Dallas Elvin Reynolds

Dallas Reynolds | 1928 - 2011 | Obituary September 30, 1928 - April 08, 2011

Dallas Elvin Reynolds, 82, Chippewa Falls, WI, died April 8 at the Chippewa Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief cancer battle. Dallas was born September 30, 1928 in Pardeeville, WI. He was a graduate of Pardeeville High School and began his career with the CMSTP&P railroad shortly after that. Dallas married Lois Eileen Haberkorn of Dalton, WI on September 8, 1951. They settled in Walworth, WI in 1953 where they raised a family of 9 children. Dallas moved to Chippewa Falls, WI after the death of Lois in 1998. Dallas was the Milwaukee Road depot agent in Walworth from 1953 until 1977. He ended his railroad career as an Amtrak agent in Round Lake, IL, commuting there from Walworth each day until his retirement. Dallaschr(39)s main love was hunting and fishing. He spent many hours, winter and summer, fishing Lake Geneva and surrounding lakes, and he was an accomplished walleye fisherman. He hand tied beautiful fishing poles and made night crawler harnesses specifically for walleye fishing. He developed a screen to capture his favorite walleye bait, chr(34)hellgrammites,chr(34) from local swamps. Dallas loved to hunt, especially ducks, geese and deer. He had many good hunting buddies over the years, and two good American Brown Water Spaniels, Star and Buck, that he loved. Dallas is survived by 9 children, Rita (Gordon) Simon of Chippewa Falls, WI, Mary (Terry) Jones of Lake Geneva. WI, Wayne (Soni) Reynolds of Newport, TN, Allan (Nancy) Reynolds of Lusby, MD, Jeffrey (Yvonne) Reynolds of Walworth, WI, Clare (Steve) Ochr(39)Dell of Janesville, WI, Rene Reynolds of Hammond, WI, Sara (Bill) Venderheyden of Loveland, CO and Andree Frey of North Liberty, IN. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara (George) Easterhouse of Madison, WI and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dallas was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, his brother, Clair Reynolds and his parents, Clair and Christina Reynolds. Funeral arrangements are being made through Horan Funeral Home in Chippewa Falls. The memorial service and interment will take place Monday, May 9, 2011 at Roselawn Memory Gardens, N3045 State Road 67 in Lake Geneva, WI. Visitors are welcome to pay their respects at the Roselawn Chapel from 10:00AM to 12:00PM. Fr. Daniel Sanders of St. Benedictchr(39)s Catholic Church in Fontana, WI will preside at the Catholic prayer service at 11:30 AM. Memorials for Dallas may be sent c/o Rita Simon, 8581 105th St., Chippewa Falls, WI 54729.

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