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Martha H. “Mattie” <I>Kauffman</I> Stutzman

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Martha H. “Mattie” Kauffman Stutzman

Birth
Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois, USA
Death
12 Jun 2010 (aged 91)
Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Johnson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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From: KalonaNews.com,
June 16, 2010

Martha Kauffman Stutzman died June 12, 2010. She was born March 26, 1919, in Arthur, IL, the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Stutzman Kauffman.

Martha and John Stutzman were married in Kalona on Jan. 1, 1942. The couple lived in the community and farmed. Martha was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church and the Lower Deer Creek Women's Sewing Circle.

She enjoyed her family and many friends and always had a happy outlook on life. Quilting was her favorite pastime and she continued to pursue this until her health started to fail. She did an untold number of baby quilts and wall hangings.

She is survived by six children and spouses: Claretta McArtor of East Moline, Illinois, Merle and Joyce Stutzman of Newton, Iowa, John and Janice Stutzman of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Harold and Mary Stutzman of Kalona, Laverta and Roger Steiner of Apple Creek, Ohio, and Laverna and Clayton Troyer of Kalona. Also surviving are
16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren [named in the obituary], a sister, Clara Gingerich of Iowa City, Iowa and two brothers, Jacob and wife Jean Kauffman of Kalona and Harvey Kauffman of Goshen, Indiana.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John (1988) two daughters, Idella Stutzman and Marcia Stutzman, a grandson, Nathan Stutzman, a granddaughter,
Sarah Troyer, great grandson, Cody McArtor, a son-in-law, Walt McArtor, and siblings, Joe Kauffman, Katie Ann Miller, Esther Borntrager, and Levi Kauffman.

A memorial has been established for WMSC or Parkview
Chaplaincy.

Celebration of Life were held Wednesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, rural Kalona. Burial was prior to the service.

Visitation was Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona. Pastors Don Patterson and Dick Swartzendruber officiated.
From: KalonaNews.com,
June 16, 2010

Martha Kauffman Stutzman died June 12, 2010. She was born March 26, 1919, in Arthur, IL, the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Stutzman Kauffman.

Martha and John Stutzman were married in Kalona on Jan. 1, 1942. The couple lived in the community and farmed. Martha was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church and the Lower Deer Creek Women's Sewing Circle.

She enjoyed her family and many friends and always had a happy outlook on life. Quilting was her favorite pastime and she continued to pursue this until her health started to fail. She did an untold number of baby quilts and wall hangings.

She is survived by six children and spouses: Claretta McArtor of East Moline, Illinois, Merle and Joyce Stutzman of Newton, Iowa, John and Janice Stutzman of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Harold and Mary Stutzman of Kalona, Laverta and Roger Steiner of Apple Creek, Ohio, and Laverna and Clayton Troyer of Kalona. Also surviving are
16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren [named in the obituary], a sister, Clara Gingerich of Iowa City, Iowa and two brothers, Jacob and wife Jean Kauffman of Kalona and Harvey Kauffman of Goshen, Indiana.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John (1988) two daughters, Idella Stutzman and Marcia Stutzman, a grandson, Nathan Stutzman, a granddaughter,
Sarah Troyer, great grandson, Cody McArtor, a son-in-law, Walt McArtor, and siblings, Joe Kauffman, Katie Ann Miller, Esther Borntrager, and Levi Kauffman.

A memorial has been established for WMSC or Parkview
Chaplaincy.

Celebration of Life were held Wednesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, rural Kalona. Burial was prior to the service.

Visitation was Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona. Pastors Don Patterson and Dick Swartzendruber officiated.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89002638/martha_h-stutzman: accessed ), memorial page for Martha H. “Mattie” Kauffman Stutzman (26 Mar 1919–12 Jun 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89002638, citing Fairview Mennonite Cemetery, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47166098).