Editing Priebe, Emma Buller (1908-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Dec 27  p. 18

Birth date: 1908 Aug 8

text of obituary:

<center><h3>EMMA PRIEBE</h3></center>

Emrna Priebe passed
away July 7. She was
born Aug. 8, 1908 to
John and Mary Buller at
Dalton, S.D. In 1910
the family moved to a
homestead near Ern -
fold, Sask. A school was
built, and people took
turns having church in
their homes. When
Gnadenau MB Church was built 9 miles away,
they attended whenever weather permitted .
She accepted Jesus at an early age . She was
baptized June 14, 1928 and joined the MB
Church . She attended Herbert Bible School
one winter and worked in the Bible school
kitchen for several more years. After her moth-
er died, she stayed home to help her dad.
When he remarried, she moved to Herbert.
She married Pete Priebe June 6, 1948. They
moved to the farm but built a house in Her-
bert in 1954. Pete died March 8, 1970. She
moved to Herbert Manor in 1998. Prede-
ceased by Pet e, stepson Alden, 1 brother and
3 sisters , she is mourned by children Hilda
Weetman of Swift Current, Sask., Eleanor Pe-
terson of Penticton, B.C., Gunda Peta of leth-
bridge, Alta., Cecil of Herbert, lorne of Cal-
gary and Marlin of Maple Ridge, B.C.; grand-
children; great-grandchildren; great-great-
grandchildren; 2 brothers and 1 sister. The fu-
neral was July 10 in Herbert MB Church, with
Corny Braun and Bob Hicks ministering.

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