Betty L. Rager, 86, of Ponca, NE passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Mohr Funeral Home in Ponca, NE with Rev. Dennis Ritchey of the Ponca Evangelical Free Church officiating. Visitation with the family present will begin at 9:00 A.M at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, IA.Betty was born in Sioux City, IA on April 24, 1927, the daughter of Kenneth and Louise (Cowell) Porter. She attended Sioux City Public Schools. She married Clyde M. Rager on January 13, 1951 in Sioux City, IA. Together they raised their children in Sioux City, where Betty worked as an orthopedic nurse, at a packing plant, and retired from Interbake Foods in 1991. Clyde passed away on March 22, 1981. Betty lived in North Sioux City, SD before moving to Ponca in 2004.Betty enjoyed recording movies, cutting coupons, her bird, "Baby", and especially enjoyed spending time with her family and her grandchildren.Survivors include her daughter, Mary; special granddaughters, Lisa, Wendy, Torie, Megan and Savannah; special great-grandchildren, Dontae, Amari, Brayden, Brennan and Elaina; son, Edward and his wife, Connie; 7 additional grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one brother, Kenneth "Buck".Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Louise; her husband, Clyde; and two sons, George and Dick.