William “Bill” Ralph Mueller, 65, of Buckeye, passed away November 2, 2012. He was born August 13, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Ralph and Henrietta Mueller. Bill moved to Buckeye, Arizona 7 years ago and dedicated his life to the United States by serving for over 23 years in the US Navy. Bill is survived by his wife, Linda Gayle Mueller; son, William “Billy” Ralph Mueller II; daughter, Valerie Susan Leach & spouse, James Leach; daughter, KennaLyn Spozio and spouse, Ronald Craig Spozio; grandkids: Victoria Gayle Leach, Haley Ann Mueller, Alyssa Nichol Leach, Evan Christian Leach, Logan Zann Mueller, Eleanor Rose Spozio; sister, Barbara Mikulic and Kreso Mikulic; sister, Kathy Lee Powell; sister-in-law: Peggy Susan Portugal; brother-in-law: Carlos Portugal; nephews: Paul Portugal, John Michael Portugal, Kreso Mikulic, Elliott Daniel Ruess, Niegel Lee Ruess; and nieces: Wendy Christina Portugal, Alexandra Lee Powell. He was preceded by: Ralph John Mueller, Henrietta “Penny” Matilda Mueller, Jack Lee Land, Loretta Eleanor Land and Herbert Arnie Reagan. A visitation will be held from 5pm to 7pm, with a 6pm Rosary, Thursday, November 8th at Thompson Funeral Chapel at 926 S. Litchfield Rd in Goodyear. Graveside service will be held at 9am Friday, November 9th at the National Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd. in Phoenix. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Multiple Myeloma Opportunities for Research and Education at mmore.org. Arrangements are made under the direction of Thompson Funeral Chapel.
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