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Celesta E. Kaufman Lichti

Birth: 31 Jan 1881
Indiana, USA
Death: 13 Jul 1970 (aged 89)
Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial: Salem Cemetery

Shickley, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 57390563 View Source

Lichti, Celesta Ellen, daughter of Jacob J. and Sarah (Troyer) Kauffman, was born near Amboy, Ind., Jan. 31, 1881; died at the Fillmore Community Hospital, Geneva, Neb., July 13, 1970; aged 89 y. 5 m. 12 d. On Jan. 1, 1903, she was married to Christian S. Lichti, who died in 1940. Surviving are 5 daughters (Grace Mrs. Albert Schiffler, Neoda Mrs. Edward Kennel, Lydia Mrs. Wesley Schiffler, Delsie Mrs. Kenneth Maddock, and Mrs. Delta Klopfenstein), 13 grandchildren, 30 great- grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, one brother (Jonas Kauffman), and 5 sisters (Mrs. Dan Slatter, Mrs. Sumner Musser, Mrs. William Weaver, Mrs. Pete Slatter, and Mrs. Lee Stepp). She was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held July 16, with Lee Schlegel and Albert Gaeddert officiating; interment in the nearby cemetery.

Contributor: A. A. Shank

Lichti, Celesta Ellen, daughter of Jacob J. and Sarah (Troyer) Kauffman, was born near Amboy, Ind., Jan. 31, 1881; died at the Fillmore Community Hospital, Geneva, Neb., July 13, 1970; aged 89 y. 5 m. 12 d. On Jan. 1, 1903, she was married to Christian S. Lichti, who died in 1940. Surviving are 5 daughters (Grace Mrs. Albert Schiffler, Neoda Mrs. Edward Kennel, Lydia Mrs. Wesley Schiffler, Delsie Mrs. Kenneth Maddock, and Mrs. Delta Klopfenstein), 13 grandchildren, 30 great- grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, one brother (Jonas Kauffman), and 5 sisters (Mrs. Dan Slatter, Mrs. Sumner Musser, Mrs. William Weaver, Mrs. Pete Slatter, and Mrs. Lee Stepp). She was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held July 16, with Lee Schlegel and Albert Gaeddert officiating; interment in the nearby cemetery.

Contributor: A. A. Shank

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1874–1940 (m. 1903)

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Created by: Beth Wilkins
Added: Aug 20, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57390563/celesta_e-lichti: accessed ), memorial page for Celesta E. Kaufman Lichti (31 Jan 1881–13 Jul 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57390563, citing Salem Cemetery, Shickley, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Beth Wilkins (contributor 47320753).

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