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Rosemary Ferguson Wall - Class of 1974

Delete this post Submitted by Bill Norvell 1965 <w.norvell@att.net> on 22/Nov/2023
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    Rosemary Jean Wall (Ferguson), 67, passed away on Tuesday November 14th, 2023 in Rapid City, SD after a long battle with cancer. Rose was born in Newburgh, NY on April 19th, 1956, to Ace Ferguson & Margaret Ferguson (Kelly). She went to Newburgh Free Academy High School, where she studied to be a legal secretary & graduated in 1974. Her 1st marriage brought herself & her daughter, Kelly Geraci to Belle Fourche, SD in 1988. She met & married her 2nd husband, Bull Wall in 1990 who had children as well. The two families quickly became one, as 2 of the girls were the same age & in the same grade. Rose worked as a legal secretary for Leroy Hill Law Office in Belle Fourche, SD for over 10 years. In 1999, the couple moved to Rapid City where she began working at Costello Porter Law Offices. She dedicated herself to her work & remained at Costello for 20 years & will be greatly missed. Rose is survived by her sister, Joanne Ferguson of Spearfish, SD. Her daughter Kelly & her husband Chris Tetreault of Spearfish SD. Her daughter Angela Taylor (Wall) of Rapid City, SD & Traci Buechler (Wall) of Gillette, Wyoming. Grandkids include Joshua Tetreault of Spearfish, SD. Spencer Wall of Sioux Falls, SD, Jailyn Taylor of Spearfish, SD. Mckenna Hitson, Bradley Kramp & Korbin Buechler of Gillette, Wyoming. Rose was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Wall, her brother Tommy Ferguson, her father Ace Ferguson, her stepmother Alice & her biological mother Margaret. Her wishes were to be cremated & to have a celebration of life at a later date.



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