Stanley C. Staab

Stanley C. Staab, 77 of Kearney, Nebraska , formerly Norfolk, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at his home in Kearney. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church in Kearney, Nebraska. Pastor Clint Cozier will officiate and burial will be later. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family, to be designated later. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Stanley Carl Staab passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2024. He was born January 8, 1947 to Walter and Alice (Knudson) Staab in Ansley Nebraska. He attended schools in Ansley, San Diego CA and Carmichael CA, graduating from Ansley High School in 1965. He graduated from Kearney State College in 1970 and began teaching and coaching at Anselmo-Merna NE high school. He later taught at Broken Bow NE prior to beginning his career with the Nebraska Natural Resource Districts in 1979. He was the Information and Education Coordinator at the Upper Big Blue NRD in York NE for seven years and was named the General Manager of the Lower Elkhorn NRD in Norfolk NE in 1986, retiring from there in January, 2015. Stan loved his work and felt very strongly about the purpose of the Natural Resource Districts to conserve and protect our natural environment. He enjoyed the comradery of his fellow NRD managers throughout the state and had many memories of tours, trips and meetings. They have remained close in retirement, gathering together annually to share old stories. Stan and Victoria Meyer were married August 15, 1971 in Davenport NE. They had many fun travels, but enjoyed being together enjoying simple pleasures, whether it be a bike ride, hike or watching a beautiful sunset. They were blessed with two children, Brandi and Adam. Stan was a kind and nurturing father and set a great example for both of his beloved children. He cherished watching their two grandchildren, Kellen and Taylor grow to young adulthood. Even though Stan chose not to make a lifelong career in teaching, he never lost his love of coaching. He was a youth coach for many years, primarily as a volunteer at the Norfolk YMCA and coached both Brandi and Adam and their friends in softball, baseball and basketball. He was his children and grandchildren’s greatest supporter in whatever sport or activity they were involved in. Stan was a past member of the Norfolk Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and was an active member of the First Congregational UCC Church in Norfolk and was a recent member of the Kearney First Presbyterian Church. Upon moving to Kearney in 2020, he became actively involved in the Central Nebraska Car Club, serving on the steering committee of the annual Cruise Night and was a volunteer at the Classic Car Collection. He made many friends among the car buffs in the short time he was involved and loved showing his 36 Ford Coupe and sharing car stories with anyone that would listen. He considered one of his greatest personal accomplishments in retirement the completion of his book, They All Came Home, chronicling the military service of his father and uncles in World War II. Stan was loved by many and will be greatly missed by those he leaves behind: wife, Vicki, daughter Brandi (Dallas) Hoover, son Adam Staab, brother Steve (Marilyn) Staab, grandchildren Kellen and Taylor Rossman and their father Jared Rossman, mother-in-law Carol Meyer, brother-in-law Chris (Teresa) Meyer, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law Victor Meyer and infant twin daughters.

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Stanley C. Staab

January 8, 1947 - March 5, 2024