Samuel George Mull
Samuel George Mull, 99, resident of
Friendly Acres Nursing Home in Newton, died Wednesday (Sept. 25,
2002) after a short illness. He was born Dec. 4, 1902, to Gottlieb
and Anna Herrdum in Gerresheim, Germany. They preceded him in death.
He married Augusta K. Kater March 9, 1925, in Wichita. She preceded
him in death May 12, 1987. He and a brother, August, and his parents
immigrated to the United States in December 1905, entering at
Galveston, Texas. They came by train to Peabody where they were met
by Bernard Regier of Elbing who had sponsored their immigration. They
were to live on the Regier farm for the next five years, until their
contract had been fulfilled. His father next moved the family to a
farm north of Elbing where the family stayed until 1921, when the
Mull family moved to the farm north of Newton.
He attended the Evangelical and
Reformed Church in Newton where he met Augusta Kater. They were
married and started farming near Newton where their children –
Neva, Doris, Eunice and Daniel were born. In 1960, George and Augusta
(Gussie) moved to Newton. He then was employed as a machinist
assembler and inspector for the Hesston Corporation. He retired in
1967 and he and Gussie moved to the Wheatland Homes in North Newton
in 1977. He will be remembered for his many hobbies and pastimes,
which included causal and tournament horseshoes, pool, polka and
square dancing, and entertaining his friends, children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren with his accordion and harmonica playing. He
was very active, swimming and walking until a few years before his
death.
Survivors include four children, Neva
Nelson of Newton, Doris Wedel of Overland Park, Eunice Grimm of
Parker, Colo., and Daniel Mull of Newton; two sisters, Anna Kasitz of
Escondido, Calif., and Kathryn Buchmueller of Pratt; nine
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He also was preceded in death by
Siblings Elinor, August and Carl.
Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today
with family greeting friends from 7 to 8:30 p. m. at Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home.
Services will be held 10:30 p. m.
Friday at Broadway Colonial Funeral with the Rev. Loren Hickerson
officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with
First United Church of Christ and Friendly Acres Retirement
Community, both in care of the funeral home.
