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Pat Hoffman describes her experience living in Keystone at the time of the flood.

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Pam's husband Dave was one of only two survivors that gathered together in the attic of a home in Jackson Park the evening of June 9. The nine included Dave, Dave's father Roland "Babe" Baumberger, Burton Millett, Sheila Heaton and the Sampsill…

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Stanley Ozuna, 5. He was living with foster parents in Rapid City with two brothers and one sister. He perished in the flood with two brothers. An older sister survived by clinging to a light pole. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and…

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Ronald Ozuna, 8. He was living with foster parents in Rapid City with two brothers and one sister. He perished in the flood with two brothers. An older sister survived by clinging to a light pole. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and…

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Arnold J. Ozuna, 7. He was living with foster parents in Rapid City and perished in the flood with his two brothers. An older sister survived by clinging to a light post. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and three sisters, all of Belle…

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Norma Jean, her Father, sister and brother lived behind Fischer Furniture in a mobile home park the evening of the Flood. They floated in their mobile home for four blocks before hitting a retaining wall followed by a vehicle crashing through the…

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[Southeast quarter, northwest quarter, section 9, township 1 north, range 7 east] Evacuated home about 10:30 p.m., swept away by flood waters; Sons took refuge in house which was destroyed - eldest escaped to roof of another house, youngest climbed…

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Billy W. Noble, 21. He was a Sergeant at Ellsworth AFB, and was on a REACT mission to save lives when he perished with one adult and three children. He was survived by his mother, two brothers and three sisters. Buried in the Burkhart Cemetery,…

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Cora V. Newsome, 38. She was the wife of an Ellsworth AFB Airman. Her body was found in a debris laden tree near the Rushmore Cave Road crossing near Keystone. She was one of the last bodies found. She was survived by her husband, her parents and a…

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Hannah New, 58. She lived on Cold Brook Road, Hot Springs, where she perished. She was survived by her husband, her mother, four sons and two daughters. Buried in the Grass Creek Cemetery, Manderson, SD.

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Michael Neofer, 18. He was with four other young people from the Chicago area that came out to help in the flood. He perished in the second down pour on June 17th when the car they were in sank in the over flowing drainage ditch on E. Mead Street. He…

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Gayle Lynn Nemeti was born February 23, 1955 in Ohio to Frank Nemeti and Evelyn Steely.

She was a Senior at Stevens High School having just completed her Junior year, she lived with her mother at 822 Taylor. They had lived in Rapid City since the…

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Mary M. Napier, 61. She lived with her husband and family at 225 E. Main Street. She had gone into her basement and perished there. She was survived by her husband and one son. Buried in the Pine Lawn Cemetery, Rapid City.

Nancy's grandmother lived in a small log cabin by Baken Park. The evening of the Flood she was evacuated by Nancy's brother-in-law, Joe. Her grandmother lost all of her belongings that evening and eventually relocated to Faith, South Dakota.

Nancy Brady organized an emergency evacuation center in the basement of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

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