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Russell Wayne Alcott, 9.

Born on March 17, 1963 to Russell and Violet (Hawk) Alcott.
He was survived by his mother and one brother. Buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Subjects: Involved in body search and rescue following flood; Debris removal with heavy equipment; Dogs used for body search; Discovered body June 26, 1972; Estimation of depth of water. Deadwood, June 27, 1972

Rufus M. Coldwell, 73. Born on June 19, 1898 in Union City, TN, to John and Emma (McRae) Coldwell. Founded and owned Motive Parts and Supply, Inc. Married Gertrude "Peggy" Wakefield on December 24, 1924 in Union City, TN. He perished with his wife.…

Background of Family Planning Service; Staff; Emotional problems of persons who were directly involved in the flood and also those who were not directly involved; Functions of Outreach workers following flood; Social work students from University of…

Rosemary Tolzien Vogt was born August 30, 1930 in South Dakota to Lawrence Tolzien and Marion Davison Tolzien. In the 1930 census Marion Tolzien is 16 years old and living with her parents in Clark county SD but Lawrence is not with her, this was in…

Rosa C. Paulsen, 75. She lived at 431 New York Street, Rapid City, where she perished. She was survived by one son and two daughters. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City.

Ronald R. Rathman, 26. He was in business with his father in the TBA Distributing Company at the time of his death in the flood. He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and his parents. He was lost in his pickup and his body was never…

Ronald Kuecker's recollection of the 1972 flood. Recorded during the 50th Anniversary event at Rapid City Public Library.

[Northwest quarter, southeast quarter, section 9, township 1 north, range 7 east] Rise of water around home; Home knocked off foundation by another house - family trapped in home all night; Observation of water throughout the night; Escape from home…

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…

Their flood story is one of life-changing loss. They have traveled the world to help others cope with grief & loss.

Written Memory

Roland Jugene "Babe" Baumberger, 50.

Born on January 2, 1922 to Emil and Mary Baumberger in Minnehaha County, SD. Married Margene Ryland on June 3, 1947.
He owned and operated Flowers by Leroy from 1964 until his death. He was survived by his…

Written Memory

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.

Roger was born July 16, 1954 in Aberdeen SD to Calvin Tadlock and Lucille Bothello. He graduated from Central High School in May. He had come to Rapid City about a week before the flood.

Roger is survived by his parents two brothers, Paul and…

Robin Fischer worked for the United States Civil Service and was a National Guardsman. He spent the night of June 9th rescuing people stranded by the flood waters.

Robert Van Fairbank, 17. He was a student at Douglas High School and lived in the Box Elder area. He was survived by his parents and one sister. Buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.