Andersen, Tammy Lynn (Mueller) (1961 - 2023)

ANDERSEN, MUELLER, WATSON, KEMMISH, DE GARCIA, BENTZEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/12/2023 at 23:19:20

Name of deceased: Tammy Lynn Andersen (nee Mueller)

Aged: 62 yrs, 2 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 8, 1961; Huron, Beadle County, SD

Died: March 10, 2023; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, March 24, 2023; Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, Marcus Watson (spouse, Laura Kemmish) of Shelby, IA, and Mandy (spouse, Ricardo) De Garcia of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Nash Watson and Adrian De Gracia; father, Clyde Mueller of Wapello, IA; significant other, Michael Bentzen of Harlan, IA; siblings, Terry (spouse, Lynn) Mueller of Malvern, IA, Wayne (spouse, Susan) Mueller of Eldora, IA, and Teresa Mueller of Iowa City, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Stepmothers, Patricia Mueller and Phyllis Mueller; grandchildren, Nova Watson and Leonardo De Garcia

Education: Graduated from high school in Humboldt, IA, with the Class of 1979; afterwards, she attended Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA, to get her associate degree in teaching and later continued her education at Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA, for teaching.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: She was a preschool teacher at AHSTW (Avoca-Hancock-Shelby-Tennant-Walnut, IA) Community School District and loved it; she also worked at McDonald’s in Walnut, IA during her 34-year teaching career.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed camping, reading and played multiple instruments, including piano, clarinet, saxophone and flute; loved playing the organ for the residents at Salem Lutheran Homes and Rehabilitation, Elk Horn, IA.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com