Date of Birth:
Tuesday, June 17, 1930
Date of Death:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Age:
94 years old

Helen M. Mueller

Helen Margaret Mueller (Whittle) was born to Ambrose and Margaret (Holtz) Whittle on June 17, 1930, in Littleport, Iowa. She married the love of her life Arthur Nickolas Mueller on October 2, 1954, in Elkader, Iowa.  They were blessed with 63 years together and raised 7 children. Helen was received by her heavenly father on May 31, 2025, at the age of 94.

Helen worked a variety of jobs in her lifetime Gopher Aviation, Violation Bureau for Olmsted County, H&R Block as a tax preparer and the gift shop at St. Mary’s Hospital but her greatest job was that of Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Caregiver.

Helen enjoyed being part of her Teams of Our Lady, the Serra Club, distributing communion to the homebound and those hospitalized, and being part of the Rosary Group at Madonna Towers.  Helen also enjoyed traveling, square dancing, fishing up north, the occasional stop at a casino, roads trips to orchards and site seeing, playing 500 and Shanghai at Madonna Towers.  Helen enjoyed many family events watching music, plays, and sports.  She enjoyed gathering with her family for birthdays, anniversaries, all holidays and any day ending in Y.

Helen had a passion for gardening and flowers which she shared with her children.

Special thank you to Johanne Bates and those that work with her from Mayo Clinic for exceptional care and kindness she showed Mom.

Helen is survived by her seven children: Dan (Ellen) Mueller, Tom (Annette) Mueller, Greg (Lynn) Mueller, Dave (Donna) Mueller, Michelle (Dick) Roos, Mary (Tim) White, Joan (Greg) Wobig; 18 grandchildren, and 34 great children.  She is also survived by her sister Marian (Dick)Brockman, and brothers Greg (Emily)Whittle, Lowell (special friend Peggy) Whittle and sisters-in-law Susan Whittle, Clara Burt, Marie Mueller and brothers-in-law Louis (Boots) (Gloria) Mueller, and Roland Holm.  Numerous nieces and nephews and many friends.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband Arthur; grandson Justin and great-grandson Griffin,  her sisters Loretta (Jerry) Garbina, Irene (Joe) Evans, her brothers Walter (Sally) Whittle, Marvin (Sandy) Whittle, Francis Whittle, sisters-in law Leora (Bernard) Loftus, Sister Bona, Marlene (Betts) (Tom) Lehnertz, Edith Holm, brothers-in-law Cletus (Florence) Mueller, George (Carlene) Mueller, Leo (Ted) (Lucille) Mueller, James Mueller, Rodney Burt.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 6^th at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester. A visitation will be on Thursday, June 5^th from 5PM-7PM at Pax Christi, with a rosary being said at 7PM, and one hour prior to the Mass on Friday.

The family requests that you join them for a luncheon immediately following the funeral mass. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery after the luncheon.

Please in lieu of flowers donate to the Poverello Fund at Mayo Clinic or the charity of your choice.