1925
Viola
2015
Viola Minnie Mueller
February 27, 1925 — July 8, 2015
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
VIOLA M. MUELLER
BORN
February 27, 1925
Lakefield, Minnesota
PASSED AWAY
July 8, 2015
Columbia, Missouri
FUNERAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 14, 2015
St. John Lutheran Church; Germantown, Iowa
Rev. Donald Erickson Officiating
Visitation with family present will be
from 10:00 A.M. until time of the service
at the church.
MUSIC
How Sweet The Name of Jesus Sounds
Sung by: Fred Schuknecht
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
Chief of Sinners
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Organist: Bernadine Garwood
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Her Former Pupils
Chuck Brockmann Don Brockmann
Doug Ebel Tom Lange
Dennis Gebert James Kruse
Mike Schuknecht Wayne Strampe
CASKET BEARERS
Steve Milbrath Mark Milbrath
Byron Rode Dan Richter
Todd Hattermann Randy Schmith
FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Germantown, Iowa
After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited
to join the family at the Germantown Community Center.
Arrangements under the care of the
Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa
VIOLA M. MUELLER
Viola Minnie Mueller was born on February 27, 1925 in Lakefield, Minnesota to Reinhold and Antje (Koester) Milbrath. On June 15, 1952, Viola was united in marriage to Hillard Albert Mueller. He preceded her in death in 2006. Viola was a graduate of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Following graduation, she taught in Lutheran schools in Courtland and Gibbon, Minnesota, and Germantown and Paullina, Iowa.
She was active in Lutheran Womens Missionary League in several congregations and Lutheran Braille Workers. She loved to bring flowers and joy to her friends in nursing homes and to lead Bible Studies. Viola was an avid letter writer to her friends and family.
Those remaining to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include sons, Pastor David Mueller (Mary) of Fulton, and Joel Mueller (Michele Gillispie) of Paullina, Iowa; brother, Delbert Milbrath (Naomi) of Loveland, Colorado; sisters, Evelyn Aden of Heron Lake, Minnesota, and Pauline Rode of Mankato, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Moore (Brian), Philip Mueller (Lauren), Morgan Mueller, and Reed Mueller; and great-grandson, Royce Moore.
Along with her parents and husband, Viola was preceded in death by son, Paul; daughter, Joyce; brothers, Ronald and Edward; sister, Edith; and grandsons, Shaun and Jesse.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Lutheran Hour Ministries
or Lutheran Womens Missionary League.
VIOLA M. MUELLER
BORN
February 27, 1925
Lakefield, Minnesota
PASSED AWAY
July 8, 2015
Columbia, Missouri
FUNERAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 14, 2015
St. John Lutheran Church; Germantown, Iowa
Rev. Donald Erickson Officiating
Visitation with family present will be
from 10:00 A.M. until time of the service
at the church.
MUSIC
How Sweet The Name of Jesus Sounds
Sung by: Fred Schuknecht
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
Chief of Sinners
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Organist: Bernadine Garwood
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Her Former Pupils
Chuck Brockmann Don Brockmann
Doug Ebel Tom Lange
Dennis Gebert James Kruse
Mike Schuknecht Wayne Strampe
CASKET BEARERS
Steve Milbrath Mark Milbrath
Byron Rode Dan Richter
Todd Hattermann Randy Schmith
FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Germantown, Iowa
After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited
to join the family at the Germantown Community Center.
Arrangements under the care of the
Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa
VIOLA M. MUELLER
Viola Minnie Mueller was born on February 27, 1925 in Lakefield, Minnesota to Reinhold and Antje (Koester) Milbrath. On June 15, 1952, Viola was united in marriage to Hillard Albert Mueller. He preceded her in death in 2006. Viola was a graduate of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Following graduation, she taught in Lutheran schools in Courtland and Gibbon, Minnesota, and Germantown and Paullina, Iowa.
She was active in Lutheran Womens Missionary League in several congregations and Lutheran Braille Workers. She loved to bring flowers and joy to her friends in nursing homes and to lead Bible Studies. Viola was an avid letter writer to her friends and family.
Those remaining to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include sons, Pastor David Mueller (Mary) of Fulton, and Joel Mueller (Michele Gillispie) of Paullina, Iowa; brother, Delbert Milbrath (Naomi) of Loveland, Colorado; sisters, Evelyn Aden of Heron Lake, Minnesota, and Pauline Rode of Mankato, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Moore (Brian), Philip Mueller (Lauren), Morgan Mueller, and Reed Mueller; and great-grandson, Royce Moore.
Along with her parents and husband, Viola was preceded in death by son, Paul; daughter, Joyce; brothers, Ronald and Edward; sister, Edith; and grandsons, Shaun and Jesse.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Lutheran Hour Ministries
or Lutheran Womens Missionary League.
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