Mildred

Bickelhaupt

Bickelhaupt
Mildred "Millie" (Kelley)

Mildred "Millie" Bickelhaupt passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of February 15, 2017 at the age of 100 years.
Millie was the strongest person I ever knew. She loved her Lord & Savior with all her heart. She loved her husband deeply and family fiercely. Millie suffered hardship and pain with grace and never a complaint. She rejoiced in the good times with family, with a joyful relish! She always made others feel better, no matter what the circumstance. Millie was loved by all who knew her no matter how briefly. She was wise without being pushy. She always let you come to the conclusion to a problem yourself, even when she knew it from the start. She had this knack for always making you feel better about yourself after talking with her.
Millie always let people know she loved them. She never left anything unsaid about her affections. She will be missed!
Millie was born on May 6, 1916 in southern Ohio to parents, Charles H. Kelley and Minnie (Farmer) Kelley. She graduated from Libby High School and worked for the DeVilbiss Company.
She is survived by daughters, Darlene (Frank) Reece and Susan Whiting; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Susanne) Reece, Gregory (Jill) Reece, Beth (Rob) Sorrell, Steve Whiting, Brian Whiting and Nicole (Randy) Lippman; great grandchildren, Benjamin Reece, Andrew Reece, Laura Reece, Rachel Sorrell, Ella Lippman and Rachel Schields.
Also surviving are nieces, Nancy Young and Barbara La Plant; nephews, Jack (Diane) Shimp, Jimmy (Bessie) Shimp, Don Shimp, Tom Shimp, and Richard and Russell (Nancy) Holden; her best God given friend, Tillie who shared their 100th birthdays and lived in the same house at Parkcliffe Community – they were always together and loved one another. Tillie said "they were sisters, Millie & Tillie"!
She was preceded in death by her much-loved husband, Bob Bickelhaupt. Millie said "one of the happiest days was the day they married." Also preceding her in death was her sisters, Gaynell Shimp, and Trevenna Holden; brother, Gene Kelley; nephews, Billy Shimp and Bob Shimp and nieces, Janie Holden and Judy Henricks.
We will be celebrating her life at the Foth-Dorfmeyer Mortuary, 3815 Sylvania Ave. (at Woodley Rd.) on Saturday, February 25, 2017 with visitation after 11 a.m. and services to follow at 2 p.m. Interment will be private for the family.
The family prefers memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.fothdorfmeyer.com