STEVENWILHELM MUELLER

MUELLER, STEVEN WILHELM April 10, 1937 – July 28, 2017 Forever missed by loving wife Nancy (nee Hodgson) of 50 years. Dedicated and wonderful father to Paul Steven and April Meredith Mueller-Wray and son-in-law Daniel Wray. Held in hearts by brother John and his children, Richard (Nancy), Mark, Michael and Lynda Nicholson. Sadly missed by sister-in-law Linda Gail (nee Hodgson) Petrillo (Len) and her children Ann Marie Riddell (Cary), Karen McNeil (Jody) and Stefanie Hartas. Born to immigrants John and Sophie (Bittner) Mueller in Toronto and schooled at St. Michael’s College, Steven was encouraged to follow in his father’s footsteps, becoming active in furniture manufacturing. With his father’s passing, Steven and his brother John together grew the business and they soon became one of Canada’s leading furniture manufacturers, known as Mueller Furniture. They continued to expand to Mueller Interiors and the Kingsway. He will be remembered by hundreds of employees as someone who had the ability to make things work, was meticulous and had great time-management skills. Steven had a lust for life. He was competitive and hardworking. He was known to be a perfectionist and brutally honest. Despite his busy days, he would always make time to relax with an employee or two at day’s end- playing darts or cribbage. His passion laid with golf and he prided himself in all aspects of the game. Somehow, he always managed to squeeze in a game or practice daily. Practice always paid off and enabled him to play in tournaments both here and internationally. He was a former member of both the Mississaugua and Summit Golf and Country Club and a life member of Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland. There are not enough words to express the family’s appreciation for the support and care by doctors, nurses and staff on both the Trauma and Critical Care Units of Lakeridge Health Oshawa. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Canada or Lakeridge Health. Visitation: Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Holy Cross Catholic Cemeteries, Thornhill. Funeral: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Cemeteries, Thornhill, 8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON L3T 2C7 (entrance to the funeral home is located on Langstaff Road East (west of Bayview Avenue), catholic-cemeteries.com