DOLLIVER — Billy “Bill” Delose Huntley, 74, of rural Dolliver, died Saturday, September 5, 2026, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, at Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel, 401 N. Seventh St., Estherville. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Estherville. Visitation was held Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Bill was born June 7, 1952, in Estherville, the son of Ben and Edith Laidig Huntley. He graduated from Lincoln Central High School in 1970 and then began a lifetime of working the land and caring for livestock.
Bill and his brother, Frank, operated a substantial farming operation that at one point included 220 dairy cows and 1,000 market hogs. The brothers were the final dairy farmers operating in Emmet County when they sold their herd in 2001.
Bill married Diana Lehmann on September 3, 1983, in Ceylon, Minnesota. They settled on a farm near Dolliver and raised three children, Megan, Adam and Ben.
Although farming demanded much of his time and energy, Bill’s greatest enjoyment came from being with his family. He also liked watching movies, playing pool and darts, and going bowling. Bill was a member of Estherville Lutheran Church.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 43 years, Diana Huntley; children Megan and Bill Jensen, Adam and Hunter Huntley, and Ben Huntley; grandchildren Lydia Jensen and Harper Huntley; step-grandchildren Jacob Jensen, Jack and Monroe Jensen, Johnny Jensen, and Kayla and Peyton Smith; sister Benadene and Paul Peters; sisters-in-law Jacqueline and Rob Morris, Kim and Roger Manwarren, and Jan and Bill Bremer; and many nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Edith Huntley; great-grandson Bowman Smith; sisters Joyce Deling and Marilyn Ennis; brother Frank and his wife, Vicky, Huntley; parents-in-law Don and Bernice Lehmann; and brother-in-law Thomas Lehmann.
Additional arrangements and obituary information are available through Henry-Olson Funeral Home and Crematory.
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