Portrait of Kenneth Buller

In Memory of Kenneth Buller — Obituary

1941 – 2020
Age 79
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For 79 years, Kenneth touched the lives of those around them.

"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose."
— Helen Keller
What Kenneth loved
Faith

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Kenneth Buller, 79,.

Behind every name is a life, and behind every life are the people who loved it.

The story begins in 1941, with the arrival of a life that would be cherished by many.

Kenneth spent his working life as ['Lockheed Shipbuilding', 'Mullen Brothers in Valentine'] — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew him best.

Grief is love with nowhere left to go.

Kenneth Ray Buller, 79 of Parker, died Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be at 1:30pm Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hurley with burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Due to Covid 19, please wear a mask and social distance at the celebration of Kenny's life. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. Kenneth Ray Buller was born on January 18, 1941 near Parker, SD the second son to Lowell and Lillian Buller. He was baptized in the Brothersfield Evangelical United Bretheran Church, went to the Brothersfield District #6 country grade school, and graduated from Parker High School in 1959. He attended South Dakota State College and transfered to Southern State Teachers College in Springfield where he earned a degree in automotive and diesel mechanics. He was employed by Mullen Brothers in Valentine, NE, Gunderson's Inc. in Yankton, SD, and Sioux International in Sioux Falls. He eventually moved to Seattle, WA where he worked for Lockheed Shipbuilding. It was there where he gained a greater knowledge or the gospel where after he followed his firmly held beliefs. Grateful for having shared his life are brothers Robert, Keith, David and Dale Buller; sisters Mary Rensink, Diane Grave, Virginia Henriksen, and Elaine Tieszen. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Richard and Glen, and sisters Shirley Landon and Carol Smith.

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