Michael “Mike” Joseph Sikora passed away on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. He was born in Antigo on Nov. 27, 1944, to Frank and Eleanor Sikora (nee Stolzman).
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Rosalie Fleischman, and brother, Robert Sikora.
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