Paul Emil Mueller

HERINGTON - Paul Emil Mueller, 71, of Herington, died Wednesday, January 18th, 2017, at his home in  Herington.  He was born on August 25th, 1945, at Newton, Kansas, the son of Gerhard G. and Ruth (Utech) Mueller. 

Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, January 23rd, 2017, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Herington, with Rev. Alan Stahlecker, officiating.  Graveside services will be at 1:30 PM, Monday, at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery of Ft. Riley at Manhattan. Preceding the services, there will be a visitation 9:30 AM, Monday, at the church.

He was baptized and confirmed at the St. John Lutheran Church in Tampa, Kansas, and was currently a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.  He graduated from Tampa High School with the class of 1963 and attended Tabor College for a short time.  He served in the U. S. Army, Vietnam as SP5.  He cared for his mother until 1975.  He was part owner/operator and worked for Cardie’s Oil until retiring in 2005.  He liked his home neatly stacked and kept his things organized.  Besides the company of his family, he had three pups that adored him.  He enjoyed watching the classic western television movies and programs.

He is preceded in death by a brother Norman Mueller in 2015, a sister Lenora Becker Mueller, and his parents.

He married Jacqueline F. Irving, May 16, 1997, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Herington.  She survives of the home in Herington.  He is also survived by two sons Trevor and Lawson Mueller of the home; a daughter Pam Findlay-Jacobo of Salina, KS; a brother Earl Mueller and his wife Eloise of Newton; and sister-in-law Vivian Mueller.

Memorials may be given to Herington VFW Home Fund; and sent to Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.