Alan David Eberline

Alan Eberine, 73, of Bristow, passed away, Friday, July 3, 2026, at Franklin General Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m, Wednesday, July 8, at Crosspoint Church, 215 3rd St. NW, Waverly, IA. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Bristow at 2 p.m., Wednesday. Visitation will be 4:00 – 8:00 p.m, Tuesday, at Trinity Reformed Church in Allison. Woodley Funeral Home and Crematory, Dumont, is caring for Alan and his family. Big Al, as so lovingly named by his bother Rolin, loved Jesus, his village, and farming. Al was blessed to follow his dream of working the soil and raising cattle his entire life. He even completed one of his favorite past times of hauling manure on the morning of his reunion with Jesus. One of Al’s greatest joys was to be able to work alongside his son and pass on the many lessons of farming. From the previous generation to the next, Al worked hard to make sure Eberline Farms will be in good hands. He loved to buy and sell used machinery, using his unique ability to negotiate any item at a lower cost. Al also enjoyed traveling with Kathy to Fort Pierre Livestock in South Dakota to purchase the cattle they feed out. This may have been the only destination he ever took his wife and children. The long hours spent at harvest time in his John Deere combine were some of Al’s favorites. In the other seasons, he enjoyed having coffee at Bob’s Seed & Feed, tearing around on his Gator, and looking at crops while checking in on his people. Al carried the unique ability to be able to converse with anyone. And, if he had a nickname for you, then he really loved you. Al told the craziest stories and created the most ridiculous songs. He loved to teach everyone how to play “hy-a-bunga” and how to “walk on the ceiling.” Al may have been the only farmer to ever mow hay completely naked. Although Al worked from sunrise to sunset, he did love to follow Twins baseball. And on Sundays after his nap, he could be seen riding his bike on the trail, most often ending at Bristow to get ice cream. The only item he could cook well was Pop’s Popcorn, a treat his family loved. Al was devoted to his wife Kathy. He would often leave her notes around the house, even though he couldn’t spell. He loved his family fiercely. He was very proud of his kids and grandkids and told them that regularly. But the absolute most important thing to Big Al was Jesus. He loved to share the good news of the cross with anyone that would listen. Al had a servant’s heart. He served on the consistory and as a youth leader at the Dumont and Trinity Reformed Churches. Al served on the Butler County Cattleman’s Board and on the Extension Council. He was the President of the First Maxfield Mutual Insurance Board of Directors and was a member of Gideons International. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of nearly 52 years, Kathy; children: Emily (Rodney) Schut, Waverly; Matt (Michelle) Eberline, Bristow; grandchildren: Morgan (Patrick Mulholland) Schut; Addy (Korey Lager) Schut; Niko Schut; McKennah (Justin) Litterer; Kaleb Ott; Logan (Emma Holm) Ott; great grandchildren: Lynlee, Ryker & Emmersyn; brother: Arlin (Greta) Eberline, Bristow; sister: Merra Loy (Gary) Kukrow, Bristow; sisters-in-law: Julie Eberline; Karen Keuer; many nieces, nephews and friends. Al is preceded in death by his parents, brother Rolin, mother and father-in-law.

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Alan David Eberline

July 14, 1952 - July 3, 2026