Moreland Dale Ohley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Pratt, KS – Moreland Dale Ohley, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Pratt Rehab and Residence Center in Pratt, Kansas. He was born April 12, 1926, to Harvey Debert and Lotta Agatha (Moore) Ohley in Byers, Kansas. On June 1, 1944, he married Eva Willbanks in Hopewell, Kansas. She survives. Dale served in the Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. After his military service he worked for Swinson Motor Company, Bowles Walker Dirt Contractor, as a driller in the oil field for Schaefer Drilling. He worked for Foley Tractor, Don Marsh Engine Service, then opened his own shop, Dales Mag & Engine Shop in 1967. In 1975, he sold the building and went to work for R & R Tank. In the early 1980’s, he began working at Republic Gas, servicing compressors. He retired in 1990. From 1959 to 2000 Dale’s hobbies were building jalopies, stock cars and motors for race cars. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Kilwinning Masonic Lodge #265 and Midian Shrine, VFW Post #1362 (serving as commander for 3 terms), and B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #1451, all of Pratt. He is survived by: wife, Eva, son and daughter in law, Ken and Dayna of Broomfield, CO, granddaughter, Courtnee of Broomfield, CO, sister in law, Elizabeth Grice of Hardtner, KS, two nephews, Don Ogdon of Lawrence and Lloyd Willbank of Hutchinson, and nieces and various great nieces and nephews, extended families of Ralph & Linda Lanterman and Bill & Karen Hampton III both of Pratt. He was preceded in death by his father, Harvey, mother, Lotta, brother, Bruce, sister in law, Barnita, stepmother, Alta Ohley Wilcox, nephew, Dean, niece, Janice, stepbrothers Noel and Paul Grice, stepsister, Norma Grice Poole, great niece Peggy Braden. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday with family receiving friends from 6-8 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Rd, Pratt. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Larrison Mortuary with Pastors John Havens and Don Ogdon presiding. Burial with military honors will be at Iuka Cemetery in Iuka, Kansas. Memorials may be made to Lemon Park Lights, Hilltop Manor or Pratt Rehab and Residence Center in care of Larrison Mortuary.

Moreland Dale Ohley

April 12, 1926 - May 31, 2016