Helen Joan Bickel

Helen Joan Bickel, age 94, of Pearland, Texas, formerly of Huntington, died Sunday evening, February 10, 2019 at Colonnades at Reflection Bay in Pearland. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Funeral services will immediately follow at 12 p.m. Saturday at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Conrad Thompson officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul’s County Line Cemetery in Huntington County. Preferred memorials are to St. Paul’s County Line Church, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana 46750. Helen was born January 15, 1925 in Huntington, the daughter of Glenn and Anna (Sunderman) Tobias. She graduated from Huntington High School in 1942 and married John Lewis Bickel on June 24, 1944 in Huntington; he preceded her in death on June 1, 1999. Helen worked with her husband on their Dallas Township farm and was a librarian at Andrews Elementary School. She attended St. Paul’s County Line Church in Andrews all of her married life, actively volunteering in church functions. She was a lifelong member of Huntington County Extension Homemakers Association and the Dallas Township Home Extension Club, as well as the Just Us Club, which was made up of friends and relatives. Helen enjoyed square dancing on Saturday nights, playing cards with friends, going to their lake cottage in the summer, and wintering in Florida. She relocated to Pearland, Texas in 2014 to be closer to her daughter Kathy, granddaughter Gina and Andy Nall, and three great granddaughters. Everyone who knew her loved her, including dogs and babies. Survivors include daughters Kathleen Nichols of Pearland, Texas, Sharleen (James) Sweeney of Laguna Beach, California, a daughter-in-law, Donna Bickel (Michael) of Marion, and a brother, Robert Tobias of Fort Wayne. Also surviving are grandchildren Gina (Andrew) Nall, David (Jennifer) Bickel, Laura Allgire, Shannon Sweeney, and Colin Sweeney, and four great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son, Larry Wayne Bickel, brothers Glenn Tobias and James Tobias, and a sister, Betty Moschetti.

Helen Joan Bickel

January 15, 1925 - February 10, 2019