Dale Henry Rollins, age 76, passed away peacefully at his home on July 5, 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson disease. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Horizon Funeral Home Dale Henry Rollins was born on September 23, 1939 in Elroy, Wisconsin, the only son of Hank and Maurine (Scott) Rollins. He was raised on a dairy farm. He and his father shared a deep love of horses and the outdoors. He attended high school in Ontario, WI. He later worked as a meat cutter at the Oscar Mayer Company in Madison, WI for 22 years. Dale married Erlene Olson in 1961 and they had three children. They divorced when George, Chris and Billie were very young and Dale raised them. Dale married again in 1970 to Susan Wieser and they later moved to Texas in 1981. That marriage ended in divorce and Dale remarried to Bonnie Buxton. He helped raise her youngest daughter and his children until he and Bonnie divorced. Dale lived and worked on a cattle ranch in Missouri during part of that time. He then returned to Texas and met his long-time companion, Lucy Romero and her family. Dale and Lucy raised his grandson, Shane Hoover, for eleven years.Dale had a lifelong love of horses and competed in rodeo events all over the Midwest from the 1960s to 1980s. He won the Midwest Championship Roping in the 1970s. The custom made trophy saddle he won was stolen while he was in Missouri. In Texas Dale worked for several different cattle companies. He worked for XIT, Caprock and Hartley Feeders. He made lasting friendships in Wisconsin, Missouri and Texas especially among his fellow cowboys.Dale is survived by his long-time companion, Lucy Romero, of Dalhart, Texas and his 3 children, George (Susan) Rollins of Manassas, VA, Chris Jackson of Canadian, Texas, and Billie Hoover of Minocqua, WI. As well as 6 grandchildren, Justin (Jennifer) Rollins and Tiffany Rollins, Rusty (Sara) Jackson, Lance Jackson, Hadley Jackson and Shane Hoover (fianc, Morgan). Dales great grandchildren are Jaften and Jayli Rollins, Kaden, Payton, Logan and Slade Jackson. Dale is also survived by 3 sisters, Bette Juno, JoAnn (Dick) Walters and Jackie (Karsten) Berge plus several nephews and nieces and their families.Dale was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Patricia (Harold) Winchel, a brother in law, George Juno, 3 nephews, Paul Juno, Thomas Juno and Jamie Winchel and a son in law, Gregg Hoover. Dale was a hardworking, honest and loving man. He bravely fought back from a brain tumor surgery, a stroke and then Parkinsons. It is good to remember his better days on a good horse doing what he loved. His family is deeply grateful to Lucy for her dedication, love and the good care she provided in his final years.