Dallan Robert Schenk

Mar. 11, 1955 - Feb. 9, 2025

Date of Service: Feb. 20, 2025

TWIN FALLS – Devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Dallan Robert Schenk, 69, of Twin Falls, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, after a 19-year battle with cancer.

Dallan was born in Burley, Idaho, on March 11, 1955, to Robert and Fredona (Woolstenhulme) Schenk. He grew up on his family’s homestead north of Paul, Idaho, raising cattle and farming with his parents and sisters. What started as a two-corral family farm grew over time to become a 25,000-head cattle-feeding operation and 1,800-acre farm after Robert and Dallan moved the business north of Oakley, Idaho, in 1983. While much of his time and efforts went toward the buying, feeding, and selling of cattle, he found his true joy and peace in farming. He loved spending countless hours running tractors or cutting fields of alfalfa. Whether he was tilling the soil or cultivating corn, the hours spent burning diesel were among his favorite. He also loved irrigation. He obsessed on the efficient watering of the crops, checking many times a night to see if his pivots were running correctly. Not one drop of water was to be wasted. In the winter months, you could find Dallan in a tractor plowing snow. To keep cattle and feed coming in and going out of the feed yard, he would plow night and day to keep the roads open, always stopping to pull out stuck drivers along the way. Many winters, his efforts created the only pathway for residents of Oakley to make their way to Burley. Dallan also started his own trucking company that is still at work moving cattle today.

When Dallan was interested in something there were no half-measures. Dallan’s love for skiing took him to slopes in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. His favorite mountain to conquer was Mount Baldy in Sun Valley, Idaho. Watching Dallan ski was like watching a master artist paint. He took on the mountain with a beautiful combination of speed and maneuvering that didn’t seem real for a man of his size. When he needed a new challenge, Dallan took his abilities to the mountains of British Columbia to conquer mountains that could only be reached by helicopter. The pictures of him in waist deep powder with helicopters in the background are priceless to his family. On one trip, the guides were so impressed by his skiing that they named him “skier of the week” and sent him home with a signed hat. Another passion of Dallan’s was German cars, especially Porsches. It took him thirty years of hard work, but he eventually owned a few of his own. It was hard to miss him in his Miami Blue sports car if he happened to speed by you. He also bought a 1950s Porsche diesel tractor that he painstakingly restored to as close as its original condition as he could. That tractor won the “George’s Choice” Award as Best-in-Show at the Oktoberfast Car Show in Boise and now resides in a museum in Boston.

Dallan’s greatest devotion in life was saved for his family. He married his high school sweetheart, Brenda (Aipperspach) Schenk, shortly after graduation and they were inseparable. One of their sons would occasionally sarcastically remark that aside from some playful squabbling it was almost annoying how well they got along and how loving and caring their relationship was. They enjoyed trips around the world together drinking both fine and cheap wine and eating fine food. Last September, they were able to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary together, surrounded by family and friends. Dallan and Brenda had two sons together, Logan and Jacob. Dallan and Brenda supported them in every way possible. Even with Dallan’s long workdays, there was never a school, athletic, or other important event that he missed. Dallan’s life was further enriched with the birth of his granddaughter, Mable, two years ago. They made an immediate connection. Mable’s “Papa” took every opportunity to play and dance with her, no matter how sick or fatigued he felt.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rhonda; and brother-in-law, Ron Stephenson. Dallan is survived by his loving wife, Brenda; his two sons, Logan Schenk and Jacob (Tiffany) Schenk; one precious granddaughter, Mable Schenk; his sisters, Barbara Schenk and Linda (Barry) Tanner; and many nieces and nephews.

The Schenk family will host an open-house luncheon in Dallan’s memory from 1 until 3 p.m. Thursday, February 20, at Edgewater Restaurant, located at 530 Hampton Dr. in Burley, Idaho.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be sent to Shriners Children’s Hospitals, www.shrinerschildrens.org.