Obituary of Donna Marie Mueller

Donna Marie Mueller, 87, of Johnson Creek, formerly of Jefferson, passed away on March 24, 2023. Donna was born in Whitewater on September 24, 1935 to Esther (Pautsch) and Albert Rohloff. She graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 1953. Donna married Melvin Mueller on October 12, 1957 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. She was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years and was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jefferson at the time of her death. Donna worked for Jefferson County Health and Human Services for 20 years as a site manager for the nutrition program at the Fort Atkinson Senior Citizen Center. She also worked as a head carrier for the Jefferson County Daily Union with her husband for many years. She served as president of the Ladies Aid organization at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church for several years and was a member of the choir at St. Paul’s. Donna loved to knit and crochet and was a Sewing Club member with her high school friends and her sister, Roberta, for over 60 years. Donna dearly loved her husband and family and felt blessed that she was able to raise her two sons after having a brain tumor removed when the boys were young. She was an avid fan of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Wisconsin Badgers Men’s basketball team. Surviving are her two sons, Mark (Christine) Mueller of Sun Prairie and Michael (Diane) Mueller of Verona; and three grandchildren, Nicholas (Jessica) Mueller of Jefferson, Ashley Mueller of Sun Prairie, and Brandon Mueller of Crystal Lake, Illinois. She is further survived by her sisters, Roberta Edmundson of Waterford, and Sarah (Terry) Zick of Durango, Colorado. Her husband, Melvin, and her parents preceded her in death. A private family funeral service will be held at a later date. The family wishes to thank Sunset Ridge Assisted Living and Rainbow Hospice for their care of Donna.  Online condolences may be made here on the website.