Sadie (Miller) Kauffman, 96

Sadie (Miller) Kauffman, 96, of Kalispell, formerly of Condon, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Dec. 28, 2009. She was born Nov. 15, 1913, to Daniel F. and Sarah (Coblentz) Miller in Bloomfield. On Sept. 22, 1940, she married Reuben S. Kauffman of Creston. In 1947 they moved to the Swan Valley where she resided until 2004. She then moved to Kalispell where she resided first at Prestige Assisted Living and later at Immanuel Lutheran Home. She was a devoted wife and mother. She loved children and after raising her own, babysat for many neighbor children over the years. For a time she worked for the U.S. Forest Service planting trees in the summer months. Besides cooking, baking and sewing, she liked to take pictures and was known far and wide for the buggy-rim rugs she made. She was a devout Christian and for more than 30 years she and her husband traveled the 60 miles to Creston to attend Sunday school and worship services at Mountain View Mennonite Church. The family also wishes to thank the staff at Immanuel Lutheran Home for the wonderful care they gave our mother during the last months of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben S. Kauffman; daughter, Gwendlyn Kauffman; infant son, Jere; her parents; five brothers and six sisters. She is survived by one brother, Nathan Miller, and his wife, Kathryn, of Sidney; son-in-law, Paul Kauffman, of Wolford, N.D.; two sons, Lowell and his wife, Pauline, of Missoula, and Nathan and his wife, Fern, of Condon; two daughters, Myrene Iverson and her husband, Jerry, of Long Lake, Minn., and Carol Kauffman and her husband, Dennis, of Lebanon, Pa.; 19 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial service for Sadie at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Mountain View Mennonite Church in Creston. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home in Kalispell. Interment will be at the Creston Cemetery. A private family burial service will take place prior to the memorial service. The family suggests memorials be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Gideons Bible Society. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Sadie s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Sadie s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.