Jennifer Meghan Kearns, 19 of Huntley, Ill. passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
She was born July 9, 1992 in Barrington, Ill. the daughter of James and Dacia (Bunt) Kearns.
Jennifer was a 2010 graduate of Huntley High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Track and Field Team and was a Silver Cord Service Member. She was a member of the Huntley Pioneers 4H Club where she showed several champion pigs and steers. In addition, she received many honors for her artistic talents. She was active in the youth group at Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake where she was a member. She attended Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University for her freshman and sophomore years, preparing to attend Parkland College in Champaign in the fall of 2012 to study Dental Hygiene.
She loved family celebrations, snowboarding, waterskiing, boating, writing poetry and being a good friend.
She is survived by her parents, her sister Erika and brother Ryan both at home, her grandparents Barbara Kearns of Monroe, Wisc and Robert and Nancy Bunt of Huntley, her great grandmother Evelyn Bunt of Stronghurst, IL, her boyfriend Zachary Richardson of Union, many loving Aunts, Uncles, cousins and good friends.
Visitation will be from 3:00 to 8:00pm Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Bethany Lutheran Church 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake and will continue Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 10:00 AM until the 11:00 Funeral Service with Rev. Carrie Smith officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Union, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be directed to the Jennifer M. Kearns Memorial Fund to be donated among the Mission Save a Smile c/o Bethany Lutheran Church, the McHenry County 4H, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.
The James A. O'Connor Funeral Home in Huntley is assisting the family, for information call 847-669-5111 or visit www.jamesaoconnorfuneralhome.com.
She was born July 9, 1992 in Barrington, Ill. the daughter of James and Dacia (Bunt) Kearns.
Jennifer was a 2010 graduate of Huntley High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Track and Field Team and was a Silver Cord Service Member. She was a member of the Huntley Pioneers 4H Club where she showed several champion pigs and steers. In addition, she received many honors for her artistic talents. She was active in the youth group at Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake where she was a member. She attended Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University for her freshman and sophomore years, preparing to attend Parkland College in Champaign in the fall of 2012 to study Dental Hygiene.
She loved family celebrations, snowboarding, waterskiing, boating, writing poetry and being a good friend.
She is survived by her parents, her sister Erika and brother Ryan both at home, her grandparents Barbara Kearns of Monroe, Wisc and Robert and Nancy Bunt of Huntley, her great grandmother Evelyn Bunt of Stronghurst, IL, her boyfriend Zachary Richardson of Union, many loving Aunts, Uncles, cousins and good friends.
Visitation will be from 3:00 to 8:00pm Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Bethany Lutheran Church 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake and will continue Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 10:00 AM until the 11:00 Funeral Service with Rev. Carrie Smith officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Union, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be directed to the Jennifer M. Kearns Memorial Fund to be donated among the Mission Save a Smile c/o Bethany Lutheran Church, the McHenry County 4H, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.
The James A. O'Connor Funeral Home in Huntley is assisting the family, for information call 847-669-5111 or visit www.jamesaoconnorfuneralhome.com.