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Dennis Muehring, 78


Dennis “Moose” Muehring died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at his St. Cloud home surrounded by his family. He was 78.

To celebrate his life, Rev. Weise will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at The Waters Church in Sartell. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids.

Dennis Lee Muehring was born July 23, 1940, in South Haven to Louis and O’Tillia (Schmidt) Muehring. Dennis graduated from Kimball High School. He then attended St. Cloud State University where he was introduced to his eventual wife Pat. They married Dec. 1, 1962. Together, they raised four remarkable, hardworking, humble children.

Dennis worked for many years in the restaurant business, eventually opening Muehring’s Family Restaurant. He later worked delivering to the Little Falls area, and then for the St. Cloud Hospital. Sports were an important part of Dennis’ early life, starring in high school baseball, basketball, and football. He was inducted into the Kimball High School Hall of Fame as an individual and as a member of the undefeated 1956 football team. He was most proud of the latter as he loved his teammates as brothers. After high school, he played town team baseball. He also played basketball at St. Cloud State University where he remained active with the Booster Club and was a season ticket holder. He helped found the Kimball Old Coots Club and loved getting together with his teammates and classmates.

Above all, he loved spending time with friends and family, in particular his grandchildren whom he adored. He was a great storyteller, and always had a joke to tell. He loved playing cards, playing board games, bocce ball, croquet, and not least of all, fishing.

He delighted in making people smile and laugh. His contagious sense of humor, his love of life, and his big heart will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Dennis was preceded in death by his father and mother Louis and O’Tillia Muehring; his brother Harlan Muehring, his two sisters O’Linda Hoffman and Vernis Fischer; sister-in-law Johanna Muehring; brothers-in-law Rynold Hoffman, Walter Brunko, Wilbert Wylie, and Alvin Fischer.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years Patricia (Olson) Muehring, their four children Greg (and Deb) Muehring of St. Joseph, Gwen Muehring of St. Cloud, Deron (and Tamara) Muehring of Dubuque, Iowa, and Deb (and Doug) Zeller of Hamilton, Ohio; eight grandchildren Sean (and Rose), Cole, Karissa, Max, Sam, Kate, Carter, and Jonny; two sisters Vernone Wylie and Arnita (and Curt) Rieger; and many other family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to CentraCare Dialysis or CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center, both to this address: 1406 Sixth Ave. N, St. Cloud MN 56303.

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