Bickel.-John Bickel was born at Elkhart, Ind., July 10, 1856; departed this life, Oct. 27, 1946; aged 90 y. 3 m. 17 d. For the past ten years or more he was totally blind, but cheerful. As a young man he moved from Indiana to Hastings, Nebr., and from there to Kansas. On Dec. 24, 1893, he was united in marriage to Alice Jane Bare, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Maggie Bauer, Harper, Kans.; and Mary Ellen Hollcroft, Omaha, Nebr.), 3 sons (Chauncey J., Topeka, Kans.; Fred, Pueblo, Colo.; and Charles, of Harper), 13 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. One son (Rufus) and one daughter (Hattie) predeceased him. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Pleasant Valley Church, Harper, Oct. 29, in charge of W. R. Nafziger, assisted by R. M. Weaver. Text, Zech. 1:5. Interment was made in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Bickel.-John Bickel was born at Elkhart, Ind., July 10, 1856; departed this life, Oct. 27, 1946; aged 90 y. 3 m. 17 d. For the past ten years or more he was totally blind, but cheerful. As a young man he moved from Indiana to Hastings, Nebr., and from there to Kansas. On Dec. 24, 1893, he was united in marriage to Alice Jane Bare, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Maggie Bauer, Harper, Kans.; and Mary Ellen Hollcroft, Omaha, Nebr.), 3 sons (Chauncey J., Topeka, Kans.; Fred, Pueblo, Colo.; and Charles, of Harper), 13 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. One son (Rufus) and one daughter (Hattie) predeceased him. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Pleasant Valley Church, Harper, Oct. 29, in charge of W. R. Nafziger, assisted by R. M. Weaver. Text, Zech. 1:5. Interment was made in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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