A slideshow that the family has put together is available at the link provided --

https://youtu.be/uZx-MtrkAPw

Alfred Weimer, 88, went to heaven on Sunday, January 26, 2019, after a long battle with bone cancer. Al was born Feb. 25, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Dave and Katie (Schneider) Weimer. When Alfred was a child, his father purchased a broken phonograph at an auction and, while repairing it, found several thousand dollars hidden inside. This good fortune allowed the Weimer family to move out west to Butte County, SD where they purchased a sugar beet farm. Alfred's parents were immigrants from Germany and only spoke German, so he taught them English while he was a young child attending elementary school in Nisland, SD. Alfred graduated from Nisland High School in 1949.

Big Al was a quiet man who met the love of his life, Lorraine V. Mowrey (who is not quiet), at a dance in Nisland. He then became a lover of dance. They were married on Jun. 3, 1951 in the middle of a spring snowstorm. The couple farmed in Nisland, and subsequently moved to Rapid City in 1961. The kids always knew it was time to dance when the kitchen table ended up in the backyard and the ice bucket got full. The family resided in Rapid City where Al spent most of his career as a City Inspector at the Public Works department. After retirement, Al would often be found outside creating wood furniture from fallen pine logs, and watching the grass grow.

Alfred is survived by Lorraine, his wife of 67 years; children Len & Deb Weimer, Lona & Brad Snell, LeRoy & Kim Marie Weimer, and LaRae & Michael Schaff, nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews; sisters Irma Johnson of Medical Lake, WA; Edna Seieroe of Spearfish, SD; Shirley Haney (E.J.) of Havre, MT; and brother Jerry and Debby Weimer of Modesto, CA.

Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother LeRoy, and grandson Jeff Snell, son of Lona and Brad Snell.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Visitation and a video presentation will be shown at 1:00 pm. Coffee and light luncheon will be shared after services at Peaceful Pines Senior Living Community (1760 Tablerock Rd., Rapid City) located at the North Entrance.

Memorials may be made to John T. Vucurevich Cancer Center.