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Gregory lost both his parents the evening of the Flood when they were hit by a wall of water on their way to work at Meadowood Bowling Lanes. He and his two younger brothers survived.

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Antonie H. Hajek, 78, widow. She was survived by two sons and two daughters. Buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

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

Janice E. Hall, 25. Perished by being swept away in a car with her sister. Her sister clung to a tree all night and survived. Janice was survived by her husband, her parents, two brothers and three sisters. Buried in the Cool Springs United Methodist…

[Southwest quarter, northeast quarter, section 9, township 1 north, range 7 east] Rise of water; Escaped to attic where roof collapsed; Floated downstream in inner tubes; Mr. Bruns stranded in a tree and Mrs. Bruns on debris; Rescue and subsequent…

Funeral services for Earnest E. Harris of Dows were held on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Dows United Methodist Church with the Rev. E. E. Cuddleback officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery and the William Funeral home was in…

Roger C. Harris, 34. He was a contractor for the Clason Construction Company at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife, one son, one daughter and his parents. Buried in the Pine Lawn Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

Edwin B. Harry, 52. He was a retired construction worker. He was survived by his mother, four brothers and two sisters. Buried in the Midland Cemetery, Midland, SD.

Donald E. Hausmann, 45. He was a truck driver for the Standard Oil Company. He lived with his father and sister on West St. Louis Street where he perished with his father and sister. He was survived by two brothers. Buried in the Mount Calvary…

Doris M. Hausmann, 40. She lived with her father on West St. Louis Street where she perished with her father and a brother. She was survived by two brothers. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

Henry Hausmann was born July 7, 1895 in IA to Marie Waltershield. He married Mary Maurice July 13,1919 in Hubbard NE. He farmed in Gregory County near Bonesteel until 1937 when the family moved to Rapid City.

In 1945 he was working for Black Hills…

Edward E. Healey, 17. A young man that had just graduated from Central High School. He was survived by his parents and one brother. Buried in the Pine Lawn Cemetery, Rapid City, SD.

Sheila Marie Pike was born May 13, 1949 in Michigan to Oscar Pike and Impi Unknown Pike, they moved when she was an infant to Birmingham Michigan, where she attended Baldwin School. In 1062 the family returned to Hancock where Shiela was…

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Harry V Henrichsen was born 19 March 1906 at Gann Valley SD to John Henrichson and Alma Jorgenson. He attended school in Platte SD. In the late 1920's he came to western SD living in the Fairview area for some years. He worked for Summitt,…

John F. Heraty, 57. He lived at 219 North Sixth Street, where he perished. He was survived by his wife and three sons. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Chief of Chaplains at Ft. Meade, Herb Cleveland used it as a staging area for flood victims and tells of flood and the community response to it.

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Hiland recounts his flood experiences as groundskeeper for the Sioux San hospital.