Mary Anna Byl

Mary Anna (DeBoer) Byl, age 94 of Jenison, peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home on October 7, 2022. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Bill Byl in 2012 and a granddaughter, Evelyn Joy; as well as all of her siblings. She is survived by her children, Arthur (Lisa) Byl of Tucson AZ, Paula (Randall) Lowman of Lexington KY, Brad (Julie) Byl of Grandville, MI, and John (Stacey) Byl of Jenison, MI; as well as her grandchildren Joseph (Siara Brito) Byl, Merideth Byl, Karissa (Brandon) Shepherd, Jasmine Byl, Charlotte Byl, Evan Timmerman, Andrew Timmerman, Elise (Justin) Rountree, Matthew (Samantha) Byl, Katherine (Rony) Murillo, Erik (Emily) Byl, Nate (Anika) Byl and 4 great grandchildren along with her friends and church community. Mary was born in the rural community of Alamosa, CO and eventually moved to Grand Rapids, MI. She taught at Grandville Calvin Christian for 18 years. She and Bill served with World Renew for a number of years doing disaster recovery work during their retirement years. Mary was a faithful and a well loved member of Messiah CRC. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. The family would like to especially thank the staff of Sunset Manor, as well as Spectrum Health Hospice, for their amazing care. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Messiah Christian Reformed Church, 2900 Springdale Ave., Hudsonville with Pastor Nate Meldrim officiating. The burial will take place at Georgetown Cemetery. Relatives and friends may meet the family on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW. In lieu of flowers please consider gifts to Sunset Resident Benevolence Fund.