Funeral services for Orval Pekrul age 96 of Goltry will be 10 am Wednesday at the Zoar Mennonite Church, Goltry with Rev. Leland Streck officiating. Burial will follow in the Karoma Cemetery, Goltry under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Orval was born March 7, 1916 in Goltry, OK to Henry and Caroline Koehn Pekrul and passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 in The Commons Care Center. Orval married Hazel Unruh on November 23, 1936 in Fairview, OK. She passed away in 1993. On April 16, 1995 he married Marie Jantz in Ringwood, and she passed away in 2007.
Orval owned and operated the Pekrul Garage in Goltry for 21 years, retiring in 1980. He was a member of Zoar Mennonite Church and served as custodian for over 30 years.
Survivors include his son Gary and (Judy) of Enid, grandchildren, David (Pam) Harms of Corn, Kaylin (Ted) Offutt of Atlanta, Georgia, Danny (Beth) Harms of Corn, Audra (Clint) Beagley of Enid, and Clint Pekrul of Denver, CO, 11 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, two brothers Willard (Beth) Pekrul of OKC, and Everett (Shirley) Pekrul of Ringwood, two sisters Margaret Nichols of Goltry and Verna Unruh of Ringwood. Stepchildren, Dianna Ratzlaff, Tim (Myrna) Jantz, Mitzi Maddox, Cherryl (James) Davis and Linda (Jim) Nichols, 8 step grandchildren and 15 step great grandchildren and Marilyn Harms of Corn, OK, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by daughter Myrna Harms, grandson, Eric Pekrul, Sister Alfreda Unruh and step granddaughter Patty Davis and step grandson Jason Ratzlaff.
Memorials may be made to the operating and maintenance fund of the Zoar Mennonite Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.