Obituary of Lillian Marie Mueller

Lillian Marie (Dupic) Mueller, age 102, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, August 3, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Yankton with Rev. Dave Gunderson officiating. Burial will be approximately at 1:30 PM at Rosehill Cemetery in Scotland, SD. Visitations will be 6:00 PM, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with a 7 PM prayer service. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Lillian Marie Mueller was born in Avon, SD on July 26, 1913 to George and Etta Kelley Dupic. She was baptized March 31, 1929 at City Temple Baptist, Sioux Falls, SD. She was confirmed at Private Class, Yankton, SD in 1939 by Pastor Rehwald. She attended Washington High School in Sioux Falls, SD before moving to Lesterville, SD where she graduated from Lesterville High School. After graduation she worked at Gurney's in Yankton, SD for several years. She then married Oscar Mueller on October 25, 1932 in Scotland, SD. They belonged to the Martinus Lutheran Church in Utica, SD. Oscar and Lillian moved to a farm outside of Lesterville, SD until Oscar's passing in 1970. Lillian moved into Yankton, SD where she again began working at Gurney's in the mailroom. After living in her own home for several years, she moved into the Sunrise Apartments where she lived for a number of years before moving to Walnut Village and lastly moving to Avera Sister James Care Center. She had many hobbies which included playing cards, especially bridge and pinochle. She loved to dance, including line dancing at the center. Lillian is survived by her son, Gerald (Jerry) and Deanna Mueller of Yankton, SD; daughter-in-law, Helen Mueller of Fresno, CA; her sister-in-law, Marge Dupic of Sioux City, IA; grandchildren: Richard Mueller, Rita Lester, Deb Davis, Mike Mueller, Tami Moran, Sandi Larsen and spouses; great-grandchildren: Kaitlynn Kool, Samantha Mueller, Keegan Moran, Tara Moran, Chad Lester, Matthew Mueller, Zachary Mueller, Candice, Alethia and Nathanial; step grandchildren, Jeffrey Moran and Kendall Moran and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar; her son, Harold; her parents, George and Etta Dupic; siblings: Grace (Herb) Bierle, Vera (Ed) Pullman, Russell (Aletta) Dupic, Kenneth Dupic and Robert Dupic.