San Joaquin County CA Archives Obituaries.....Buchmiller, Grace November 8, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com November 12, 2005, 2:06 am Lodi News-Sentinel Nov 11, 2005 Grace Buchmiller Grace G. Buchmiller, 96, of Lodi, died Nov. 8 in a local convalescent hospital. She was born Grace Benedict on Oct. 26, 1909, in Bowdon, N.D., where she was raised and attended school south of Bowdon. Mrs. Buchmiller married John Buchmiller in 1928 in Fessenden, N.D., and they made their home on a farm south of Bowdon, where they farmed for 21 years for three different farms. She and her husband bought a cafe in Bowdon, and then moved to Goodrich and bought another cafe. She and her family moved to Lodi in 1955, where she was employed as a nurse by Lodi Community and Lodi Memorial Hospitals for 13 years until her retirement in 1968. She enjoyed having children around her, playing the piano, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She is survived by her son, Orville Buchmiller, of Lodi; daughter, Janice Brandt-Rackley, of Lodi; 10 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Buchmiller in 1983; son, Russell Buchmiller; daughter, Patty Vilhauer; and sister, Blanche Schultz. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Garden of Last Supper at Cherokee Memorial Park, Highway 99 and Harney Lane, Lodi, with Pastor Larry Beck of Bethel Open Bible Church officiating. There will be no visitation. Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/b/buchmill777gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb