Celesta Ellen Kauffman

1881 - 1970  (89 years)

• Name	Celesta Ellen Kauffman
  Born	31 Jan 1881
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jul 1970
  Person ID	I120677	MABIC
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Jacob J. Kauffman
  Mother	Sarah Troyer
  Family ID	F38096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian S. Lichti,   b. 26 Jul 1874,   d. 19 Sep 1940  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1903
  Children	1. Neoda Edna Lichti,   b. 8 Oct 1903,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grace Ardelia Lichti,   b. 18 Feb 1907,   d. 8 Apr 1972  (Age 65 years)   3. Lydia Savilla Lichti,   b. 7 Jul 1908   4. Delsie Amelia Lichti,   b. 13 Jan 1911   5. Delta Mae Lichti,   b. 24 Feb 1914
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F38095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LXIII, Number 32 - August 18, 1970, p. 691, 692Lichti, 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.