Stella Mueller, age 98, of Valley City, ND, died Saturday, December 9th at Mercy Hospital in Valley City.<\/p>\n
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 15th at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Valley City. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church and one hour before the service on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
A prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday evening at the church.<\/p>\n
Interment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Dazey, ND.<\/p>\n
Stella was born at Courtney, North Dakota on June 22, 1919 to Earl and Mildred Wright.<\/p>\n
She was the oldest with five brothers.<\/p>\n
Stella graduated from Dover Consolidated School in 1937.<\/p>\n
She attended college in Valley City then began teaching at various Schools.<\/p>\n
Stella married Joseph Mueller on November 11, 1943 at Wimbledon, North Dakota. They lived on a farm at Dazey where they raised 5 children. Stella was a cook at North Central School near Rogers and substituted at various schools.<\/p>\n
She was an active member of St. Mary’s Church at Dazey and was even in a play there.<\/p>\n
Stella was township clerk and assessor.<\/p>\n
After moving to Valley City in 1984 she volunteered for Mercy Hospital Auxiliary and an active member of St Catherine’s Church.<\/p>\n
Joe passed away in 1983.<\/p>\n
Stella was well loved by all who knew her, she had a kind and generous soul and will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n
Stella is survived by children Phillip (Darlene) Mueller, Jennifer Mueller, Joann (Thomas) Jewett, Greg (Vicki) Mueller and brother Donald Wright, thirteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren and one great great grandson.<\/p>\n
Stella was preceded in death by husband Joe, son John, her parents, four brothers and one sister.<\/p>\n