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:

Newton and Vicinity

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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.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 May 9 p. 11

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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