Mary Lou Eggebrecht

Mary Lou Eggebrecht, age 92, of Colby, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023, at The Waterford, under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

A visitation will take place from 1 until 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford, followed by a celebration of life gathering at the Colby VFW, starting at 3:30.

Mary Lou was born on October 6, 1930, the daughter of Elroy and Marie (Hughes) Spindler in Marshfield. Mary Lou graduated from Stratford High School and was a bookkeeper, cheesemaker and a homemaker. She was united in marriage to James Eggebrecht on May 10, 1952, and together they spent many years until his death in 2010.

Mary Lou loved bowling, golfing and traveling. She would spend many winters in Florida and loved spending summers with her family and friends at their cottage on Squirrel Lake. She was an avid sports fan and attended all her children and grandchildren’s sporting events. She spent countless hours working for the U.S. and World Cheese contests, where she would tabulate scores for cheeses during the judging of cheeses. She received an award from her son in 2018 for this achievement. She also operated Welcome Dairy with her husband.

She is survived by her loving children: Jerry (Tari) Eggebrecht of Lake Havasu, Ariz., Terry Eggebrecht of Minocqua, Lea (Rachel) Eggebrecht of Abbotsford, Claire Eggebrecht of Pittsville and Karen (Dean) Rindfleisch of Stratford; daughter-in-law, Lynn Eggebrecht of Minocqua; grandchildren: Collin, Paige, Kendra, Matthew, Dustin, Adam, Sara, James, Mary, Amanda, Samuel, Bill, Dustin and Nick; great-grandchildren: Ulrich, Miriam, Sebastian, Leonard, Deegan, Kaisley, Nora, Isaac, Chloe, Elise, Ruby, Jack, Brody, Jude, Lauren and Avery; brother, Robert (Dorie) Spindler of Stratford; sisters: Diane Kleba of Marshfield and Sandy (Ronnie) Gebelein of Stratford; a sister-in-law, Shirley Spindler of Marshfield and a brother-inlaw, Jim Frost of Mosinee.

Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, James Eggebrecht; her son, Brian Eggebrecht; her two brothers, Glenn Spindler and Gary Spindler; her sister, Katherine Frost, and her brother-in-law, Ray Kleba.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

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