June 2, 1944 to March 21, 2011
It is with heavy heart we announce the passing of Roland Mueller, at home, in the early morning of Monday, March 21, 2011, in his 67th year, peacefully after a short and courageous battle with lung cancer. Roland leaves behind his loving wife Hildegard of 44 years, two sons Marcel and Felix and daughters-in-law Amy and Fiona. Loving and devoted to his five grandchildren Kayla, Evan, Myles, Hayley and Shayne. Roland is also lovingly remembered by his mother Martha and predeceased by his father Ernest, his two sisters Elvira and Herta and his brother Harry. He will be greatly and dearly missed by all family and friends.
The family will receive their friends at the Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen Street S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton (905-857-2213) Friday afternoon 2-4 and evening 7-9 o’clock.
Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, March 26 at 2 o’clock.
Followed by cremation.
A reception will follow at the funeral home.
If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or Trillium Health Centre Foundation, 100 Queensway West, Mississauga L5B 1B8 in memory of Roland would be appreciated.
Condolences for the family may be offered at www.EganFuneralHome.com.
Sam and Maria Alessi and family
Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer.
My deepest condolences to out to the family.
Loove the Alessi’s
Fred & Joyce Schaefer, Port Elgin Paul Schaefer Cambridge
Our Sincere Sympathy to your family on the death of your beloved husband and father.
We are thinking of you.
Fred, Joyce & Paul Schaefer
Rob & Bronagh Foster
Our deepest sympathies during your time of loss.
Fernanda Herzog & Family
Our deepest condolences to you and your family for the loss of Roland. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Fernanda, Gerhard, Sonja, Thomas, Raimund & Margret.
Ludwig and Christel Perchthold , Toronto
A golden heart stopped beating
hardworking hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
he only takes the best
We will cherish the memories of the times we spent together
We are with you and your family during this time of grief
Ludwig and Christel Perchthold
John F. Burns
To the family of Roland Mueller:
I was very saddened to hear of Roland’s passing this week. I had the pleasure of working with Roland at Speedstamp from 1994 to 2000 while I was a Decoma account manager.
He spent many meetings gently teaching me about tooling and the stamping business. He was the consumate teacher and mentor for me to gain an education to the stamping business.
Roland never ceased to amaze me with his uncanny ability to accurately quote piece price and tooling for parts in his head which would subsequently be verified or confirmed by the estimator.
I have many fond memories of going to lunch with him and Urs at his favourite restaurant in those years.
He was always a friend and mentor first instead of just another General Manager. I feel fortunate to have been able to interact with this wonderful man. My Speedstamp letter opener will continue to remind me of this wonderful friend who has now moved on.
My sympathies are with all you in this time of change.
John F. Burns
President and C.O.O.
ABS Friction Inc.
Monna Yip
I am so sorry to hear of Roland’s passing, Hildegard. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Tracey Clemmensen
May you find strength in the love of family and in the warm embrace of friends.
My deepest sympathies
Brian Clark
Might seem strange but one of the fondest memories I have of Roland was when one of his dogs died. That week nothing got done at work. For me it spoke volumes about him and his perspective on life and the things that mattered to him.
Mornings at work were always interesting as the first thing to be discussed was last nights news, more specifically, the things that were wrong with the world and what should be done about it. A bad drive to work also meant an interesting discussion. Or how about the time Roland saw someone throw garbage from their car – that morning he wasn’t driving the white minivan but his hot rod, that poor SOB didn’t stand a chance. As he tells the story you can picture that in catching up to the offender he has committed anywhere from 5 to 10 traffic violations, but that doesn’t matter as he got the license plate number. Back at work George then had to spend the morning filing a police report. No question, Roland was absolutely right and something needed to be done. In the end, yes the police did go and pay a visit to the offender’s home and did call Roland back.
It should also be noted that when Roland was on vacation, he was on vacation. For that month you did not hear from him and every time he returned he did confirm that the roads he traveled were much better than here and out there people knew how to drive!
Roland, if there is some sort of life after death, I hope you are traveling those roads and I am sure your loved ones will always be with you in one form or another. You will always be a part of my life.
To your family my deepest sympathies, Roland was taken way too early.
Brian
Employees of Stahlschmidt
Although it is difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back on memories help comfort you tommorrow.
Our thoughts and Prayers are with you in this time of sorrow.
Everyone at SCS
Sylvia Plaggemars
We wish to send our deepest sympathy to you all & all family members for the passing of a truly amazing & lovely man Uncle Roland. Although I only physically meet him such a long time ago when you all made the trip to down under, I have fond memories of those times & often talk about them, to now, my children & husband.
Our thoughts & preys are with you now & always & will be thinking of you all on Saturday.
Uncle Roland in now free from pain & can travel without restrictions & watch over all his family.
We send our strength from Australia to help you get though such a difficult time.
In loving memory.
