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Bixel, Gordon A. (1897-1974)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Apr 25 p. 8
Birth date: 1897 September 14, Ohio
Date of Death: 1974 April 15, Ohio
text of obituary:
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• Mrs. J. E. Linscheid of North Newton received word that her brother-in-law, Dr. Gordon A. Bixel, 77, had died unexpectedly April 16 at his home in Bluffton, Ohio. He was a retired optometrist and at one time taught at Bethel college. His wife, the former Margaret Claassen, was a Bethel graduate.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 May 9 p. 11
text of obituary:
OPTOMETRIST AND SISTER DIE
Bluffto, Ohio. — Memorial services for Dr. Gordon Bixel, 77, retired optometrist, and his sister, Fern V. Bixel, 74, both of Bluffton, were held at the First Mennonite Church here on Thursday evening, April 18, with Rev. Stanley Bohn officiating.
Death for both came on Tuesday morning, April 16. Dr. Bixel died unexpectedly after having been concerned over the condition of his sister who had suffered a heart attack.
Dr. Bixel is survived by his widow, the former Margaret Klaassen, and three children.
MLA Personal Photos Collection
Biographical note:
Bluffton, Ohio
Son of David C. and Delilah (Baumgartner) Bixel
Married Margaret M. Claassen 1926 September 3, Beatrice, Nebraska
Optometrist -- Bluffton, Ohio
Bethel alumni note:
Photo holdings:
With wife (40th Anniversary) -- 1966 (color)
See Aaron J. Claassen for family photo
Sources:
Cornelius Jansen Family History, p. 59
Grandma Online profile 662895
Find A Grave 69473249