Randall "Randy" Gene Ives Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Randall Gene Ives was born on June 29, 1956 to Max and LeVonne Ives, in Hays, Kansas. Randy attended Stockton, Kansas and Salina Kansas schools, graduating from high school in 1974. Extracurricular activities included band, drum and bugle corp, Salina Silver Sabres, and Boy Scouts which included obtaining his Eagle Scout award. Randy attended Kansas State University and completed his bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics at the University of Illinois. While attending KSU, he met and married his wife, Denise Ellen Kauffman on December 27, 1980. Two children were born, Gabriella and Grant. He spent 35 years working in value-added Agriculture, both domestically and internationally. He worked for a variety of companies across the Midwest. Randy’s passion in life was people and he will be missed by many. Randy was active in church leadership, coaching sports for his children, and was a board member for Christian Student Fellowship (CSF). He was also active in the US Grains Council promoting American Agriculture internationally. Randy passed away on December 9, 2019 from complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also know as ALS. He is survived by his wife, Denise, daughter Gabriella (Alex) Siefert, son Grant (Sabra) Ives, his grandchildren, Sadie Ives and Micah Siefert and brothers Rick (Jan) Ives of Clearwater, KS and Ron (Kathy) Ives of San Marcos, TX. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Citylight West Church, 3401 Oak View Dr., Omaha, NE 68144. No visitation. Private interment. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Christian Student Fellowship or the ALS Association Mid-America Chapter Christian Student Fellowship PO Box 131 Wayne, NE 68787 ALS Association Mid-America Chapter 6950 Squibb Road Suite 210 Mission, KS 66202

Randall "Randy" Gene Ives

June 29, 1956 - December 9, 2019