Born July 5, 1982 in Pekin to David Russell and Stacy Ann (Mitchell) Anderson, Jr., she married Chad Anthony Kautz on October 21, 2006 in Pekin. He survives.
Also surviving are her parents, David and Stacy Anderson of Green Valley; one sister, Shannon (Ryan Tucker) Anderson of Champaign; one brother, Adam Anderson of Mason City; grandparents, Richard and Patricia Mitchell of Dunnellon, Florida and Mary Jane and Keith Conkling of Hopedale; great-grandmother, Marge Conkling of Sterling; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary and Daryl Roberts of Peoria; and sister-in-law, Allison Roberts of Peoria.
A 2000 graduate of Illini Central High School in Mason City, she received her bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.
Jennifer worked at Eastside Educational Center in Mackinaw since February 2005, last working Friday as director and a teacher.
She attended First United Methodist Church in Pekin.
Jennifer enjoyed reading, photography, caring for children, and was devoted to her many friends.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2010at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel. The Rev. Judy Doyle will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jennifer Kautz Memorial Fund.
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