Lavelle Dehaan Rice Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lavelle Dehaan Rice of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, born in Omaha, Nebraska, who passed away on June 30, 2021, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Francis Kennedy and Isabelle Kennedy (Sullivan); her former husband Robert William Rice; her husband Jake DeHaan; her children, Suzane Henderson (Dan) of Sioux City, Tawnya O'Neill of Dakota Dunes and Jake DeHaan of Palm Springs, CA.; her grandchildren, Taryn Henderson (Mark Steenhoek) of Norwalk, IA, Britt Henderson (Mika) of Sioux City, Ashley Cleveland (Steph Garule) of Sioux City and Chase Cleveland of Dakota Dunes; her great grandchildren, Koen Henderson of Sioux City, Kiko Henderson of Sioux City, Nash Cleveland of Sioux City, Cruz Cleveland of Sioux City and Mayzi Cleveland of Sioux City; her brother Patrick Kennedy of Berlin; her former husband Bill Roberts; her son-in-law John O'Neill; her close friend Marcella Scott; her stepgranddaughter Jessica Wiggins (Rice); her brother Francis Kennedy; and her pet Lily. She was also cherished by many nieces and nephews, and stepchildren and stepgrandchildren.
Memorial donations may be directed to the Carmelites of Sioux City and to the Siouxland Humane Society.
