Lavone Kauffman

Lavone, of Irwin, died at Elm Crest Nursing Home in Harlan on Monday night.

VisitationThursday, November 15, 2007, after 5:00 p.m.Family present 5-7 p.m.Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa

Friday, November 16, 2007

2:30 PM

Redline Church of Christ

Kirkman, Iowa

Roy North

Amazing Grace?

Open the Eyes of My Heart?

Open My Heart?

Recorded Music

Phil Daringer   Bill Kauffman   Tom Gaer

Bill Lambert   Larry Clark

Donald Dahlof   Don Robinson  

Howard Dahlof

Redline Cemetery, Kirkman, Iowa

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR

KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND

INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP

AT CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.

   Lavone Antje, daughter of Ahrend and Anna (Janssen) Reuwsaat, was born August 16, 1926, on the family farm near Manilla, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in the Denison area, and graduated from Denison High School in 1945. Lavone worked at a dime store in Cedar Rapids following graduation.

   Lavone was united in marriage with Glen Kauffman on April 17, 1953, in Denison, Iowa.  One daughter was born to this union.  For the next twenty eight years, they lived in Audubon County where Lavone was an active farm wife and helped with the livestock and crops.

          After the death of her husband in 1981, Lavone worked at the 59er restaurant in Harlan for a couple years.  She then moved to Lubbock, Texas for five years and worked as a  home care assistant for her son-in-laws grandmother.  In 1990 Lavone retired and moved to Irwin.

   Lavone was a member of the Redline Church of Christ near Irwin, and the American Legion Auxillary in Irwin. She loved to be outside. Lavone had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening both flowers and vegetables.  She was a bird watcher and also enjoyed many types of crafts and cross stitch.

   Lavone was dealing with both diabetes and Alzheimers Disease when she became a resident of Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan in September of 2002.  She died there on November 12, 2007, at the age of 81 years, 2 months, and 27 days.

   Lavone was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Glen.

   She is survived by one daughter, Karen Conder and her husband David of Lubbock, Texas; twin sister Laverne Clark of Harlan, Iowa; sister Delores Kauffman of Marne Iowa; other relatives and friends.

Memorials may be made to Redline Church of Christ, Harlan Church of Christ, or the Alzheimers Unit

at Elm Crest in Lavones memory.