Daniel M. Mueller (50) of St. Louis, MO

Daniel M. Mueller, 50, of St. Louis, died unexpectedly at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.

A funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 4th at Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 Soulard St., St. Louis with Rev. Dr. Joshua Hatcher and Rev. Steve Albers officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the church. A funeral service will then be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 5th at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham, with Rev. Mike Burdick officiating with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Altamont. Memorials may be made to the Trinity Bell Choir, American Heart Association, E.I.U. Foundation or the donor’s choice. Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont is assisting the family with arrangements.

CDC and IDPH guidelines with regard to COVID-19 must be followed. This includes, but is not limited to, face covering and social distancing.

Daniel Mark Mueller was born on Friday, September 17, 1971 in Effingham, IL to Earl T. and Doris (Stuemke) Mueller. He was a 4th grade teacher at Tillman School, Kirkwood, MO. Dan was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he was active as a deacon and a member of the bell choir. He was a proud Eastern Illinois University Alumni which is where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Education. He had a passion for teaching and always had a fun story to share about what happened in the classroom. Dan loved travelling, especially to New York City. There wasn’t a show tune he didn’t know or a cat that he couldn’t befriend. The Golden Girls and Peanuts were among his favorite things, along with Longaberger baskets. Dan was the true definition of a great friend and will be dearly missed. Remember, kindness costs nothing, but means everything.

He is survived by his mother, Doris Mueller of Effingham; brother, Tim (Lisa) Mueller of Neoga; nieces, Allison (Broc) Pemberton and Rebecca Mueller; great nephews, Roscoe and Reed Pemberton and great niece, Rory Pemberton and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Dan was preceded in death by his father, Earl T. Mueller and grandparents, Elmer and Alma Mueller and Paul and Helen Stuemke.

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