Katie Ann Klimkowski passed away September 5, 2022. Katie was born on July 20, 2002 in Stillwater, OK to Mark A. Klimkowski and Lori A. (Ford) Klimkowski. She was raised in Harrah, attending all 13 years of elementary, middle, and high school there before graduating as Co-Valedictorian with the class of 2021. After high school, Katie attended Southwestern College in Winfield, KS were she was a member of the women’s basketball and track teams and more recently began attending at the University of Oklahoma in Norman where she was pursuing a degree in journalism. Survivors include her parents: Mark & Lori Klimkowski of Harrah, brother Louis Morris and wife Sarah of Cushing, OK, maternal grandmother Judith A. Ford of Yale, OK, aunts and uncles: John E. Ford of Perkins, OK, Robert L. Ford and wife Yvette of Ripley, OK, Bernadette Klimkowski and Jim Dawson of Harrah, OK, Paul Klimkowski and wife Camillia of Falls Church, VA, Joe Klimkowski and wife Paula of Carmel, IN, cousins: Justin Ford, McKyna Ford, Caleb Ford and wife Holly, Matthew Ford, Jeremiah Klimkowski, Adam Klimkowski, as well as Claudie LaFlash and husband Matt. Katie was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Frank Ford, paternal grandparents, Valentine and Rosie Klimkowski as well as her cousin Gabrielle Klimkowski.
A memorial ceremony to celebrate Katie’s remarkable life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17 in the Gym at Harrah High School. Katie will be laid to rest privately at the Jamison Cemetery north of McLoud, Oklahoma.
