Submitted by: John C. Monk
Helen
A. Bauman-Stickel
Dec. 10, 1938 - March 5, 2010 SOUTH BEND - Helen A.
Bauman-Stickel, 71, of South Bend, went to be with her Lord at
9:00 p.m. Friday from her home. She worked for Whitehall Labs in
Elkhart and then worked for Revco in Mishawaka before raising her
family. She was born on December 10, 1938, in her home in
Osceola, IN, to the late Louis E. "Pat" and Gladys L.
(Hendricks) Dorsett, and had lived in this area much of her life.
In 1963 she married Keith Stickel, who preceded her in death. On
July 4, 1979, in South Bend, she married David W. Bauman, who
survives. Survivors include two sons, James T. (Vickie) Stickel
of Mishawaka and Timothy D. (Jonna) Stickel of South Bend; four
grandchildren, Yenelldia L. (Tim) Rutledge of Buchanan, MI, Kelly
Lowe of South Bend, and Bonnie and Robert Lowe of the Tampa, FL,
area. There are also six great-grandchildren. Also surviving are
four sisters, July Frenzel of Santee, CA, Linda Bovee of Stroh,
IN, Hazel Mullinax of Jasper, Georgia, and Carolyn Reum of
Granger, IN; and one brother, Carl Dorsett of French Lick, IN.
One son, Daniel Keith Stickel, and two sisters, Peggy Widuch and
Patty Baker, preceded her in death. Services will be held at
11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, in Apostolic Temple, 2221 South
Ironwood Drive, South Bend, IN 46613. Burial will follow at
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may visit with the
family today from 4-8 p.m. in the Palmer Funeral Home - River
Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615, and one hour
prior to services in church. Helen had an amazing memory. She
could recollect names and especially dates of everything. She
enjoyed photography, reading and crocheting. She was a wonderful
mom, grandma and great-grandma and will be greatly missed. She
was a very giving person and would help anyone in need.
Contributions in memory of Helen A. Bauman-Stickel may be made to
the Apostolic Temple Church or to the Goshen Cancer Center, 200
High Park Avenue, Goshen, IN 46526. Online condolences may be
sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.
Published
in South Bend Tribune on March 8, 2010