[Dialogue] Celebrating the life of David Rebstock

Wed Oct 25 12:05:10 PDT 2023

We were sorry to learn the news of David’s passing.  We too join our colleagues in celebrating David’s extraordinary life. Our first memories of David go back to knowing him at the Kemper Building in the late 70s.  David was using his expertise in working with HDPs to develop economic projects during that time.  Fast forward to 2011 or so.  David and Ellen moved to the Baltimore area and we eagerly invited them to join our DC/Baltimore House Church group.  We discovered David was an imaginal educator, insightful teacher and wonderful film facilitator.  His intellect was dedicated to the service of the earth in crisis and justice for all.  We are grateful for the gifts he shared with the order, those he encountered in the many places he worked and with us.  We send our love and prayers to Ellen, Mark, Tim, Peter and the other dear family members.

Grace and peace,

Jack and Louise Ballard 

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Subject: [Dialogue] Celebrating the life of David Rebstock

David Rebstock died two days ago.  Ellen Rebstock asked that I post this obituary about his life.

Obituary for David Martin Rebstock

David Martin Rebstock passed away peacefully at home in Rochester, Minnesota on Saturday, October 21 at the age of 86.  He is remembered for having been a loving husband to Ellen, father to Mark, Tim and Peter, and for having lived a life of global service.  He cared deeply about the world, its people, and the challenges facing our planet.

He was born in Waterford, Wisconsin December 9, 1936 to Milton and Alfreda Rebstock.  He has fond memories of playing in the Fox River there and took great pride in his fishing boat, his newspaper route, and working at an early age.

He studied at Luther College in Iowa and completed his BA in Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he also served in ROTC.

He served in the United States Army from 1959-1961 and was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.  While there, he took advantage of leaves to explore Italy, Spain, and Scandinavia.

After the Army, he returned to the University of Wisconsin, as he said, to get his Masters and his Mrs.   He had met Ellen Vinette Long in 1962 while at the University of Wisconsin and they were married in 1965.  Their family soon grew with the arrival of Mark, Tim and Peter.

He worked as a CPA at Arthur Anderson from 1964-1976. David and Ellen joined the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), a human development organization in 1976.  While with the ICA, he made economic development treks to communities throughout Southeast Asia, Jamaica, and the United States.

As a family, David and Ellen and their three boys lived in more than 25 places in 58 years of marriage including Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Scheveningen, Netherlands; Chicago, Illinois; Singapore; San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Kingston, Jamaica; Cincinnati, Ohio; Sacramento and Santa Rosa, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Rochester, Minnesota; and for 8 months, an R.V. named Maggie.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Milton and Alfreda Rebstock.  He is survived by his sister, Barbara Bucholtz; wife, Ellen; his sons, Mark, Tim and Peter; daughters in law, Tracy and Katherine; and grandchildren, Charlie and Anna.

A celebration of life service is being planned by his family for later this Fall.

Gifts in David’s memory may be made to the Institute of Cultural Affairs-USA.

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Karen Snyder

Program Director 

(312) 758-2551

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