Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....STICKEL , Robert Andrew  February 19 2002
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Woodland "Daily Democrat," Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Robert Andrew Stickel

Robert Andrew Stickel died peacefully in his Knights Landing home Tuesday, Feb.
19, 2002, at age 86.

Born June 13, 1915, in Arkansas, Kansas, Mr. Stickel had been a Yolo County
resident for 23 years. He was the son of the late Henry F. and Nola (Wright)
Stickel. He had joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at Stillwater, Okla. and
was one of 230 million young Americans, ages 17 to 23, who were called to help
build their country during the great depression.

He served with the CCC not only at Stillwater, Okla., but also served at
Gillette, Wyo., Mammoth Lake, Lone Pine and Death Valley. Coming north to Yuba
and Yolo counties, he continued to care for and live by the land, becoming a
farmer and working for the Williamson family farms of Fair Oaks, William Payne
farms of Zamora for 13 years, Sullivan Farms of Yuba City and for several years
at Suisun Gold Farms and Ralph White Farms.

Mr. Stickel is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jewell A. (Lynch) Stickel;
children, Evelyn V. McNeill of Elverta, Louise Martinez and husband Carl of
Woodland, Robert F. and Lorraine Stickel of Yuba City, and David and Mickey
Stickel of Soledad; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Ethel Stone and Beryl Brenner; brother,
Winton Stickel; and great-granddaughters, Cassie Martinez and Sarah Louise
McNeill-Younger.

Visitation is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Kraft Bros. Chapel,
175 Second St., Woodland.

A funeral service is scheduled at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 25, at Church of the
Nazarene, 100 Woodland Ave., Woodland, with Pastor Bob Hargrave officiating.
Interment will follow at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland.

The family requests memorials be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis,
95617-1014, in his behalf.

Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with
arrangements. Memorial inquiries may be made by calling 662-4658, or by
contacting www.legacy.com.


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Woodland, CA 95695.  

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