Lot of Love
Sylvia (nee Reichmuth), Albie, Alex & Corrina Plaggemars
Elvira,Paul,Jackie,Sylvia & Family Australia
I am Elvira Reichmuth Roland’s big sister, I had the priviledge to see him last September-November 2010 and give him ,Hilda, Marcel,Felix and Family some comfort>>>
Roland was larger then life he was my big strong brother, we had for some reason a very close bond>>>
Roland & Hilda migrated to Canada in December 1967>>>
I am migrated with my Husband Paul our 2 Daughters ,Jackie&Sylvia to Australia in August 1971>>>
Worlds apart we where and still are, what is the hardest now in time with such a great loss>>>
My Family & myself like to express our deepest sympathy to Hilda,Marcel,Amy,Kayla,Evan &Shayne,Felix,Fiona,Miles&Hayley and may time heal >>>
Roland will never be forgotten and live on in our memory>>>
Elvira
Wilfred Fiege
My Deepest Sympathy, Will Fiege (retired GM from Decoma)
Rita Trauzzi
My sincere condolences to the Mueller family.
Roland was one the greatest men that I had the honour to know. My best years at Magna were the one’s I spent at Speedstamp. I can only hope that my own son will grow up to be the pillar of strength, honest, loving, caring man like Roland.
Now we each have our own memories to cherrish forever.
Gina Semeniuk
I had the pleasure of working with Roland at Speedstamp for 12 years. Roland was a remarkable man whose smile and energy made you feel so good. He had a great sense of humour and a passion for life. He made Speedstamp a great place to work. We all worked so hard together as a team because Roland was a great team leader. Roland was always grateful for our hard work. I always remember the fun we had at the Summer Picnics and Christmas Parties. They were so much fun we never wanted them to end. He is someone I looked up to. I will truly miss Roland and he will always have a special place in my heart.
My deepest Sympathy to Hilda, Felix, Marcel and their family
Gina Semeniuk
Ralf Zimmer
Roland will always be remembered as a strong person who was a great mentor and leader. However, Roland was also cherished as an extremely caring, fun, thoughtful man with a positive outlook on everything. I am thankful for knowing Roland as a family friend and extend my deepest condolences to Hilde, Marcel and Felix and their extended families.
We will all miss you Roland.
George Jaeggi
We have all been blessed to have had Roland with us and now we have many beautiful thoughts and memories we can share and treasure in out hearts. Roland has touched us all in many different ways and he had many roles in his life. Foremost he was a family man, friend and teacher to many. For me Roland was all of the above as he managed to be a friend as well as a helping hand when in need. He was my sounding board, my conscience, my advisor but most of all my friend. We have spent many “Roland lunches” together, discussing world affairs and I learned about his family, dogs, RV travel, gardening, sports just to name a few. When planting season arrived I was told in no uncertain terms to plant the garlic now or I would have to live without homegrown garlic the year after. Roland will live in my memory forever and I’m happy I had a chance to be his friend for such a long time….I will miss him but I also believe that he will be well looked after….
George
Maureen (Mo) McGoldrick
I was very sadden to hear of the loss of Roland this week. I also was very blessed to have worked with Roland for many years while I was employed at Decoma Int’l. He was always one of the best General Manager’s around that always greeted you with an ear to ear smile and always made time to stop to chat with you to see how you we’re doing. Roland had such a great spirit in him that he loved to share with all the people he worked with everyday. He would always make sure everyone was laughing and having a great time at any company functions. Truly he was an amazing man who was gifted in so many ways. Roland was surely an icon for all of us that had the privalege to work with him at Decoma. I will miss you Roland and I am so thankful that I had the chance to have met you in my lifetime. May your journeys now be pain free and that you will get everything put into place for when you meet your family once again. GOD be with you now and always!!! My deepest condolences to Hilda, Felix, Macel & families for your loss. My deepest sympathy Mo
Connie and Robert Gaskin
Connie and I would like to express our deepest sympathy to you Hilda and your family.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time of loss and sorrow.
jacqueline king reichmuth
To dear Hilda (Gotti) Marcel Felix and families
I wish you my deepest sympathy and love at this sad and difficult time. Uncle Roland was a beautiful man who has left a wonderful legacy and many beautiful memories to all those who were blessed to be a part of his life. It saddens me that I did not have more of his time in my life but feel so honoured for the times I was able to spend with my Uncle Roland.
With much love Jacqueline
Brian & Doris Coulson & Family
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of Roland. We have had the pleasure of knowing Roland and Hildegard for the past 10 years. We were fortunate to meet them when we were looking for a family dog. Our family has always felt welcomed in their home. Over the years, we have visited them often and appreciated their kindness and thoughtfulness to our family and our dog, Hailey. We will miss Roland and his quiet and gentle manner. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Brian, Doris, David and Carolyn Coulson
Scott Piatkowski
Roland was a great teacher and a wonderful human being. I haven’t seen him in almost thirty years, but I was sad to hear about his passing.