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Mary Ann Trople
Together again forever! Mary Ann Trople, 87, Rapid City,
slipped away peacefully into the arms of Jesus and joined her beloved
husband, Ralph, in Heaven on April 9, 2015. She was born June 3,
1927, the third child of William and Nora (Suing) Meirose and grew
up on a farm north of Wall, SD.
On July 25, 1946, she eloped to Brodus, MT, and married Ralph
Trople. They cherished their 54 years together, raising three
children. She enjoyed being a wife, homemaker, and devoted
mother. She sold Avon for over 55 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph; her
two sisters, Inez (Bob) Greear and Geneva (Jerome) Urban; and two
brothers, Jerome (Alice) and Francis Meirose.
She is survived by her brother, Galen (Kay) Meirose, Fort Collins,
CO; her sister-in-law, Alvina Meirose of Spearfish, SD; her three
children, Phyllis (Lynn) Gossard of Battlefield, MO, Linda (Ron)
Brown of Rapid City, SD, and Tom (Jenny) Trople of Scenic, SD;
her six grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and nieces,
nephews, cousins, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to St John's
church building fund in New Underwood, SD.
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In Loving Memory Of
Mary Ann Trople
The family invites you to join them for fellowship and lunch at the
New Underwood Community Center immediately following the mass.
We thank you for your presence and condolences.
1927 ~ 2015
In Loving Memory Of
Mary Ann Trople
Born
June 3, 1927
Wall, South Dakota
Died
April 9, 2015
Rapid City, South Dakota
Vigil
Monday, April 13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.
Kinkade Funeral Chapel
Sturgis, South Dakota
A Million Times
A million times we’ve needed you,
A million times we’ve cried,
If our love could have saved you,
You never would have died.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you did not go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
He saw you were getting tired,
When a recovery was not to be,
He closed His arms around you,
And whispered “Come to Me.”
For all the pain you went through,
He saw you needed rest,
God’s garden must be beautiful,
For He only picks the best.
Mass of Christian Burial
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
St. John's Catholic Church
New Underwood, South Dakota
Celebrant ~ Father Bill Zandri
Pianist ~ Mary Boydston
Cantor ~ Sandi Jolley
Musical Selections
"How Great Thou Art"
"On Eagle's Wings"
"The Dance"
Pallbearers
Tom Robertson ~ Josh Trople ~ Tony Gossard
Ty Robertson ~ Bradey Wolken ~ Tanner Branum
Honorary Pallbearers
Mark Gossard ~ Charles Branum ~ Kurt Wolken
Collyn Gossard ~ Isaac Skyberg
Interment
Black Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis, South Dakota