Debra J. Chatelain was born August 24th, 1956, at Manhattan, KS, the daughter of Eugene D. Gering and Johanna N. (Casper) Gering. She passed away Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, AR at the age of 67.
She grew up in Manhattan, KS, graduating from Manhattan High in 1974. After graduating High School, she attended Manhattan Area Technical College, and worked as a clerk at Lee & Butel Construction Co.
She was united in marriage to Daniel E. Chatelain on August 21st, 1982.
Mrs. Chatelain was a homemaker and spent her married life devoted to being a mother. She worked as an administrative assistant at Kansas State University and spent over 15 years volunteering; 7 years at the Et Cetera Shop in Weatherford, OK and 8 years at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. She loved bowling, ballroom dancing and spending time with her five grandbabies. She will be missed dearly by her family and friends.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Chatelain is survived by two sons, Matthew R. Chatelain and his wife Amanda, Yukon, OK, and Phillip S Chatelain and his wife, Katelyn, Tontitown, AR; three brothers, Dennis R. Gering and his wife Jerry Ann, Overland Park, KS, Alan L. Gering and his wife Leisl, Urbandale, IA, and Andy G. Gering, Manhattan; three grandsons, Peyton, Grayson and Carson Chatelain; two granddaughters Anna and Macy Chatelain; and many other relatives and friends.
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