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

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1932 Jun 22 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 only wished it were time for her to go.

Mother has been bedfast for six weeks, and has suffered much during that time. We children tried to give her as good care as we could. We had to be with her every hour of the six weeks to turn her and give her ice or ice water. June 4, early in the afternoon death claimed her.

She was buried Tuesday afternoon, June 7, and is now resting beside father. She has lived with father a little over 45 years.

To this union ten children were born, 7 sons and three daughters. She has become grandmother over 44 grandchildren, and great-grandmother over five children. Father, two daughters, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild have preceded mother in eath [sic]. She now leaves to mourn 8 children, 38 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

Funeral services were conducted by brother J. E. Friesen, Albert Unruh, and Jacob Yost, preaching from Rev.elation 14, 12.

By John A. Koehn, Cimarron, Kan.