Thursday, May 2, 2024
Dale Mohler, age 82, of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
Visitation with Dale’s family is scheduled from 2 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home.
Aaron Dale Mohler was born Nov. 10, 1941 to the late Willis Aaron Mohler and Lorraine Elizabeth Tennison of the Spring Hill community, a small community which is now part of Fort Hood. He lived in Gatesville until age 10 when his family moved to Houston. He graduated from John H. Reagan High School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Houston. He served four years in the United States Air Force, including fifteen months on security service in Samsun, Turkey. After returning to Houston, he worked for Gulf Oil Corporation and Cameron Iron Works as a Systems Analyst. He also designed the blood bank program for M.D. Anderson Hospital.
Dale married Rhonda Rodgers in 1977, moving to Gatesville where they made their home. He owned and operated Dale’s Window & Door Shop in the early 1980’s. He taught computer courses for Central Texas College in Gatesville and Lampasas and for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where he later served as a Counsel Substitute. He retired in 2001 from his position as Health Services Manager at the Alfred D. Hughes Unit.
Dale served as a board member for the Gatesville Country Club and Gatesville Chamber of Commerce. He was the Gatesville Country Club’s Golf Club Champion in 1983.
After his retirement, he and Rhonda traveled extensively and always enjoyed seeing new places. He loved his wife, his sons, and all his grandchildren, as they were the light of his life. He was the best husband, Dad, and Pepaw.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis Aaron, and Lorraine Mohler; sister, Deborah Mohler Smith; niece, Tamara Smith; nephew, Keith Norsworthy; and his favorite brother-in-law, Harold Vandiver.
Dale is survived by his four sons: Chris Mohler and wife, Nicki, of Killeen; Mike Mohler and wife, Brandi, of Leander; Matt Mohler and fiancé, Cassie Pinkel, of Fairbanks, Alaska; and Josh Mohler and wife, Kistin, of Winter Park, Florida; grandchildren: Logan Burkhart, Zane Mohler, Mea Mohler, Ryan Sanchez, Aydin Mohler, Isabella Mohler, Declan Mohler, Kaison Mohler, Landon Mohler, and Kendall Mohler; two great grandchildren: Nox and Ever Burkhart; sisters: Yvonne Vandiver, of Gatesville; Barbara Akers, of Morgan’s Point; and Sherrie Keys, of Tomball; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, Dale’s family requests memorials be made to the Gatesville Boys and Girls Club, 2533 E. Main Street, Gatesville, Texas 76528, or to the Coryell Museum and Historical Center, P.O. Box 24, Gatesville, Texas 76528.
