丹尼斯·D. Railsback

丹尼斯·D. Railsback

1941 – 2024

IDA GROVE - 丹尼斯·D. Railsback, 82, of Ida Grove, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at his farm near Ida Grove.

A Private Family Celebration of Life and Christian Committal Service will be held this summer. 

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral 首页 of Ida Grove, will be handling the arrangements. 吊唁可以在网上发送 www.christensenvanhouten.com.

丹尼斯·戴尔·瑞斯巴克, 克林顿和米尔德里德·瑞斯巴克的儿子, 是7月17日出生的, 1941, 在库欣. Dennis had two older brothers, Reggie and Wayne and a younger brother Bob. His family belonged to the Church of God and moved between Iowa and 南达科塔州, 买卖农场. 最终, in 1950, they settled on a farm 8 miles south of Ida Grove in Hayes Township, 被称为"家园", where Dennis and his brothers helped their father run a successful farming business. 

Dennis considered himself extremely fortunate to have been born when he was and getting to grow up in the 1940s and 1950s, and for being born in the state of Iowa with his dad as a farmer. Growing up, Dennis had lots of good times with his brothers working and playing on the farm. 

Dennis attended high school in Ida Grove and enjoyed playing center on the football team. 他还在学校乐队里吹小号. 他1960年毕业于艾达格罗夫高中.

毕业后, Dennis lived in Davenport for a short time before moving back to the Ida Grove area. Dennis also proudly served his country in the Army National Guard from 1962 to 1968, 在伦纳德伍德堡接受基础训练, 密苏里州.

丹尼斯开始在石勒苏益格附近和艾达格罗夫南部种地, 从租地和分成耕种开始. In 1968, Dennis bought his first farm near Cushing, and began farming his own land. In 1973, Dennis bought “The 首页 Place” from his father Clint and moved back to the farm where he grew up. 他喜欢这个农场，并在那里度过了余生.

Dennis also had an entrepreneurial spirit and did several things over the years along with his successful farming business. He became a real estate broker and enjoyed putting together real estate deals on farmland and other properties. Dennis raised and sold Black Angus bulls early in his farming career. He also sold Conrad American Grain Bins and was proud of the grain bins he added to his farm and the ones that he sold and helped build around our area.

Dennis had a very successful farming career and was able to retire from active farming quite early at only 58 years old. 丹尼斯一生都在经营他的农场. His business relationships and friendships with the farmers who rented his land were very important to him. Dennis kept on buying farmland in Iowa throughout his lifetime and was very goal oriented and driven in his management of his farms. Dennis achieved his goal of buying farmland with his son Matt which was very special to him. Dennis loved driving his pickup around to look at his farms and check the crops. Dennis took his children and grandchildren on many farm tours as he was very proud to show them his accomplishments and share his love for the farms.

除了他的家人, 丹尼斯的另一个爱好是马, owning and caring for at least 19 horses and ponies during his life. 他喜欢骑马。, 打破, and training horses growing up and had a lot of fun riding horses with his children and grandchildren. Dennis enjoyed going to many different 牛仔竞技秀, fairs, 马销售, and horse races with his family. Dennis even took time out of planting one May to go pick out and buy a pony for his daughter Faye on her sixth birthday.

Dennis liked having coffee with his buddies and getting to talk about farming. 他特别喜欢和朋友们一起去看农场. Dennis always loved going to movies and liked watching them at home too, 尤其是西部片和牛仔电影.

丹尼斯有两个孩子, Faye Jean (Railsback) Senne born in 1970 and Matthew Clint Railsback born in 1978. 他们有一起在农场度过的美好回忆. Dennis always enjoyed time spent with his children whether it was the annual trips to the Black Hills, 南达科塔州, 家庭度假, 在Okoboji划船, 去看望家人, 或者去墨西哥旅行.  

丹尼斯于8月8日与诺玛·施兰克结婚. 6, 1986. 他们结婚近38年. Dennis and Norma enjoyed traveling to many places like the Black Hills, 夏威夷, 波多黎各, 卡波圣卢卡斯, 马萨特兰, 图森和圣地亚哥. Their favorite destination was Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where they made their winter home. Dennis and Norma decided on the flight home from a vacation in Puerto Vallarta that they had found the place they both wanted to retire. 他们开始待得越来越久, starting with a few weeks and eventually staying about eight months a year and having dual residency. Dennis and Norma enjoyed being on their long vacations and made lots of friends and memories in Puerto Vallarta. Both Dennis and Norma felt very fortunate to have over 38 years of getting to travel and over 20 years enjoying retirement in Puerto Vallarta.

丹尼斯为他的孩子和孙子感到非常自豪, 他们在一起留下了许多特别的回忆. 丹尼斯喜欢去爱荷华州博览会, 布兰克公园动物园, 奥马哈的亨利多利动物园, 牛仔竞技秀, 南瓜补丁, 马销售, 爱荷华州科学中心, SmashPark, 图森和其他特别的地方，他的孩子和孙子. Dennis had many blessings in his life but being a father to Faye and Matt and becoming a grandpa topped his list.

Left to cherish his memory are Dennis’ wife Norma Railsback of Ida Grove; daughter Faye Jean (Todd) Senne of Urbandale; son Matthew (Nancy) Railsback of Tucson, Arizona; grandchildren, 紫Senne, Faline Senne, 杰克Senne, 梅瑞狄斯(本)戴维斯, 奥尔罗Railsback, and Roxy Railsback; step children: Sheri (Kerry) Rowe of Le Mars, 来自欣顿的桑迪(查德)·库克尔, Steve (Lori) Schrank of Le Mars; step grandchildren: Cassie Rowe, T.J. Kounkel, 泰特Kounkel, 詹妮弗·塞格巴特, Sara (Archie) Kelly and Brett (Tiffany) Schrank; seven great grandchildren; brother Robert (Janice) Railsback of Odebolt; many nieces, 侄子, 大家庭和朋友.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents Clinton and Mildred Railsback; brother Wayne Railsback; brother Reggie and sister-in-law Betty Railsback.

服务: Private Family Celebration of Life and Christian Committal Service will be held this summer

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