Raymond "Rocky" Zupan age 51 of Belle Fourche, died Thursday August 24th, 2006 at his home in Belle Fourche.

A Memorial Service will be held 1 PM Wednesday at the Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church in Spearfish, with Pastor Dan Kent officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Black Hills National Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.

Raymond "Rocky" Zupan was born March 3, 1955 in Yellowstone County, Montana. He was the son of Robert and Esther (Baker) Zupan. At a young age, Rocky moved with his family to Willets California and later Hayward California. In 1972 at the age of 17 he joined the U.S. Navy and served his country in Vietnam where he was held as a Prisoner of War for 8 months. After being honorable discharged in 1975 he settled in Vallejo California where he owned and operated his own business, repairing and selling washing machines.

In 1978 Rocky began a second term of service in the U.S. Navy and served an additional 2 ½ years. In 1980 he started his career driving truck and lived in Prescott Arizona. A service connected disability forced him to retire in 1999 when he moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where he worked at Cenex. In 2001 he moved to Belle Fourche and he worked in Rapid City at Cenex. From 2002 to 2004 he worked at Sears in Spearfish. For the past 5 years, Rocky has lived with his brother Zackary and his wife in Belle Fourche.

Rocky will be remembered for being a kind-hearted man, who would do anything for anybody. He was a good man, a hard worker, and he loved people. He will be greatly missed.

Rocky is survived by 2 sons, Vern and Robert Zupan, both of Arizona; daughters, Tessa Zupan of Randle WA, Jen Zupan of Prescott AZ; granddaughter, Lily Zupan; brothers, Zackary (Melodey) Zupan of Belle Fourche, Jerry (Debra) Zupan of Rogers AK; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Sherrie Gotterba; and brother, Delray Zupan.

May God Bless the Memory of Raymond "Rocky" Zupan.