Ina Myrlene Moffat

Ina M. Moffat, age 85, of Willmar, passed away Tuesday morning, January 28, at Bethesda Grand Memory Care Unit after a long battle with dementia.

A memorial service and celebration of her life is being held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Bethesda Grand Chapel in Willmar, Minnesota. The Reverend James Carlson is officiating.  We rejoice that Myrl has received her heavenly reward and that her faith has become sight. We love you Grandma.  Arrangements are entrusted to Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

Ina Myrl Moffat was born December 28, 1939 in Index, Kentucky to her parents Martha (Noble) and Green Hudson. Her parents passed away at the age of two at which time she and her sister Janet went to live with their grandparents until their passing when Myrl was five years old. Myrl and her sister then went to live with their older sister Frankie and family until age twelve. She then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her sister Pauline Freeman. She graduated from high school in 1959. After graduating, she went to beauty school and became a beautician. It was during this time that she met Gary Moffat. They married in 1962 in Flourtown, Pennsylvania at the First Presbyterian Church. She continued working as a beautician while Gary completed college. Gary then joined the Air Force and became an officer. Gary Jr. and Jennifer were born while they were stationed at Vandenburg Airforce Base in Vandenburg, California. Tom was born while they were based in Ankara, Turkey. Upon returning to the states, they were stationed in various locations including, Pennsylvania, Great Falls, Montana, and eventually Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Gary retired in 1996. At that time they moved to Washington state to be near their daughter Jennifer and son-in-law Joel Hartman. Myrl accepted Christ as her Savior while living in Great Falls, Montana in the 1970’s. She and Gary were dedicated members of Central Assembly of God. They enjoyed teaching Bible Quiz to the youth in Great Falls and Oak Creek Wisconsin. They also enjoyed spending family time at Glacier Bible Camp in Hungry Horse, Montana. During their time in Great Falls, Myrl worked in her home providing Daycare for many fortunate children over those years. She also provided beautician services for many church ladies. Myrl was well known for her love for baking and always enjoyed setting an elegant table for her family and friends. Gary and Myrl then moved to Forest, Virginia until the passing of their beloved daughter Jennifer and mourned her loss for many years. They eventually moved to Willmar, Minnesota with their son Gary and wife Shardell. This would be their final move as Gary passed away in April of 2024 and Myrl nine months later. 

Myrl was preceded in death by her parents Green and Martha Hudson, her siblings Everett, Paul, Jimmy, Pauline, Frankie, Janet, her husband Gary and her beloved daughter Jennifer. 

She is survived by her children Gary (Shardell) Moffat II and Thomas (Fern) Moffat and special son-in-law Joel Hartman. She was a proud grandmother to Erin (Beau) Hartwick, Nathanael Moffat, Alyssa (John) Davy, Bethany (Josh) Caswell, Andrew (Meredith) Hartman, Caleb (Paige) Hartman, Jenna Moffat, Chryssa Moffat, Will Moffat and Grant Moffat. She became a great grandmother to Calvin and Caroline (Alyssa), Eden and Elora (Bethany) and Owen (Andrew).