Wichert, Eva Karber (1895-1975)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Jul 3 p. 11

Birth date: 1895 Sep 12

text of obituary:

Mrs. Eva (Karber) Wichert, daughter of David and Henrietta Karber, was born Sept. 12, 1895, southeast of Fairview, Okla. and died on May 22, 1975 at the age of 79.

As a young girl she realized her lost condition. She accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized on Sept. 21, 1912 by Rev. M. M. Just, joining the Mennonite Brethren Church, where she was a member at the time of her homegoing.

She was married to John C. Wichert on May 25, 1919 by Rev. Fred Fruechting. They moved to a homestead some seven miles northwest of Fairview. After four years they moved about three miles southwest of their present location, where they lived most of their lives. The home was blessed with five children; Marion, Rubena, Evelyn, Ray, and Ella Marie.

In the spring of 1959 they retired from farming and moved to Fairview. The Lord called her husband home in May of 1967. She continued to live alone at home, with frequent visits to the farm where they once lived.

Eva had a constant concern for the physical and spiritual welfare of her family. Embroidering and quilting were among her interests, and she always helped others in need. She loved her church, where she taught children in Sunday school for over 10 years. She was faithful in reading her Bible and in praying for her family that they might be faithful in their service for the Lord.

She was preceded in death by her husband, five sisters, three brothers, and one grandson. She is survived by her children, Rubena and Harry Buller of Liberal, Kan., Evelyn and Paul Buller of Enid, Okla., Ella Marie and Clarence Sperling of San Jose, Calif., Marion and Anna Wichert of Buhler, Kan., and Ray and Helen Wichert of Fairview; 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Cornelsen of Fairview and Mrs. P. J. Unruh, Blaine, Wash.

Funeral services were conducted on May 24 in the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church by Rev. Don Roberts and Rev. Wesley Fast. Interment was at the North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, Fairview.