Bill) Engen, both of
Harvey, ND, Judy (Jim)
Boley and Cindy Rudnick
(Dan Henes), Minot, ND,
and sister-in-law Berdie
Rudnick (Chuck Leier),
Velva, ND, and special
niece Terri (Cory)
Anderson, Minot.
Faith was preceded in
death by her husband, Ernie; her parents; her
grandson, Jason Black;
and brothers, LeRoy and
Robert Rudnick.
Funeral: Due to Covid-19, a Mass of Christian Burial for immediate
family will be held on November 16, 2020, at 10:00
a.m. at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church,
Minot.
Interment: Following
Mass, interment will take
place beside her beloved
Ernie at Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
The service will be
livestreamed for the public to view and can be accessed by going to
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Funeral arrangements
by Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home.