Kaufman, Dolores C. (1925 – 2017)

KAUFMAN, RUSCHENBERG, BLUM, COENEN, WILWERDING

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/21/2017 at 19:56:42

Name of deceased: Dolores Carmelite Kaufman (nee Blum)

Aged: 91 yrs, 11 mo, 8 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 13, 1925; Defiance, IA

Died: Jan. 21, 2017; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Jan. 23, 2017; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Children, Jacqueline Coenen of Overland Park, KS, Robert Kaufman of Earling, IA, Gwendolyn Kaufman of Harlan, IA, and Curtis Kaufman of Glenwood, IA; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren, plus 1 on the way; sisters-in-law, Helen Blum of Harlan, IA, and Ethel Blum of Omaha, NE; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John P. and Elizabeth (nee Ruschenberg) Blum; husband, Jerome; siblings, Rev. Victor Blum S.J., Sr. Roselle Blum O.S.F., Edgar Blum, Leander “Jim” Blum, Rev. Virgil Blum S.J., Lavern Blum, Edwin Blum, Ermine Blum, Cyril “Bob” Blum, Mary Ann Wilwerding and Reno Blum

Education: Graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic High School, Defiance, IA, Class of 1942

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at the St. Peter’s Catholic, Church, Defiance, IA; member, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, IA and the St. Michael’s Women’s Guild there

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Jerome Kaufman; July 1, 1947; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA

Employment: After high school and during WWII, she was employed as a secretary at the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant in Bellevue, NE. Afterwards she worked at Woodmen of the World Insurance Company in Omaha, NE. She returned to Earling, IA in 1946 to care for her terminally ill mother; she married the following year and became a farmer’s wife.

Hobbies/Interests: Tending to her vegetable and flower gardens; canning; cooking; sewing; reading

Sources: pauleyjones.com