Rosalie Ella Merrill was born January 30, 1949 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Lowell and Ella (Renschler) Severson.Rosalie was raised in Elk Point, South Dakota attending school there through 8th grade. She attended 9th through 12th grade in North Sioux City. After high school, she went on to graduate from Stewart School of Hairstyling and Cosmetology in 1968, in Sioux City, Iowa.Rosalie met…