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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272271
Title: Gladys C. Zastoupil
Date: 6/17/1938-7/13/2026
Inscription/Marks: 7/17/1938
Summary: Gladys Zastoupil, 88 of South Heart, ND, passed away July 13, 2026, at St. Benedict's Health Center in Dickinson, ND. A funeral Mass was held July 21, 2026, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in South Heart with Father David Richter and Msgr. Thomas Richeter con-celebrating. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery. Gladys C. Zastoupil, daughter of Sebastian R. and Agatha Gerhardt Frank, was born June 17, 1938, in Stark County, ND. She attended school at St. Pius Catholic School in Sheffield, ND. Gladys worked at Sims Café from 1955-1957 and she did babysitting for families. On September 23, 1957, she married Benedict G. Zastoupil at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dickinson. They purchased a farm northeast of South Heart, where they raised their five sons, Dennis, Melvin, Dean, Rodney and Patrick. They also operated Zastoupil Hide & Fur Company for many years. Gladys had a large garden and raised countless species of birds on the farm. Gladys was a faithful servant, volunteering her time and talents in her church of St. Mary's in South Heart. She was a rosary leader, Eucharistic minister, and a reader. She was the director of the Religious Education program and taught CCD for 30 years, helping many second graders receive their First Holy Communion. Because of her faithful service, she received the Catechist, Outstanding Catechist, and Catechist of the Year awards from the Diocese of Bismarck. Gladys did Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, took the first hour of Eucharistic Adoration every Tuesday morning for many years, took Communion to shut-ins, sent out cards for St. Gerards Committee, purchased and bagged candy every year for the parish Christmas party. She was a member of St. Theresa's Guild of St. Mary's Christian Mothers. The Zastoupils were chosen twice as the outstanding Catholic Family of the Year by the Knights of Columbus Council 6308. Gladys was involved for years with the Women's Cursillo in Dickinson. She was a member of St. Pius Verein, St. Anthony Club and the South Heart Senior Citizens where she was the treasurer for years. Gladys was a 4-H leader and involved in the 4-H program for over 25 years, receiving several Friends of 4-H awards. She was recognized through the RSVP program for her volunteer services and she received recognition from the North Dakota Fur Takers for all the work she did for their organization. Gladys was a member of multiple birthday clubs. She loved watching and feeding birds. She was also fond of playing bingo and enjoyed baking and trying new recipes. Gladys was an excellent cook who loved to entertain and made sure that no one ever went home hungry. Gladys is survived by sons, Dennis (Mary) and Melvin (Laurie) of Dickinson, Dean (Jamie) of Fargo and Rodney (Brenda) of Bismarck; six grandchildren, Christine (Michael) Jordan of Dickinson, Melissa (Michael) Digatono of Sioux Falls, SD, Garret and Grant of Eau Claire, WI, Dallas of Mandan, ND, Cory of Tampa, FL; great-grandchildren, Joshua Jordan, Zachary Jordan, Cedella Digatono Rueben Digatono, Ophelia Digatono; brother, Bede (Rose) Frank of Bismarck; sisters, Dolores Brinster of Scappoose, OR, Millie (Ray) Stockert of Fergus Falls, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Ben; son, Patrick; parents, Sebastian and Agatha; sisters, Martha Kudrna, Rita Berger, Hilda Huck; infant sister Catherine; infant brother, Raymond; brothers, Jacob Frank, Victor Frank.
Red ID: FND_I_79764

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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