Eddie Lou Regittko, 90, of Rochester, MI, passed away Saturday October 16, 2021. She was born in Kalamazoo, MI on December 3, 1930 to Othello Vernon “Buster” and Gladys M. Bennett. She married Louis F. Vander Linde on January 20, 1951. She is survived by daughter Susan Zuccaro (Rico), granddaughters Sarah Keast, Rebecca O’Brien (Jeff), and Rachel Szlaga (Paul); her son David Vander Linde (Lynn), granddaughter Kristen Mikula and grandson Joel Vander Linde (Annette); and daughter Mary Vander Linde. Eddie Lou wed David P. Regittko on May 29, 1982. She is survived by stepson Bruce Regittko (Luann), grandson Laurance Regittko, granddaughters Claire Regittko, Grace Armour (Austin), Katie Regittko and 2 great grandchildren.
A reader all her life, she said her dad had to holler for her to come to the dinner table, her book was too good to put down. On Saturdays, as she grew older, she would take the bus downtown to the library to return books and stock-up for the next week. When both of her parents were working, it was her task after school, along with her younger sister Lola, to fire up the coal furnace and start dinner.
In high school, she met Louis where they both appeared in productions by Gilbert and Sullivan. She would say, I was only a pirate in the chorus. There’s a picture to prove it! Once they were married and began a family, they moved to the Detroit area. Eddie Lou enjoyed the friendship of the neighborhood ladies for many years. They were known as the Sewing Club, but it quickly became any handicraft, and then just a coffee club. After a short move, Eddie Lou enjoyed her new neighbors as well. She was active in the Faculty Wives Club at Wayne State University and often worked at student registration.
With her family she enjoyed, picnics, family vacations, cards and other games, shooting trap, cross country skiing, and the cottage on Lake Michigan in Northern Michigan.
Eddie Lou and Dave Regittko traveled all around the country by car and travel trailer, including many visits to Bruce and the family in North Carolina. They also traveled to farther flung places by plane. They were active square dancers with the Tom Katz club. Going to square dance conventions was another excuse to travel and have fun. She and Dave entertained family and friends at their Lake Huron cottage, be it a holiday bash, watching a sailboat race, or a game of pinochle or Rummikub.
A Memorial service is yet to be determined. If you would like to make a charitable donation in her memory, please consider the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Red Cross.
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