Berta Zeller December 25, 2024 - May 6, 2015
Whether in Milan, in the Veneto, in Tuscany or in Rome, Berti had friends everywhere with whom she maintained a regular correspondence (she never missed a birthday) and whom she went to see whenever she could.
Berti was the oldest daughter of Eugen and Anneli Zeller. Having known the Oxford groups, the Zellers committed themselves and their three children to spreading the principles and many of Eugen's students took the same direction in their lives. They made their beautiful 18th century townhouse available to the movement. But their generosity did not stop there. When Frank Buchman reported that Caux was in debt and suggested that a collection be taken. The Zeller family got together and decided to sell their house and give the money to Caux. The parents took a small apartment in Stäfa on the north shore of Lake Zurich and lived off Eugen's teaching retirement.
As for Berti, when she wasn't presiding over the Caux bursar's office with others, she was working in IofC center in Italy. While she could have been at ease, she endured, as we all did, the financial difficulties encountered in Italy, and she never uttered a word of regret about the gift of the family home.
