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Rebecca Ellen <I>Sharp</I> Kauffman

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Rebecca Ellen Sharp Kauffman

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Feb 1950 (aged 76)
Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Zimmerdale, Harvey County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Kauffman. ­ Rebecca Ellen, daughter of Gideon and Salina Sharp, was born at Belleville, Pa., April 22, 1873; passed away in her sleep, at her home in Hesston, Kans., Feb. 27, 1950; aged 76 y. 10 m. 5 d. On Jan. 7, 1896, she was married to Levi C. Kauffman at Garden City, Mo. He preceded her in death April 28, 1945. Surviving are 7 children (Milo, Hesston, Kans.; John, Corvallis, Oreg.; Archie, Lebanon, Oreg.; Lina-Mrs. M. S. Snyder, Hammett, Idaho; George, Tangent, Oreg.; Edward, Alden, N. Y.; and Eva Mae-Mrs. Raymond Jaques, Hesston), all of whom were present for the funeral. The oldest daughter (Pearl-Mrs. J. E. Harshbarger) preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1927. One son and 2 daughters died in infancy. She had 37 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She leaves 6 sisters (Mollie Bobb, Newton, Kans.; Sadie Detwiler, Westover, Md.; Mattie Kauffman, Hubbard, Oreg.; Lina Zook, Fairview, Mich.; Nettie Kauffman, Glendive, Mont.; and Stella Lehman, Goshen, Ind.), and one brother (Elmer Sharp, Fairview Mich.). In her youth she became a Christian and united with the Mennonite Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. In 1899 she with her husband and two small children moved from Missouri to North Dakota, where they made their home until moving to Hesston in 1940. She was a faithful wife and loving mother and will always be appreciated and cherished in the memories of her children. Funeral services were in charge of John P. Duerksen, Jess Kauffman, and M. A. Yoder. Burial was made in the Zimmerdale Mennonite Cemetery.
Kauffman. ­ Rebecca Ellen, daughter of Gideon and Salina Sharp, was born at Belleville, Pa., April 22, 1873; passed away in her sleep, at her home in Hesston, Kans., Feb. 27, 1950; aged 76 y. 10 m. 5 d. On Jan. 7, 1896, she was married to Levi C. Kauffman at Garden City, Mo. He preceded her in death April 28, 1945. Surviving are 7 children (Milo, Hesston, Kans.; John, Corvallis, Oreg.; Archie, Lebanon, Oreg.; Lina-Mrs. M. S. Snyder, Hammett, Idaho; George, Tangent, Oreg.; Edward, Alden, N. Y.; and Eva Mae-Mrs. Raymond Jaques, Hesston), all of whom were present for the funeral. The oldest daughter (Pearl-Mrs. J. E. Harshbarger) preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1927. One son and 2 daughters died in infancy. She had 37 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She leaves 6 sisters (Mollie Bobb, Newton, Kans.; Sadie Detwiler, Westover, Md.; Mattie Kauffman, Hubbard, Oreg.; Lina Zook, Fairview, Mich.; Nettie Kauffman, Glendive, Mont.; and Stella Lehman, Goshen, Ind.), and one brother (Elmer Sharp, Fairview Mich.). In her youth she became a Christian and united with the Mennonite Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. In 1899 she with her husband and two small children moved from Missouri to North Dakota, where they made their home until moving to Hesston in 1940. She was a faithful wife and loving mother and will always be appreciated and cherished in the memories of her children. Funeral services were in charge of John P. Duerksen, Jess Kauffman, and M. A. Yoder. Burial was made in the Zimmerdale Mennonite Cemetery.

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