Joseph A. Mueller M.D.

Mueller, M.D., Joseph A. Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, on Saturday, April 1, 2006.
Beloved husband of Verna Jo Mueller; dear father of Jeanne Marie Watts, the late Joseph Arthur, III (Pat), Dr. Karl Joseph (Dr. Cindy), Robert Edward (Cheryl) and Michael Joseph (Anne); dear grandfather of Jane (Steve), Cindy, Bill (Michele), Sara, Kristie, Karl II, Christopher, Jessica, Lucas, Jacob, Portia, Sami, Rachel, Meredith, Joseph IV, John and the late Thomas; great-grandfather of Steven, Benjamin, Louis, Molly, Claire, Abby, Ava and Lilly.
Dr. Mueller was a surgeon and general practice physician for 45 years in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 26, 1916 in St. Louis. He was graduated from McBride High School and earned a bachelor's and doctor of medicine degrees from St. Louis University. He was graduated from SLU Medical School in 1939 where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the honor medical society for the top-graduating physicians.
After graduating, he enlisted in the Army Air Force where he served in the 15th Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. He served for five years and achieved the rank of major in the U.S. Army where he was medical officer-general surgery and Air Force staff surgeon.
After the war, he practiced at St. Anthony's Hospital where he was past president of the medical staff. He was a Charter Fellow and life member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He was honored by the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians for 45 years of 'membership and continuing devotion to the specialty of family practice and the quality care of your patients.' He delivered babies of and cared for members of three generations of St. Louis families. When he retired, he donated all his surgery and medical equipment to foreign missions.
He was a lifelong Catholic, a founding parishioner of St. Raphael The Archangel Church in south St. Louis and, later, a member of Queen of All Saints Parish in Oakville. He was a member of development committees raising funds for construction of churches and schools. He enjoyed visits to the White House Retreat Center in South County.
Dr. Mueller was an avid boating enthusiast and fisherman.
Family, friends and colleagues will dearly miss him.Services: Funeral from KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry (Butler Hill), on Tuesday, April 4, at 9:15 a.m. to Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for a 10 a.m. Mass. Interment Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery. Memorial Masses are preferred or donations to charities of your choice. Visitation Monday, 3-9 p.m.