Donna Parks
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Donna was the bookmobile librarian and working at the library the day of the Flood. She remembers walking outside with Helen Hoyt and them both commenting on the black sky to the West. Her son who had just returned from Vietnam helped with the recovery effort.
Rapid City Public Library
May 10, 2012
Donna Parks
Written Memory
Dorrance Dusek
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SD Oral History Center
June 27, 1972
Doug Glenn
Written Memory
October 31, 2011
Doug Phelps
Written Memory
September 25, 2015
Douglas A. Crawford
Written Memory
January 25, 2013
Dr. Charles Lindly
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Dr. Lindly shares his views as Superintendent of Schools at the time, and Chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board.
Rapid City Public Library
August 25, 2008
Dr. Keith Johnson
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Rise of water in Rapid Creek; Observation of flood waters and destruction from Bennett-Clarkson Hospital [Southeast quarter, northeast quarter, section 3, township 1 north, range 7 east]; Rescued several people in area of Canyon Lake Bridge at Baken Park; Scuba diving at water treatment plant - attempted to clean vents; Trying to operate boat in flood waters.
SD Oral History Center
June 29, 1972
Duane and Joan Plucker
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[Southeast quarter, southeast quarter, section 35, township 2 north, range 7 east] Weather conditions afternoon of June 9; Mrs. Plucker and children evacuated to I-90 and LaCrosse; Damage to trailer home and possessions; Mr. Plucker, Deputy Sheriff, assisted with recovery of bodies; Identification of bodies; Mr. Plucker's thoughts on disaster planning.
SD Oral History Center
July 11, 1972
Duane Grosz
Written Memory
June 10, 2009
Duane Grosz
Ducheneaux, Joni Rodriquez
Joni Rodriques Duchenaux, 2. A young child that perished. She was survived by her parents. Buried in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Laplant, SD.
Earl Hausle, Bernita Loucks, Charles Swander, and Allen Wilson
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Members of city council; Damage east of Rapid City to Pactola Dam as observed on helicopter tour; Need for immediate attention from government agencies; Organization of clean-up operations; Favorable opinion of proposed parkway on flood plain; Storage of food and clothing received.
SD Oral History Center
June 13, 1972
Elaine (Bonawitz) Cowley
Written Memory
June 10, 2012
Elizabeth Laroche
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Temporary housing after the flood; Husband died December, 1972; Financial situation; Lack of discrimination, aid given to Indians; Family relations among Indians; Indian food.
SD Oral History Center
July 18, 1973
Ellen B.
Written Memory
June 10, 2009
Ellen Bishop
Written Memory
May 16, 2012
Elliott, Harold Peter
Harold R. Elliott, 62. He was the president of A.B. Welding and Dakota Welding Supply. He was survived by his wife and four sons. Buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City.
Ellison, Ena
BIRTH 24 Aug 1881
Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska, USA
DEATH 9 Jun 1972 (aged 90)
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
BURIAL
Mountain View Cemetery
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Ena Ellison was born August 24, 1881 at Stuart Nebraska to Samuel Ellison and Elizabeth (Hankins) Ellison. She came with them to Pennington County in 1890. She never married. She was a grade school teacher in Custer, Pennington in the 1920's, and Meade Counties. She worked for as a Bookkeeper for an Oil Company in 1930. She also worked for Homecraft Bakery in Rapid City from 1942 to 1954. She had been a resident of Clarkson Mountain View Guest Home for about two years when she died during a rescue operation when she ran back into the home and was killed when a flood weakened wall collapsed on her.
She is survived by one sister Hazel Brown of Rapid City. She was predeceased by a brother Cloyd and sisters Effie Viola, Ruth and Ethel. Graveside rites were Wednesday morning at Mountain View Cemetery, Behren's Mortuary was in charge.
Emilie Zacher
Written Memory
June 11, 2012