Amy Noel Keegstra

November 22, 1960 - June 3, 2013

Amy N. Keegstra, 52, of Chicago died there Monday, June 3, 2013. Services celebrating her life will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 22, at the Dey-Florin Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in St. Joseph. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 1 PM on Saturday at the Dey-Florin Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the Berrien County Humane Society or Donor’s Choice. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Amy was born on Nov 22, 1960 in Benton Harbor to Dr. Edward and Nancy Keegstra. She graduated from Benton Harbor High School after which she traveled with “Up With People” as a dancer. She attended Michigan State University and had resided in the Chicago area for the last 25 years. She was a nanny. Amy loved to cook and take care of children. She also enjoyed animals especially her cats. She was an independent private person who was totally devoted to her family and the children for whom she cared. She is survived by her parents, Dr. Edward and Nancy Keegstra of Stevensville; her sisters, Jo Keegstra of Chicago and Jane Wilcox of Sun Prairie, WI; her brothers, William Keegstra of Eau Claire, Piet Keegstra of Eau Claire and Tim Keegstra of Westerville, OH and several nieces and nephews.