Elsie Drange 1379
- Born: 2 Jul 1886, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 1379
- Marriage (1): James Norman "Norman" Kaufman in 1908 in India 1379
- Died: 13 Nov 1939, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA at age 53 1379
- Buried: Harmony Cemetery (Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA) 1379
 Cause of her death was Stroke.1379
General Notes:
OBITUARY
ELSIE (DRANGE) KAUFMAN
1886-1939
Kaufman.-Elsie Drange Kaufman was born in Chicago, July 2, 1886; died Nov. 13, 1939, aged 53 y. 4 m. 11 d. When still quite young she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church of which she was a faithful member until her death. She was one of the first converts of the Mennonite Home Mission, Chicago. She served as a missionary to India, including furloughs, from 1908 until 1935. The day before New Year's Day of 1936 she suffered a stroke which left her an invalid. She did not have long to wait after her third stroke on the morning of Nov. 13, 1939, for she peacefully fell asleep in Jesus the same evening. In 1909 she was united in marriage to Bro. J. N. Kaufman who survives her. She is also survived by her 3 children (Russell, Paul, and Kathryn). and by her 2 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church near Peoria, Ill. Interment in the Harmony Cemetery. Brethren Ezra Yordy, Geo. Troyer, and Ernest Miller had charge of the services, the latter preaching the sermon.
From: Gospel Herald, Vol. XXXII, No. 38, December 21, 1939, pages 815,816 1379
Death Notes:
Age: 53 Years, 4 Months, 11 Days
Life Events:
1. Church Affiliation: Mennonite. 1379
2. Occupation: Missionary in India. 1379
Elsie married James Norman "Norman" Kaufman, son of Jacob W. Kaufman and Catharine Blough, in 1908 in India.1379 (James Norman "Norman" Kaufman was born on 28 Oct 1880 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA,1379 died on 31 Jul 1966 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA 1379 and was buried on 4 Aug 1966 in Elkhart-Prairie Cemetery (Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA) 1379.)
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