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Roberta Anne Staglik Bickle
Roberta Anne Staglik Bickle
04/20/1939 – 11/25/2023 Roberta Anne (who preferred being called Bobbie) passed away on November 25, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona. Bobbie was born on April 20, 1939, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Charles J. Staglik and Annie L. Duron. She married John W. Bickle in Dallas, Texas. They celebrated 65 years of marriage last August.
She was very proud of her Czech heritage. Ranging all the way from being an active member of the Youth Club at SPJST Lodge 84 in Dallas as a child; to being a lifetime member of the Lodge as an adult; to being a charter member and organizer of the Czech Club at Sun City, Texas; to being an active member of the Texas Czech Genealogical Society, who really enjoyed attending their excellent meetings; and to having traveled extensively in the Czech Republic and other parts of Eastern Europe, as well as many other parts of the world. In addition, she and her sister often performed as tap dancers at many lodge programs. She also learned to speak Czech as a child so she could converse with her grandmother who immigrated to America from Czechoslovakia, and she was a wonderful cook who prepared all of the Czech specialties. Everyone loved her kolaches and apple strudel.
She graduated from Dallas Woodrow Wilson High School in 1957 and started a career in administration which led to becoming an incredibly important legal assistant in her husband’s law firm.
Although she never had any grandchildren of her own, she was a most wonderful substitute grandmother to everyone else’s. She was wonderful working with people and got along with everyone. She was one of the kindest and gentlest souls you every knew; was respected and loved by all who knew her and never missed an opportunity to help others.
She is survived by her husband, John W. Bickle; her sister, Betty J. Grier (husband James D. Grier) of Sun City, Texas; son John (wife Marica) of Eupora, Mississippi; son David Scott (wife Patty) of Mesa, Arizona, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
The family requests those who wish to donate in Bobbie’s memory consider Seven Haven II (Assisted Living), 6456 East Orion Street, Mesa, Arizona 85215, or Hospice of the Valley, 1510 East Flower Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85014.
At her request, there will not be a formal memorial or funeral service. We all loved her and she will be deeply missed.