Mass of Christian burial for Monica Klein, age 88, of Regent will be 10:30am Wednesday, March 16, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Regent. Fr Kuriakose Nediakala and Deacon Don Gion will officiate with burial in the Regent Cemetery.
A rosary service will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday evening at the St. Henry's Catholic Church in Regent.
Serving as casketbearers are Robb Hauser, Loren and Allan Dowhaniuk, Gregg Klein, Kevin Remington, and Gerald Jahner. All of Monica's Great Grandson's are considered Honorary Bearers.
MONICA STICKA was born September 21, 1916 in Dickinson, ND to Ignatius and Beata (Olheiser) Sticka. She grew up in the Shefield Community south of Dickinson and attended the Shefield School. She worked at home and then moved to Rochester, MN where she worked at St. Mary's Hospital. Monica met Frank Klein and they were united in marriage on September 21, 1937 at Shefield. They began their life together on a farm north of Mott in the St. Michael's Community. In 1942, they farmed north of Regent for one year and then purchased a farm closer to Regent where they resided until retiring and moving into Regent in 1997. Monica moved to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott on June 24, 2003 and later on Frank would also make his home there.
Monica was a member of St. Henry's Guild and St. Pius Verien. She enjoyed gardening, canning, embroidering, crocheting, playing cards, and working word puzzles.
Monica passed away on Sunday, March 13, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott at the age of 88 years, 5 months, 23 days.
Surviving family members include her husband, Frank; 2 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Doris Dowhaniuk, Rochester, MN; Della and Robert Hauser, Colfax, WA; 1 son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Jeanne Klein, Regent; 10 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 1 sister, Veronica Boesflug, Glen Rock, WY; 2 sisters-in-law, Rose Sticka and Lena Sticka, both of Dickinson; 1 brother-in-law, Frank Jahner, Regent, ND.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Mike and David Sticka, and 1 sister, Eva Jahner.
A memorial has been established.
Visitation will be Tuesday 1:00 to 5:30pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and on Wednesday one hour prior to services at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Regent.