Private First Class, U.S. Army, Co. 58 HQ, 376th Inf. Enlisted at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on 5 May 1943. Honorably Discharged at Fort Dix, New Jersey, 31 March 1946.
AFTER THE WAR
According to his obituary in the 30 May 1995 edition of the Patriot News, Ralph Bixler a resident of Spring Glen at the time of his death at his home at age 75. A retired, formerly self-employed truck driver, he had previously resided in Valley View.
A member of the American Legion and VFW Post and fire Companies of Valley View and Sacramento, he was also a member of St. Andrews UM Church.
He was survived by his wife, Naomi Lohr Bixler, a stepdaughter, Judene Bixler, and a step-grandson.
INTERMENT
Interred at St. John's Cemetery (Frieden's) in Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 1 June 1995. Funeral Arrangements: Buffington Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, Pennsylvania.
Sources:
1. Pennsylvania Veteran's Burial Index Card (information provided by his wife, Mrs. Naomi Bixler, Spring Glen, Pennsylvania, 2 October 1995).
2. Obituary, Patriot News. Harrisburg: 30 May 1995.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Co. 58 HQ, 376th Inf. Enlisted at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on 5 May 1943. Honorably Discharged at Fort Dix, New Jersey, 31 March 1946.
AFTER THE WAR
According to his obituary in the 30 May 1995 edition of the Patriot News, Ralph Bixler a resident of Spring Glen at the time of his death at his home at age 75. A retired, formerly self-employed truck driver, he had previously resided in Valley View.
A member of the American Legion and VFW Post and fire Companies of Valley View and Sacramento, he was also a member of St. Andrews UM Church.
He was survived by his wife, Naomi Lohr Bixler, a stepdaughter, Judene Bixler, and a step-grandson.
INTERMENT
Interred at St. John's Cemetery (Frieden's) in Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 1 June 1995. Funeral Arrangements: Buffington Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, Pennsylvania.
Sources:
1. Pennsylvania Veteran's Burial Index Card (information provided by his wife, Mrs. Naomi Bixler, Spring Glen, Pennsylvania, 2 October 1995).
2. Obituary, Patriot News. Harrisburg: 30 May 1995.
Family Members
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Gurney Edgar Bixler
1897–1956
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Jennie Viola Bixler Dunkle
1899–1962
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Daniel Edward Bixler
1901–1940
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Rufus Franklin Bixler
1903–1987
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Clayton Monroe Bixler
1905–1966
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Arthur Irvin Bixler
1908–1909
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Homer Rudolph Bixler
1909–1945
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William Albert Bixler
1910–1973
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Verna Agnes Bixler Deibler
1912–1990
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Martha Margaret Bixler Winand
1913–1994
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Infant Bixler
1915–1915
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