RAPID CITY - Edward Spinar, 83, Rapid City, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Marge" Spinar, Rapid City; one daughter, Debbie Smitz, Rapid City; one son, James Spinar, Clackamas, Ore.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home in Rapid City.
[The Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, 14 Jun 2003]
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[The Rapid City Journal, August 22, 1996, page B1 - This article is about the closing of Eddie and Marge's cafe in Rapid City. It is accompanied with a couple of photographs]
Silver Grill ends home-style service
Loyal customers were honorary members of the Spinar family.
By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer
For nearly 20 years, the threesome of Eddie, Marge and Deb has served generous portions of home-cooked food and friendly conversation at the Silver Grill in downtown Rapid City. But today in their last day behind the counter, Eddie and Marge Spinar and their daughter Deb Smits are hanging up their aprons.
They have sold the restaurant to Bud Speck of Rapid City. Speck wasn't saying Wednesday what his plans are for the building. "I'll miss the place. We've had lots of good customers over the years," Ed said Wednesday afternoon. Whatever it becomes, the building at 908 Main St. won't be the same, especially for the regular eaters who have turned the Silver Grill in to a second home.
The Silver Grill, which seats just 32 people, is as famous for its stack of National Enquirers on the counter as it is for its homemade noodles.
"Dad's 77, and Mom is...not saying how old she is," said Deb, explaining why they are closing.
Ed and Marge married in 1953 and moved to Rapid City in 1956. Ed tended bar for a time at the Esquire Club on West Main Street, and later worked at Arrowhead County Club and the Gaslight in Rockerville. Marge worked at Arrowhead and Hotel Alex Johnson. In 1971, they bought the Canyon Lake Club and sold it in the spring of 1972. That same year, they bought a cafe at Mount Rushmore Road and Main Street, the first Silver Grill. They lost that restaurant in 1976 when the building was torn down. Now the American Memorial Life Insurance building is on that corner.
They bought the Main Street Cafe at 908 Main St. and renamed it the Silver Grill. Ed said the building has been a restaurant at least since the 1940s, and it may have been a grocery store before that.
Each day, Marge makes noodles from scratch for chicken noodle soup, which attracted a devoted following among the United Airlines air crews who used to stay the nearby Hilton Inn (now the Radisson Hotel). "The United pilots used to take my soup to Chicago," Marge said.
Deb has been with the restaurant since 1972, when she began helping after school. "About three-fourths of the time, they come to see Debbie. After that, it's the food," her mother said. Deb has a knack for taking care of a room full of hungry and sometimes noisy customers, especially during the breakfast rush.
Asked about her plans after the Silver Grill closes, Deb just shrugged, "I don't know," she added.
In addition to the regular customers, there have been some well-known diners who came in for a bowl of soup and a burger. Country singer Randy Travis ate there twice. Actor David Soul has been a customer, as has the cast of "General Hospital," and a movie actor whose name escaped all three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
Turning to a customer at the counter, Marge asked, "Bill, who was that guy who made a movie out by Wall a couple of years ago? A nice-looking man, and very nice."
Customers who sit at one of the nine counter stools, three booths or four tables become, for the duration of their meal, honorary members of the Spinar family.
Several years ago, one of the regular customers put up a sign playfully poking fun at Marge: "Marge ‘n Eddie's Silver Growl Restaurant. We are not Bonanza, The Royal Fork, the Sluice, The Casa Del Ray or the Red Lobster. However, we offer Eddie's good cooking and Margie's friendly, homestyle service." But "friendly" and "homestyle" were crossed out, and a question mark was drawn in behind "service." To this day, the sign remains on the wall.
"They're picking on me, and I don't like it," Marge said chuckling.
[There are two photographs: one is of Deb serving a customer and the other is of Eddie, Deb, and Marge behind the counter. The caption reads: "After nearly 20 years in business, the Silver Grill, 908 Main St., is closing its doors for the final time today. A family operation, taking a break at the front counter are, from left in photo above, Ed Spinar, daughter Deb Smits and wife Marge Spinar. At left, Deb Smits, who handles the counter, chats with local businessman Ron Bunnell, while her father Ed Spinar, behind Bunnell, talks with a visitor from Oregon, John Muellar."]
Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Marge" Spinar, Rapid City; one daughter, Debbie Smitz, Rapid City; one son, James Spinar, Clackamas, Ore.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home in Rapid City.
[The Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, 14 Jun 2003]
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[The Rapid City Journal, August 22, 1996, page B1 - This article is about the closing of Eddie and Marge's cafe in Rapid City. It is accompanied with a couple of photographs]
Silver Grill ends home-style service
Loyal customers were honorary members of the Spinar family.
By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer
For nearly 20 years, the threesome of Eddie, Marge and Deb has served generous portions of home-cooked food and friendly conversation at the Silver Grill in downtown Rapid City. But today in their last day behind the counter, Eddie and Marge Spinar and their daughter Deb Smits are hanging up their aprons.
They have sold the restaurant to Bud Speck of Rapid City. Speck wasn't saying Wednesday what his plans are for the building. "I'll miss the place. We've had lots of good customers over the years," Ed said Wednesday afternoon. Whatever it becomes, the building at 908 Main St. won't be the same, especially for the regular eaters who have turned the Silver Grill in to a second home.
The Silver Grill, which seats just 32 people, is as famous for its stack of National Enquirers on the counter as it is for its homemade noodles.
"Dad's 77, and Mom is...not saying how old she is," said Deb, explaining why they are closing.
Ed and Marge married in 1953 and moved to Rapid City in 1956. Ed tended bar for a time at the Esquire Club on West Main Street, and later worked at Arrowhead County Club and the Gaslight in Rockerville. Marge worked at Arrowhead and Hotel Alex Johnson. In 1971, they bought the Canyon Lake Club and sold it in the spring of 1972. That same year, they bought a cafe at Mount Rushmore Road and Main Street, the first Silver Grill. They lost that restaurant in 1976 when the building was torn down. Now the American Memorial Life Insurance building is on that corner.
They bought the Main Street Cafe at 908 Main St. and renamed it the Silver Grill. Ed said the building has been a restaurant at least since the 1940s, and it may have been a grocery store before that.
Each day, Marge makes noodles from scratch for chicken noodle soup, which attracted a devoted following among the United Airlines air crews who used to stay the nearby Hilton Inn (now the Radisson Hotel). "The United pilots used to take my soup to Chicago," Marge said.
Deb has been with the restaurant since 1972, when she began helping after school. "About three-fourths of the time, they come to see Debbie. After that, it's the food," her mother said. Deb has a knack for taking care of a room full of hungry and sometimes noisy customers, especially during the breakfast rush.
Asked about her plans after the Silver Grill closes, Deb just shrugged, "I don't know," she added.
In addition to the regular customers, there have been some well-known diners who came in for a bowl of soup and a burger. Country singer Randy Travis ate there twice. Actor David Soul has been a customer, as has the cast of "General Hospital," and a movie actor whose name escaped all three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
Turning to a customer at the counter, Marge asked, "Bill, who was that guy who made a movie out by Wall a couple of years ago? A nice-looking man, and very nice."
Customers who sit at one of the nine counter stools, three booths or four tables become, for the duration of their meal, honorary members of the Spinar family.
Several years ago, one of the regular customers put up a sign playfully poking fun at Marge: "Marge ‘n Eddie's Silver Growl Restaurant. We are not Bonanza, The Royal Fork, the Sluice, The Casa Del Ray or the Red Lobster. However, we offer Eddie's good cooking and Margie's friendly, homestyle service." But "friendly" and "homestyle" were crossed out, and a question mark was drawn in behind "service." To this day, the sign remains on the wall.
"They're picking on me, and I don't like it," Marge said chuckling.
[There are two photographs: one is of Deb serving a customer and the other is of Eddie, Deb, and Marge behind the counter. The caption reads: "After nearly 20 years in business, the Silver Grill, 908 Main St., is closing its doors for the final time today. A family operation, taking a break at the front counter are, from left in photo above, Ed Spinar, daughter Deb Smits and wife Marge Spinar. At left, Deb Smits, who handles the counter, chats with local businessman Ron Bunnell, while her father Ed Spinar, behind Bunnell, talks with a visitor from Oregon, John Muellar."]
