Arlene Templeton, 86, of Rapid City and formerly of Miller

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RAPID CITY — Arlene Templeton, 86, of Rapid City and formerly of Miller, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at Regional Health Home and Hospice in Rapid City.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, September 30, at Reck Funeral Home in Miller with Rev. Dr. Brian Jones officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at Miller.
Arlene was born March 28, 1931, in St. Lawrence to George and Ursula Melber. She attended St. Lawrence High School and graduated in 1949. She married Robert Templeton  October 8, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Miller. They owned Templeton Plumbing in Miller until 1976, when they moved to Spearfish where Robert became employed by Black Hills State College.
She was a member of the Moose Lodge 1137, VFW 5860, National Federation of the Blind and Minneluzahn Senior Center.  She enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, bingo and playing cards.  But her favorite interest was watching her family in their sports activities.  
Arlene is survived by her sons, Bob Jr. (Connie) of Ree Heights, and Kim (Lori) of Rapid City; grandsons, Dylan (Jenn) of Miller, and Adam (Kara) of Rapid City; granddaughters, Sarah (Mark) Abrams, and Caitlin Templeton (Brian) Humphries both of Rapid City; great-grandsons, Fischer Abrams, and Finley and Grady Templeton of Rapid City; one brother, George (Donna) Melber of St. Lawrence; one sister, Eva Nissen of Minneapolis, Minn., and many nieces; and nephews.  
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Robert; brother, Lloyd (Mickey) Melber; sisters, Rosine (Philip) Schwartz, Freida (Mike) Porter, Mary (Bud) Estes, Elsie (Charles) Love, and Louise (Homer) Reddix; one sister-in-law, Nancy Melber; and one brother-in-law, Alvin Nissen.
In lieu of flowers a memorial gift may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to fund research in finding a cure to help her great-grandson, Fischer. Donations may be sent directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 100 North 6th Street, #604A, Minneapolis, MN  55403 or online at www.cureCF.net  
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Arlene’s arrangements.  
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