MULLER, Steven David

MULLER, OSTRANDER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/17/2013 at 23:38:45

Steven David Muller, 29, of Lake Forest, California, formerly of Clear Lake,
Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, due to injuries sustained in a
motorcycle/car accident in Lake Forest, California.

A Celebration of Life Service for Steven David will be held 1:00p.m. Wednesday
August 22, 2012 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, Iowa,
with Rev. Bernie Colorado officiating. Visitation will be 5:00p.m.-8:30p.m. Tues
at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, and also one hour before the service at
the church. Following the service he will be cremated and inurnment will take
place later in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests remembrances, which will
be used to honor the memory, and spirit, of Steven David.

Steven was born June 8, 1983, in Algona, Iowa, the son of Steven L. and Kathy N.
(Ostrander) Muller. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 2001, N.I.A.C.C.
in 2003, and the University of Northern Iowa in 2005, summa cum laude, with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts. While attending the University of Northern Iowa, he
received several awards for his exhibited artwork. He continued his education at
the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, working on his Master of Fine Arts.
He was happily employed as a graphic designer by L.R.G. of Irvine, California,
where he was loved, and respected.

Steven enjoyed bicycling, skating, hiking, and being with his family; his
greatest passion was his artwork. His philosophy in life was that everyone
should be treated fairly, maintaining personal responsibility, in return.

Steven is survived by his parents Steve and Kathy Muller, Clear Lake, Iowa;
sister Alyssa Muller, Clear Lake, Iowa; fiancée Amanda Hunter, Lake Forest,
California; maternal grandmother Alma Ostrander, Clear Lake, Iowa; paternal
grandparents Lyle and Joyce Muller, Emmetsburg, Iowa; aunts and uncles Nancy and
Jack Brown, Clear Lake, Iowa, Kathy and Arnie Heng, Cylinder, Iowa and Denny
Muller, Bedford, Texas and many other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, David L. Ostrander.