Anna Kauffman

Anna Kauffman, 80, of Arthur, IL passed away at 4:35 P.M. on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at her residence.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 12, 2018 and from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, July 13, 2018 all at Trinity Christian Fellowship, 1774 CR 1800 North in rural Arthur, IL.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Church.  Rev. Wilbur Gingerich will officiate.  Burial will be in the Trinity Christian Fellowship Cemetery.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Anna was born on November 19, 1937 in Arthur, IL. She was a daughter of Ben and Sadie (Yoder) Kuhns.  She married Edward S. Kauffman on March 12, 1957 in Arthur, IL.  He passed away on June 14, 2017.

She is survived by seven children, Glen Kauffman and his wife Carolyn, of Arthur, IL, Gary Kauffman and his wife Dorothy of Lovington, IL, Dorothy Sommers of Sugar Creek, OH, Jim Kauffman and his wife Ginny of Phoenix, AZ, Phil Kauffman and his wife Cindy of Bee Branch, AK, Roger Kauffman and his wife Jodi of Arthur, IL, and Treva Miller and her husband Kevin of Goshen , IN, 21 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 5 brothers, Jerry Kuhns of Arthur, IL, Harvey Kuhns of Tuscola, IL, Abe Kuhns and his wife Dorothy of Arthur, IL, Omer Kuhns and his wife Barbara of Sullivan, IL and Henry Kuhns of Arthur, IL, one sister, Mary Miller of Arthur, IL, and two sisters-in-law, Georgia Kuhns of Fort Wayne, IN and Esther Kuhns of Arthur, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son, Mervin E. Kauffman, 1 son-in-law, Jon Sommers, and two brothers, Levi Kuhns and Menno Kuhns.

Anna was a charter member of the Trinity Christian Fellowship in rural Arthur, IL.

Her hobbies included quilts, flowers and coffee time. Anna and her late husband Ed operated a bed and breakfast in Middlebury, IN, she also loved wintering in Phoenix, AZ. Anna dearly loved her family and they dearly loved her.