Kathy Tipka

Kathleen Marie Tipka (Loch), age 90, of Litchfield, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025. She was born to the late Paul and Gertrude (Looman) Loch on January 18, 1935 in Meeker County.

A mass will be held at 10:30am on Friday, January 31, 2025 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. Family will greet friends from 5-7pm at Johnson Hagglund Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the mass at St. Philip’s. A prayer service will be held at 7pm at the conclusion of the visitation on Thursday. Kathy will be laid to rest at Ripley Cemetery.

Kathy graduated from Dassel High School in 1952 and was married to the late Arthur Tipka on September 10, 1955 at The Church of St. Philip. Kathy was active at church and was a member of the Ladies Group for many years. In her younger years, Kathy was an avid bowler, for which she won many trophies. She also enjoyed playing euchre, watching the Twins or Vikings play, and fishing with her family on Island Lake. Kathy had many flower gardens which she loved working in. She also loved watching the birds on the feeders she had in the back yard.

Kathy is survived by her children, Pam (Scott) Isaacson, Wendy (Brad) Hamm, Dave (Lana) Tipka, and Joe (Nicole) Tipka; son-in-law, Mike Bredeson; 13 grandchildren, Kelly (Isaacson) Beyer, Casey Isaacson, Andrew Hamm, Aaron Hamm, Alex Hamm, Blake Bredeson, Megan Bredeson, Hope Tipka, Alex Tipka, Sam Tipka, Hunter Tipka, Madison (Tipka) Jensen, and Brenna Tipka; 5 great grandchildren; sisters, Shirley (Alan) Skalberg, Leanne (Dale) Herman, Patricia (Jim) Fortman; sister-in-law, Doris Tipka.

In addition to her parents and husband, Kathy is preceded in death by her daughter, Lynn Bredeson; brothers, Paul Loch Jr. and Steven Loch; sister, Rosalie Stearns; niece, Amy Clarke; and nephew, Kevin Herman.

The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of the Church of St. Timothy in Maple Lake for all of their care and support.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or to The American Lupus Foundation, 2121 K Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037-1830.