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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 24220
Title: Katherine "Karen" A. Murtha
Date: 6/22/1934-11/10/2017
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 6/22/1934
Summary: Katherine “Karen” A. Murtha passed away at Methodist Hospital November 10, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN, at age 83. Mass of Christian burial was November 18, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND, with Fr. Patrick Ojedeji officiating. Burial was at a later date. Karen Murtha was born June 22, 1934, in Dickinson to Vincent and Susanna (Follmer) Miklautsch, the seventh of eight children. She was raised in Dickinson and attended Dickinson High School. She furthered her education at Marquette University and became a dental hygienist and later worked in the family law office. Karen married Thomas F. Murtha June 19, 1967, at the home of her sister, Marianne, in Hales Corners, WI. Tom and Karen raised their four boys in Dickinson. Karen will be fondly remembered by her family and friends. She was an active and dedicated member of her church and could be seen playing the organ at weddings and most Sunday services. She was also generous with her time volunteering often playing daily Mass at the local nursing homes or serving oversight at a local election. Karen loved music and gardening. She was an avid reader and an intense sports fan. However, her greatest love was her family. She enjoyed watching her grandkids and attending family events. Karen was an inspiration of love and devotion to her family and was especially fond of her many nieces and nephews. Karen is survived by her children, Thomas F. IV (Janilyn), Dickinson, J. Patrick (Dana), Northfield, MN, Daniel (Sarah), Plymouth, MN, and William, Dickinson; ten grandchildren, Katherine, Thomas F. ,V, Gwyneth, Rhiannon, Chase, Gabrielle, Brooklyn, Oscar, Maxwell, and Hazel; and sisters, Eleonore, Cecile, and Agnes. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years who died in January 2017; her brother, Thomas; sisters, Marianne, Theresa, and Mary; and daughter, Mary Katherine.
Red ID: FND_I_74882 Image ID: 547522 Image Notes: FND001 24220

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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