Mueller, Justina (Rueter) 1875-1916

MUELLER, RUETER, BRAUN, WIERHAM, RUDDER

Posted By: A Haught (email)
Date: 4/2/2015 at 12:03:32

Justina (Rueter) Mueller

After an illness of several weeks duration with la grip, (later developing into pneumonia) which was contracted while convalescing from an operation to which she submitted last September. Mrs. Justina Mueller passed away at the Fred Lenth home, where she had been for about a week, at 4:45 Saturday afternoon, January 8th, 1916.

Justina Rudder was born May 2nd, 1875 (4), in Garnavillo township, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rudder. She was united in marriage to Henry Mueller, October 16th, 1894, at Garnavillo, and began house-keeping on a farm near there, which had always been their home. Mr. Mueller died three years ago last August.

To Mr. and Mrs. Mueller were born five children, two sons and three daughters: Oliver, twenty years old; Laura, Marie, Viola and Valmah, the baby, three years old. Oliver and Laura were with their mother at the time of her death, as was also Rev. Braun.

April 1st, 1888, she was confirmed in the German Lutheran church, by Rev. Sommerlad, and has always been faithful to her church.

Deceased was a tender and loving mother, a kind neighbor, whose friendly Christian spirit won for her friends wherever she went. She was a homemaker in the true sense of the word, and to her children, she has left countless happy memories of her love and devotion to comfort them in their grief and loneliness.

After having sufficiently recovered from her operation to be able to leave the hospital, Mrs. Mueller was taken to the Albert Allen home, she and Mrs. Allen having been intimate friends for many years. During her illness medical skill and loving care were lavished on her in an overflowing measure, but to no avail, for God in His wisdom and love called her to her reward.

The remains were taken to Garnavillo Sunday afternoon following a short prayer service, at the Lenth home, conducted by Rev. C. H. Frank. Funeral services were held at her late home Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, and at St. Paul’s German Lutheran church at 1 o’clock, Rev. Braun, a nephew of the deceased, officiating. Her remains were laid to rest beside those of her husband.

The pall bearers were Chas. Henning, Chas. Roggman, Fred Mohning, Ed Radenmacher, Henry Schumacher and Henry Shulte.

Besides her children, she is survived by her aged mother, two sisters, Miss Maggie, at home, and Mrs. John Wierham, of near Clayton Center, and one brother, Herman Rudder, of Hanford, Cal.

Register and Argus: 1-13-1916