Submitted by: Dan Rich

South Bend Tribune 4/10/2001

Tekla Bickel

May 17, 1907 - April 9, 2001

SOUTH BEND — Tekla "Tillie" Bickel, 93, of South Ironwood, died Monday in her home. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Willard of Phoenix, Ariz.; and a son, Thomas of South Bend. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Zahoran Funeral Home, where friends may call one-half hour before services.

Editor: She was born as Tekla C. Mikula and on 11-20-1937 she married Ronald Henry Bickel who died 4-3-1981