Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kauffman, Thomas I. October 31, 1973 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com February 20, 2021, 5:48 pm Sentinel-Std. - Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1973 CLARKSVILLE- Thomas I. Kauffman, 73, Elmdale Road, Clarksville died Tuesday morning at Butterworth hospital where he has been a patient or the past 8 days. He was born May 16, 1905 in Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Joas and Polly Ann (Miller) Kauffman. His parents moved to Exeland, Wisconsin when he was a small boy. Kauffman married Nellie Stutzman November 21, 1926 in Kolomna, Iowa. In 1969 they moved to the Clarksville area to live. He was a member of the Bowne Mennonite church and was a self-employed lumberman. Surviving are his wife, Nellie; 2 daughters, Mrs. William (Viola) Wroblewski of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ms. Donald (Ila) Kauffman of Apple Creek, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Chester Kauffman of Gold Bar, Washington; Harvey Kauffman, Nappa, California; 2 sisters, Ms. Robert Emma (Sherman), Post Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Edna Gardner, Iowa City, Iowa; one grandson, Kevin, preceded him in death on June 5, 1978. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 at the Bowne Mennonite church, Alto with Elder LaVern Suartz officiating. Burial will be in the Bowne Mennonite cemetery. The family will be at the Pickens-Koops funeral chapel, Clarksville, Thursday from 7 to 9 pm. Additional Comments: Age: 73 Funeral: Friday, 3 November 1973 Bowne Mennonite cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kauffman39902nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb