Shirley Jutzi Obituary
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Shirley married Nelson Samuel Jutzi on March 11, 1961. She was the mother of Richard (Rhonda Yoder), Kristine (Jeff Romine), and Paul (Melanie Coblentz). A grandmother to ten grandchildren: Rebecca (Thomas Christner), Stephanie (Dan Griffiths) and Christina (Stephen Batchelder); Sara (Garrett Williams), Jessica, Emily, and Christopher; and David, Rachel and Naomi. The great grandmother to Evelyn and Lillian (Rebecca and Thomas) and Phoebe (Christina and Stephen).
Nelson Jutzi died on February 9, 1997. On August 5, 2000, Shirley married Lowell Byall. Lowell died on March 12, 2022. Shirley is survived by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren as well as brothers and sisters Donald Ropp and his wife Martha, Wayne Ropp and his wife Marie, Karen and her husband Allan Moffatt, Linda and her husband Malcom MacDonald, Larry Ropp and his wife Annie, brother-in-law Laverne Gingerich and many nieces and nephews. Shirley was predeceased by her parents, Nelson and Erma Ropp, and sister, Marjorie Gingerich.
A Memorial Service will be held on March 30, 2024, at Grace Mennonite Church, 8704 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021, at 10:00 am. Light refreshments will be served following the service.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Habitat for Humanity or the Nelson S. & Shirley F. Jutzi
Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund at Arizona State University.
https://www.asufoundation.org/education-and-scholarship/donor-named-funds/nelson-s.-and-shirley-
f.-jutzi-foundation-scholarship-endowment-CA101261.html
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