George M. Bieber

RAPID CITY - George M. Bieber, 85, Rapid City, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at his residence. He was born Oct. 15, 1924, at Java, S.D., the son of George and Magdalene (Walter) Bieber.He married Frances Mayer in 1952 at Naper, Neb.She preceded him in death in 1981. He married Dolores Melton on Jan. 12, 1991. George worked as a masonry Contractor throughout Western South Dakota.He enjoyed dancing, fishing, playing cards, taking care of what needed to be done on the "Ponderosa" and spending time with family and friends. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Dolores Melton-Bieber, Rapid City; a son, George Bieber Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.; two daughters, Brenda Bieber-McKee and Gayla Spelts and her husband Sid, all of Rapid City; three step-sons, John Melton and Bill Melton, both of Chadron, Neb.,and Arnie Melton, of Rapid City; three step daughters, Margaret Morava and her husband Tom, of Rushville, Neb.,Mary Zeeb and her husband Earl, of Mennoand Jeanie Melton, of Chadron, Neb.; three sisters, Nettie Shook, of Centennial, Colo.,Delores McNeely, of Moses Lake, Washington and Renata Spitzner, of Gainesville, Fla.;nine grandchildren, Marco Ryan, Adam, Nicole, Dillon andEmersonBieber, Alexander, Bryant and Jacob Wolff and Mitchell McKeeand six step-grandchildren, Donita Morava, Jeremy, Tim and Cheri Zeeb and Jason and Cassie Melton. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Frances, a brother Alexander and 2 sisters, Elsie and Viola. Visitation will be on Monday, Jan. 25, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m with a Christian wake service at 7 p.m. atOsheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Blessed Sacrament Church, with the Rev. Dan Juelfs officiating, Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. His online guestbook is available at www.OsheimSchmidt.com.