Blanche Mary (Cariveau) Balsley
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Blanche Mary (Cariveau) Balsley, 64.
Born May 20, 1908, at East Grand Forks, MN to John and Clarise Cariveau.
She was married to Herman Balsley July 12, 1926 in North Dakota. They lived for a time in the early 1930's in Beadle County, South Dakota where Herman worked for a packing plant. They came to Rapid City in 1936 and worked as a butcher and later a bartender.
They moved to Minneapolis in the mid 1940's. Her husband, Herman, died August 1, 1953. She came back to Rapid City in 1968 and worked as a dish washer for the Sheraton Johnson from 1968 to 1971 and recently worked for the Alex Johnson Hotel. She lived at 616 New York Street.
She is survived by three sons: Donald of Rapid City, William of Chicago, and Sam in the Navy; and two daughters, Grace Hanson of Rapid City, and Delores Swayze of Jeffrey City, WY. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Born May 20, 1908, at East Grand Forks, MN to John and Clarise Cariveau.
She was married to Herman Balsley July 12, 1926 in North Dakota. They lived for a time in the early 1930's in Beadle County, South Dakota where Herman worked for a packing plant. They came to Rapid City in 1936 and worked as a butcher and later a bartender.
They moved to Minneapolis in the mid 1940's. Her husband, Herman, died August 1, 1953. She came back to Rapid City in 1968 and worked as a dish washer for the Sheraton Johnson from 1968 to 1971 and recently worked for the Alex Johnson Hotel. She lived at 616 New York Street.
She is survived by three sons: Donald of Rapid City, William of Chicago, and Sam in the Navy; and two daughters, Grace Hanson of Rapid City, and Delores Swayze of Jeffrey City, WY. Buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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“Blanche Mary (Cariveau) Balsley,” Flood of 1972, accessed June 17, 2026, https://1972flood.omeka.net/items/show/15.