RICHARD WILLIAM MUELLER, JR.
(As of May 6, 2009)

1. Preceded in Death by

Parents
Father – Richard William Mueller, Sr.
Died of a massive heart attack in the sacristy of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jefferson, Wisconsin, on September 6, 1969
Mother – Helen Mabel (Laesch) Mueller
Died in the parsonage of Lord and Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She died of cancer.
Brother
He was still-bon in 1937. He is buried in the church cemetery n Wilson, Minnesota.
One Brother-in-law
One Grandchild
Four Great-Grandchildren

2. Survived by

Wife – Irene Louise (Kuckkan) Mueller
Six Children with their Spouses
Deborah (Glen) Wilson
Richard (Wanda Sterwald) Mueller
Timothy (Susan Brandt) Mueller
Susan (James) Weiland
Stephanie (Jeffrey) Heitsch
Steven (Melody Karas) Mueller
Nineteen Grandchildren
Fifteen Great-Grandchildren
Sister
Helen (Mueller) Kellberg

3. Sister’s Family – Helen (Mueller) Kellberg

Kellberg, Mark (Kathy)
Andrew, Ricky, Ryan, Stephanie
Charlton (Kellberg) Christine
Nolan, Adam
Peterson (Kellberg) Carla
John, Richard, Laura
Kellberg, John (Wendy)

Richard Wm. Mueller was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on September 7, 1929 to Pastor Richard William Mueller and Helen Mabel (nee Laesch) Mueller. He graduated from Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin in June, 1951. He was united in marriage to Irene Louise Kuckkan on June 7, 1953. In 1954, he graduated from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin. He was ordained and installed as a pastor in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Crivitz, Wisconsin.

In 1956, he was called to serve as a missionary in Central Africa. He served in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) from 1957 to 1962 and again in 1965 to 1972. He also served in Nyasaland (Malawi) from 1962 to 1965. He returned to the United States in 1972.

After his return to the United States, he served as a teacher at Lakeside Lutheran High School for two years. He then served mission congregations in Crystal Lake, Illinois, (1975-1986) – Elgin, Illinois, (1975-1980) – Waunakee, Wisconsin, (1986-1993) and Weslaco, Texas (1993-1996). He retired from the active ministry in June of 1996. He lived out his remaining years in Medford, Wisconsin and Watertown, Wisconsin.

Accepted the Divine Call to serve Abiding Savior Ev. Lutheran Church in Weslaco, Texas on June 24, 1993.

Settlement date for Condo in Mission, Texas on April 19, 1994

Received check for Condo in Mission, Texas on October 5, 1999

Retired from the full-time pastoral ministry on June 16, 1996. Weslaco, Texas.

Moved from N5185 Grassy Knoll Trail, Medford, Wisconsin to 1520 Lakeside Terrace, Watertown, Wisconsin on August 27, 2003