RAPID CITYEugene P. Neal, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and local businessman passed away on August 15, 2010. He was born July 11, 1928, in Laramie, Wyoming to Clifford V. and Ivy Jo Voegtle. He graduated from Regis High School in Denver and served in the U. S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City after which he was employed as a construction engineer for 5 years with the U. S. Air Force and Bureau of Indian Affairs. In 1959, he joined his brother-in-law, Robert Rossum, in the real estate and insurance business retiring from this January 1, 1988. Gene was a member of the Elks Club and Knights of Columbus. Throughout the years he was active in scouting, P.T.A., served as Division Chairman of the United Fund and was a member of the Greater South Dakota Association. He served on the Board of Directors and secretary for the Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company of Burke, South Dakota for 26 years. He was a past director and board member of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce and served as president in 1970. While a board member he was chairman of the Liaison Committee for the School of Mines for three years. He also served on various other committees. He served as president and as a director of the Rapid City Multiple Listing Service and was a director and past president of the Black Hills Board of Realtors. He was also a director and past president of the South Dakota Association of Realtors and was state Realtor of the Year in 1971. He was a member of the Rapid City Board of Adjustment serving as chairman for two years and a member for a total of 14 years. Gene is preceded in death by his wife, Beverly, daughter, Cathy A. (Neal) Gall, his parents and step-father. He is survived by his son, David Neal of Houston, Texas; daughter, Barbara Harrison (Dave) of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter, Susan Neal of Elko, Nevada; sister, Emma Rene Malloy of Rapid City, South Dakota; 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was an avid reader and enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating, rock collecting, model airplanes, his yard and flowers, and home projects. Most of all, he enjoyed his family and his motor home travels. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 pm on August 22 at Osheim and Schmidt Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on August 23 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 4500 Jackson Boulevard, with Rev. Andrzej Wyrostek as the Celebrant. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City. Gene will be greatly missed by all who loved him. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial gifts be made in Genes name to the VFW, Storybook Island, or the Cornerstone Rescue Mission.