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Selby - Agnes M. Schnaible, 89, Selby, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at the Selby Good Samaritan Center. Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at the Selby United Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Heintzleman officiating. Burial will be Friday at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis. Organist will be Sharon Wolff and soloist will be Elvera Moos, accompanied by Hallie Albrecht. Ushers will be Keith Lemburg and Everett Russell.

Visitation will be at Lien Funeral Chapel, Selby, from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday with Agnes's family present from 7-8 p.m.

Agnes May Bucklin, daughter of Mable Inez (Coull) and Arthur Bucklin, was born at a farm 5 miles N of Selby on Aug. 16, 1919. At age 6, she moved to Selby where she attended grade and high school. She married Arthur Franklin Chesky at Selby on Jan. 29, 1941. While Arthur served overseas in the military, Agnes worked as an operator at the telephone office.

When he returned, they built and operated Chesky Shoe Shop in Selby. Art died in July 1956 and Agnes took a night clerk job at the Berens Hotel.
She married Richard Karl Schnaible at Selby on Sept. 19, 1959. In 1963 they purchased Pressler's Department Store. They owned Schnaible Department Store until they retired in 1984. Richard died Jan. 21, 1993, and Agnes lived in Selby the rest of her life.

She was a member of the Selby United Methodist Church, the Royal Neighbors of America Camp #8778, the Selby Golf Club, and a bridge club. Agnes's areas of interest were crocheting, golfing, and playing cards.

Agnes is survived by one son, Jack Arthur (Pattie) Chesky of St. George, Utah; two daughters, Patricia (Kenneth) Holzwarth of Sui Sun City, Calif., and Rita (Darrell) Olson of Brookings; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; and a special nephew, Myron Moos of Selby.

She was preceded in death by her father on June 1, 1961, her mother on Aug. 9, 1985, both husbands, two sisters (Luella Moos and Dorothy Bucklin), and one brother (George Bucklin).

Casketbearers will be Jeff Baumann of Belgium, Wisconsin, Nicole Colon of Fargo, N.D., Dennis Madden of Mound City, Tom Hahne, Ray Bucklin, and Tim Hahne of Selby, and McKenzie Wollmann and Alexis Wollmann of Bismarck, N.D.


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