Kauffman, Rebecca (1873-1950)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Mar 2 p. 5

Birth date: 1873

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— Mrs. Rebecca Kauffman, 77, passed away Monday afternoon at her home in Hesston. She was the widow of the late Levi C. Kauffman, who died in 1945, and mother of Milo Kauffman, president of Hesston College and Bible School. Four other sons and two daughters survive her. One of six surviving sisters, Mrs. Mary Babb, resides in Newton. Funeral services have been announced for Saturday forenoon, at 10 o’clock at the home and 10:30 at the Hesston college chapel.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Mar 9 p. 5

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— A large funeral was held at Hesston Saturday forenoon when Mrs. Rebecca Kauffman, mother of president Milo Kauffman of Hesston College, was laid to her final resting place. The services were in the Hesston College chapel, after which interment was made in the Pennsylvania church cemetery. Among the children and close relatives who had come from a distance to attend the funeral were Rev. and Mrs. Archie Kauffman of Sweet Home, Oregon; John Kauffman, Corvallis, Oregon; George Kauffman, Albany, Oregon; Mrs. Clayton Kauffman and Mrs. Lina Synder [sic Snyder], Hammett, Idaho.