SHELLSBURG:  Mle Berniece Muzingo, 93, went to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Oak Grove Church, 6101 32nd Avenue, Shellsburg, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by the service at 2:00. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg.  If travel limits your attendance on the day of the funeral, or hampers your travel plans, feel free to join a live streaming of Mle's service online at oakgrove.cc/live shortly before the time of the service.  A basket will be provided at the church for cards if you wish to share a thought, memory, or condolence to the family. Please include your name and address so the family can respond.

Out of respect for the family and others attending the service, we ask you to please practice social distancing and wear a mask.

Phillips Funeral Homes in Vinton, Iowa is assisting the family.  Memorials can be made to Oak Grove Christian Church at the address listed above.

Mle was born on April 25, 1927, in Perryton, Texas, the daughter of Johnny and Anna Peterson (Jantz). She graduated from high school in 1945 and married Leo Muzingo on September 25, 1947. In 1974, she graduated from Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids with a B.A. degree in Elementary Education. She was an aide at Shellsburg Consolidated School for five years, followed by 16 years of teaching, retiring in 1992.

Mle had many hobbies. She was a seamstress and quilter. She was an avid bird watcher, feeding them in her yard and recording each species that visited her. But her greatest joy was her garden. She could tell you the history of every plant in her yard! Mle was a member of the local Ladies Farm Bureau, attending meetings and going on trips with her fellow members. She attended Oak Grove Church in Shellsburg for many years as a member, and participated in many Bible study groups.

She is survived by two sons, Glen Muzingo of Shellsburg and Lyle Muzingo of Harlingen, Texas; also, two step-sons, Gary Scott (Judy) of Burnsville, Minnesota and Larry Muzingo (Nora) of Yukon, Oklahoma. Also four daughters, Iris Coy (Marion) of Wildwood, Illinois; Neva Abbott (Dan) of Tullahoma, Tennessee; Jo Ellen Lear (Bruce) of Sioux City, Iowa; and Leslie Muzingo (John Campbell) of Mobile Alabama, as well as 16 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren (including "step" and "adopted"). Her sister, Rita London (Ron) also survives her.

Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, brother Delmar Peterson, sister Wynona Anderson, and son Aaron Muzingo.

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