Marilyn J. Deyoung

Marilyn J. DeYoung, nee Smits, age 76, of Crown Point, IN went home to her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  Beloved wife of Leonard DeYoung.  Dear mother of Joseph DeYoung, Lenny L. (Shannon) DeYoung, Lori L. (Brett) Mejan, late Scott A. DeYoung, late Steven DeYoung, and daughter-in-law Shelley (Dan) Hoffman.  Loving grandmother of Colin (fiancée Olivia Earl), Madison, Delaney (fiancé Jacob Bultema), Hayden, Hunter, Abby (fiancé Alex Wondaal) Mejan, and Katie Mejan. Dear sister to the late Delores (Simon) Koopmans, late Gerrit (June) Smits, late Diana (late Don) Utterback, and Allen (Sharon) Smits. Preceded in death by her parents Herman and Alice Smits.

Visitation Tuesday, July 23, 2024 from 4:00—8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs Ln (Rt.30/Pleasant Springs Ln.) Dyer, IN. Funeral service Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Church 3500 Glenwood Lansing Rd, Lansing, IL with Rev. Kyle Beckrich.  Burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery – Lansing, IL.  Marilyn was a member of Bethel Christian Reformed Church for 52 years, member of Coffee and Comfort, volunteer of Bethel CRC Friendship Club, Second Life Thrift Center, and Phil’s Friends. Memorial contributions may be given to Crown Point Christian School (10550 Park Pl, St John, IN 46373), Illiana Christian High School (10920 Calumet Ave, Dyer, IN 46311), or Phil’s Friends (1249 Arrowhead Ct, Crown Point, IN 46307).

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