Tena Bickel

Tena M. 'Tiny' (Everhart) Bickel Tena M. 'Tiny' (Everhart) Bickel, 98, died September 26, 2011. She was born August 9th, 1913 in Durham, Kansas, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maud (Stiefel) Everhart. She was married on November 10th 1936 to Milton L. Bickel, they were married over 50 years prior to his passing in 1992. Mrs. Bickel is survived by her son, Linn E. Bickel, his wife, Beverly A. Bickel of Salina and granddaughters, Jennifer A. (Bickel) Kibler & Chris of Falun and Anna M. Bickel and fianc, Chase Carlson of Duluth, Minnesota. Mrs. Bickel is also survived by her sister, Sarah Agnes (Everhart) Kackley. She is preceded in death by her husband, Milton Bickel, her parents, Joseph and Maude Everhart and siblings: Frank, Harry, Theadore, John, Mary, Daniel, Curtis, Mildred, James, and Wayne. Tena was a farmer and homemaker for most of her life, a good mother and memorable grandmother. In life, Tena belonged to the RSVP Volunteer Connection for over six years and was a member with the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Affairs. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8p.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11a.m. Friday, September 30, 2011 at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Gypsum Valley Cemetery #2 in Gypsum, Kansas. Following interment there will be a meal at the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Gypsum, for those that would like to reminisce about Tena's life. The family request donations to Kansas Wildlife and Parks, Pratt, Kansas.