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Theophil Gall, 56. He was the manager of the Meadowood Lane Restaurant and Lounge. He perished with his wife and six other members of the family He was survived by his father and two daughters. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

Linda and Gary Anderson evacuated from trailer home that later floated away. Discuss aftermath of flood, including looting that took place.

Gary describes the Flood as being a spiritual event. The evening of the Flood he was in his VW car with the turn signal blinking left to go to Charlie Browns in Baken Park. For some reason he turned off the signal and decided to try to make it home…

Gary and Carole Sisson were out to dinner with friends when they cut their evening short to return home where their children were with a babysitter. Unable to cross the high water, they had to wait until the next day to reconnect with family.

Written Memory

Written Memory

Lawrence A. Genovese, 48. A Fort Meade Medical resident living in the Nemo area at the time of his death. He was survived by one sister. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Martin C Genzler was born June 17,1910 in Oklahoma at Garber, OK, to Wilhelm Gensler and Bertha Mashanek. Martin's parents both died in 1914 of Tuberculosis. Martin and his siblings that were underage were put in a Church Home.

Martin served in…

Ruth H. Genzler, 58. She lived near the dog track by the creek in Black Hawk. She perished with her husband. She was survived by five sons and four daughters. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Written Memory

Gerald Pringle's recollection of the 1972 Flood. Recorded at Rapid City Public Library on June 17, 2022.

Jason Girton was born October 14, 1971 in Hot Springs SD to Robert Girton and Judith Bad Warrior.

He was survived by his parents, a brother Mark, and a sister Wendy. His grandparents - Mr and Mrs Lloyd Girton of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Margaret…

Written Memory

Written Memory

Madeline H. Glover, 64. Perished with her husband, Oliver. She lived with her husband in the Starner Tract in the area of Omaha and LaCrosse Streets. She was survived by a son and a daughter. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Oliver C. Glover, 65. He perished with his wife. He lived with his wife in the Starner Tract in the area of Omaha and LaCrosse Streets. He was survived by one son and one daughter. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Dale C. Goodroad, 34. He was a cowboy and had worked on many ranches. At the time of his death he was returning to his home in Hill City from Keystone and was swept away in his car. He was survived by his mother and father, one brother and five…

KOTA Interview with Governor Richard Kneip

Delores Ohnstad Grass was born April 29,1927 at Custer SD to Hans Ohnstad and Sophia Gisel. Delores was married young to a Mr Justice and the marriage ended in divorce. She married Royce Grass November 19,1956 in Pennington County. He died in 2002…

Mark Edward Greenlund was born July 7, 1945 in Warren, PA, to Kenneth Grunlund and Margaret Olson. He graduated from high school in 1963. He attended and graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1967 and received his Masters Degree from…