Muriel Dostal, 96, died July 19, 2023.
Muriel was married in St. Timothy Lutheran Church in 1962. She then began teaching at Chelsea Heights School in Como Park. She taught elementary grades and special education and continued to teach in the St. Paul Public Schools until her retirement in 1981. Muriel believed deeply in the importance and value of a public education.
Muriel is survived by her brothers, Arne and Ivar; and her sister-in-law, Patricia Moen. Muriel was preceded in death by her husband, Guel Dostal; her parents, Arthur and Norah (née Emery); sisters, Marion and Lorraine; and brothers, John and Norman.
Her funeral has been held, with interment at Roselawn Cemetery.