Martha Stano

Liturgy of the Word for Martha Stano, 71, of Dickinson will be 1:30 pm Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial will take place at a later date in Pennsylvania.

On January 12, 2024, Martha was carried on angel wings to her final caregiver, God in Heaven.

Martha was born on April 8, 1952 to Helen Ann (Shamitko) and Valentine Stano of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Although she was born profoundly mentally and physically disabled due to cerebral palsy, Martha lived with a happy gracious personality. She always had a smile and a laugh for the people who visited with her and her caregivers and was truly loved by all who knew her. Martha was first taken into the care of St. Edmonds Home in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, and followed by Canonsburg State Home and Hospital, her sister Rose Marie, ABLE, Inc., and St. Benedict’s Nursing home in Dickinson, ND. 

Martha was predeceased by two sisters and one brother: Augustina (Stano) Chiatello Napoli, Gerard Stano, and Juliana (Stano) DelCimmuto and is survived by two sisters and one brother: Mary Jane (Carl Defilippi) Stano, Thomas (MaryLou) Stano, and Rose Marie Bond. Martha is also survived by twenty-one nieces and nephews, several great and great-great nieces and nephews.