His loving family includes: wife, Darlene, Tioga; children, Kent and Joy Bickler, Tioga, and their children Jennifer and Mitchell; Kim Illerbrun, Billings, and her children Jessica and George Niland, and Justin Volz; Kristi and Alex Gonzales, Omaha, NE, and their daughter, Ashley; Kari and Tom Thrift, Jamestown, ND, and their children Amanda and Brandon; and Kurt and Dawn Bickler, Roseau, MN, and their children Whitney and Dylan; great grand children, Sterling Niland, and Ayla Gjovik; brother, Richard Bickler, Rugby, ND; sister, Dolores and Bob Frosaker, Fairfield Bay, AR;