Ellsworth "Elsie" Carlyle Bickel

Ellsworth "Elsie" Carlyle Bickel, 90, of Goshen and formerly of Millersburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He had been in failing health the past few weeks. He currently resided at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen and previously lived at Greencroft and for 60 years at his home in Millersburg. "Elsie" was born July 27, 1924 in Elkhart County to Adam and Eva Edith (Klingaman) Bickel. He was preceded in death by four brothers, nine year old Charles in 1941, Harold, Forest and John Edward; and three sisters, Oretha Stickler, Gladys VanNess and Geneva Speicher. "Elsie" worked several jobs in the area including Wilson's Feed and Coal, Farm Bureau Co-op in Goshen, Millersburg Lumber and Carriage Inc. Friends and family will be welcomed on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. In keeping with Elsie's wishes, there will be no funeral or graveside service. Burial will be at Forest Grove Cemetery, Middlebury.