Obituaries : Olga Sikir

Olga Sikir

BELLE PLAINE:

     Olga C. Sikir, 82, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab in Belle Plaine following an extended illness.

     Funeral Services will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at First Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine with Rev. Dean Duncan officiating.  Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery near Keystone.  Friends may call at the church in Belle Plaine from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday the 18th. 

     Olga was born June 18, 1931 near Keystone to Alfred and Stella (Holst) Holst and graduated from the Keystone High School in 1949. 

     On September 16, 1956 she was united in marriage to Vernon Sikir in Belle Plaine.  He preceded her in death on June 15, 2013.

     Olga was employed in the packaging Dept. of Collins Radio prior to her retirement.

     She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine where she enjoyed membership in the Ladies Mission Society.  She enjoyed gardening, planting flowers, & spending time with her children and grandchildren.

     Olga is survived by her children, Paul (Jody) Sikir of Madison, WI, Keith (Amy) Sikir of Camby, IN, Sylvia Sikir of Waterloo, and Sheila (Mark) Ward of Ft. Myers, FL; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; her brothers, Byron (Sharon) Holst of Keystone and Lester (Kay) Holst of Indianola; and her sister, Carol McGinnis of Cedar Rapids.

     In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Lois Marie Sikir; her brother, Harvey Holst; and her sister, Ruth Dvorak.

    A memorial fund has been established for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.     

    Condolences may be left at:  www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com