RAPID CITY - Edward Spinar, 83, Rapid City, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Marge" Spinar, Rapid City; one daughter, Debbie Smitz, Rapid City; one son, James Spinar, Clackamas, Ore.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home in Rapid City.
[The Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, 14 Jun 2003]
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[The Rapid City Journal, August 22, 1996, page B1 - This article is about the closing of Eddie and Marge's cafe in Rapid City. It is accompanied with a couple of photographs]
Silver Grill ends home-style service
Loyal customers were honorary members of the Spinar family.
By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer
For nearly 20 years, the threesome of Eddie, Marge and Deb has served generous portions of home-cooked food and friendly conversation at the Silver Grill in downtown Rapid City. But today in their last day behind the counter, Eddie and Marge Spinar and their daughter Deb Smits are hanging up their aprons.
They have sold the restaurant to Bud Speck of Rapid City. Speck wasn't saying Wednesday what his plans are for the building. "I'll miss the place. We've had lots of good customers over the years," Ed said Wednesday afternoon. Whatever it becomes, the building at 908 Main St. won't be the same, especially for the regular eaters who have turned the Silver Grill in to a second home.
The Silver Grill, which seats just 32 people, is as famous for its stack of National Enquirers on the counter as it is for its homemade noodles.
"Dad's 77, and Mom is...not saying how old she is," said Deb, explaining why they are closing.
Ed and Marge married in 1953 and moved to Rapid City in 1956. Ed tended bar for a time at the Esquire Club on West Main Street, and later worked at Arrowhead County Club and the Gaslight in Rockerville. Marge worked at Arrowhead and Hotel Alex Johnson. In 1971, they bought the Canyon Lake Club and sold it in the spring of 1972. That same year, they bought a cafe at Mount Rushmore Road and Main Street, the first Silver Grill. They lost that restaurant in 1976 when the building was torn down. Now the American Memorial Life Insurance building is on that corner.
They bought the Main Street Cafe at 908 Main St. and renamed it the Silver Grill. Ed said the building has been a restaurant at least since the 1940s, and it may have been a grocery store before that.
Each day, Marge makes noodles from scratch for chicken noodle soup, which attracted a devoted following among the United Airlines air crews who used to stay the nearby Hilton Inn (now the Radisson Hotel). "The United pilots used to take my soup to Chicago," Marge said.
Deb has been with the restaurant since 1972, when she began helping after school. "About three-fourths of the time, they come to see Debbie. After that, it's the food," her mother said. Deb has a knack for taking care of a room full of hungry and sometimes noisy customers, especially during the breakfast rush.
Asked about her plans after the Silver Grill closes, Deb just shrugged, "I don't know," she added.
In addition to the regular customers, there have been some well-known diners who came in for a bowl of soup and a burger. Country singer Randy Travis ate there twice. Actor David Soul has been a customer, as has the cast of "General Hospital," and a movie actor whose name escaped all three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
Turning to a customer at the counter, Marge asked, "Bill, who was that guy who made a movie out by Wall a couple of years ago? A nice-looking man, and very nice."
Customers who sit at one of the nine counter stools, three booths or four tables become, for the duration of their meal, honorary members of the Spinar family.
Several years ago, one of the regular customers put up a sign playfully poking fun at Marge: "Marge ‘n Eddie's Silver Growl Restaurant. We are not Bonanza, The Royal Fork, the Sluice, The Casa Del Ray or the Red Lobster. However, we offer Eddie's good cooking and Margie's friendly, homestyle service." But "friendly" and "homestyle" were crossed out, and a question mark was drawn in behind "service." To this day, the sign remains on the wall.
"They're picking on me, and I don't like it," Marge said chuckling.
[There are two photographs: one is of Deb serving a customer and the other is of Eddie, Deb, and Marge behind the counter. The caption reads: "After nearly 20 years in business, the Silver Grill, 908 Main St., is closing its doors for the final time today. A family operation, taking a break at the front counter are, from left in photo above, Ed Spinar, daughter Deb Smits and wife Marge Spinar. At left, Deb Smits, who handles the counter, chats with local businessman Ron Bunnell, while her father Ed Spinar, behind Bunnell, talks with a visitor from Oregon, John Muellar."]
Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Marge" Spinar, Rapid City; one daughter, Debbie Smitz, Rapid City; one son, James Spinar, Clackamas, Ore.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home in Rapid City.
[The Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, 14 Jun 2003]
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[The Rapid City Journal, August 22, 1996, page B1 - This article is about the closing of Eddie and Marge's cafe in Rapid City. It is accompanied with a couple of photographs]
Silver Grill ends home-style service
Loyal customers were honorary members of the Spinar family.
By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer
For nearly 20 years, the threesome of Eddie, Marge and Deb has served generous portions of home-cooked food and friendly conversation at the Silver Grill in downtown Rapid City. But today in their last day behind the counter, Eddie and Marge Spinar and their daughter Deb Smits are hanging up their aprons.
They have sold the restaurant to Bud Speck of Rapid City. Speck wasn't saying Wednesday what his plans are for the building. "I'll miss the place. We've had lots of good customers over the years," Ed said Wednesday afternoon. Whatever it becomes, the building at 908 Main St. won't be the same, especially for the regular eaters who have turned the Silver Grill in to a second home.
The Silver Grill, which seats just 32 people, is as famous for its stack of National Enquirers on the counter as it is for its homemade noodles.
"Dad's 77, and Mom is...not saying how old she is," said Deb, explaining why they are closing.
Ed and Marge married in 1953 and moved to Rapid City in 1956. Ed tended bar for a time at the Esquire Club on West Main Street, and later worked at Arrowhead County Club and the Gaslight in Rockerville. Marge worked at Arrowhead and Hotel Alex Johnson. In 1971, they bought the Canyon Lake Club and sold it in the spring of 1972. That same year, they bought a cafe at Mount Rushmore Road and Main Street, the first Silver Grill. They lost that restaurant in 1976 when the building was torn down. Now the American Memorial Life Insurance building is on that corner.
They bought the Main Street Cafe at 908 Main St. and renamed it the Silver Grill. Ed said the building has been a restaurant at least since the 1940s, and it may have been a grocery store before that.
Each day, Marge makes noodles from scratch for chicken noodle soup, which attracted a devoted following among the United Airlines air crews who used to stay the nearby Hilton Inn (now the Radisson Hotel). "The United pilots used to take my soup to Chicago," Marge said.
Deb has been with the restaurant since 1972, when she began helping after school. "About three-fourths of the time, they come to see Debbie. After that, it's the food," her mother said. Deb has a knack for taking care of a room full of hungry and sometimes noisy customers, especially during the breakfast rush.
Asked about her plans after the Silver Grill closes, Deb just shrugged, "I don't know," she added.
In addition to the regular customers, there have been some well-known diners who came in for a bowl of soup and a burger. Country singer Randy Travis ate there twice. Actor David Soul has been a customer, as has the cast of "General Hospital," and a movie actor whose name escaped all three of them on Wednesday afternoon.
Turning to a customer at the counter, Marge asked, "Bill, who was that guy who made a movie out by Wall a couple of years ago? A nice-looking man, and very nice."
Customers who sit at one of the nine counter stools, three booths or four tables become, for the duration of their meal, honorary members of the Spinar family.
Several years ago, one of the regular customers put up a sign playfully poking fun at Marge: "Marge ‘n Eddie's Silver Growl Restaurant. We are not Bonanza, The Royal Fork, the Sluice, The Casa Del Ray or the Red Lobster. However, we offer Eddie's good cooking and Margie's friendly, homestyle service." But "friendly" and "homestyle" were crossed out, and a question mark was drawn in behind "service." To this day, the sign remains on the wall.
"They're picking on me, and I don't like it," Marge said chuckling.
[There are two photographs: one is of Deb serving a customer and the other is of Eddie, Deb, and Marge behind the counter. The caption reads: "After nearly 20 years in business, the Silver Grill, 908 Main St., is closing its doors for the final time today. A family operation, taking a break at the front counter are, from left in photo above, Ed Spinar, daughter Deb Smits and wife Marge Spinar. At left, Deb Smits, who handles the counter, chats with local businessman Ron Bunnell, while her father Ed Spinar, behind Bunnell, talks with a visitor from Oregon, John Muellar."]
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