Carol L. Mueller

Carol L. Mueller, Age 91 of rural Arlington, died March 1, 2018 at Oak Terrace in Gaylord, MN. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2018 at St Paul's United Church of Christ in Henderson, MN. Visitation will be at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. and one hour prior to service time on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery, Henderson, MN. Pastor Deb Meyer will officiate the services. Luncheon to follow in church social hall. Carol was born July 9, 1926 in Henderson, MN to George and Martha (Hobeck) Kroehler Sr. She was baptized on August 15, 1926 at St Paul's Evangelical Church in Henderson. She attended Henderson Schools and graduated from Henderson High School. She received her teaching degree at Mankato Teachers College in 1946. She then returned to College at Mankato State University in 1975, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree. After College, she spent a summer in Hawaii. She married Karl Mueller on September 24, 1955 at St Paul's UCC in Henderson. The couple lived on the Mueller Family farm, south of Arlington, for many years raising livestock and showing cattle. Carol taught country school in rural Henderson and then at the Le Sueur Public School for a short time before beginning her career as a Primary Education teacher at the Arlington-Green Isle public school. Carol had a passion for teaching children which spanned throughout her career of 37 years. Carol also enjoyed teaching Sunday school, and was active in St Paul's UCC Ladies Guild, VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Arlington, and Church Council. She enjoyed canning vegetables from her garden and cooking. But most of all, she enjoyed entertaining and always had room in her home and heart for guests. Carol is survived by her son, Kenneth (Renae) Mueller of Arlington, MN; granddaughters, Sarah and Emily Tiede; sister-in-law, Phyllis Kroehler of Arlington; and brother-in-law, Jim Schultz of Madelia, MN; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Karl in 2005; siblings, Carmen Geistfeld, Lorraine Schultz, and George Kroehler Jr.; and other relatives and friends.

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