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Luella Matie Osterkamp Bickford
June 4, 1925 – April 28, 2018 |
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| Luella Bickford, 92, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids.Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Anamosa, where friends called after 10 a.m. Pastor Rodney Blum officiated at the services. Interment was in the Riverside Cemetery.Surviving are two sons, Michael (Nancy) and Mark (Rhoda) all of Anamosa; three grandchildren, Holly (Brian) Loney, Cedar Rapids, Amber (Dennis) Holland, Anamosa, and Dylan (April) Bickford, Anamosa; four great-grandchildren, Paige and Brooke Loney and Chelsea and Camden Holland; her sister, Helen (Dale) Gerst, Anamosa; in-laws, Dixie (Robert) Danley, Springville, Roberta and Phyllis Bickford, Maquoketa; many nieces and nephews; and her very dear friend, Betty Lubben, Onslow.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, in 2005; two sons, an infant son, Melvin Charles and Marlin Lee Bickford in 2015; two brothers, Louis and John Osterkamp; a sister, Velda Dinse; and a half-brother Elmer Osterkamp.Luella Matie Osterkamp was born June 4, 1925, in Scotch Grove. She was the daughter of Earl and Anna (Ketlesen) Osterkamp. She received he education in the Black Oak School. On November 11, 1950, she married Charles Bickford at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Luella and Charles made their home in Anamosa where she worked as an egg grader at Hayden Produce. Luella was an excellent cook and baker, particularly known for her homemade noodles, pies and rye bread.The family would like to thank the Anamosa Care Center staff who have cared for her the past seven years and the St. Luke’s Hospice staff.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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