hmtl5 Irvin Keith Bollenbach b. 22 Apr 1919 Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma d. 4 Sep 1997 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma: McKeown Genealogy

Irvin Keith Bollenbach

Male 1919 - 1997  (78 years)


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  • Name Irvin Keith Bollenbach 
    • son of Claude Albert Bollenbach and Gertrude Ora Jones [1]
    Born 22 Apr 1919  Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1997  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Kingfisher Cemetery, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I549  McKeown
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 

    Family Laura Eloise Morsman,   b. 4 Dec 1927, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2011, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1946  [1, 3
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1919 - Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Sep 1997 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kingfisher Cemetery, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aviation Pioneer, Rancher Irvin Bollenbach, 78, Dies

      Irvin K. Bollenbach, prominent Kingfisher rancher, businessman, aviator and state wildlife pioneer, has died at the age of 78.

      He passed away Thursday at an Oklahoma City hospital after a 10-day illness.

      Born in Kingfisher County on land that his grandfather homesteaded in the Land Run of 1889, Bollenbach founded the Kingfisher Airport and operated a flight school for 40 years.

      He was one of the founders of Kingfisher Bank and Trust and is past president of the Grand National Quail Club in Enid.

      The Oklahoman. Published 6 September 1997.
      https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1997/09/06/aviation-pioneer-rancher-irvin-bollenbach-78-dies/62306162007/
      [3]
    • Kingfisher Rancher, Businessman Dies
      Oklahoma city (AP) – A Kingfisher rancher who founded the Kignfisher Airport and hosted the first Grand National Quail Hunt on his ranch has died.
      Irvin K. Bollenbach died Thursday at an Oklahoma City hospital after a 10 –day illness. He was 78.
      Bollenbach was born in Kingfisher County on land his grandfather homesteaded in the Land Run of 1889. He founded the Kingfisher Airport and operated a flight school for 40 years.
      Bollenback also was one of the founders of Kingfisher Bank and Trust and is past president of the Grand national Quail Club in Enid.
      In 1967, Bollenbach hosted the first quail hunt on his 4,000 acre Paradise Valley ranch. He also was recognized for his efforts on fish and wildlife preservation, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
      Bollenbach served as flight instructor in the Army Air Corps in College Station, Texas, during World War II. After his discharge, Bollenbach returned to Kingfisher to start the airport, which offered private, commercial and ground-school courses.
      He also formed an aerial spray company with his wife, Eloise, in 1947, and performed the state’s first aerial spraying for greenbugs in wheat with Oklahoma State University. The Irvin Bollenbach Endowed Professor Chair in Wildlife Biology was established at the school in his honor.
      Bollenbach also served as Kingfisher city commissioner.
      Bollenbach is survived by his wife, their sons, A. Scott Bollenback and Barry K. Bollenbach, his brother, Ray; and six grandchildren.
      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Federated Church in Kingfisher.
      Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahma. Sunday, 7 September 1997.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S57] Newspaper article.