Jennifer J. Boothe Kruse Allen Obituary's Obituary
Jennifer J. Boothe Kruse Allen was born November 12, 1977 and passed from this life into heaven on June 21, 2010. The family lived in the Chariton area until 1985. As a child Jennifer loved going to her grandmother Vivian Boothe's hog farm to help with the chores. She also visited her other grandparents, Sarah and Roy Siegfried in Lakewood, California, where she had a terrific time seeing the sights of California. Jennifer and Karen continued to reside in Chariton until Karen's marriage to Mark Tucker when they move to a farm near Seymour, Iowa. Jennifer graduated from Seymour High School in 1995. Jennifer's marriage to Keith Kruse of Clinton, Iowa gave her a daughter, Vivienne, born August 10, 1998. Jennifer and Vivienne moved to Centerville where Jennifer achieved her goal of becoming a LPN in 2002. They moved back to Corydon where Jennifer worked at the Wayne County Hospital. Her marriage to Rodney Allen moved her back to Chariton where she worked as a nurse at the Chariton Manor. Levi Allen was born on June 1, 2005. In 2007, Jennifer moved back to Corydon to be close to her mother when health issues forced her to give up nursing. Jennifer's life was full of happy times and accomplishments. She considered her children her greatest achievement. She loved music and was gifted with artistic abilities. She also loved to be sitting at her computer communicating with friends. Jennifer never stopped fighting to overcome her health issues and again become the person everyone had known and loved. She will be greatly missed by everyone whose lives she touched. Jennifer was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Reid and Vivian Boothe, maternal grandparents Sarah and Roy Siegfried, stepfather Fred Schutte, and Karen's husband Mark Tucker. She leaves behind to honor her memory two precious children, Levi Donald Allen and Vivienne Rebecca Kruse, her parents Karen Tucker and Larry and Alex Boothe, stepsister Regina Hopingardner, uncle Terry Siegfried and lots of friends. Book Travel to Services To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Jennifer J. Boothe Kruse Allen Obituary please visit our Sympathy Store.
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