Koehn, Tobias (Mrs.) Buller (1859-1932)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1932 Jun 15 p. 3

Birth date: 1859 Aug 7

text of obituary:

Mrs. Tobias Koehn

Our mother (Widow Tobias C. Koehn) was born in Poland, Russia, August 7, 1859. In 1874 she with her mother and many others came to America. Her father, Tobias Buller, died in Russia and left her fatherless. Mother grew up to womanhood in McPherson county, Kansas, in Lonetree township, where she in time also joined hands of matrimony with Tobias C. Koehn. They lived in Marin county, Kansas, for a number of years. There our parents were converted and in the year 1894 were added to the church of God through baptism and laying on of hand.

In 1895 they moved to Oklahoma, then called th Oklahoma Strip, settling down near Fairview, where they then lived for a number of years. Here our beloved parents went through many hardships of life, always hoping for the best. later they made another move to better themselves in temporal things of life, namely to Harrold, Texas, where they lived for six years. Then they moved to bray county, Kansas, near Montezuma, where they again settled on the bare prairies. Here they built themselves a nice home. Here father also closed his life on August 19, 1929, leaving mother as a widow. Mother took it calmly and trusted the Lord. We must say that mother tried to make the best of her life without father, until last spring we began to notice that she was losing much on flesh and strength. We consulted several doctors and it was told mother that it was cancer in her throat, also that there was no cure for this. So she took things earnestly to the Lord and began to set her thoughts upon the parting from this world. She often told us that she