Mary Jane Honeywell

Mary Jane Honeywell obituary, Holly, MI

Mary Jane Honeywell

Mary Honeywell Obituary

Visit the A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors - Crooks Road website to view the full obituary.
Mary Jane Honeywell was born in 1943 in Muskegon, Michigan. She worked for many years in the Holly School District to allow herself to stay at home and raise her children.

She was the beloved wife of her late husband, James M. Honeywell. She is survived by her four daughters, Janet (Thomas) Sennett, Patti (Mark) Moore, Kristen (Richard) Smeltzer and Debra (Bryan) Myott. She was the proud grandmother to John (Alissa), Rachel (Joseph), Andrew (Kathlyn), Riley, Logan, Andrew, Jacob, Zachary (Savannah), Stephanie (Stacy), and Joseph. She is also the great-grandmother of Evelyn, Joseph, Sophia, Maeve, Shia, Hayden, and Forrest.

She was the sister of Richard Shanty, deceased, and Jack (Lynn) Shanty and their two daughters Kim (Jim) Cooper and Christy (Brad) Wilson. Sister to Ed Anderson of Muskegon Michigan.

She resided at Sunrise of Troy after her move from Sun City, AZ back to her home in Michigan.

A Funeral Mass in Mary Jane's honor will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 10:00AM at St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church - Stone Chapel (2215 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304). Visitation prior begins at church at 9:30AM.

Memorial contributions may be made out to Compassus Hospice.

~Lovingly written by the family~

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