STANLEY R BALES OF OMAHA, NE DIED 03/10/17. HE WAS BORN ON 02/24/1929 AT BONILLA, SD TO THE LATE JAMES AND LILLIE MAE (BUSSELL) BALES. HE ATTENDED BONILLA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL THROUGH SENIOR YEAR IN 1947, HURON COLLEGE FROM 1947 THROUGH 1949.
HE WORKED IN CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH THE CITY OF HURON, SD FROM 1949 THROUGH 1950. HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE US ARMY ON 01/18/1951. HE SERVED UNTIL10/17/1952. HE SERVED WITH THE 19TH ENGINEER COMBAT GROUP IN THE KOREAN WAR FROM JUNE OF 1951 UNTIL APRIL OF 1952.
AFTER HIS DISCHARGE HE RETURNED TO HURON, SD IN NOVEMBER OF 1952 WORKING WITH HARRIS & PIERCE ENGINEERING CO. IN MAY OF 1953 HE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF HUROJN AS A FIELD ENGINEER UNTIL AUGUST OF 1953.
HE MARRIED AVIS E SEVERANCE ON 08/23/1953 IN HURON, SD. AVIS DIED ON 01/11/2002.
HE THEN ENROLLED AS A CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENT AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYWHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A B.S. IN CIVIL ENGINEERING.
HE WAS THE ASSITANT CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF HURON FROM JUNE OF 1956 THROUGH MAY OF 1957. AFTER THAT HE WAS THE CITY ENGINEER OF MITCHELL, SD FROM JUNE OF 1957 THROUGH MAY OF 1959. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN ENGINEER IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF OMAHA, NE. HE SERVED AS ASSISTNAT SEWER ENGINEER UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 1961 AND THEN BECAME SEWER ENGINEER THROUGH FEBRUARY OF 1963. FROM MARCH OF 1963 THROUGH JANUARY OF 1966 HE WAS A DESIGN ENGINEER. THEN FROM FEBRUARY OF 1966 THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 1969 HE WAS A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER.
HE STARTED WORKING FOR ELLIOT & BLACK IN OCTOBER OF 1969. HE BECAME A PARTNER AND WORKED AS A SENIOR ENGINEER FROM JUNE OF 1976 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT ON 05/01/1991.
STAN WAS A COACH FOR YOUTH BASEBALL. HE WAS ALSO AN OFFICIAL FOR BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE KOREAN WAR AND A MEMBER OF THE VFW.
STAN IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE AVIS, HIS PARENTS, HIS 8 BROTHERS, HIS SISTER, AND HIS GRANDSON GREG STEED. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS 3 CHILDREN: DICK AND HIS WIFE DONNA AND GRANDDAUGHTER DR. ELIZABETH (LIZ) BALES OF CALIFORNIA; RUTH STEED AND HIS GRANDSON MIKE STEED AND 2 GREAT GRANDSONS, NATHAN & GREGORY STEED OF LIMA, OHIO; HIS DAUGHTER MARY COLEMAN AND GRANDAUGHTER DR. JENNY HIYKEL AND GRANDSON JOEY (MICHELLE) HIYKEL, STEPGRANDDAUGHTER AMBER (JEREL) CONVERSE AND 3 GREAT GRANDSONS GAGE, LAINE & KEEGAN CONVERSE ALL OF OMAHA, NE..
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON MONDAY, MARCH 13TH FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 10:30 AM WITH A MEMORIAL SERVICE at 10:30 AM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS TO THE VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION (VNA) HOSPICE OF OMAHA.