Ada Schlick

Ada T. Schlick, age 96 St. Martin February 9, 1912 – December 15, 2008 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2008 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Ada T. Schlick, age 96, who died Monday at the Koronis Manor in Paynesville. Burial will be in the St. Martin Parish Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Thursday and from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Martin Parish Center, St. Martin. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m. followed by a rosary with the Catholic Aid Association, St. Ann’s Christian Women and the Rosary Sodality on Thursday evening. Arrangements entrusted with the Wenner Funeral Home, Richmond. Ada was born in Fort Atkinson, Iowa to Fred and Anna (Tieskoetter) Tekippe. After working as a legal secretary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she married Edwin Schlick in May 1944, and moved to the Schlick farm in St. Martin, Minnesota. Edwin died in a farm accident in May 1971. Ada married Henry Schlick on December 23, 1974. They spent 33 happy years together. Ada enjoyed a lifelong writing hobby, including many years as the St. Martin columnist for the Paynesville Press. She was an avid reader and cookbook collector. She also enjoyed crocheting, quilting, sewing and needlework. She always enjoyed visits from her children and grandchildren – she was happiest when the whole family gathered on weekend nights to enjoy her homemade kuchen (and a little wurst) at the kitchen table. She served the community in volunteer roles from 4-H leader to parish typist. She was involved in many parish activities throughout her years in St. Martin. She and Henry were active supporters of the St. Martin Lions and enjoyed attending many Lions events. She was a member of St. Martin Parish, St. Ann’s Christian Women, Catholic Aid Association and the Rosary Sodality. Survivors include her husband, Henry (Koronis Manor); four children, Jim (Sharon) of St. Cloud, Joe (Mary Jo) of St. Martin, John (Loretta) of Willmar and Anne (Gary) Lauer of Hugo; 10 grandchildren, Janet (Richard) Cleveland of Fredericksburg, VA, Kathryn (Jim) McLaren of Farmington, Jill (Quang) Nguyen of Minneapolis, Jennifer (Rob) Miller of Hutchinson, Greg (Mai) Lauer of St. Paul, Tara (Dan) Stevens of Rockville, MD, Steve (Jen) Lauer of Stillwater, Mike Schlick of St. Martin, Katie Schlick of St. Joe, and Cary Schlick of Northfield; 10 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers and sisters; her first husband, Edwin Schlick; and grandchild, Karen.