Robert W. Mueller

Robert W. (Bob) Mueller, Longtime Arlington resident, Bob Mueller, passed away on April 6, 2013 at age 95. Funeral services will be held on FRIDAY April 12 at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington at 11:00 a.m. with interment at the Arlington Public Cemetery. Visitation will start at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service. Bob was born in Minneapolis on Sept. 19, 1917. He was adopted by William and Helen Mueller of Arlington and spent the majority of his life there. His father owned Mueller Brothers Hardware and the Ford automobile dealership in Arlington. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, graduated from Arlington High School in 1936 and from St. Olaf College in Northfield in 1941. On May 26, 1945, he married his college sweetheart, Lorraine Andersen, who was from Duluth at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis by Rev. Reuben Youngdahl. Bob and Lorraine settled in Arlington shortly after they married. Bob had several jobs during his career working with Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance; a joint partnership in the Spannaus-Mueller Deep Rock filling station and many years working with Big Stone Canning Co. where he retired. In 1952, Bob made an unsuccessful bid for Mayor of Arlington. He was also a member of the Arlington Lion's Club and Commercial Club. At the time of his death Bob was the oldest surviving member of the Arlington Fire Department, where he served as a volunteer for more than 25 years. Bob was an avid sports enthusiast and spent many years playing baseball for the Arlington A's. Bob loved to dance and have fun and he had a great sense of humor. He and Lorraine also enjoyed several vacations in Hawaii, a place they loved. Bob and Lorraine, who enjoyed 45 years together, were blessed with three sons, twins Brady and Brent and Jeff. In 1995, he moved to Lakeville with his son Brady and in 2000 he moved into the Apple Valley Villa apartment complex in Apple Valley, where he resided until his death. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, William and Helen Mueller, his wife Lorraine in 1990, sister Ruby Scott Dvorak in 1999, nephew, Mark Scott in 2011 and by his granddaughter Jill Huntington Mueller, in 1992. In addition to his three sons, Bob is survived by Carol Mueller, Diana Mueller, Randy Sands, three grandchildren, Andrew Mueller, Lindsay (Tom) Wernimont, Stacy (Aaron) Tepp, three great-grandchildren, Skyler, Norah and Ahnalie Tepp, and two nephews, Bill and Bryan Scott. Memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran Church, 514 Freedom Drive, Arlington, MN 55307. Kolden Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.