Scottie Bickler

Philip “Scottie” Bickler,

94, Minot, ND, passed

away Sunday, June 9,

2019, at Trinity Hospital,

Minot, ND .

Philip Scott Bickler was

born April 29, 1925, the

son of Chris and Leah

(Scott) Bickler, in Rugby,

ND. He graduated from

Rolette High School,

Rolette, ND in 1943.

Scottie enlisted in the

United States Navy on

March 30, 1943. He

proudly served his coun-

try during World War II.

He served for three years

as a Yeoman First Class

on the USS Antares sup-

ply ship in the South Pa-

cific. He served in Gua-

dalcanal, Solomon Is-

lands, Okinawa, China,

Korea, New Zealand,

Hawaiian Islands and was

headed to Japan when the

war ended. He was honor-

ably discharged on April

19, 1946.

He married Amy Holm-

ly on November 28, 1946

in St. Mark’s Lutheran

Church, Mylo, ND.

Scottie was employed at

Crawford and Gunnerude

Store in Rugby, ND for

one year, before becoming

employed by the Great

Northern and Burlington

Northern Railroad as a

conductor until his retire-ment after 40 years in

1987. He was a

broker-owner with Brok-

ers 12 Real Estate for

several years.

He was a member of

Vincent United Methodist

Church, Minot for over 50

years, the American Le-

gion and the Veterans of

Foreign Wars (VFW).

Scottie enjoyed fishing

at his lake cabin at

Parshall Bay, Lake Saka-

kawea for many years.

His loving family in-

cludes: wife of 72 years,

Amy Bickler, Minot, ND;

children, Gary (Vicki)

Bickler, Jacksonville

Beach, FL, Kelly (Gail)

Bickler, Minot, and Mark

(Nicky) Bickler, Minot,

ND; grandchildren, Derek

(Sara) Bickler, Scott (An-

nette) Bickler, Ryan

Bickler and Jared

(Lindsay) Bickler;

step-grandchild, Jessica

Vold; great-grandchildren,

Mya Bickler, Justin

Bickler, Amy Bickler and

Nellie Bickler; step-great

grandchildren, Lachlan

Vold and Briar Vold; sis-

ter, Argyle Baukol,

Sequim, WA;

sister-in-law, Monie

Bickler, Enumclaw, WA;

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Chris and Leah Bickler;

brother, Lloyd Bickler;

and brother-in-law, Fay

Baukol.

Celebration of Scottie’s

Life: Saturday, June 15,

2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Vin-

cent United Methodist

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, but friends

may sign the register book

on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

at Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to the VFW Club

Post #753, the American

Heart Association, or the

Minot Shriner Club.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.