Douglas Moffit

Douglas D. Moffit, 73, Bismarck, formerly of Moffit, died June 6, 2008, at a Mandan care center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 PM at McCabe United Methodist Church in Bismarck with Rev. Art Scanson officiating. Burial will be at Moffit Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will be held on Sunday evening at 7:00 PM. Visitation will also be held on Monday from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service and Tuesday one hour prior to the service at the church. Douglas was born on July 30, 1934, in rural Emmons County, ND, the son of George and Margaret Glum Moffit. He attended Burr Oak School. He married Donna Hayes on June 19, 1954. Douglas worked for Don Dralle for numerous years. In the spring of 1966, after a major blizzard, he went to work at the Long Lake Refuge. In the spring of 1968, Douglas and Donna purchased the Moffit Quality Store, which they had until 1976. In 1972, he was hired as a blademan for the Burleigh County Highway Department, retiring in 1997, but returning as a part-time employee in the summers through May of 2006. He served on the Hazelton-Moffit School Board and was chairman of the Long Lake Township for 23 years. Douglas served many years on the church board of the Moffit Methodist Church of which he was a member. He was also a charter member of the Sterling Rural Fire Department and an active volunteer fireman and a charter member of the Moffit Lion?s Club. Douglas was a civil defense weather spotter for many years and was president and caretaker of the Moffit Cemetery. He was the first bypass patient in western North Dakota at Medcenter One in September of 1979. In 2000, Douglas was awarded the prestigious "Ben Kalberer Award", an honor that he was very proud to accept, as he was nominated for this award from the people of Hazelton, Moffit, and Braddock communities. In 2005, he was honored to be selected the "Grand Marshall" at the Moffit Centennial. Grateful to have shared his life are his loving wife of 53 years, Donna of Bismarck; his daughters and sons-in-law, Carmen and Al Kary of Steele, and Sheila and Carl Robinson of Bismarck; four grandchildren, Jesse Becky Mittleider of Gackle, Cody Elaine Mittleider of Streeter, Miranda Randy Grayson of Bismarck, and Holly Jeremy Will of Lincoln; two step-grandchildren, Joshua Cindy Kary of Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Heather Kary of Watertown, MN; nine precious great-grandchildren, who he cherished; three brothers, Ronnie of Lincoln, Raymond of Bismarck, and Lee of Moffit; ten sisters, Nancy Moffit and Rose Ohlhauser, both of Bismarck, Irene Reather of Great Falls, MT, Shirley Lave of Billings, MT, Jean Austad of Fairfield, MT, Betty Grage of Alcester, SD, Gladys Engebretson of Genoa, NE, and Donna Houle, Susan Manson, and Marcella Moffit, all of Rolla, ND; one aunt, Wanda "Dolly" Anderson of Great Falls, MT; and numerous in-laws, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Juana Dewald of Fallon, NV.

Douglas Moffit

July 30, 1934 - June 6, 2008