Kliewer, Mary (1899-1971)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Dec 30 p. 3

Birth date: 1899 Jul 9

text of obituary:

Death Claims Former College Librarian

Hillsboro, Kan. — Funeral services for Miss Mary Kliewer, 72, former Tabor College librarian and a member of the college staff for 25 years, were held Dec. 22 at the Hillsboro M. B. Church. Rev. Marvin Hein, the pastor, and Rev. A. E. Janzen officiated.

Miss Kliewer died Dec. 20 at the Halstead Hospital where she had recently undergone surgery. She recently undergone surgery. She had been ill for some months and had had two previous surgeries. Following the services here, the body was sent to Henderson, Neb., where a memorial services was held in the Henderson Memorial Chapel, with burial in the M. B. Cemetery there.

A native of the Henderson community, she attended Tabor College Academy and Tabor College, and received the B. A. degree from York College in Nebraska. She taught in public schools in Nebraska, and joined the Tabor staff as librarian in 1946. She received the master's degree in library science at the University of Illinois in 1950. In recent years she was partially retired and served as a readers adviser.

Survivors include one sister, Mrs. John R. Regier of Henderson, and two brothers, H. B. Kliewer of Corn, Okla. and Menno Kliewer of Reedley, Calif.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Jan 13 p. 11

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: Jan 23 p. 31

Birth date: 1899 Jul 09

text of obituary:

MARY KLIEWER

Associated for twenty-five years with Tabor College Library, Mary Kliewer, a native of Henderson, Nebraska, passed away at Halstead, Kansas on December 20, 1971. She was the daughter of Peter J. and Susanna Buller Kliewer and was born on July 9, 1899. She received her elementary education in rural schools near Henderson, went to high school nearby, then to Tabor College Academy and York College in York, Neb. She received an M.S. degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois School of Library Science in 1949. She served as head librarian at Tabor College for many years; later when her strength began to wane she continued as reference librarian.

As a girl she recognized her need for salvation and sought redemption at the foot of the cross. Upon her confession of faith, she was baptized at Henderson by Elder J.J. Kliewer in 1915. In 1950 she transferred her membership to Hillsboro. In addition to her College library work, she was interested in the work of the church, serving as Sunday school teacher and church librarian. Mourning her passing and praising her life are one sister and two brothers, and numerous of her friends and relatives.