OBITUARY: Maurice Flint Muller, 1917-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[ Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted Oct. 1, 2003 ] 



                             Maurice Muller

Funeral services for Maurice Flint Muller, age 86, of Osage were held at
2 pm Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003  at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage.
The Reverend Dennis Hanson and the Reverend Roy Ott officiated. Interment
was in the Osage Cemetery.  Maurice died Sunday, September 28, 2003 at
his home.

Maurice Flint Muller was born June 4, 1917 in Cedar Township near Osage.
He was the second son of Albert Herman and Mable (Flint) Muller.

He attended rural school and Osage High School and was a member of the
First Congregational Church, later being confirmed and baptized in Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage.

Maurice farmed with his father until his marriage to Adelaide Lindley
in 1939 at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. They farmed in the
early years of their marriage. He then worked as an implement salesman
for Ben Chatman and Wright John Deere for 10 years. He then returned
to farming in 1953 on the home farm west of Osage. They moved to the
St. Ansgar area in 1965 after a tornado took their farm outside of
Osage. They lived south of Toeterville until their retirement.

In 1988 they moved to their present home in Osage. Maurice was a charter
member and officer of the 4-H Foundation and was a 4-H leader. He was
active in Farm Bureau, served in several offices in the church council
and building committees. He was also on the Cedar Valley Electric
Cooperative Board of Directors for 19 years and was a director of
Dairyland Power of LaCrosse for 10 years.

During Maurice's retirement he enjoyed woodworking, working with his
vegetable garden, playing pool with several friends and visiting with
friends and family.

Family members and friends have many beautiful wood pieces of his making.

He will be deeply missed by his family and friends as he was always there
for them, to listen to, to comfort, to love.

Maurice was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Elmer and
wife Julia Muller, granddaughter Melissa Lynne Elliott and nephew
Robert Muller.

He is survived by his wife Adelaide of Osage; two sons Larry Muller and
his wife Nancy of Osage; Lance Muller of Cedar Rapids; two daughters
Lorraine Elliott and her husband Larry of Cedar Falls; Lynne Beyer of
Northwood; grandchildren Lynn Scott and her husband Mark of Lawler; Mike
Muller and his wife Denee of Waverly; Larry Muller, Jr. and his wife
Rhonda of Osage; Mark Nelson of California; Jason Elliottt and his wife
Lucia of Cedar Falls; Tonya Sparrow and her husband Jason of Decorah;
Travis Beyer of Mason City. Great-grandchildren Stephen, Shanda and
Stacia Scott of Lawler; Kalie and Melanie Muller of Waverly; Bruce
and Sydney Elliott of Cedar Falls, and Tyler of Wales, and Madison,
Maxwell and Benton Sparrow of Decorah; Sophie and Owen Muller of Osage.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 732-3706, had charge of arrangements



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