Muriel Mead, 82

Muriel Mead, beloved friend, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister in Christ passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 25 at the age of 82. 

Muriel was born on July 8, 1944, in Superior, Nebraska. Growing up she lived in various states, including Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Her early years were filled with experiences that shaped her into needing to grow up too early and to take on more responsibility than she should while she looked after her sisters and her brother. 

Muriel met her husband, James Harvey Mead, while attending Alberton High School. They married in 1962 and spent 64 years together, building a life filled with laughter, and lasting memories. Muriel was the devoted mother to her son Jimmy, who passed away in 2006, and to her surviving daughter Cory Schaeffer, who is married to Tim Schaeffer. 

She was a proud grandmother to three grandchildren, Taylor, Sara, and Sally, and has six great-grandchildren. She adored her nieces and nephews and her surviving sisters Glenda Garrison, Gwen Pederson and Tammi Coulter. 

She is proceeded in death by her son Jimmy Mead, her sister Laura Nash, sister Sherry Shortell and her brother Raymond Bridwell. 

Throughout her life, Muriel was surrounded by a close-knit circle of friends and an active worship community that was a source of joy and strength. She lived a full and rewarding life, guided by faith and surrounded by those she loved. Muriel's kindness, her unwavering love for her family, and her joyful spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Her memory will continue to live on in the hearts of her family and all who had the privilege of knowing her. 

A remembrance service will be held in her honor at the Alberton Community Church on Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. The service will be streamed via: @albertoncommunitychurch on YouTube via @albertoncommunitychurch on FaceBook.com In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to in Muriel Meads name to the Alberton Community Church, 421 Railroad Ave., Alberton MT 59820 or the Samaritans Purse www.samaritanspurse.org.