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William Robert “Bill” Sickels

Birth	:	22 Dec 1959 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Sep 2021 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8778020, -91.9354496
Description	:	William "Bill" Robert Sickels 61 of Birmingham, Iowa passed away on Monday September 27, 2021 at Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, Iowa. Bill was born on December 22, 1959 in Ottumwa, Iowa to John William Sr. and Barbara Jean Thompson Sickels. He spent his childhood on the family farm south of Douds, Iowa and attended Douds Elementary and graduated from Van Buren High School in the class of 1978. Shortly after graduation he met Lorie Ann Crafton and they were married on September 26, 1981 at the Birmingham Methodist Church, Birmingham, Iowa. Read More	William "Bill" Robert Sickels 61 of Birmingham, Iowa passed away on Monday September 27, 2021 at Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, Iowa. Bill was born on December 22, 1959 in Ottumwa, Iowa to John William Sr. and Barbara Jean Thompson Sickels. He spent his childhood on the family farm south of Douds, Iowa and attended Douds Elementary and graduated from Van Buren High School in the class of 1978. Shortly after graduation he met Lorie Ann Crafton and they were married on September 26, 1981 at the Birmingham Methodist Church, Birmingham, Iowa. Bill and Lorie lived in the Birmingham and Stockport, Iowa areas. He loved working on cars and was a mechanic for much of his life. He started his career at Hervey Implement in Keosauqua where he worked for 16 years. He later was a mechanic at Smithburg Automotive and then at RPM Automotive both in Fairfield, Iowa. He then went into the manufacturing business and worked at Barker Wire in Keosauqua and then at Dexter in Fairfield until he was diagnosed with cancer and was forced to stop working. Bill enjoyed fishing with family and friends, hunting morel mushrooms, hunting, jigsaw puzzles, old cars were his passion, most of all he loved spending time with family and friends, especially his granddaughter, Teagan. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Barbara of Eldon, Iowa and wife Lorie of Birmingham, Iowa, a son, Dustin of Birmingham, Iowa, three brothers, John Sickels Jr (Rhonda) of Muscatine, Iowa, David Sickels (Trudy) of Stuart, Iowa and Murl Sickels (Jennifer) of Gentry, Arkansas, three sisters, Deborah Surbaugh (Leon) of Krum, Texas, Linda Bates of Des Moines, Iowa and Kaye Gilbert (Stuart)of Stockport, Iowa and a granddaughter, Teagan Sickels of Birmingham, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father, John Sickels Sr., father-in-law, Leonard Crafton and mother-in-law, Shirley Crafton. Graveside service will be at 11:00 AM Friday October 1, 2021 at Maple Hill Cemetery East of Birmingham with Leon Surbaugh officiating. Lunch will follow the service at Birmingham City Park, guests are invited to bring a dish if they would like. Memorials to EveryStep Hospice may be left at the graveside service or mailed to the family at P.O. Box 143, Birmingham, IA 52535.

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William Robert “Bill” Sickels's memorial is located at: Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA.
When did William Robert “Bill” Sickels death?
William Robert “Bill” Sickels death on 27 Sep 2021 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8778020
Longitude: -91.9354496

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John William Sickels Sr.

(1933 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Maple Hill Cemetery
Birmingham, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8778020, -91.9354496

2. Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8788000, -91.9427000

3. United Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8796000, -91.9438000

4. Parkerville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8807983, -91.8964005

6. Clinkinbeard Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9083300, -91.9583300

7. Winchester Cemetery
Winchester, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8499985, -91.9047012

8. Topping Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8500000, -91.8879670

9. Thompson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034

10. Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8967018, -92.0056000

11. Cumberland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

12. Pattison Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

13. Fordyce Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8388000, -91.8556000

14. White Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8417015, -92.0203018

15. Wiley Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9087000, -91.8457000

16. Kilbourne Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

17. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

18. Miller Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.8905000

19. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

20. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

21. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

22. Gilbert Cemetery
Kilbourn, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

23. Rogers Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916800, -91.8890600

24. Trumbo Cemetery
Stockport, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8166943, -91.8418354