My mom, my late grandmother Buchtel, and Gretchen (her aide)
"I suppose you�re doin� all right now
Making beautiful music on a white cloud
The Father, Son and a holy host of angels
Surely sent up three cheers
Even as your mortal friends
Shed a few tears
We miss you down here"
-the choir
My grandmother, and my namesake, Kathryn Elizabeth Buchtel, passed away in February 2003. She had suffered from demensia and later Alzheimer's disease for years.
Although it was not until the last few years of her life that my grandmother and I really got to know each other, I am glad to say I was fortunate enough to get to know her. She lived through changing times, survived the death of a 2 month old son, and later the death of her husband. She was an amazing woman, and although I miss her, I'm glad her pain and suffering is over, and she is with her Savior, Jesus Christ.