Kathleen Buteyn

Kathleen Janet Buteyn of Wyoming, MI joined the Heavenly Choir on Thursday, October 6, 2016.  Kathy was born in Sanborn, IA on August 1, 1941.   She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Sadie Buteyn.  She is survived by her brothers and sisters, John (Lois) of Colorado Springs, CO, Jane (Faynor) Brouwer of Rock Valley, IA, Jerry (Carol) Buteyn of Sanborn, IA, and Glenda Buteyn of Grandville, MI; as well as  her beloved nieces and nephews and their families.  After graduating from Dordt College, where she was a member of the Concert Choir under the direction of Dale Grotenhuis who encouraged her musical gifts, Kathy was an educator for 8 years, including a year teaching hearing-impaired children.  For more than 40 years she worked for Pine Rest Christian Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 11 at 11 am at La Grave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, 107 LaGrave Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, with Rev. Peter Jonker and Rev. Ruth Boven officiating.  Interment Grandville Cemetery.  Relatives and friends may meet the family Monday, October 10 from 5-8 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW and on Tuesday from 10-10:45 am at church prior to the service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Henry and Sadie Buteyn Education Scholarship at Dordt College.  While Kathy’s sudden passing is a shock, we rejoice in the blessed assurance that she belonged in life and in death to her faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.  Soli Deo Gloria!