Bertha M (Wiggers) Buller

Bertha Mildred Buller, 82, Halstead, died Wednesday February 10, 1999 at the Halstead Hospital. She was born February 21, 1916 at Galva, the daughter of Henry and Rachel Jantz Wiggers. A Halstead resident since 1930, she was a retired nurse and homemaker.

She was a member of Grace Mennonite Church of Halstead. On December 19, 1937 she married Jonas Detrich Buller at Halstead. He survives.

Other survivors include sons, Gerald Buller, Halstead and Leonard Buller, Lubbock, Texas; daughters, Joan Unruh, Rio Verde, Brazil, South America; Janice Stubby, Newton and Julie Becker, Halstead; brothers, Arnold Wiggers and Allen Wiggers, both of Halstead and Glenn Wiggers, Sedgwick; sisters, Gertrude Wedel, Moundridge; Pricilla Seiler, Burrton; Elma Jean Yost, Detroit, Texas and Claribell Dirks, Hesston; 14 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren. Bertha also provided foster care to 57 other children.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, Jimmy Lee; an infant daughter, Ruth Elizabeth and a sister, Marjorie Smith.

Funeral was February 13 at Grace Mennonite Church with Ministers Kenneth Smith, Raleigh Koehn and Stanley Wiggers presiding. Burial was in the Halstead Cemetery.