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BUHLER: SURVIVOR: Maria Pauls Driedger Buhler

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Maria (back left) and her family in Ukraine
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Maria and Cornelius married in Saskatchewan
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Maria and Bernhard at home in Osler
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Maria and her seven children (in front) and spouses
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Maria's extended family at her funeral in 2002

Home Town or Home Community:
Osler

Our Story:
SURVIVOR: Maria Pauls Driedger Buhler


Maria Pauls was born on September 20, 1907 in the village of Grigorjewka, Ukraine to Heinrich and Helena (Unger) Pauls.1 Maria was the second of seven children, four of which survived to become adults. She died October 2, 2002 at the age of 95. She lived a long and full life. She was a strong woman - a survivor.

Grigorjewka: A Sacred Canopy

The Mennonite village of Grigorjewka was a daughter colony located northeast of the original major Mennonite colonies of Chorititza and Molotschna, which began in southern Ukraine in 1788 and 1804.   ...more Story

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Contact:
Leo Driedger
83 Rutgers Bay
Winnipeg MB R3T 3C9
Canada