Ivan Eugene Bixler, 80, of Goshen Township, died Nov. 17, 2008. He was a union carpenter and a WWII navy veteran.

He is survived by wife, Shirley Owings Bixler; sons, Phillip (Connie), Donnie (Ann), William (Susan), and Tommie Bixler; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Robert Bixler.

Funeral services were held Nov. 21 at the Evans Funeral Home in Goshen. Burial followed at the Goshen Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Cincinnati.