Shirley Mae Bickel

Shirley was a very sweet and gentle lady. She was a Brea icon and she will be missed by so many people. I hope that the family has found some peace and comfort. God Bless all of you.

Hi Granny, I am just stopping by to say hi. I miss you soooo much! I am still having a hard time with all this. I think about you all the time! constantly! I love and miss you so much. I wish i could just have one more hug and kiss. Brooklyn still talks about you often when we look at your pictures! Gosh gramma i miss you so bad! love you!!!

Hi Gramma, well i think about you everyday and i still cant believe you are gone. I miss you so much. This is so hard on me. Who am i gonna call when i need to know how to cook something? and im gonna miss all the birthday cards and xmas card etc.. I could always count on you to cheer me up and just give me positive answers when i was so negative about something. I thought about you last night and i heard your voice and seen you standing in the kitchen. It was so nice. Its funny the little...

I too grew up in the neighborhood where the Bickel family lived. Then, as an adult, was fortunate to move in next door to John & Pam Bickel and across the street from Bob & Shirley. It would be hard to pick a favorite moment, but those Friday night popcorn events under the big tree in John & Pam's front yard will never be forgotten. There isn't a New Year's Eve that goes by I don't miss Shirley out banging on her pots and pans at Midnight. She was a special part of the neighborhood and my...

I am so glad that my daughter, Linda, sent her little feeling that the music box was playing for the spiritual ones that have passed. It was, I think, a sign that my mother and Shirley are with each other again and having a fine time.

I remember Shirley's smile all the way back to when I was a little kid running around the streets of Arovista, Lime, and Jasmine Dr. My dad(Howard Bryden) would shout, "SHIRLEY BICKEL" every time he saw her. There was always that smile on her face! I was blessed to see that smile when I was back in town visiting my dad last July! I took him over to the Senior Center and there was Shriley, Bob, and Karen! I had not seen them in years since moving to Kansas City in 1993. There was her smile...