Laverna Mueller

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Laverna Mueller, 95, of Parkston, SD, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at Avera Bormann Manor in Parkston. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday, February 4, at Salem Lutheran Church in Parkston. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Dimock. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday, at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a 6:30 PM prayer service. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Laverna Irene Mueller was born May 4, 1926 to Mary and Philip Lindeman in Douglas County the middle of five children. She was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Delmont. She attended grade school at Delmont Country School through the eighth grade. She started work at a young age, selling milk on the farm, working as a nanny for her sister and also the Woefel family in Mitchell. She then became a candy striper at the Methodist Hospital for a number of years until she got married.

Laverna married Harvey Mueller on June 27, 1948 at Hope Lutheran Church in Delmont. They farmed west of Ethan for 36 years. She worked on the farm and cleaned motels in the summer months, and when her children were grown, cooked for the Mitchell Retirement Home. In 1984, Laverna and Harvey moved to Mitchell and became the managers for Wesley Acres Retirement Home. They retired from Wesley Acres in 1992 and Laverna cleaned and babysat for several physician’s families for 10 years.

Over the years she was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near Dimock and First Lutheran Church in Mitchell teaching Sunday school, attending women’s groups, and a ladies’ quilting group.

In 2005, they returned to Wesley Acres as residents. In 2012 they moved to Avera Assisted Living in Parkston and to Bormann Manor in 2017. Harvey passed away July 5, 2017 shortly after their 69th wedding anniversary.

Laverna is survived by daughters: Connie (Ron) Thury, Parkston; Diana (Dan) Schlaffman, Ethan; Lori (Tom) Oster, Sioux Falls; grandchildren: Eric Thury, Paul Thury, Chad Thury, Ryan Thury, Crystal Schlaffman, Mike Schlaffman, Jennifer Hurst, Tiffany Oster, Matt Oster, Adam Oster; great-grandchildren: Samantha Schlaffman, Beth Aulner, Lincoln Thury, Landon Thury, Rilyn Thury, Saige Schlaffman, Clara Hurst, Amrit Thury, Zilla Thury, Omara Thury, Eliam Thury, Sullivan Oster, Hadley Oster, and bonus great-granddaughters, Breanna, Kirsten, and Paige; great-great-grandsons, Cullen and Logan. She is also survived by her brother, Dale Lindeman and sister-in-law, Sherry Lindeman.

Laverna was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey; her parents; two sisters, Lillian Williamson and Freida Baier; and one brother, Tom Lindeman.

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