May 23, 1937 – July 25, 2020

Irene Wilhemine Mueller passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side. Irene is survived by her husband Heinz Mueller; sons Roger (Shelly) and Martin (Delilah) Mueller; and her daughter Monica Halaszynski (James); 13 grandchildren: Mary Virgilito, Ryan, Jandra, Samantha Mueller, Nicole, Tommy, Tyler Halaszynski, Roger, Matthew Mueller, Rella, Katie and Mark; two great grandchildren Kate and James Virgilito; and many other relatives and great friends.

Irene enjoyed a very long and wonderful life filled with family, friends and a lot of love that showed in every aspect of her life. 

Irene was born and raised in Heilbronn, Germany. She met her husband Heinz Mueller in Germany and they married on Nov. 26, 1955. They moved to the United States in 1956 and had three children: Roger, Martin and Monica.

Irene had a German delicatessen in Tujunga in the 1970s called The Foothill European Delicatessen. She was a housewife and wonderful mother for the remainder of her life.

Irene was very happy in her life keeping busy with a variety of activities. She enjoyed golf and was the president of her golf club; she was active with her German club as a financial secretary and she was involved with her German church with a variety of activities. Irene loved to play cards and played pinochle with her friends. She had a group of ladies that she played cards with every Wednesday night for many years. Irene also volunteered her time at Verdugo Hills Hospital, which she enjoyed very much. She played Uno with her grandkids and any game she enjoyed playing, including board games. She also tried different things such as playing piano and knitting.

Irene and her husband Heinz were extensive travelers. They enjoyed traveling the world with friends and even by themselves. They liked to take cruises and they visited their homeland many times.

Irene was dedicated to her family and loved all of her grandchildren very much. She taught them a variety of lessons including cooking and golfing and how to be a good American citizen.

Irene was very loving and friendly and made everybody she met feel special; she treated you like family. She had a special gift with children and made them feel so important and they all loved her so much; she especially loved little babies and got to care for all of her grandkids as babies.

No words can ever express how much we are going to miss her and the void her passing has left in our lives. She lit up all of our lives with her special ways. We now have to manage to find a way to go on in this life without her; she will forever be in our hearts and on our minds until we meet again

At this time there are no planned services until further notice due to the pandemic.