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- 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/
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- 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.
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