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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271039
Title: John J. Sticka
Date: 2/26/1932-1/4/2018
Inscription/Marks: 2/26/1932
Summary: John Sticka, 85, passed away January 4, 2018, at his home in Dickinson. His funeral was held January 11, 2018, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Todd Kreitinger celebrating. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, New England, ND. John Joseph was born February 26, 1932, in New England, the son of Raphael and Odilia Sticka. According to John, “he was a good looking baby and such a nice kid too”. As a young boy, he attended school in New England through the eighth grade. He met the love of his life, Shirley Samson at a barn dance. They were married on October 25, 1954 and blessed with ten kids who were all his “favorite.” John started out farming for a few years, then after a couple of moves and various jobs, he brought his family back to New England. John’s heart was always in farming. Alongside farming, he worked at Koffler Manufacturing for twenty years (1967-1987). John and Shirley moved to Dickinson, retiring from the farm, where he helped her with their craft store and craft shows. John will be remembered wearing his signature plaid shirt with one button closed, shorts, white socks and black loafers. He enjoyed lying in the hammock, giving horseback rides to his grandkids and great-grandkids, whittling crooked canes and most importantly, praying the rosary daily. John is survived by his wife, Shirley; sons, Paul (Laura) Sticka of Walla Walla, WA, Charlie (Nancy) Sticka of Buckley, WA; daughters, Rita (Dennis) Baer, of Richardton, ND, Deb (Jerry) Pachl, of Dickinson, Janet Baisch of Hudson, CO, Linda (Tim) Plemel, of Oakes, Kathy (Donnie) Hangas of Bonney Lake, WA, Kristie Sticka of Whitehall, PA; 20 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raphael and Odilia; son, Raphael “Ralph” Sticka; daughter, Mary Lou Sticka.
Red ID: FND_I_78530 Image ID: 595648 Image Notes: FND001 271039

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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