MUSSETT, Glapha A. 1908-2010

MUSSETT, BENDER, KERM, VAN FLEET, TRASAMAR, ALEGRETE, SALISBURY, PHILIPS

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/1/2011 at 11:26:05

[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, November 17, 2010]

Glapha Albirta Mussett, of Mankato, Minn., formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Garden of Memories chapel, Waterloo. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today, Nov. 17, at Mankato Mortuary, and continue one hour prior to the service at the chapel in Waterloo. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo.

Glapha was born Jan. 8, 1908, in Waterloo, to Earl and Amelia (Bender) Kern. She was united in marriage to Robert C. Mussett on Jan. 8, 1925. While in Waterloo, Glapha was an active member at First Presbyterian Church. Robert died in 1966 and she moved to Mankato in 1968 and became a member at 1st Congregational UCC. Glapha loved to cook, bake, sew and garden. She was a terrific housewife, mother and grandmother.

Glapha is survived by two children, Earl Mussett of Minden, Nev., and Lois Mussett of Mankato; grandchildren, Bob Van Fleet of Fort Meyers, Fla., Doug Van Fleet of Hudson, Teri Trasamar of Waterloo, Sandy Salisbury of Olympia, Wash., Scott Mussett of Saudi Arabia and Debbie Alegrete of Mission Hills, Calif.; 10 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Glapha was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents, Earl and Amelia; daughter, Roberta Van Fleet; great-grandson, Joshua Salisbury; sister and brother-in-law, Edna and Lewis Phillips; granddaughter, Jeri Van Fleet; and brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Fern Kern.

Memorials are preferred to the 1st Congregational United Church of Christ, American Cancer Society or donor's choice.

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