Bernard Phillip “Phil” Bickle, 75, Lafayette, formerly of Rochester, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at home.

He was born Jan. 6, 1949. His first marriage was to Liz (Walsh) Kelsey. In 1973, he married Kathryn “Kathy” Everdon, who survives.

He also is survived by three children, son with his first wife, Rodney “Rod” Bickle, Rochester; daughters, Stacy Cox, Logansport, and Hayley (wife Sarah) Bickle-Wiser, Lafayette; four grandchildren; brother, Allen (LuAnne) Bickle, Pueblo, Colo.; two sisters, Cathy (Bickle) See Drake, and companion Don, Florida, and Kandi (Bickle) Waltz Sausaman, and husband Dave, Rochester; and several nieces and nephews.

Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling arrangements.