Katherine Sticka

A funeral Mass for Katherine Sticka, 95, of Richardton, will be 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton with Father Thomas Wordekemper OSB celebrating. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s cemetery, Richardton.


Visitation for Katherine will be 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21st at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson with a rosary and vigil service being held at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.


Katherine passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Richardton Health Center.


Katherine was born December 5, 1922 in rural New England, the daughter of Adam and Lena (Ochsenfeld) Kathrein. She attended Stark County grade school and graduated from Model High in Dickinson. After which she received her teaching certificate and taught country school in Stark and Hettinger Counties for five years during the war. Katherine married William Sticka on April 12, 1948 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New England. They made their home in Golva until 1951 and then moved to Richardton. Their marriage was blessed with seven children, Mary, Irene, Patricia, Paulette, Susan, Noreen and Daniel. After living in Richardton for 40 years, Katherine moved to Dickinson in 1991. She enjoyed sewing clothes for her six little girls, especially dresses for her daughters, quilting and crocheting, making a quilt or afghan for each of her grandchildren. Katherine enjoyed playing games and she was a fierce competitor and hated to lose, (scrabble and cards being her favorites). Katherine was involved with her faith, serving in Richardton as a life member of the Christian Mother’s Society and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was instrumental in establishing St. Mary’s Guild and she served on the Parish Council. Katherine was a 4-H leader and a member of a Homemakers Club in Richardton. She volunteered her time to St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary and RSVP in Dickinson. Katherine loved spending time with her family and she will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.


Katherine is survived by her children, Mary Kay (Bob) Barton of Carberry, Manitoba, Canada, Irene (Larry) McDaniel of Las Vegas, NV, Patricia (Charles) Calandra of Brooksville, FL, Paulette (Harry) Peterson of Wilmar, MN, Susan (Ron) Hoff of Taylor, ND, Noreen (Jeffery) Mason of New Richmond, WI, Daniel (Penny) Sticka of Plano, TX; 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren; sister, Clara Mesling of Dickinson; sisters-in-law, Maggie Kathrein of New England and Delores Kathrein of Las Vegas, NV.


She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Lena Kathrein; husband, William (1974); brothers, John, William and Joseph Kathrein; sister, Mary Kaufman.


In lieu of flowers, Katherine’s family suggests memorials to Assumption Abbey or St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.




Sticka Katherine


Burial Date: March 22, 2018
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton, ND.
Rosary & Vigil: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND.