John W. Mikulich

July 5, 1939 - August 9, 2021

John W. Mikulich, age 82 of Hobart, passed away on August 9, 2021. John was a United States Navy Veteran who served from 1957 – 1960. He was an Atomic Veteran of the Eniwetok Atomic Tests of 1958 and a Radarman on the Cruiser – U.S.S. Bremerton. John was employed by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department from 1965 until his retirement in 1998 as a Captain. He was employed in the Sheriff’s Work Release Program from 1998 – 2004. John was a Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed drawing and painting. He was preceded in death by his father, John Mikulich, Jr. his mother, Margaret Mikulich and sister, Karen Czarnecki. John is survived by two sons, John Grant Mikulich, Guy John Mikulich and one daughter, Ginger Marie Mikulich. He is also survived by former wives Carol Hamilton (nee Anderson) and Sharon Mikulich (nee Anderson), one aunt, Irene Bacvar, one brother-in-law, Robert Czarnecki, one niece, Nicole Hankosky, one nephew, Jason Czarnecki and many cousins. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point. Military Honors Service at 2:00 p.m. www.burnsfuneral.com