Kay Bloom, 80, passed away January 6, 2022 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.

Kay was born December 13, 1941, on a farm outside of Redfield, SD to Clyde and Geneva (LaBrie) Bloom, the youngest of four children.  Although she lost both feet at the age of five, she attended country grade school, Ashton High and graduated from Redfield Public School.  She attended Northwest College of Commerce and in 1967 was hired at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD where she retired in 1995.

Kay was dedicated to her family and her job.  She always had time to listen to people and was well liked by all the veterans she served.  Kay always gave people the benefit of the doubt and believed everyone had some good in them.

She is survived by her daughters, Valerie Flanagan and Dawn Harman, both of Rapid City; son, Rocky Hardy, Colorado Springs, CO; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

Kay was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery, Frankfort, SD in the family plot.