Barbara Anne Doezema of Wayland died Wednesday. She was 71.

Barb was born on Nov. 29, 1950, to Martin and Ida Bolt, the sixth of nine children. Barb met the love of her life, Andy Doezema, at the age of 5 when his family moved in across the street. She told her mom she was going to marry that boy, and 14 years later she did.

In the following 52 years they had two children and two grandchildren. Their life together demonstrated faith, patience and most of all love for their family.

Throughout her life, Barb had a gift for making friends and ran into people she knew everywhere she went. She loved to bake for all the people in her life and was known for her blueberry muffins at the cancer center, where she spent a lot of time at the end of her life. She enjoyed traveling, watching sports (go Tigers!), working on mission trips in the U.S., volunteering at the Rec Center, gardening, and especially spending time with her granddaughters.

She is survived by husband Andrew Doezema; son Michael (and Melanie) Doezema, and their daughters Madelyn and Paige; daughter Denise Doezema; siblings Dick (and Jacque) Bolt, Jerry (and Sandy) Bolt, Tom Bolt, Jack (and Lynn) Bolt, Carl (and Margie) Bolt, and Ruth (and Rick) Haan; sister-in-law Marijo (and Steve) Osterink; and many beloved nieces, nephews, and friends.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Friendship Church , 190 – 100th St. SE, Byron Center. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Friendship Church, and will be streamed at friendshipcrc.org.

To honor Barb’s life and in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mission French Africa Ministries, 2221 Ridgewood Ave. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546.