Mr. Mueller was lovingly called the “Shepherd of the Shiloh Road” by his wife. Allen gave tirelessly of his time and talents to help others. He helped countless people who showed up at his tool shop needing something fixed, or a piece of something or other to do a repair job. Most of the time he supplied the piece (from his stash in the barn) and did the repair job as well. He was an accomplished pilot and a member of the Civil Air Patrol in his earlier years. He and other Civil Air Patrol members recovered and restored an airplane in his tool shop, then took a test flight from his farm field road. He was a man of patience and expertise with a vast wealth of knowledge. He was a gentleman and a gentle man. Allen was a life-time farmer and operated Al’s Stump Chipping for many years. He was a lifelong member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Shiloh, IL. He was also a member of the St. Clair County Farm Bureau, the Jolly Seniors, Oliver Hart-Parr Collectors Association, and the Shiloh Eagles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Frieda, nee Gundlach, Mueller; three brothers, Melvin, Donald, and Glenn Mueller (in infancy); and a sister Esther Reno.
Surviving are his wife of 64yrs, Evelyn M. nee Peters, Mueller whom he married September 10, 1952, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Belleville;
one son, Thad (Andrea) Mueller, of Belleville, IL,
and one daughter, Lynn (Brad) Joseph, of O’Fallon, IL;
five grandchildren, John W. Mueller, Jessica (Brent) Smith,
Caitlin (Jake) Mesecher, Whitney (Vincent) Reapor, and Carolyn Joseph;
and three great-grandchildren, Cooper, Logan, and Parker.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Vitas Hospice, or to the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017 at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Shiloh, IL.
Funeral: Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Shiloh, IL with Msgr. James Margason officiating. Burial will be at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, IL.
Condolences Left For Allen Mueller
Al’s family can reflect back on his years with great pride. He was by any definition a very kind and helpful man. Please accept our heartfelt condolences for your loss.
Richard & Marita Davis, Belleville, IL, 62221
Thad,So sad to hear of your Dad’s passing. You know we will be holding you and your entire family in our thoughts and prayers.
Randy & Laura Twaddle, Blandinsville, IL, 61420
Our sympathies are with you all. We only wish there were more that we could do to help heal the sorrow. I’ll never forget our picking tomatoes how he kept finding the large ones and giving them to me smiling the whole time, LOL. His goodness will remain alive in the hearts of everyone who knew him. Please let us help if there’s any way that we can. Sara and Lorena Faskell
Faskell’s, O’Fallon, IL, 62269
Dear Evelyn and Family,
My prayer is that our loving God will give you the grace to bear this great loss. I also pray that our gracious God will welcome Allen into His eternal kingdom.
Deacon George Mills, Shiloh, Illinois, 62269
Great memories when we were children, he,Dee dee, and Harvey would come to our house on Friday nights to play cards and drink beer. In the winter if it snowed the three guys would pull us in a large Bob sled, pulled by tractor. Loved his mom, she was beautiful. My sympathy to Evelyn and family. Love and prayer, Jim and Dottie Normand
Dorothy (Amann) Normand, North Port, , Florida, 34286
Dear Mueller Family,
We would like to express our sincere sympathy on the passing of your husband and father. Al had
Jim & Norma Amann, Mascoutah, Illinois, 62258
Dear Mueller Family,
We would like to express our sincere sympathy on the passing of your husband and father.
Al visited with us on a couple of occasions to talk about making wine. We enjoyed his visits.
We are praying for your family at this difficult time.
Jim & Norma Amann, Belleville, IL, 62221