- Date Of Birth: June 21, 1931
- Date Of Death: April 29, 2018
- State: Michigan
Betty Joyce Mejeur, age 86, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 29, 2018. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, Betty was born June 21, 1931, the daughter of Steven and Dorothy (Ouding) Slater. Betty was a member of Covenant United Reformed Church. She had worked in the libraries at Portage Public Schools and at The Upjohn Company in the technical library. She loved reading, baking and spending time with her family. On March 7, 1952, she was united in marriage with Jerry Mejeur, who preceded her in death on December 18, 2016. Also preceding were her parents, her sister Lois DeYoung and her son Todd Mejeur.
Surviving are two daughters, Karen (Dennis) DeVries and Shelley Holcomb, both of Kalamazoo; nine grandchildren, Jen (Chad) Klaassen, Brian (Kristen) DeVries, Betsy (Matt) VanderMeer, Jill (Matt) Quemada, Tara Mejeur, Brittney (Asim) Baig, Gregory Holcomb, Bill (Ariel) Mejeur, Josh (Christin) Mejeur; sixteen great-grandchildren, Alexis, Kaylee and Nolan Klaassen, Naomi and Levi DeVries, Braden, Ethan, Grant and Laila VanderMeer, Olivia Quemada, Zehra, Azaan and Nadia Baig, Zayleigh and Holden Mejeur, and Sonya; a sister Dorothy (Dallas) Yowler; many nieces and nephews.