Donna (Presler) MOKLEBUST

MOKLEBUST, PECHAC, PRESLER, ERSLAND, EKSTROM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/20/2008 at 09:48:53

May 6, 1934 --- January 19, 2002

DALHART, TX - Donna Moklebust, 67, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, in Yuma, Ariz. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in St. James Episcopal Church with the Rev. Charles Wilson, retired Episcopal priest of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home.

Mrs. Moklebust was born May 6, 1934, near Duncombe, Iowa. She married Paul Moklebust on June 28, 1953, in Thor, Iowa. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Lisa Danae Pechac of Phoenix; two brothers, Kenneth Presler of Thor and Keith Presler of Sauk Centre, Minn.; a sister, Kathryn Ersland of Phoenix; and six grandchildren.

Amarillo Globe-News, TX
January 22, 2002

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Donna Moklebust, 67, died on Saturday, January 19, 2002 in Yuma, Arizona.She was born May 6, 1934 to Leslie and Anna (Ekstrom) Presler on a farm near Duncombe, IA. In 1941 the family moved to Thor, IA. Donna graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1952; On June 28, 1953 she and Paul Moklebust were married at the Thor Lutheran Church in Thor, IA. They farmed for many years at Truman and Sauk Center, MN in partnership with Donna's brother Keith. In 1977 they moved to Dalhart, TX where they farmed and had a trucking business. They resided in Yuma, AZ the past several years. Throughout her life Donna was active in church work. Donna and Paul lost their son, Steven in 1999 and after that were both parents and grandparents to Steven's boys. Donna is remembered for her caring and loving ways with her family and friends. She always was there with a helping hand and brought comfort to those around her in a cheerful manner.

Survivors include her husband, Paul Moklebust, of Yuma, AZ; daughter, Lisa Danae and her husband Bill Pechac, of Phoenix, AZ; two brothers, Kenneth and his wife Doris Presler, of Thor, IA and Keith and his wife Esther Presler, of Sauk Center, MN; one sister, Kathryn and her husband Ben Ersland, of Phoenix, AZ; five grandsons, Ryan, Jarrett, Christopher and Curtis Moklebust and Skylar Pechac and one granddaughter, Savanna Pechac as well many nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives.

Services were held on January 22, 2002 at the St. James Episcopal Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Dalhart, TX under the direction of Hass Funeral Home, Dalhart, Texas. Father Charles Wilson, retired Episcopal Priest of Amarillo, TX.