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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Curtis Kauffmann
Curtis
Kauffmann
Feb 20, 1937 — Mar 27, 2013
Curtis Kauffmann's Obituary
The Funeral Service for Curtis Kauffmann, age 76 of Carson, will be held at 1:30pm Friday, March 29, 2013 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin with Pastor Bob Edwards, officiating. Burial will be in the Leith Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Walter J. Thome American Legion Post #45 of Carson.
Special music will be provided by Annette Roth, organist and Kristin Burlack, soloist.
Serving as casketbearers are Terry Haberstroh, Bob Hoff, Russell Hehn, Dan Moliter, Elmer Mattis, and John Zeller. The Walter J. Thome American Legion Post are considered Honorary Bearers.
CURTIS MELVIN KAUFFMANN was born February 20, 1937 in Mankato, MN to Roy and Martha (Zeller) Kauffmann. The family moved to a farm south of Leith in 1939. Curtis grew up there and attended four years at Valley View Country School and four years of schooling in Leith.
He enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and was discharged in 1964 and returned to Leith where he farmed with his parents. Curtis later purchased his grandparents Julius and Christina Zeller's farm in 1967 where he has continued to farm and ranch since.
He met the love of his life, ""Toots"" in 1993 and together continued to live on the farm where they continued to farm and ranch together.
If anyone needed help with something, Curtis was always there to lend a helping hand. He loved to fish, hunt, and go snowmobiling. He loved doing carpenter work and has re-done several of the buildings on the farm. He loved the farm and ranch style of life. He always had a good sense of humor.
In July of 2012, he was diagnosed with cancer and has been battling it since. Curtis passed away early Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.
Surviving family member include his brother and sister-in-law, Roman and Peggy Kauffmann, Bismarck, ND; sister, Roberta Henrichs, Phoenix, AZ; special friend, Nettie Ketterling, Leith, ND; and her family, Rocksanne (Dennis) Peterson, Bismarck, ND; Shawn (Becky) Tibke, Wilton, ND; Fonda Tibke (Mike) Pfaff, Bismarck, ND; and their families, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 1:00 to 7:00pm, and on Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 noon at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Friday one hour prior to services at the church in Elgin.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Special music will be provided by Annette Roth, organist and Kristin Burlack, soloist.
Serving as casketbearers are Terry Haberstroh, Bob Hoff, Russell Hehn, Dan Moliter, Elmer Mattis, and John Zeller. The Walter J. Thome American Legion Post are considered Honorary Bearers.
CURTIS MELVIN KAUFFMANN was born February 20, 1937 in Mankato, MN to Roy and Martha (Zeller) Kauffmann. The family moved to a farm south of Leith in 1939. Curtis grew up there and attended four years at Valley View Country School and four years of schooling in Leith.
He enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and was discharged in 1964 and returned to Leith where he farmed with his parents. Curtis later purchased his grandparents Julius and Christina Zeller's farm in 1967 where he has continued to farm and ranch since.
He met the love of his life, ""Toots"" in 1993 and together continued to live on the farm where they continued to farm and ranch together.
If anyone needed help with something, Curtis was always there to lend a helping hand. He loved to fish, hunt, and go snowmobiling. He loved doing carpenter work and has re-done several of the buildings on the farm. He loved the farm and ranch style of life. He always had a good sense of humor.
In July of 2012, he was diagnosed with cancer and has been battling it since. Curtis passed away early Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.
Surviving family member include his brother and sister-in-law, Roman and Peggy Kauffmann, Bismarck, ND; sister, Roberta Henrichs, Phoenix, AZ; special friend, Nettie Ketterling, Leith, ND; and her family, Rocksanne (Dennis) Peterson, Bismarck, ND; Shawn (Becky) Tibke, Wilton, ND; Fonda Tibke (Mike) Pfaff, Bismarck, ND; and their families, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 1:00 to 7:00pm, and on Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 noon at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Friday one hour prior to services at the church in Elgin.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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