Carlton Robert Mueller

Carlton Robert Mueller 90, of Ames, died Thursday, April 15, at Western Home in Cedar Falls.

Visitation will be held Friday, April 23 at 5-7pm at Stevens Memorial Chapel, 607 28th Street in Ames.

Services will be held Saturday, April 24, at 10:30am at First Baptist Church, 200 Lynn Ave., Ames.

Carlton was born January 15th, 1920, in Dubuque, the son of Henry and Ella (Roschi) Mueller.

He graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1938 and from Iowa State College in 1942 with a

B.S.degree in Architectural Engineering. There he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Tau Beta Pi,

Tau Sigma Delta, and served as Vice-President of the AGC chapter.

Carlton enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force on November 11, 1943. He served with the 14th Air

Force in China, Burma, India Theatre. He separated as 1st Lieutenant in 1946.

After the service, he started Mueller Construction, Inc. in Marshalltown, serving Central Iowa as a

building contractor. He was an active member of the Master Builders of Iowa. He retired from the

construction business in 1977.

He was a member of the Za Ga Zig Shrine and Story County Shrine Club and a generous

benefactor of the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.

On December 28, 1941 he married Ruth Ann Shaw from Cainsville, Missouri. She preceded him in

death on March 3, 1999. From that marriage, five children were born: Nancy (Wesley) Merryman of

Cedar Rapids, IA; Susan (Ron) Peterson from Kansas City, MO; Linda (Dennis) Kvidera from Bellevue, WA;

Richard (Laurie) Mueller of St. Charles, IL; and Debra (Jack) Oleson from Cedar Falls, IA. He is survived by

his children and their spouses, along with 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Carlton and Ruth Ann moved to Ames in 1985 to be closer to their Cyclones. From 1954 until

2008, he continuously held season tickets to both football and men’s basketball. He also became an

avid fan of the women’s basketball and wrestling programs, and was a member of the Order of the

Knoll, the Campanile Guild, and the Cyclones Club. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.

Memorials may be sent to 1st Baptist Church of Ames, 200 Lynn Avenue, Iowa.

Burial will be next to his beloved wife in Riverside Cemetery, in Marshalltown.

Online condolences may be left at www.stevensmemorialchapel.com