Reginald Schnabel

A celebration of life for Reginald Schnabel was held on September 10, 2021, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., at his father’s home in Dallas, SD. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Reginald Wayne Schnabel was born on May 8, 1970, to Randy and Linda (Hendrix) Schnabel at the Gregory Hospital. Reggie spent his childhood years on the farm south of Dog Ear Lake. He attended grade school in Colome, SD. Reggie attended Winner High School until his family moved to Mt. Vernon, WA, where he attended Mt. Vernon High School and then Skagit Valley College for mechanics and small engine repair.

The family moved back to the farm south of Dog Ear Lake. Reggie then took a job in Spearman, TX, harvesting from Arizona to Montana. During this time Reggie married Pam Stump from Spearman, TX. After ten years of harvesting he came back to South Dakota alone and drove truck for Doug Kerner in Winner, SD.

Reggie’s brother, Dustin, had a plumbing company in Mitchell, SD, and he worked as a plumber with him for two years. Then Reggie came back to Gregory, South Dakota and drove truck for Gary Reber and then John Sand. After that he became ill and slowly waned away.

Reggie passed away on September 3, 2021, at home in Gregory, SD.

He was preceded in death by his mother Linda Schnabel, both sets of grandparents, and two uncles Reginald Allen Schnabel and Ed Mansheim.

He is survived by his father Randy Schnabel of Dallas, SD; brother Dustin and wife Amber of Mitchell, SD; several aunts and a close uncle; great-grandma Babe Haskell; many cousins and many, many friends all over the United States.