Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hickle , Mary M.   July 18, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Hickle, Mary M.     
1922 - 2005 
 
Mary M. Hickle 
May 11, 1922 - July 18, 2005 

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Marys Catholic Church on 
Friday morning, July 22, 2005, 10:00 a.m., for longtime Taft resident, Mary M. 
Hickle, 83. Celebrants will be Rev. Msgr. Loydell J. Marth, pastor of St. 
Marys Catholic Church and Rev. Dan Coyle, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church, Bakersfield. Recitation of the Rosary will be held preceding the Mass. 
Interment in West Side District Cemetery will follow the funeral services. A 
luncheon will be offered in St. Marys Hall after the burial. Mary was born in 
Tulare on May 11, 1922. She attended Tulare schools and upon graduation 
applied for the Civil Service. After passing her exams, she moved to Taft with 
friends and went to work as a PBX operator at Gardner Field. When Gardner 
Field was closed, she went to work for the Standard Oil Co. where she remained 
for 12 years. She married Stan Hickle and was a stay-at-home mom for a few 
years. She returned to work in the Lincoln School cafeteria and later was 
promoted to the Taft Union High School cafeteria where she remained for 35 
years. She truly loved the Taft community and Taft High School. She was also 
known for her fierce loyalty to the USC Trojans and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 
as many of her friends can testify. Mary was also known for her beautiful 
flower gardens filled with roses, camellias and azaleas. Upon her retirement, 
she volunteered at the West Kern Oil Museum. She was a lifetime member of the 
St. Marys Altar Society. When her health failed, she moved to Bakersfield to 
live with her daughter and son-in-law until her death on July 18, 2005. Mary 
was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Steve; and by her beloved 
husband, Stanley Hickle. Her survivors include her son and his wife, Michael 
Bruce and Rhonda Hickle; her daughter and her husband, Cynthia and Larry 
Shrewsbury; her granddaughter and her husband, Andria and Dave Hastings and 
their children, Zane and Kaden; other relatives, Frank and Barbara Lovero of 
Visalia, Vito and Mary Lovero of Lincoln, Ms. Laura Lovero of Lincoln; and 
many nieces and nephews. The family requests that you wear bright colors to 
commemorate her life and represent the flowers that she loved. In lieu of 
flowers, donations may be made to the Mary Hickle Scholarship Fund at Taft 
Union High School, the West Kern Oil Museum, St. Marys Altar Society, the 
Sacred Heart Altar Society in Bakersfield or to Optimal Hospice. Sincere 
thanks are extended to Dr. Todd Farrer and to Optimal Hospice for the loving 
care given to Mary. Those who wish to pay their respects may do so on Thursday 
from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. 

Erickson & Brown Funeral Home 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/20/2005 


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