Doris Mueller

Doris Ida Mueller

passed away April 25 at

Knife River Care Center in

Beulah, ND. She was 99.

Born April 2, 1923, at

their home near Russell,

she was the second

daughter of Edna and

Fred Miller, who had

eight children: Irene,

Doris, Helen, Viola, Betty,

Raymond, Eileen, and

Carol. Doris grew up on a

farm; she loved school

and the outdoors. Before

marriage she worked in

child care in Minot. Then

she went to a barn dance

and met someone special.

Doris married George

Mueller on her eighteenth

birthday, and they spent a

year in California before

returning to North Dakota

to begin farming in the

Granville area. There they

reared two daughters,

Phyllis and Priscilla.

Doris, a skilled

self-educator, was an in-

volved mother and teach-

er to her daughters and

insured they learned

homemaking skills, had

the opportunity to travel,

and received college de-

grees. An excellent seam-

stress, natural cook, and

earnest gardener, Doris

used these talents to start

a 4-H club in the area and

participated in the

Homemaker’s Club. Like

most farm wives, she

helped to run a business

while keeping a perfect

home where she was

somehow able to mysteri-

ously create large, entic-

ing meals for drop-in

company.

After the passing of

George in 1981, Doris

moved to Minot where

she became involved in

service at St. Mark’s Luth-

eran Church and enjoyed

many friendships and ac-

tivities there.

She had great interest

in the lives of her chil-

dren and grandchildren,

all of whom enjoyed her

delightful sense of humor,

but in her latest years

memory loss overcame

her vibrancy.

She is survived by her

two daughters, Phyllis

(Jerry Weist, Bismarck,

ND) and Priscilla (Ken-

neth Scheet, dec’d,

Beaverton, OR); four

grandchildren: Laura,

Brandon, Paul and Margo;

eight great-grandchildren;

her two youngest sisters,

Eileen Zick (CO) and

Carol Norsby (WA); and

many nieces and

nephews.

Doris was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-

band of 40 years, George;

son-in-law, Kenneth

Scheet; her siblings, Irene,

Helen, Viola, Betty and

Raymond.

In lieu of flowers or do-

nations, perhaps one

might perform a kindness

for someone or volunteer

a service; Doris would

like that.

Funeral Service: Tues-

day, May 3, 2022, at 11

a.m. at St. Mark’s Luth-

eran Church, Minot with

visitation one hour prior.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot

(Thomas Family Fun-

eral Home has been en-

trusted with arrange-

ments.)