Obit: Buland, Bertha E. (1862 - 1944)

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Surnames: BULAND CAMPBELL LEWIS WILEY

----Source: Clark County Press, 1944

Mrs. B. E. Buland Succumbs at Home

Mrs. Bertha E. Buland, prominent club woman and one of the founders of the Research club, died from a heart attack Sunday at her home, 1787 SE Maple street. Tentative funeral arrangements are set for Thursday afternoon in Edward Holman Son Chapel. Graveside services will be held in Whittle cemetery, Castle Rock, Wash.

Mrs. Buland was born in (Clark County) Wisconsin, September 5, 1862, and taught school until her marriage in 1883 to George Buland, a practicing physician and banker. They moved to Castle Rock, Wash., in 1900 where Mrs. Buland was a school director for many years and past president of the Woman's club and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

In 1912, she moved to Portland and here became a member of the First Congregational church, past president of the City Federation of Women's clubs, and the Woman's club, member of the Research club, the Sorosis club, and the W. C. T. U. She was interested in peace and for many years was chairman of the international relations committee in the Woman's club. She was also state W. C. T. U. chairman of the international relations committee in the Woman's Club. She was also state W. C. T. U. chairman for the scientific temperance education work for the public schools of Oregon.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George N. Campbell, Kalama, Wash., and Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan, Tacoma, and son George L. Buland, Larchmont, NY five grandchildren, Lieut. George B. Campbell, United States nave, overseas, Mrs. Sidney B. Lewis, Salt Lake City, Mrs. James W. Wiley, Portland and Nan and George L. Buland Jr., New York, and two great-grandchildren.

Notes

Bertha E. Mason Buland

Bertha E. MASON married Dr. G. L. BULAND after he moved to Greenwood after he graduated from Rush Medical School and settled in Clark County to practice medicine.