Thomas Eppers

Thomas A. Eppers, age 69, of Abbotsford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford. Family and friends are welcome from 3 p.m. until the time of service Thursday at the funeral home.

Tom was born on February 14, 1953, the son of Theodore and Dolly (Bergevin) Eppers in Chippewa County. He graduated from Cornell High School. On September 1, 1984, Tom was united in marriage to Rhonda Witt in Cornell. He worked as a machinist until his retirement in 2019.

Tom loved hunting and fishing. He especially loved his nightly Yahtzee battles with his wife, Rhonda. Tom loved spending time with his family and especially loved the holidays when his family was all together. He had a very special relationship with his only granddaughter who he loved dearly and called her his “Joppy Doo-Dah.” Tom was easy going and liked to talk to everyone. His favorite saying as he departed was “be cool like me!”

Tom is survived by his wife, Rhonda; his three sons: Lonnie (Amanda) Eppers of Elk Mound, Joshua (Samantha) Eppers of Unity and Jacob (Robin) Eppers of Abbotsford; and three grandchildren: Preston, Trent and Joplin. He is further survived by two sisters: Renee (Dave) Ekum of Cornell and Sandy (Gary) Slagle of Park Falls; two brothers-in-law: Duane Newbury of Cornell and Fred (Pam) Witt of Washington, Iowa; her sister-in-law, Juanita (Dan) Sande of Cadott; a niece, Shelby (Cody) Krause of Fairchild and two nephews: Michael Witt of Iowa City, Iowa and Austin Witt of Colorado Springs, Colo.; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Bonnie Newbury; a brother, Theodore Eppers Jr. and an infant sister, Linda Eppers.

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

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