Stanley Felix DeHaven was born, February 4, 1933 to longtime Sandhills cattle ranchers, Harold (Harley) and Blanche H. [Sandoz] DeHaven on the family ranch 23 miles south of Hay Springs, Nebraska, and passed away in Minatare, Nebraska, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the age of 90 after a long bout of old age and a short battle with cancer.
Stanley (“Stan”) grew up on the family ranch and was well acquainted with the rewards and trials of raising prize hereford beef cattle in the Sandhills of Nebraska. He attended elementary school at Cotton Ridge, a one-room rural schoolhouse of that day which has since been moved into Hay Springs and has been converted into a museum showcasing the typical mode of education for elementary students in rural Nebraska in the mid 1900’s..
Upon graduation from Hay Springs High School, Stan married Rita Dreikosen, and to this union three children were born – Cherre, Bruce, and Shellene. Stan’s second marriage was to Marlyn Hallsted Siegrist, and to this union, one daughter, Annette, was born and Stan became father to step-daughters, Terri and Sandra Siegrist. Whether it be in the farm-ranch operation, custom farming jobs, or hauling farm equipment for a farm implement company, Stan’s legacy to his children was one of diligence and hard work. Later in life and up until the time of his death, Stan was
personally involved in his well-known business of buying, selling and re-installing pivot irrigation systems, in association with his grandsons, Kolter, Kelsey, and Kyle, all over the United States, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Stan gained many friends during that time. He loved to share his memories and stories of his travels, and spoke fondly of good friends he had made along the way. He had a generous spirit, always willing to share with or help out friends and family in their times of need.
Stan leaves to mourn his passing, sister Doris Scott of Hay Springs, Nebraska, wife, Marlyn of Minatare, Nebraska; daughter, Cherre and husband (Terry) Balius, Hayes Center, Nebraska; son, Bruce and wife (Joan) of Frederick, Colorado; daughter, Annette Parsons, of Minatare, Nebraska and step daughters Terri Bouska and husband (Don) of Rapid City, South Dakota and Sandra Moore of Bayard, Nebraska; grandchildren Diane Sparks, Russ DeHaven, Meredith Koob, Kolter DeHaven, Kelsey Henne, Kyle Parsons, Nick McDaniel, Shelby Deluca, Lisa Morlock, Daniel Warfield and
Melonie Warfield; many great grandchildren and three great great granddaughters,as well as nationwide host of friends. Stan is preceded in death by his parents, sister, Dorrine Liedman, daughter, Shellene Whitman, and.grandson, Donovan Whitman.
Stan requested simply that there be no memorial service and that his ashes be spread at a later date in the beautiful Sandhills pasture near his childhood ranch home.