Obituary - Eleanor H. Bickel

July 8, 2017, Eleanor H. Bickel passed away quietly in her sleep at the age of 101.

She had been a resident of the Care & Comfort Home in Havre for the past 3 ½ years.

Cremation has taken place and a graveside service will be held Monday, July 24, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Wing Cemetery near Turner, Montana.

Memorial donations in Eleanor's name may be made to the Care & Comfort Home or to the donor's choice.

Please visit Eleanor's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for the family.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Eleanor was born in Norma, North Dakota, Sept. 16, 1915, to Bennie and Maria Johnson. She was the oldest of four children. The other three were Birnell, deceased; Mildred Calahan, deceased; and Carol Struck of Woodbury, Minnesota.

In 1929, Eleanor graduated from eight grade in Norma and the family moved to Hogeland and later to Turner. She was in the first graduating class at Hogeland High School in 1933. She then attended college in Havre, where she got a teaching degree and taught in Hogeland and Turner rural schools.

In 1940, she married Eddie Harmon in Turner. To this union two children were born, Linda (Bob) Brandon of Havre and Don Eddie (Bonnie) of Turner.

Eleanor and Eddie made their home on Eddie's father's homestead and farmed until Eddie's death in 1968.

In 1971, she married Bill Bickel and moved to Hamilton, Montana. Bill and Eleanor were active in the Lutheran Church and in 1980, became members of the Friendship Force which allowed them to travel to Japan and Germany.

In 1989, Bill retired from the Rocky Mountain Testing Lab in Hamilton, which afforded them to spend part of the year in Mesa, Arizona.

In 2010, Bill passed away and Eleanor moved to the Eagle's Manor in Havre to be closer to her family. In 2013, she was moved to the Care & Comfort Home where she continued to live out her life comfortably.

Eleanor is survived by her two children and their spouses; her sister Carol; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.