PERU — A. Charles Mueller, 88, of Peru, longtime area funeral director, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, March 14, 2013 at Manor Court of Peru.

Mr. Mueller was born April 26, 1924, in Earlville to A.O. and Louise (Franckey) Mueller. He married Jean E. Yenerich on April 7, 1945, at St. Theresa’s Church in Earlville.

He attended the University of Illinois before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was an aerial navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II and the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He flew B-24s and B-25s in World War II and B-29s in the Korean Conflict.