Evelyn Elizabeth Mueller, formerly of Princeton, NJ, died August 21, 2013, in Hightstown, NJ. She was 98. Mrs. Mueller was born March 5, 1915, in Everett, MA, to Ernest Clinton Phillips and Sarah Elizabeth (MacNeal); the first of three children.

She graduated from Framingham State College with a B.S. in Education in 1937 and worked as a dietician for four years in the Boston, MA area. On June 5, 1941, she married Dr. Charles William Mueller, and shortly thereafter, the couple moved to Princeton, NJ. Mrs. Mueller spent the rest of her life in Princeton, working and enjoying the community.

A wife, mother, and homemaker, Mrs. Mueller did volunteer work with the Medical Center at Princeton, the Red Cross, the Cub Scouts, the Women's Club, the Present Day Club, the Women's College Club of Princeton, and her church, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church.

In 1964-65, under the sponsorship of the American Field Service, the Muellers served as host parents for a Brazilian student, Francisco Soares, who became part of the family and with whom Mrs. Mueller communicated for years.

Mrs. Mueller's hobbies included reading, gardening, needlework, and painting. She was devoted to her family and many friends.

Mrs. Mueller was preceded in death by her brother, Edwin James Phillips, her parents, Ernest and Sarah Phillips and her sister, Virginia Marie Phillips Jones, all of Massachusetts. She was preceded in death, as well, by her husband, Charles William Mueller, in 2005.
She is survived by sons Edwin, of Portland, OR, and Lawrence, of Durango, CO, grandchildren Kristen Mueller, of London, UK, Elizabeth and Jesse Mueller, of Durango, CO, and beloved niece, Sarah Anne Jones, of Hull, MA.

Private graveside services were held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Princeton Cemetery.