Buller, Sara Voth (1880-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 May 8 p. 11

Birth date: 1880 Aug 12

text of obituary:

MRS. TOBIAS F. BULLER

Sara Voth Buller, daughter of Peter and Katherna (sic Katherina) Voth, was born on Aud.. 12, 1880 at Mountain Lake, Minn.

On July 10, 1898 she was baptized and upon confession of her faith received in the Bethel Mennonite Church by Rev. H. H. Regier, remaining a faithful member until her death.

On Jan. 28, 1900 she was married to Tobias F. Buller. To this union one son and one daughter were born. Mother lived all her life in the Mountain Lake community where she and father were engaged in farming until their retirement in July 1930.

Father Buller preceded her in death on July 28, 1939. Since then she made her home alone in Mountain lake until Aug. 1, 1967 when she entered the Eventide Home.

On March 13 she entered the Bethel Hospital where she submitted to major surgery the following day. On March 28 she became seriously ill, passing away that same evening. Death was due to a heart condition and other complications. She attained the age of 88 years, seven months and 16 days.

She is survived by one son, Peter T. Buller of Mt. Lake; one daughter, Mrs. Henry M. (Katherine) Fast of Reedley, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one grandchild, four sisters, one brother, two half-sisters, and two half-brothers.

Funeral services were conducted April 2, 1969, at the Bethel Mennonite Church, Rev. Ronald Krehbiel and Rev. Don Kaufman officiating. Interment was in the Mountain Lake cemetery. The Children.

The Mennonite obituary: 1969 May 20 p. 338