Mai Lo, was born on January 5, 1963, in Xiengkhouang, Laos, to Mai Thoj and Nia Za Lao.

The third of five siblings. In 1980, with courage and hope, she immigrated to the United States in search of a better life.

She married Chong Choa Cha, and together they had six children: Kia, James, Joseph, Sandy, Kathy, and one daughter whose name is not recorded. She was a grandmother to six grandchildren.

On June 4, 2025, her family said goodbye as she passed away.

Services will be held from 8:00 A.M. until 11:00 P.M. Sunday, July 13, 2025 and from 8:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. Monday, July 14, 2025 at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be at 10:00 AM Monday, July 14, 2025 at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, Mo.