YORKÂ â âChances are weâll make it, chances are weâll go broke.â
That was the sentiment of Ray and Shirley Reetz in 1964 when they took a leap of faith and expanded the little Cozy Lunch diner in downtown York.
They even used their mantra in the new restaurantâs name â Chances R.
The Reetzes spent many long hours transforming a small business into what became a legendary Nebraska eatery.
Ray Reetz died May 20 at the age of 87 in Phoenix.
In 1931, Hiney Nuefeld opened The Cozy Lunch. And in 1937, Roy and Robert Schultz (Shirleyâs father and grandfather) purchased the cafe. Over the next 20 years, the business thrived.