Nora A. Mueller

Nora Aileen Mueller, daughter of Eva Mae (Booton) Davenport and Mark Adolphus Davenport, was born on April 26, 1925 at rural Carson, Iowa. Nora attended school in Carson and Treynor, Iowa. She graduated from the Treynor High School in 1941 when she was 16 years old. Following school, Nora attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. While working as a secretary in Omaha, Nebraska, Nora met Elwood Chalroy Mueller, who was studying electronics. The couple was united in marriage on February 28, 1948 at Yankton, South Dakota.

In 1949, Elwood and Nora moved to the family farm near Macedonia, Iowa. Their marriage was blessed with three children, daughters Joelyn, Janice and son Joel. Nora enjoyed her role as a homemaker and mother. She and Elwood were active members of the Macedonia Methodist Church where Nora taught Sunday school. Nora also served the youth of the community by being a 4-H leader and supervising summer bean crews. She was a member of the Federated Women's Club and was active on the Macedonia Centennial committee. Nora was past president of the Macedonia American Legion Auxiliary. She participated in the Memorial Day Programs and was responsible for the organizing and founding of the Avenue of Flags at the Macedonia Cemetery. After the children were adults, she worked as a secretary for her son Joel's TV Shop in Treynor and Oakland, and later worked as a companion for older women. Nora loved to write poems and newspaper articles and became a newspaper news correspondent and feature writer with her weekly "Just Rambling" column. She enjoyed attending auctions and bidding on linens and books.

Elwood and Nora had been married 51 years at the time of Elwood's death. Nora continued to live at her home and in June 2004, suffered a stroke. The following year in June of 2005, Nora moved to the Oakland Manor in Oakland, Iowa. Nora died at her home in Macedonia on February 5, 2006 at the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 9 days.

Nora was preceded in death by an infant sister Margaret; her parents; husband Elwood; sisters Carrie Parker, Nannie Keast and Maxine Mass; and brothers Louis Davenport and Walter Davenport.

Nora is survived by her daughters Joelyn Gast and her husband Steven of Maxwell, IA, Janice Carlton of Macedonia, IA, and son Joel Mueller and wife Corrine of Hays, KS; sister Ellen Forristall of Carson, IA; 10 grandchildren and one great grandson.