CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF John J. Mueller

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John J. Mueller


MENOMINEE- John J. Mueller, 82, Menominee, died Oct. 27, 1998, at 
Sister James Nursing Home, Yankton, S.D. following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services were Oct. 30, 1998 at Boniface Catholic Church, 
Menominee, with Rev. Greg Benkowski officiating.

Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Pallbearers were Don Smith, Mathew Kathol, Eric Mueller, Greg Mueller, 
Frank Smith, Doug Wieseler, and Jim McNeill.

John was born Feb. 24, 1916, to John and Martha (Albrecht) Mueller, 
on a farm near St. Helena. He attended St. Boniface Grade School in 
Menominee and farmed for his father for several years. He married 
Caroline J. Tramp Sept. 30, 1941, in Menominee. They continued to 
farm for his father until they moved to a nearby farm in 1949.

John was engaged in farming and involved in his community all his life. 
He enjoyed all sports, especially baseball.

He was a lifetime member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, where he was 
baptized and confirmed. He served as St. Boniface Parish Council 
president and was a member of the Holy Name School Board for many 
years. His was also an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Yankton Knights 
of Columbus.

He had served as director on the District 11 School Board until it was 
dissolved, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Yankton 
Production Credit Association (PCA) for many years. He was also a member 
of the Board of Directors for the Cedar Knox Public Power REA for 32 
years, retiring in 1997 due to ill health.

Survivors include his wife Caroline, Menominee; two sons and their 
wives, Allan and Janice Mueller, Fordyce; John A. and Lois Mueller, 
Yankton, S.D.; seven daughters and their husbands, Sandra and Frank 
Smith, Minneapolis, Minn.; Judy and Ron Wieseler, Vermillion, S.D.; 
Deborah and Dan Hruza, Englewood, Colo.; Lynette and Roger Kohles, 
Lincoln; Rosemary and Glenn Kathol, Hartington; Cynthia and Gary 
Weiseler, Leigh; and Kristie and Matt Jarchow, Lincoln; 21 grand-
children and 11 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Elizabeth Mueller, 
Fordyce; Laurine Mueller, and Rose Mueller, Yankton, S.D.; Esther 
Schulte, Downey, Calif.

He was preceeded in death by his parents; his daughter, Diane, two 
brothers Edmund Mueller, and Henry Mueller, and two sisters, Julianna 
Beyer and Mary Mueller.

Memorials may be directed to the West Catholic Educational Endowment 
Fund in Fordyce.


Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998- CEDAR COUNTY NEWS