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Kliewer, Marie Buller (1877-1931)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1931 Jun 17 p. 1
Birth date: 1877 Aug 31
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Marie Buller was born August 31, 1877, near Henderson, York county, Nebraska, a daughter of Jacob and Katrina Buller, making her 53 years, nine months and nine days at the time of her death on June 9, at ten o'clock.
In the year 1895, when she was 18 years of age, she moved with her parents to Buhler, Kan., where they joined the Hoffnungsau church and Mrs. Kliewr was baptised by Elder Dietrich Gaeddert, November, 1897 and became a member of the Hoffnungsau church.
On February 26, 1902 she was united in holy matrimony to John G. Kliewer. To this union five children were born, four sons and one daughter, all of whom survive their mother's death and mourn especially over her early departure following so few years after the death of their father.
In 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Kliewer, a young married couple, moved to Kansas to make their home, living on a farm near Burrton, Kans., where they and their family became members of the Burrton Mennonite church.
After 23 years of happy family life, the dear beloved husband and father succumbed to an illness of stomach cancer on July 4, 1926 at the Halstead hospital. He was buried at the Hoffnungsau cemetery and according to the wish of Mrs. Kliewer she was buried by the side of her husband in that cemetery.
In February 1929, the widow with her four younger children moved to newton where they purchased a home at 701 East Eleventh that they might remain together. The oldest son, being married, remained at Burrton.
On July 13, 1930 she with her children at home joined the First Mennonite church here, she being a devoted and loyal member until her death.
On Sunday, may 24 she had an attack of ill feeling, but on Monday she went to the Kansas-Nebraska Mennonite Sunday School convention at the Hoffnungsau church. She became worse, and on Wednesday morning, May 27, an operation for appendicitis was performed at Bethel hospital. In spite of all that medical science and the nursing of devoted Sisters could do and the many prayers that were offered at the mercy seat of god for her, she gradually became weaker as the result of an affected heart, and she slipped quietly from them at ten o'clock Tuesday evening to her Redeemer, in whom without controversy, she held faith to the end.
Her departure has brought great sorrow to the following children: Edward and his wife and little son, Eugene of Burrton, and Bertha, George, John and Arthur of the home. They with two brothers, Henry and Pete Buller of this city and many other relatives and a host of friends mourn but are comforted that she is at peace wit her Lord.
The funeral services were held Saturday, June 13 at 12:45 at the home, conducted by the Rev. J. J. Ratzlaff and at 1:30 at the Mennonite church, conducted by Rev. Entz, pastor of the Mennonite church and assisted by Rev. H. P. Krehbiel. Herman Andres, Lillian Bestvater, Alice Reimer and Ted Claassen sang at the home and at the church, an octette from the Hoffnungsau church sang at the cemetery. Rev. Ratzlaff and Rev. Dyck offered prayer at the cemetery. Pall bearers were her nephews and they were Pete Abrahams, Henry Abrahams of Inman, Herman Kliewer of Moundridge, Jake Buller of Fairview, Okla., Henry Reimer of Inman and A. K. Ratzlaff of Newton.
H. H. Flaming of Buhler, cousin of Mr. Kliewer was the undertaker in charge.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1931 Jun 17 p. 4
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— On Saturday afternoon of last week the funeral services of Mrs. J. G. Kliewer was held at the First Mennonite church in Newton. Interment was made in the Hoffnungsau cemetery, near Buhler.