Obituary: Elmer R. Buller
Elmer R. Buller, 86, died on Friday (Aug. 17, 2012) at Harry
Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born on Nov. 25, 1925, in Walton to
Daniel Stuart and Maria (Ratzlaff) Buller. He married Maxine Dessenberger; she
preceded him death. He later married Sharon Henson Kramer, and she also
preceded him in death. Elmer served his country in the U.S. Army during World
War II. He was a retired manufacturing supervisor for Cessna/Eaton Company in
Hutchinson. Elmer was a former member of First Presbyterian Church in Wichita
and Forrest Park Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson, and he attended First
Presbyterian Church in Newton. He was a leader and trainer in the Boy Scouts
and was affiliated with the Kanza Council in Hutchinson. Elmer enjoyed square
dancing, bird watching and being outdoors enjoying nature. He also enjoyed
woodworking and making toys and spending time with his loving family and many
friends. Elmer is survived by his daughter and her husband, Diana and Jerry
Carmichael of Newton; son, Glen Buller of Wichita; stepson, James F. and his
wife, Ava Kramer Jr., serving as a missionary in India; stepdaughter, Karen
McKay and her husband, James Bates of Colorado; brother, Lee Buller of Colorado
Springs; and sisters, Shirley Alewine of Hot Springs, Ark., and Carol Darby of
Tulsa, Okla. He has two grandchildren, John Enslinger of Hutchinson and Jeff
and his wife, Amana, and their children Andrew, Madison and Kara, all of
Hutchinson. Elmer was preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine Dessenberger
and second wife, Sharon Henson; brothers, Virgil, Victor and James Buller; and
sisters, Orva Gillmore, Gertrude Andrews and Lucille Warr. Funeral service will
be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 22, 2012) at First Presbyterian Church in
Newton, with the Rev. James W. Anderson presiding. Burial will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Fairlawn Burial Park in Hutchinson. Visitation will be from 1
to 9 p.m. today (Aug. 21, 2012), with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to
8 p.m., at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials are suggested in lieu of
flowers to Camp Kanza or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice.
