Niles Eric Stanley was born January 7, 1959 to Donald Ross and Mary Lola (Hill) Stanley, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Niles attended grade school in Thurman, Iowa and graduated from Fremont-Mills High School in Tabor, Iowa in 1977.
While in junior high and high school, Niles played football and was an avid wrestler. In high school he was in the band and was an active member of the school Thespian’s Club. He was a cast member of all the school plays and musicals.
Niles favorite pastime was to hang out with his friends and make them laugh. He was the life of the party-most of which were self-hosted at his family home in Tabor. He was very outgoing and was always surrounded by his school friends.
Niles was a graduate of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was also a member of the Strollers Show and was a top performer in their musical productions. He graduated from USD in 1981.
Most of Niles’s career years were spent in the insurance business. Niles was also very passionate about health and fitness. He was an avid runner and cyclist, and while living in Omaha, he taught an aerobics class that was noted as one of the best in town. His innate ability to teach and motivate others, partnered with his magnetic personality, always placed him in the center of attention.
Niles passed from this life June 29, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jack and Lulu Stanley and Fred and Mary Hill; his father Donald Ross Stanley and mother, Mary Stanley-Van Bruggen; uncles and aunts, Bernard Brooks and Ruth Stanley, James Stanley and Carolyn Stanley.
Niles is survived by his stepmother, Carol Stanley-Hohnholt, of Omaha, Nebraska, brother and wife, Jeff and Teresa Stanley of Springfield, Missouri, stepbrother and wife David and Shari Benscoter of Omaha, Nebraska, stepsister and husband, Suzanne and JJ Sulin of Brooklyn, New York. He is also survived by aunts and uncles, Mae and Bill Prather of Mesa, Arizona, Pat and Larry Gerdes and uncle and aunt, F.R. and Debbie Hill all of Council Bluffs, Iowa; nephews, Derek and Melissa Stanley and family, Damien and Jaclyn Stanley and family, nieces, Jessica Stanley and Mallory Stanley all of Kansas City, Missouri, niece Kaitlin Benscoter and nephew Zane Benscoter of Omaha, Nebraska, a host of cousins, other relatives and many, many friends.
We remember Niles today for his life, his love and most of all, his infectious laugh. Loved ones and true friends are the ones that never leave our heart”_even if they leave our life for a while”_and even when they die, they will always remain in our heart.
Rest in peace our dearest Niles.
Interment will be at a later date.
A memorial fund has been established.
Visitation:Monday, July 20, 2015
3:00 PM
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Service:Saturday, August 1, 2015
11:00 AM
212 S. Locust St.
Glenwood, IA51534
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Bye for now Niles..knowing you as I do and spening time with you daily I know you are in a much better place. But who am I going to share my box of chicken with ??? Rest in peace Niles…we miss you around here.
So sorry to hear of Niles passing. He is at peace and will never be forgotten. Take care and blessings to all of you.
Niles Stanley
Niles was pure sunshine!! His spirit was so infectuous & he was a dear friend. My sincere sympathy to you all.
I am saddened to learn of Niles passing. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Sorry to here Niles left this world. He is a great guy. Tons of fun stories with Niles.
Jerry, old college friend.
theta beta 293 will miss you niles
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Niles. Now he’s gone. I went to college with Niles and I always loved it when he was in a room. He would light it up. I spent a week with him at the Lake of the Ozarks cabin, summer of 80 or 81, good times. I still have the old pictures from the trip and had a photo of me skiing in my office for years and would think of him every time I looked at that picture. Niles you will be missed, you were one of a kind.
Rest In Peace sweet Niles. Forever in my heart
Hello. Did niles live in Scottsdale Arizona back around 1985? I was hitching on I 40 back then when I got a lift to Santa Fe with him. He called with some friends whose mother owned a theatre restaurant where they were doing a production of Brighton beach memories. I headed on to Albuquerque after. Could have been a different niles Stanley. I’d be interested to know.
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