Sheridan-native Mike Deliramich, 71, of Red Wing, Minn., died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at his home.

Services will be this afternoon in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., with arrangements by Mahn Funeral Home of Red Wing.

Born Sept. 19, 1934, in Sheridan to Dan and Mary (Stetez) Deliramich, he graduated from Sheridan High School in 1952 and enlisted in the Navy. He served until 1955, when he was honorably discharged.

He married Glenda Saunders, and they divorced.

He married Margie Harris on May 6, 1976, in Spokane, Wash., and they moved to Minnesota in 1978.

Mr. Deliramich worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad until his retirement. He and his wife moved to Red Wing in 1993 after retiring.

He enjoyed golf and was a member at Mississippi National Golf Links and also a member of Berean Evangelical Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights.

A stepson, Neal Tyler, and a sister, Ella Gorsch, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Michelle Flores of Bellevue, Wash.; three stepchildren, Marci Sherk and Robin Rivers of Bellevue and Stephen Alcorn of Sagel, Idaho; four siblings, Pete and Maleva Deliramich of Sheridan, Daniel of Castor Valley, Calif., and Rose Bull of Valrico, Fla.; six grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may benefit his church or Fairview Red Wing Hospice.

The Sheridan Press - August 29, 2006