WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
LELAND "LEE" & ELSIE HAFEN
(Dixie High School and Dixie College coach)
BIOGRAPHY
See the biography of Leland "Lee" Hafen by Richard & Marti Hafen.See the biography of Elsie Barbara Frei Hafen by Richard & Marti Hafen.
See the information page on Keith Leland Hafen.
See the biography of Stanley Harmon Hafen by Richard & Marti Hafen.
FAMILY
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Lee's Parents and Siblings:
Harmon Hafen Francis Helen Wilson Hafen Leland "Lee" Hafen Leda Hafen Golda Isabel "Belle" Hafen Audra Suzette "Audrey" Hafen Harmon Valentine Hafen Dean Hafen Clair Hafen Grant Hafen |
(6/22/1868-1/11/1952) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (6/30/1867-7/3/1953) (9/1/1895-11/23/1959) (married Elsie Barbara Frei - sister of Claude) (9/1/1895-2/1/1986) (married John Claudius "Claude" Frei - brother of Elsie) (2/17/1898-6/11/1939) (married Levi Snow) (5/7/1900-5/2/1981) (married Clement Gottieb Gubler) (2/13/1892-1/27/1984) (married Gladys Clark and Eda Marie Larsen) (4/25/1903-7/5/1904) (8/30/1905-8/15/2002) (married Glenna Tobler) (10/30/1908-5/27/2007) (married Elva Graf) |
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Elsie's Parents and Siblings: Jacob Frei Lena Reber Frei Robert Frei Effie Frei Della Lena Frei Vivien Jacob Frei Victor Edward Frei John Claudius Frei Elsie Barbara Frei Addie Margrett Frei Rex Rudolph Frei Newell Reber Frei Clark Frei Cecil Matthias Frei |
(11/27/1862-11/29/1950) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (11/9/1864-12/4/1951) (8/3/1886-9/22/1903) (xx/xx/1888-xx/xx/1964) (married Walter Pace Cottam) (5/26/1890-6/12/1941) (married Carl Emil Fordham) (2/8/1893-11/3/1991) (married Jessie Lenora Hafen) (2/8/1893-1/22/1894) (2/16/1895-6/12/1967) (married Leda Hafen - twin to Lee) (8/4/1897-11/23/1955) (married Leland "Lee" Hafen - twin to Leda) (12/1/1899-2/16/1904) (died in infancy from choking on a bean) (xx/xx/1901-xx/xx/1980) (married Xxxxxxx X. Nelson) (1/30/1904-5/28/1981) (married Leah Snow) (5/5/1906-12/30/1989) (married Nina Nisson) (xx/xx/1910-xx/xx/1991) (married Irene Xxxxxxxx) |
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Lee & Elsie Hafen's Family: Leland "Lee" Hafen Elsie Barbara Frei Hafen Maxine Hafen Keith Leland Hafen Clark Jacob Hafen Stanley Harmon Hafen Richard Lee Hafen |
(9/1/1895-11/23/1959) (married 12/12/1917) (8/4/1897-11/23/1955) (10/12/1918-9/23/2009) (married Darrell Phillip Spencer) (8/20/1921-3/31/1943) (4/9/1926-6/24/1989) (7/19/1931-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Carol Jean Petersen) (11/6/1939-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Marti Ann McClanathan) |
PHOTOS
 WCHS-01580 Coach Lee Hafen |
 WCHS-01581 Elsie Frei Hafen |
WCHS-01631 The Lee & Elsie Hafen Family
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-01100 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1930 Dixie basketball team
WCHS-01101 Photo of Coach Hafen with a Dixie basketball team
WCHS-01102 Photo of Coach Hafen with the Dixie basketball team on the Continental Limited train
WCHS-01361 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1927-1928 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01366 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01367 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team at the St. George Airport
WCHS-01368 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team at the St. George Airport
WCHS-01369 Photo of Dixie High School basketball coach Lee Hafen at the St. George Airport in 1929
WCHS-01375 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01579 Photo of Coach Hafen laying the cornerstone of the new fieldhouse (gym) in 1957
WCHS-01628 Photo of Leland "Lee" & Elsie Hafen
WCHS-01629 Photo of Coach Hafen and Stanley with the 1940 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01630 Photo of Richard's 6th grade class at St. George Elementary School
WCHS-01632 Photo of Coach Hafen with the Dixie basketball team on the Continental Limited train
WCHS-01633 Photo of Coach Hafen with the Dixie High School basketball squad
WCHS-01634 Photo of Coach Hafen with the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01697 Photo of Coach Hafen with a Dixie High School basketball team
REFERENCES
Coach Leland "Lee" Hafen citation in the Dixie State Hall of FameCoach Leland "Lee" Hafen citation in the Dixie State Athletics Hall of Fame
Clippings and photos about the Hafens in Utah
Utah Educator, Leland Hafen, Succumbs At 64
Deseret News and Telegram, Tuesday, November 24, 1959, Page 10B
Find-A-Grave entry for Leland Hafen
Find-A-Grave entry for Elsie Barbara Frie Hafen
Billiongraves.com entry for Leland Hafen
Billiongraves.com entry for Elsie Frie Hafen
Maxine Hafen Spencer Obituary