Muller, Olga Schmidt (1906-1973)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1974 Jan 11 p. 30

Birth date: 1906 Oct 22

text of obituary:

OLGA MULLER

On November 28 the Lord took to himself a loving wife and mother of nine children Mrs. Olga Muller of Abbotsford, B.C., afte a brief illness. Olga was born on October 22, 1906 at th Terek in Russia, the third child of Christia and Katharine Schmidt. She spent her yout there. It was also there that she lost her father and oldest sister because of typh fever and three others of the family throu starvation. The family fled to the Kuban area Russia. Here she accepted the Lord as personal Saviour, basing her faith on Isa 43 :1 in particular, "Fear not, I have deemed thee, I have called thee by thy na thou art mine." She kept this assurance t she was a child of God to the end of her l In the Kuban she was also married Henry H. Muller. Shortly thereafter th came to Canada. For 45 years they w permitted to share their joy and sorrows. had a pleasant, honest and loving dispo tion, which helped her to gain many frien Her own family was her first concern a obligation. She was in a true sense mother and sunshine in the family. She tr to lead the children to the Lord in their ea years, and practised the reading of Go Word and prayer. She leaves to mourn her husband, Hen two sons, Bruno and Henry; seven dau ters: Rita Radzikowski, Erna Gobbet;t, O Friesen, Kathy Hintz, Eva Dueck, Do Friesen, Maggie Wiens; 27 grandchildren sister-in-law, Erna Maier; and relatives Russia, Germany and the United States, well as many friends.