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Robert Vanderbeek, 42. He was a maintenance supervisor for the Norwest Belle Telephone Company. He perished with his wife and one son on Waverly Street. He was survived by one son, one brother and three sisters. Buried in the Pine Lawn Cemetery,…

Richard was born January 2, 1955 Richard Tell and Dorothy Steffans Tell in Hennepin County Minnesota.

Richard was a Junior at Grace High School in Fridley MN. He had siblings Virginia Kemp, Michael , Elizabeth Brant and Dorothy Davies.
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Richard L. Mundell, 27. He was stationed at Ellsworth AFB and was working with the REACT program to save lives. He with four other Airmen perished that night. He was survived by his wife. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Richard Rippe, 24. He was a building inspector for Rapid City. He and his wife, Neva, perished together. He was survived by his parents, five brothers and five sisters. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Rev. Francis Joseph Collins, S.J., 69.
Born on June 22, 1903 to John and Anna (Garvey) Collins in Iowa. Superior of Mother Butler. He perished after being trapped in the recreational hall of the Mother Butler Center. He was survived by relatives.…

Raymond Sebastian Back, 67.

Born on September 23, 1904 in Chicago, IL, to Joseph and Margaret (Prosser) Back. He was raised in Redwood, MN and came to Rapid City in 1925 from Douglas, WY where his family lived. He married Verna Minton September…

Raymond Fox, 56.
Born on November 11, 1915 in Emery, SD, to Frank and Leona Fox. He married Margaret Uptegrove on January 12, 1940 in Omaha, NE.
He worked as an attorney advisor to the Corps of Engineers and had recently retired. He lived in the…

Randy L. Shacklett, 17. He was home on leave from the Army and perished in the flood. He was survived by his parents and three brothers. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Ralph was born Aug 27,1934 in Asheville, OH, to Arthur Sampsill and Clara Swank Sampsill. His mother survived him in Ohio. Ralph went into the United States Army July 30,1954 and served in Korea, as a Sp 3 in the Military Police.

He married…

Rachel Gall Winsel, 25. She perished with her two children and four other family members. She was survived by her husband. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City.

Portia Burkhead Van Leuven was born in Monroe Adams county Indiana January 23, 1923 to Loren Burkhead SR and Stella Boxley Burkhead. The family is still there in the 1930 census where her father was a farmer.

In 1959 she worked as a clerk at…

Phyllis A. Whiting, 44. She perished with her husband while working with the Radio Emergency Assistance Communication Team. She was survived by two sons, one daughter, her mother and one sister. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Estel M. Petersen, 17. She perished with her mother and sister on Chicago Street, Survived by her father and one brother. Buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City.

Pearl B. Halff, 69, widow. She was survived by two sons. Buried in the Pine Lawn Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

Paula Smith, 10. She perished with her parents, an Uncle and an Aunt in the Dark Canyon area. Five people perished from that home in Dark Canyon. She was survived two brothers and one sister. Buried in the Gettysburg Cemetery, Gettysburg, South…

Paul was born 15 Aug 1889 to Paul and Matilda Olson Thompson in South Dakota. He was a retired yard manager for Building Materials he was buried in Riverside Cemetery Huron SD. Paul was born 15 Aug 1880 at Mitchell SD to Paul and Matilda Olson…

Patricia Marlene Blomlie, 19.
Born in Minnesota on February 16, 1953 to William and Clara (Holan) Blomlie. She graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis in 1971. She worked at Burger King at 2220 W. Broadway Ave in…

Patricia Hope Dieter, 8.
Born on December 12, 1963 to Lowell and Mildred Dieter in Grand Forks, ND. Patricia had recently completed second grade at Meadowbrook School in Rapid City.
She was swept from her mother saying, “Mommy my feet aren’t…

Otis Matthew, 36. A Staff Sergeant from Ellsworth AFB that perished in rescue operations. He was survived by his wife and three children. Buried in the Sierra View Memorial Park, Yuba City, CA.

Orville Erickson, 63.
Born on July 25, 1909 to Iver and Maria Erickson in Madison, SD. Married Leila Henle on October 10, 1933.
He and Leila moved to Rapid City in 1962. He was a State Drivers Examiner in Rapid City. He lived at 714 Minnilusa St.…