Gladys Mueller

Gladys Mueller

April 1, 2008

Gladys was born November 28, 1939 in Staplehurst, Nebraska to Merle and Alma 'Nelsen' Burkholder. In 1944, she came with her family to Fremont. She attended Fremont schools and graduated from Fremont High School in 1957.

On March 1, 1958, Gladys was married to Eugene Mueller and they made their home in Fremont. She had worked briefly for F.W. Woolworth store in downtown Fremont, then went to work for Western Electric which later became Lucent Technologies, retiring in 1997.

Gladys was a strong woman, always there for her family, even as she faced her health issues with courage. She enjoyed occasionally going to the casinos, and also playing bingo with her friends.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Eugene who died in May of 2002.

Survivors: 2 daughters - Jayne and husband Corey Wegner of Fremont
Jeanette Legband of Fremont
3 sons - Dan and wife Ivonne Mueller of Columbus
Cory and wife Donna Mueller of Morse Bluff
Mark and wife Corey Mueller of Fremont

14 grandchildren
2 great grandchildren

2 brothers - Merle Burkholder of Augusta, Georgia
Duane and wife Kathy Burkholder of Craig, NE
2 sisters - Bobbie and husband Jack Sloan of Colorado Springs, CO
Lila and husband Larry Lee of Colorado Springs
half sister - Betty and husband Dennis Palmer of Springfield, NE

The funeral service will be 11 AM Friday (April 4th) in the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel with Chaplain Scott Jensen officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society and to the Fremont Area Medical Center Hospice.

Visitation with closed casket, at the Ludvigsen Mortuary will be today (Thursday-April 3rd) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family present from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.

Obituary Provided By:
Freeman Funeral Home
1249 E. 23rd St.
Fremont, NE  68025
www.ludvigsenmortuary.com