Sr. Sigrid Simlick, OP

Sister Sigrid Simlik, OP, died Jan. 23, 2026, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her remembering service will take place 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at St. Dominic Villa, and her Funeral Mass will follow. Casey-McNett Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Lillian Agnes Simlik was born June 28, 1928, to Paul and Catherine (Mikeska) Simlik in Chicago, Ill. She professed vows with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in 1949 and received the religious name Sister Sigrid. She received her BA in classics from Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, Ill.; a CPE as certified chaplain from Shannon Hospital, San Angelo, Tex.; and an MA in theology from St. Mary University, San Antonio, Tex.

Her ministry was dedicated to teaching and hospital chaplaincy. She taught elementary education at St. Rose of Lima School, Baltimore, Md.; and St. Rose School, Milwaukee, Wis. At Aquin Catholic Central High School, Freeport, Ill., she taught French and Latin. Sister Sigrid also taught various foreign languages in the role of lecturer at Rosary College. She then served as educational consultant in the Oklahoma City Diocesan Office of Education, Okla., and as director of the Newman Center at Angelo State University, San Angelo. She was hospital chaplain at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Kan., and at Seton Medical Center and Brackenridge Hospital, both Austin, Tex. She retired to Sun City, Ariz., in 2002 and then moved to Sinsinawa Mound in 2015. Sister Sigrid moved to St. Dominic Villa in 2017, then moved to St. Elizabeth Manor in Footville, Wis., in 2020. She returned to the Villa 2024. She had a deep appreciation for world culture and was a lifelong learner.

Sister Sigrid was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Rev. Frank Simlik. She is survived by her Dominican Sisters. Memorials may be made to the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, Wis., or online at www.sinsinawa.org/donate.