Gene was a Past Ohio State Grange Legislative Director and Past Mahoning County Grange Deputy Master.
Condolences may also be sent to Dixie Courtney, 28338 Winona Rd, Salem, OH 44460-8912
Paul “Gene” Courtney, 75 of Salem passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010 at Hospice House in Poland . Gene was born in Beloit on August 25, 1934 the son of the late Ralph and Hazel (Hoff) Courtney; he was a graduate of Sebring McKinley High School in the class of 1952. Mr. Courtney was has been involved in the real estate business since 1970 and was the owner/operator of Courtney’s Real Estate and Auction; he was an active member of the former Alliance Board of Realtors, where he served on every board committee, including serving as president in 1976, until the board merged with Canton-Massillon and became Stark County Association of Realtors, which he was involved in creating; Mr. Courtney has been involved in Legislative affairs since 1993, including serving on the National Republican Congressional Committee. In 2000, he was the Ohio Republican of the Year; he is a founding member of the Centralized Real Estate Information Services Multiple Listing Service (CRIS MLS). Gene has been involved in the Ohio Association of Realtors; serving on numerous committees in 2008 he was honored as the Association of Realtors Distinguished Service Award for his service in all aspects of real estate. Additionally he served as chair of the National Association of Realtors Auction Forum and as a founding member of the Real Estate Appraisal Section; in 2009 he was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Besides Real Estate Gene was actively involved in Grange, serving in many capacities in the Local, County and State Grange; he served as Mahoning County Deputy, he was the past Ohio State Grange Legislative Agent, he was the current Master of Mahoning County Pomona Grange, a member of Smith Subordinate Grange and a member of the National Grange. Gene was also a member of the Farm Bureau and the Ohio Association of Auctioneers serving on various state wide committees.
Survivors include his wife Dixe (McEldowney) Courtney of Salem whom he married on October 13, 1953, his children Teresa (Bruce) Cooper of Houston, TX, Brian (Barbara) Courtney, Greg (Mary) Courtney, Todd (Joann) Courtney and Mark Courtney all of Salem ; 17 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and a brother Richard (Jean) Courtney of Alliance. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by an infant brother.
A Grange Service will be held Graveside on Thursday, July 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Highland Memorial Park, 264 S 12th St, Beloit . Friends may call at the Gednetz-Ruzek Funeral Home, 126 W Vermont Ave, Sebring, on Wednesday, July 21st from 2-8 Pm with the family present from 6-8 PM. Arrangements are by Gednetz-Ruzek Funeral Home. Friends may send condolences and sign the guest register online at www.grfuneralhome.com
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July 5, 2010 Oscar Bixler Obituary
Oscar Bixler was a past Deputy of Licking County. The holiday weekend delayed this e-mail, as the calling hours are past. However the funeral information is current, and condolences may be sent to Nellie and Richard at:
Nellie Bixler Richard Bixler
6560 Cooks Hill Road 300 S. Hollybrook Dr. #303
Newark, OH 43056 Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
NEWARK: A funeral service for Oscar W. Bixler, age 89, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, at the Heath Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, 9115 Pleasant Chapel Rd, Newark, with Pastor Don Moshgat officiating. Burial will take place in Barnes Cemetery.
Mr. Bixler died July 2, 2010 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio).
He was born October 21, 1920 in Licking County, Hopewell Township, Ohio to the late Ross and Catherine (Smith) Bixler.
Mr. Bixler was a 1940 graduate of Glenford High School. He was a farmer, Franklin Township Trustee and school bus driver until 1958 when he moved his family to Newark to open a business, Bixler's Sales and Service, which he owned until 1983. A member of the Franklin Grange since 1943, he was a 7th-degree member holding offices including Master of Franklin Grange and Deputy Inspector of Licking County Pomona Grange. He was a 40-year member of U.C.T. As part of the Licking County Aging Program, he drove the senior bus tours for several years. In his retirement he loved taking his team of horses to area parades where he most often won awards for best horse drawn entry.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie (Walters) Bixler; son, Richard (Earlene) Bixler of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; brother, Lloyd (Michelle) Bixler of Newark; step-children, Linda (David) Thompson, and Ralph (Lillian) Walters, Jr., all of Newark; and step-grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Elise (Hughes) Bixler; and two brothers, Kenneth and Ralph "Gene" Bixler.
Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, July 5, at the funeral home, 1249 Hebron Road, Heath.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Ohio, PO Box 430, Newark, OH 43058.
Please visit: www.hendersonvanatta.com to view a memorial and to leave a message of condolence for the Bixler family.
