Loveland Newspaper Loveland, Colorado 01-10-02 Marie "Mary" Kaufman, 92, of Loveland, died Jan. 7, 2002, at Good Samaritan Health Care. She was born Sept. 25, 1909, in Sugar City, Colo., to Fredrick and Katherine Snell Schaffer. She married Ray Kaufman on Nov. 17, 1932, in Brighton. She and her husband owned several restaurants and bars in Nebraska and Colorado until retiring to Loveland in 1975. During retirement they loved to travel in their motor home and spent many winters in Arizona. Mrs. Kaufman was a housewife and business operator. She loved to crochet and made a special afghan for each of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening and spent many hours planting and grooming her gardens. Roses were her specialty, and she always had a beautiful rose garden. She enjoyed having her family nearby and loved to cook for them using her special German recipes. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Loveland. She was also a member of the Wal-Mart Group, and she enjoyed having cookies and coffee with her friends. She is survived by her husband, Ray Kaufman of Loveland; sons Ervin Kaufman and wife Jerry of Federal Heights and Leonard "Marvin" Kaufman and wife Maria of Lewellen, Neb.; daughter Carol Knowski and husband Frank of Milliken; six grandchildren, including Michele Jurs and husband Sean of Berthoud; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters Katherine Kaufman of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Lillian Kehling of Arvada. She was preceded in death by twin daughters; brothers Fred and Alex Schaffer; and a sister, Eva Feil. Viewing will be 5-7 p.m. today at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday prior to services at the church. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, the Rev. David Feeder officiating. Burial will be at Loveland Burial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3411 S. Taft, Loveland, 80537. Back to the top