RAPID CITY | Rhea (McDonald) Dump passed away on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.
She was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Talmage, Utah to Lyndon and Bernice (Buhler) McDonald. She attended grade school in Talmage and high school in Altamont, UT, graduating with the Class of 1949.
After graduation she moved to Salt Lake City and worked for the Salt Lake City Credit Bureau. On June 6, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart Ray Dump in Salt Lake City. In 1955, they moved to Rapid City where Ray worked as an ironworker until starting a business as D&W Steel Erectors, Inc. Rhea worked with her husband in that and later also D&W Crane & Rigging until they retired in 1986.
She was involved with working in the RC Bowling Association as well as enjoying the sport and the comradery of the bowlers. She served as RCBA secretary for three years and had the privilege of being RC Tournament Director for the SD State Bowling Tournament held in Rapid City in 1981. She was inducted into the RC Women's Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1997. Many lasting friends were made in the bowling circles.
After retirement she and Ray traveled and lived in Mesa, AZ in the winter months, returning to her Dump family in South Dakota for the summer. She enjoyed golf in her retirement years and belonged to the Elks Ladies Golf Association.
Rhea is survived by her sister- in-law; and her SD family, " R" and "H". Dump and family, and "B" and "K". Meisner and family, all of Rapid City. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews from the McDonalds and Dumps who were very special to her. "Aunt" doesn't begin to describe the roll Rhea played in our family. She was one of the best when it came to being kind, caring and giving. We were very blessed to have her in our lives.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ray, in 2007; her parents; three brothers, Evan, Bill and Patrick McDonald; an infant sister, Helen; three nephews, Sonnie Dump, Bruce Dump, and Mickey McDonald; and a very special brother-in-law, Charlie Dump.
A Celebration of Life will take place for Rhea at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, at Kirk Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Talmage, Utah to Lyndon and Bernice (Buhler) McDonald. She attended grade school in Talmage and high school in Altamont, UT, graduating with the Class of 1949.
After graduation she moved to Salt Lake City and worked for the Salt Lake City Credit Bureau. On June 6, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart Ray Dump in Salt Lake City. In 1955, they moved to Rapid City where Ray worked as an ironworker until starting a business as D&W Steel Erectors, Inc. Rhea worked with her husband in that and later also D&W Crane & Rigging until they retired in 1986.
She was involved with working in the RC Bowling Association as well as enjoying the sport and the comradery of the bowlers. She served as RCBA secretary for three years and had the privilege of being RC Tournament Director for the SD State Bowling Tournament held in Rapid City in 1981. She was inducted into the RC Women's Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1997. Many lasting friends were made in the bowling circles.
After retirement she and Ray traveled and lived in Mesa, AZ in the winter months, returning to her Dump family in South Dakota for the summer. She enjoyed golf in her retirement years and belonged to the Elks Ladies Golf Association.
Rhea is survived by her sister- in-law; and her SD family, " R" and "H". Dump and family, and "B" and "K". Meisner and family, all of Rapid City. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews from the McDonalds and Dumps who were very special to her. "Aunt" doesn't begin to describe the roll Rhea played in our family. She was one of the best when it came to being kind, caring and giving. We were very blessed to have her in our lives.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ray, in 2007; her parents; three brothers, Evan, Bill and Patrick McDonald; an infant sister, Helen; three nephews, Sonnie Dump, Bruce Dump, and Mickey McDonald; and a very special brother-in-law, Charlie Dump.
A Celebration of Life will take place for Rhea at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, at Kirk Funeral Home.
RAPID CITY | Rhea (McDonald) Dump passed away on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.
She was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Talmage, Utah to Lyndon and Bernice (Buhler) McDonald. She attended grade school in Talmage and high school in Altamont, UT, graduating with the Class of 1949.
After graduation she moved to Salt Lake City and worked for the Salt Lake City Credit Bureau. On June 6, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart Ray Dump in Salt Lake City. In 1955, they moved to Rapid City where Ray worked as an ironworker until starting a business as D&W Steel Erectors, Inc. Rhea worked with her husband in that and later also D&W Crane & Rigging until they retired in 1986.
She was involved with working in the RC Bowling Association as well as enjoying the sport and the comradery of the bowlers. She served as RCBA secretary for three years and had the privilege of being RC Tournament Director for the SD State Bowling Tournament held in Rapid City in 1981. She was inducted into the RC Women's Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1997. Many lasting friends were made in the bowling circles.
After retirement she and Ray traveled and lived in Mesa, AZ in the winter months, returning to her Dump family in South Dakota for the summer. She enjoyed golf in her retirement years and belonged to the Elks Ladies Golf Association.
Rhea is survived by her sister- in-law; and her SD family, " R" and "H". Dump and family, and "B" and "K". Meisner and family, all of Rapid City. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews from the McDonalds and Dumps who were very special to her. "Aunt" doesn't begin to describe the roll Rhea played in our family. She was one of the best when it came to being kind, caring and giving. We were very blessed to have her in our lives.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ray, in 2007; her parents; three brothers, Evan, Bill and Patrick McDonald; an infant sister, Helen; three nephews, Sonnie Dump, Bruce Dump, and Mickey McDonald; and a very special brother-in-law, Charlie Dump.
A Celebration of Life will take place for Rhea at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, at Kirk Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Talmage, Utah to Lyndon and Bernice (Buhler) McDonald. She attended grade school in Talmage and high school in Altamont, UT, graduating with the Class of 1949.
After graduation she moved to Salt Lake City and worked for the Salt Lake City Credit Bureau. On June 6, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart Ray Dump in Salt Lake City. In 1955, they moved to Rapid City where Ray worked as an ironworker until starting a business as D&W Steel Erectors, Inc. Rhea worked with her husband in that and later also D&W Crane & Rigging until they retired in 1986.
She was involved with working in the RC Bowling Association as well as enjoying the sport and the comradery of the bowlers. She served as RCBA secretary for three years and had the privilege of being RC Tournament Director for the SD State Bowling Tournament held in Rapid City in 1981. She was inducted into the RC Women's Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1997. Many lasting friends were made in the bowling circles.
After retirement she and Ray traveled and lived in Mesa, AZ in the winter months, returning to her Dump family in South Dakota for the summer. She enjoyed golf in her retirement years and belonged to the Elks Ladies Golf Association.
Rhea is survived by her sister- in-law; and her SD family, " R" and "H". Dump and family, and "B" and "K". Meisner and family, all of Rapid City. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews from the McDonalds and Dumps who were very special to her. "Aunt" doesn't begin to describe the roll Rhea played in our family. She was one of the best when it came to being kind, caring and giving. We were very blessed to have her in our lives.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ray, in 2007; her parents; three brothers, Evan, Bill and Patrick McDonald; an infant sister, Helen; three nephews, Sonnie Dump, Bruce Dump, and Mickey McDonald; and a very special brother-in-law, Charlie Dump.
A Celebration of Life will take place for Rhea at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, at Kirk Funeral Home.
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