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Soldner, Beulah Geiger (1896-1940)
The Mennonite obituary: 6 Feb 1940 p. 15
text of obituary:
JOTTINGS
— Mrs. G. T. Soldner, wife of Rev. Grover Soldner who is pretty well known throughout our Conference, passed away after long and critical illness at her home in Bluffton, Ohio, Sunday morning, Jan. 28. She is survived by her husband and three children, Paul, Helen and Louise. The funeral was held Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., at First Church, Bluffton, and at 2:30 p.m. in Berne, Indiana, Rev. H. T. Unruh officiating at both services. Let us pray for the mother-less family!
The Mennonite obituary: 27 Feb 1940 p. 13
Birth date: 1896 Jul 4
text of obituary:
BEULAH GEIGER SOLDNER, daughter of Calvin C. and Sarah Steiner Geiger, was born at Bluffton, Ohio, July 4, 1896, and entered into peaceful rest Sunday, January 28, 1940, at her home in Bluffton, at the age of 43 years, 6 months, and 26 days.
At the age of 14 years she professed her Christian faith, was baptized and received into the membership of the former Zion Mennonite Church, near Bluffton. This faith was but the beginning of a most beautiful, devout, and genuinely helpful Christian life. She later transferred her membership to the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio.- She graduated from Bluffton High School in 1914, and received her A. B. degree from Bluffton College in 1920.
On August 28, 1919, she was united in marriage with Grover T. Soldner. To them three children were born: Paul Edmund, Helen Marie, and Louise Irene, all of whom survive. Surviving are also her mother, two brothers: F. Steiner Geiger, Green Springs, O., and Ivan J. Geiger, Van Buren, O.: and three sisters: Mrs. Eva Harshbarger, North Newton, Kansas; Mrs. Mabel Nordstrom, Cambridge, Mass., and Mrs. Marguerite Fretz, Chicago, Ill.
For 17 years Mrs. Soldner greatly aided her husband in three pastorates: 1920-23, The first Mennonite Church, Summerfield, Ill.: 1923-1931, Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa.; 1931-1937, Eighth Street Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana. In this work, as well as in her home and the community, her presence was always a heavenly benediction. Many there are who bless her memory because of some inspiration, word of encouragement, or kindly help, received from her overflowing Christian spirit. Truly her life has been lived for others, and her message to all, could she speak to us, could best be expressed in the words of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians: "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, January 30, in the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, O., in charge of Rev. H. T. Unruh, pastor, assisted by Rev. P. E. Whitmer who was Mrs. Soldner’s girlhood pastor, teacher in Bluffton College, and performed her marriage ceremony. Rev. Unruh based his meditation on Isaiah 40:31 and 41:10. Further brief services were held in the afternoon of the same day in the First Mennonite Church, Berne, Indiana, in charge of Rev. Unruh, and assisted by Rev. C. H. Suckau, and Rev. Whitmer. Rev. Whitmer based his meditation on I John 3:1-3. Interment was made in the M. R. E. cemetery, Berne.
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 79651243