Obit: Mueller, Betty J. #2 (1935 - 2008)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Mueller, Thiemke, Darr, Hink, Rakovec, McDonald, Reshel, Hoffman, Lawrence, Kroening, Hahn, Weiss

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 1, 2008

Mueller, Betty J. (1935 - 2008)

Betty J. Mueller, 73, of Granton died Monday, September 29, 2008, at her home.

Services are tentatively set for Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.

Buchanan Funeral Home, Pittsville, 715-884-6559, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 8, 2008

Betty J. Mueller, 73, Granton, died September 29, 2008, at her home.

Betty was born September 12, 1935, in Rudolph, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Thiemke) Darr. She received her education at Rocky Run School and graduated from Pittsville High School in 1953.

She married Charles Mueller June 19, 1954, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Pittsville. After marriage they farmed and raised mink in the Town of Sherwood. Betty was a homemaker and also worked at Memorial Home in Neillsville for 10 years. She loved music and dancing. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who always put others before herself. She loved to visit with friends by phone and always remembered friends and relatives by sending a card. She was a strong woman with strong faith and never complained. Betty was a member of St.; John’s Lutheran Church, Pittsville.

Betty is survived by her husband, Charles Mueller, Granton; children, Larry Mueller, Chili, Cheryl (John) Hink, Neillsville, Rose (Cyril) Rakovec, Pittsville, John Mueller, Neillsville, James Mueller (Partner Jeff McDonald), Wausau, and Connie Reshel, Granton; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ellen (Ray) Hoffman, Auburndale, Ralph (Eileen) Darr, Pittsville, Shirley (Jim) Lawrence, Vesper, Joyce Kroening, Spencer, Roger Darr, Pittsville, and Dale (Cheryl) Darr, Pittsville.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Everett and David Darr, and one son-in-law, Randy Reshel.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Buchanan Funeral Home, Pittsville, with Rev. Tom Hahn officiating. Organist was Pat Weiss. Burial was in Sherwood Cemetery.

Gone yet not forgotten

Although we are apart

Your spirit lives within us

Forever in our hearts!

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