Mitchell Dean Pixler, age 62, passed away March 31, 2025. Mitchell was born on April 17, 1962, in Mesa, Arizona. He has an identical twin brother Michael Alan Pixler. There were the first children of Richard and Marilynn Pixler. Except for 5 years of his life, he has lived in Arizona. The first 5 years he lived in Tempe with his family and then his father was hired as an airline pilot for Western Airlines, because of that their family relocated to Los Angeles for work. They lived there for 5 years and then their family moved back to Arizona and a home in Phoenix for 3 years. In Phoenix he and his brother attended Orangewood Jr. High and then Washington High School. They made a lot of friends there and mowed people’s lawns and had paper routes to make their own money.
Mitchell’s parents then brought 2 ½ acers of land in Tempe, AZ so they could build their own house. As a young man, he helped his dad build their home. Mitchell attended Corona del Sol High School and was very popular and had many friends, girls and boys. He was always the “life of the party”. Mitchell also had a younger brother, Martin Bradley, 4 years younger, a sister, Laura Deann, 8 years younger, and a baby brother, Adam Jason, 16 years younger. Mitchell started playing drums and became an excellent drummer. He loved music and could play his drums for hours and hours. He and his brothers had a lot of fun together through the years, loving cars and all of them working on their cars, day and night. Mitchell and his twin brother, Michael, worked one summer in Maui, Hawaii picking and planting pineapples. They worked hard there but had a lot of fun going to beach ETC. Mitchell was married for 9 years and then divorced and had no children. Mitchell has many different jobs/ He worked in 2 different service stations and in many different restaurants. At one time he worked in a machine shop. In one pizza restaurant, he was the manager, cook and bottle washer. He made the largest, best pizza in Tempe. He became a good cook and would have friends come over to his home for barbeques. One time he cooked a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a friend and his whole family and set a formal table with linen, china, and crystal. They were amazed. Mitchell bought his own home and was so proud of it and kept it neat and clean. He bought and drove a beautiful Harley with friends on weekends. He had a jeep and a beautiful pickup truck.
Mitchell went to truck driving school and became an over-the-road truck driver and drove all over the United States for about 5 years. He loved and hated it because he wished he could be home more. He finally sold his truck and became a Dump Truck driver. He loved that job so much and got to be home every night. Each day he drove an average of 450 miles all through the Phoenix Valley. All of Mitchell’s Bosses loved him and told him he was their best employee, never missed work and was always on time.
Mitch as he was called all his life was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints. He loved to listen to CDs of the scriptures and many church books while driving across country.
Mitchell was very ill for three years and passed away peacefully in the hospital in Mesa, Arizona. He is survived by his parents. Richard and Marilynn Pixler, his twin brother, Michael (Medin) his brother, Martin, his sister Laura Duerr (George). He is predeceased by his brother, Adam who passed away 1 ½ years ago.
The funeral for Mitchell Dean Pixler will be beheld on April 10th with a viewing at 9:00am and a funeral at 10:00am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints, 2740 South Lindsay Road. Gilbert, AZ.
Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel, www.bunkerfuneral.com. Should this obituary appear anywhere but bunkerfuneral.com, please check our website for accurate details and service information.
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