Joan Kautz, 81, of Amelia, died Oct. 1.
Kautz is survived by her husband Robert Kautz, children Deborah (Sonny Polster) Combs, Jeanne (David) Cairns and Julie (Donald) Lueke, grandchildren Bobbie Brafford, Chelsea Combs, Christopher Combs, Rachael Collini, Danelle Peyton, Stephanie Spencer, and Kelly Lueke, nine great-grandchildren and siblings Judy Brentlinger, Jeanne Kerns, and Jerry Palm and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother James Palm.
Private services and interment were at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Memorials to the American Cancer Society.