Delores L. Sikich

Delores L. Sikich, 93, lifelong resident of Hibbing, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Emerald Crest in Burnsville, MN. 

She was born at home on April 26, 1932, to Oscar and Mae (Gustafson) Johnson in Kerr Location, near Hibbing. She attended and graduated from Hibbing schools and completed a secretarial program at Duluth Business University after high school. A homemaker by trade, Delores married Michael J. Sikich on September 10, 1955, at the First Lutheran Church in Hibbing. They were together until his passing in 1999.

Delores held a few jobs throughout her lifetime. Before starting a family, she worked as a secretary for Oliver Mining Co., and later was employed with Manney’s Shopper for many years. She was very active in her church. Delores was a part of various church guilds at the First Lutheran Church in Hibbing, always willing to volunteer her time as needed. She took great pride in preparing family meals, and her baked goods (especially apple strudel, apple squares, and potica) were out of this world! She loved gardening, walking with friends, knitting, and crocheting, as some of her favorite pastimes. Delores also loved to bowl and, over the years, has belonged to various women’s bowling leagues. But above all else, Delores enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren. Family was the center of her life and heart.

She is survived by two children, Michelle (Robert) Haugan, Eagan, MN, and Jeffrey (Lisa) Sikich, White Bear Lake, MN, six grandchildren, Grace (Paul) Zens, Moorhead, MN, Michael (Kelsey) Haugan, St. Louis Park, MN, Jillian (John) Fitzgerald, Richfield, MN, Brooke Sikich, Carmen Sikich, and Nicholas Sikich, all of White Bear Lake, MN, three great-grandchildren, Ivy Haugan, Blakely Haugan, and Jack Fitzgerald, along with special sister-in- laws Donna Johnson, Ann Basarich, brother-in-law Louie Sikich and many nieces and nephews.

Delores was preceded in death by her husband, Michael J. Sikich, in 1999, her parents, Oscar and Mae, along with four brothers, Alvin, Gordon, Kenneth, and Karl Johnson.

Funeral services for Delores will be at noon, Monday, May 12, 2025, at the First Lutheran Church in Hibbing. The Rev. John Dietz will officiate. Visitation will start at 11:00, one hour before the noon service. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery of Hibbing. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you donate to your chosen charity. Arrangements are entrusted to the Dougherty Funeral Home of Hibbing.