Mary Agnes Salonek, 99, Dickinson, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at St. Benedict’s Health Center, Dickinson. There will be a rosary and funeral service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2015 with Deacon Ralph Stockert presiding, at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson. Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Thomas Cemetery, Gladstone. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ladbury Funeral Service.
Mary Agnes Falcon was born October 18, 1915 at Trenton, the daughter of Ralph and Virginia (Bonneau) Falcon. She was raised and educated in the Trenton area.
Mary was united in marriage to Joseph T. Salonek on June 6, 1942 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Williston. They lived in Trenton for 20 years following their marriage, where they raised four children. She worked part time at the City Laundry in Williston for years while raising her family. After living in Montana for a few years, upon Joe’s retirement from the railroad, they moved to Gladstone in 1975.
Upon her husbands death on October 8, 2006, she moved into her daughter, Richinda’s home until February 14, 2007 when she moved to the Evergreen. She remained at Evergreen until New Year’s Eve of 2014 when she entered St. Benedict’s Health Center. She always thought of Evergreen as her home, as she loved it there and the staff who took great care of her, for which we are eternally grateful for; so thanks from our hearts for the wonderful care you gave Mom! Also thanks to St. Ben’s and their staff for the wonderful care in the last few months of her life.
She belonged to the Gladstone Senior Citizens, and was a past member of the RSVP. She was a member of Red Hats while at the Evergreen.
Mary is survived by her four children, Richinda (Don) Schaff, Dickinson, Ray (Mavis) Salonek, Sioux Falls, S.D., Victoria (Al) Padilla, Crystal, Minn., and Anthony R. Salonek, Minneapolis, Minn.; grandchildren, Guy (Michele) Salonek, Donny Schaff, Jr., Karrie Anne (Arne) Lunzman, Angela (Kelly) Malchose, Jodi Gennow, David Peterson, and Theresa Green; granddaughter-in-law, Julie Schaff; numerous great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; sister, June Baird; brothers, Joe and Cecil Falcon; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; grandson, Joseph F. Schaff; three stillborn daughters; sisters, Mary Emma Jackman, Annie McCowan, Rose Bedwell, Victoria Bowman, and Arlene Allen; and brothers, Dorcey, Eugene, and Raymond Falcon.
