Lois Brunkow Obituary

Lois L Brunkow, 91, of Lake City, passed away on Sunday April 21, 2019 at The Bluffs in Lake City.
    Lois was born Oct. 26, 1927 to Louis F. and Lucella (Lange) Eggenberger in Plum Creek Valley, Wis. Her family moved to Lake City later, where she graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946. On Oct. 21, 1946 she married Merlyn Brunkow at the United Methodist Church in Lake City.  The couple made their home in Lake City where Lois worked as a Linotype setter for the Lake City paper and later worked as a seamstress for B.W. Harris Company for 24 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a Gold Star Mother. She enjoyed riding bike, arts and crafts, gardening and enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.
    She is survived by her daughter, Merilyn (Bruce) Walters of Oronoco, Minn.; son, Neil (Carol) Brunkow of Lake City; six grandchildren, Erik (Tracy) Brunkow, Marsha Lindquist, Dawn (Kurt) Schnell, Yvonne Slonaker, Joseph (Kelly) Jensen and Jennifer (Mike) Gutting;  15 great-grandchildren, Emma, Ethan and Marlena Brunkow, Logan Lansing, Veronica Lindquist, Josie, Grant and Ellie Schnell, Morgan Slonaker, Kelsey Steinmetz, Jack, William and Alex Jensen, and Grace and Andrew Gutting; a great-great-grandchild, Kaiden Steinmetz; and a brother, Chuck (Jill) Eggenberger of Appleton, Wis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merlyn; two sisters, Helen Burgess and Marie Mickow; three brothers, Earl, Robert and Emery Eggenberger; and a great-granddaughter, Matilyn Ann Brunkow.
    A Memorial Service will be Monday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Lake City with Pastor Phil Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Lake City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials preferred to donor’s choice. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.