Marjorie passed away peacefully June 8, 2013 in Tucson, AZ. Her husband, Bill and her
sons, all of whom loved her deeply, were at her side.
Born in Gilroy, California in 1929, Marjorie attended public schools there until leaving
for Spokane, Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from
Whitworth College. While at Whitworth she served our nation as a member of the
Women's Naval Reserve (WAVES). She then attended San Francisco Theological
Seminary in San Anselmo, California receiving the degree of Masters in Education and
was later commissioned as a Christian Educator by Sioux Falls Presbytery of South
Dakota.

At San Anselmo Marjorie met Bill Buehler of Emery, SD whom she married December
8th, 1956 in the Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. Together they would spend their life
in pursuit of the motto engraved in their wedding bands: "Each for the Other, Both for
God". Their work led them to assignments throughout the world on behalf of the United
Presbyterian Church of the United States. Together they lived and served in Costa Rica,
Mexico, South Dakota, Arizona and the Czech Republic. Working in tandem with her
husband, she helped train pastors and educators for indigenous populations, supported
hostels for young women and men enabling them to acquire higher education, developed
youth camps, promoted health and sanitation programs in rural villages and helped
establish lending libraries.

Returning to the U.S. Marjorie taught for over 20 years in public schools from elementary
level to Community College in the Superior and Round Valley school districts. She was
named 'Teacher of the Year' by the Arizona Foreign Language Association in 1985. At
Bill's side, she continued her able ministry to churches in those communities and was
ordained as an elder in the Community Presbyterian Church of Springerville, Arizona.
With all that, she still found time to be a loving, patient and enthusiastic mother to three
sons.

After retirement, she and her husband volunteered to travel to Czechoslovakia at the time
of the Velvet Revolution to teach English in a prep school and to help organize an
International Church serving English speakers who had come to Prague from many
different parts of the world.

Returning to the United States, she and Bill accepted an assignment with Presbyterian
Border Ministries serving in Nogales and the state of Sonora

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Graveside Services Saturday, December 28, 2013 – 11:00 AM at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, 1000 First Street, Gilroy, CA.