Durley D. Imbler

April 18, 1928 - October 30, 2020

Durley D. Imbler, 92, of Mentor, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2020, at Hospice House of the Western Reserve. He was born April 18, 1928, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Durley attended Eureka College where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He spent his career with the Caterpillar Tractor Company, retiring in 1985 after thirty-five years of service. Durley was a 32nd Degree Mason and was President of the Service Corp of Retired Executives (Score) Chapter of Greenville, South Carolina. He was also very active in his church, Mentor United Methodist, where he sang in the Charter Members Men’s Choir and led various Bible Study groups as well as the Steven Ministry program. Mostly, Durley enjoyed traveling with and spending time with the love of his life, Pat, to whom he was married for 49 years. Survivors are his children, Cynthia Connelly (Kinton), and Todd (Katherine) Imbler; and his grandchildren, Kimberly Wise (Jeffrey) , Jessica Bergel (Todd), Delaney Ann Imbler and Camille Noelle Imbler, as well as four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann Imbler; and his parents, Leonard and Camille Imbler. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. A funeral service in memory of Durley will be held 10 a.m. Friday, November 6, 2020, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mentor Cemetery In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve. Send flowers and offer condolences at www.brunners.com.