Mueller, George P.

1921 - 2008  (86 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mueller, George P.  [1, 2]
  Born	31 Jul 1921	Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Anton H Mueller47 Gertrude Mueller41 Cleopha Mueller11 George Mueller8 Jake Mueller21 Bonita Mueller20 Clarence Mueller22 Norbert Holzshuk28 Odie Holzshuk30
  Education - High School	1939	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Appleton High School Class of
  Education - High School	1939	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  Appleton High School Class of 1939
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gertrude Mueller48 George Mueller18 Gladys Zabel19 Dorothy Becker19 Bernice Roberts19 Violet Gazette19 Philia Zonnou19 Henry Balck50
  Education - College/University	1943
  Lawrence University
  Occupation	Between 1983 and 1988
  President Wisconsin Tissue Mills
  President Wisconsin Tissue Mills
  Induction	2007
  Paper Makers International Hall of Fame
  Media	2007
  Video from the Papermakers International Hall of Fame
  	Mueller, George 2007 Inducted into the International Papermakers Hall of Fame
  Died	1 Feb 2008
  Obituary	3 Feb 2008
  Appleton Post Crescent
  George Mueller, 86, passed away quietly Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, surrounded by family and friends at Oakridge Gardens where he had been living since a severe stroke in 2006. A prominent businessman, civic leader, avid hunter, weekend golfer and supporter of the arts, George's greatest love was his family. He was preceded in death by his parents; his cherished wife, Joan; his teenage daughter, Toni; his older brother, Clarence; and his younger sister, Lois. He is survived by his three sons, Greg, Tim and Tobin; his grandchildren Chris, Catherine, Peter (Greg); Emily, Deidre, Miranda (Tim); and Anton, Will, Carl, Sarah (Tobin); and eight great-grandchildren. George was born above the Mueller General Store in Sherwood, Wis., in 1921, to Anton and Gertrude (Holzschuh) Mueller. He helped out at the store at an early age (his father died when he was young), enabling him to get a headstart in the business world. During high school and college, he continued to work in the family business, selling groceries, hardware and farm goods. Appleton High School is where he met his wife-to-be, Joan. (George would later be inducted into the Appleton West High School Hall of Fame.) After graduating from Lawrence University, with degrees in chemistry and mathematics, he became a midshipman at Northwestern University, with electronics training at Harvard and MIT, and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy during World War II (1943-46). His ship, the USS Towner, was in the reserve fleet in the Okinawa invasion. After being released from active duty in 1946, he formed a Naval Reserve Electronics Warfare Co., housed in the Alexander Gym of Lawrence College, in 1947, serving in various capacities, including Commanding Officer, until 1956. He remained a member of the American Legion Hawley-Dieckhoff Post #33 until his death. After World War II, he joined Marathon Corporation as a research chemist, where he developed waxes (used for coating cheeses, food cartons, printed packaging papers) and where he helped develop the first industrial uses of plastic wrap, plastic bags, microwave technology and folded paper napkins. He became group leader of a Process Engineering Group and, after the company was purchased by American Can, became manager of the Ashland, Canal and Neenah Plants and corporate Process Engineering. In 1968, he joined Wisconsin Tissue Mills, became President in 1983, retired in 1988. Upon his retirement, George chaired Integrated Paper Services and was the driving force behind the establishment of the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame. He was a member of TAPPI (50 years), the American Paper Institute (24 years), Wisconsin Paper Council (four years, one as President), and the Wisconsin Paper Group (three years, one as President). In 2007, he was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame for leadership, R&D and service. George was also active in several volunteer and civic organization, including the Advisory Board to the WI-DNR, the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce (seven years, one as President), Green Bay Catholic Apostolate (22 years), Neenah Library Board (five years, one as President), Neenah-Menasha United Way (six years, one as President), Elks Club (44 years), and Rotary since 1959, serving as President at Menasha Rotary and a Paul Harris fellow. He was the spokesman for the initial Menasha Downtown Revitalization drive and served 13 years on the development committee. He established an endowment scholarship in Chemistry at Lawrence University and was a Founder's Club member. He also endowed a scholarship at Fox Cities Technical College for papermaking. He was a faithful member of the St. Margaret Mary Parish (Neenah) since 1951. George attributed his good fortune and happy life to his lifelong companion, Joan, to his faith in God, to the creative and hardworking people he was able to work alongside, and to his innate curiosity, general good health and optimistic outlook. He felt his experience in World War II provided him with leadership skills he never would have otherwise developed. The tutelage of his early supervisors helped usher him into positions where he felt he could make a difference. He was a generous, insightful, innovative and energetic man who never forgot those who helped him along the way. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at St. Margaret Mary Church, 620 Division Street, Neenah, with the Rev. Michael Ingold officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood. Friends may call at the Kessler Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday with a vigil service at 7:30 p.m. and at the church from 10:30 a.m. Tuesday until the time of the mass. A reception at St Johns-Sacred Heart Parish (N36 Military Rd, Sherwood, Wis.) will follow the burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood (1 p.m.). In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in George's name. KESSLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES Neenah 920-722-6464
  Buried	5 Feb 2008	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I6865	1FamilyTree | DavidSchlickbernd6337, VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Mueller, Anton H.,   b. 26 May 1883, Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1930, Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Holzschuh, Gertrude,   b. 30 Aug 1889, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1952, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F3425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mernice, Joan,   b. 3 Sep 1921, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 1997, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1943	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Mueller, Tobin   2. Mueller, Greg   3. Mueller, Tim   4. Mueller, Toni Lois,   b. 13 Jul 1952,   d. 2 Jun 1972, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F3432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 31 Jul 1921 - Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 27 Dec 1943 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - 5 Feb 2008 - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sherwood, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S19] World Family Tree, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: December 15, 1997 Customer pedigree.), Tree #1761. [S13] Gedcom import from Biesetemp2.FTW. [S1050] Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook, Appleton High School, (Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook (first class at new Appleton West??)). 6865 - Appleton High School Class of 1939