Kathryn Kaufmann

Kathryn Kaufmann, 85, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Jackson Manor in Jackson.

She was born April 16, 1932, in Cape Girardeau County, the daughter of Arthur Otto and Ida Sedekum Keller. She and Paul C. Kaufmann were married Feb. 18, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, and he passed away March 5, 1989.

Katie, as she was known, was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on May 1, 1932, and celebrated her confirmation in March 1945.

She worked for 27 years at Southeast Hospital, leaving after her eyesight began to fail.

She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, listening to the games on the radio. She loved camping on the Castor River and playing cards for hours on end. She loved to sing and always had a song on her heart.

Along with being an excellent cook, her jelly rolls were phenomenal. One of her fondest hobbies was talking on the phone.

Loving survivors include her son, Charles (Kristin) Kaufmann of Jackson, and three sisters, Lois Collins, Ruth Dillingham and Bernice Smith, all of Cape Girardeau.

Also surviving are six grandchildren, Todd, Erika and Paul Kaufmann and Elizabeth, Brock and Mary Kate Nanney, and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Ralph and Norman Keller; an infant sister, Tessa Louisa Keller; and a granddaughter, Amber Kaufmann.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral service will be at noon Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tony Kobak officiating.

Interment will follow in St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery in Tilsit.

Memorials may be made to River City Workers for the Blind or St. James United Church of Christ.

Sympathy messages may be sent to the family online at mccombsfuneralhome.com.