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Bixel, Christian (1859-1944)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Sep 14 p. 2

Birth date: 1859 Feb 14

text of obituary:

FUNERAL FOR MENNONITE PIONEER

Bluffton, Ohio. — Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite church here Friday, Sept. 8, for the aged Christian Bixel, who died at his home in this city Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 5.

Grandfather Bixel, a pioneer of the community, was born in Allen county, Feb. 14, 1859, and saw the settlement here develop into one of the leading agricultural districts in the state. Rev. J. N. Smucker, pastor of the First Mennonite church, officiated at the funeral.