Kathryn Klemm

Funeral Mass for Kathryn Klemm, 97, of Dickinson will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church Dickinson, with Father Shannon Lucht celebrating. Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s cemetery.


Visitation will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December, 27, 2012 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND, with Rosary and Vigil service taking place at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home.


Kathryn passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson, ND.


Kathryn “Katie” Rech was born June 6, 1915, to Anton and Barbara (Kordick) Rech. She attended rural school. On November 11, 1935, Kathryn married Joe Klemm at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Lefor, ND. They purchased a farm in Stark County. To this union six children were born, Hedy, Luella, Robert, Eugene, Ronald, and Eileen. In 1959, they moved to Dickinson. For a short duration she was a nurse’s aide and a student of Norman Rockwell school of Art and loved to paint, sew, read, play the organ and garden. Her greatest joy was sharing her garden with everyone. She loved to cook for and spend time with her family and friends. Drop-ins were always welcome at her dining table.


Kathryn will be missed by her three sons, Robert (Linda) Klemm, Eugene (Carol) Klemm, Ronald (Diana) Klemm and three daughters, Hedy (Conrad) Dassinger, Luella (Richard) Fichter, and Eileen Muecke; 18 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, seven great-great grandchildren, and  two sisters, Margaret (Jake) Roller and Anna (Thor) Ellington.


She was preceded in death by her husband Joe, her parents, and six brothers, Jack, Joe, Bill, Peter, John, and Conrad.


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Burial Date: December 28, 2012
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Friday: Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND