Wiebe, Anna Buller (1882-1942)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1942 Oct 8 p. 3

Birth date: 1882 Jun 13

text of obituary:

ANNA BULLER WIEBE

Anna Buller Wiebe, eldest daughter of Benjamin and Anna Reimer Buller, was born June 13, 1882, in McPherson county, Kansas and departed this life 60 years, 3 months and 11 days.

She went to school in her parents home, where her father was holding classes. Being the oldest of the children she soon quit school and helped her parents with their work on the farm.

Upon her confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, she was baptised by the Elder Peter Balzer on may 20, 1906 and became a member of the Medford Menonnite church, Medford, Okla.

On April 7, 1910, she was united in marriage to Abraham Wiebe.

After living in Medford several years, they moved on a farm east of Medford where she spent the remainder of her life.

To this union were born six children. Two sons preceded her in death. martin died in infancy, and Benjamin Frank preceded his mother just a year ago this month, following a tragic accident.

She was a kind and loving wife and mother. Working hard to make a clean, Christian home for her family, always willingly going about her work, never complaining about being ill.

She became suddenly ill early Thursday morning and passed on quietly within a half hour.

She leaves to mourn her passing, her deeply bereaved husband, two sons, Edward of Wichita, and Arnold of Blackland Field, Waco, Texas. Two daughters, Matilda and Adina, both of Wichita, Kans. Four sisters, Mrs. B. M. Ratzlaff, Henderson, Nebraska, Mrs. John Gaede, Helen Buller and Jessie Buller, all of Shafter, California, and six brothers, George Buller of Buhler, Kans., Henry Buller, Henderson, Nebraska, Pete Buller, Marysville, Calif., Jake Buller, Medford, and Ernest Buller of Shafter, Calif. A large host of other relatives and friends.

Note: The sermonette preached by Rev. John Lichti at the funeral services on Sunday, September 27, 1942 for Anna Buller Wiebe who died on September 24, 1942 is printed on page 3 of the Mennonite Weekly Review October 8, 1942.