Mueller, Gottholdt (1882-1958)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Jul 31 p. 5

Birth date: 1882 Aug 21

text of obituary:

Cemetery Sexton At Inman Dies

Inman, Kan. — Funeral services for Gottholdt Mueller, 75, who served as cemetery sexton of the north and south Inman cemeteries, were held July 25 at the Bethel Mennonite church near here. He died at Mercy hospital in Moundridge after suffering a stroke.

Mr. Mueller was a native of Rumania and came to the United States as a child. He had lived here for the past 20 years and was a member of the Bethel church.

Surviving are his wife, Agnes, one son and seven daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Aug 7 p. 8

text of obituary:

GOTTHOLDT MUELLER

Our beloved husband and father, Gottholdt Mueller, was born August 21, 1882, in Cogelac, Rumania, the son of Christian and Louisa Zeller Mueller. In 1900 he came to America as an 18-year-old lad and made his home in South Dakota.

In 1903 he was married to Barbara Maisch. To this union were born three children, a daughter Emma and two sons, Fred and Christian. In the meantime they had moved to Texas where the youngest son was born and also died after living two months. A few months later on Oct. 28, 1907, the mother died also.

On Dec. 6, 1908, he was baptized upon his confession of faith by Elder Cornelius Wall and was received as member into the E. M. B. Church. He was married to our mother, Maria Quiring, on Dec. 8, 1908. Seven children were born to them, one son and six daughters. In 1910 the family moved to Guernsey, Sask. and lived in Canada 14 years. They transferred their church membership to the Nordstern Mennonite Church of Drake, Sask. The family lived through many hardships.

In 1924 they moved to South Dakota where they lived 13 years. Here also they faced many hardships, including seven years of crop failures. Oct. 23, 1937, they came to Inman, Kansas, where they have lived since then. On June5, 1938, they united with the Bethel Mennonite church. The sudden and unexpected death of their son John, in 1946, caused him much sadness. After a long illness, his companion of 49 years, three months and 14 days died on March 22, 1958.

He was married to Agnes Wiens on June 4, with whom he was permitted to share joys and sorrows for a brief period of 48 days. After supper July 21, she found him outside in an unconscious state, having suffered a stroke. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, Moundridge, where he died the following day, July 22, at 10:00 p.m., a few minutes later than his wife had died in the same room four months earlier, March 22. He reached the age of 75 years, 11 months, and one day. He was a hard worker, but was also concerned about spiritual matters. Family worship was a “must” and his wife recalls that his last prayers were for grace to be ready to enter the eternal mansions.

He leaves to mourn his sudden passing his bereaved wife Agnes; a son Fred and wife Pauline of Blunt, S. D.; seven daughters and sons-in-law, Emma and Abe Schmidt of Drake, Sask., Elizabeth and Ed. C. Regier of Moundridge, Kan., Marie and Bill Braman of Rocky Ford, Colo., Louisa and William Rozeboom of Coalgate, Okla., Edith and Doyle Pepper of Sebring, Fla., Bertha and Walter Ripley of Onida, S. D., Esther and Carl Weber of Wichita, Kan.; one daughter-in-law, Hulda, Mrs. John Mueller of Hutchinson, Kan.; 33 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Christian of Salem, Oregon, and Conrad of Selby, S. Dak.; and other relatives and friends. His parents, one brother, two sisters, two sons and two wives preceded him in death. — The Bereaved Family.

The Mennonite obituary: 1958 Aug 26 p. 528