1916
Pauline
2009
Pauline Kaufman
July 7, 1916 — April 2, 2009
Pauline Kaufman, Ortonville, Minnesota, died Thursday morning, April 2, 2009 at the Ortonville Hospital. She had reached the age of 92 years, 8 months, 26 days.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Ray Smith officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Appleton City Cemetery in Appleton, MN.
Pauline Kaufman was born July 7, 1916 in St. Paul, MN to Andrew and Josepha (Wahl) Kaufman, while her family was in the process of moving from Mapleton, MN to Moose Lake, MN. She weighed a mere 2 pounds and survived the journey confined to the walls of a shoebox. Pauline was baptized on July 29, 1916 at St. Andrew Church in St. Paul. As a young girl she moved with her family to Stacy, Minnesota where she attended Violetdale School in Linwood Township through the eighth grade.
In 1943 Pauline began her “calling” as a caretaker doing day care for a number of families in the White Bear Lake area. She moved in 1945 to Appleton, Minnesota and worked at the Kaufman Hospital as a nurse’s aide. Moving to Ortonville, Minnesota in 1952 she continued her career as a nurse’s aide for the next 25 years working at the Parkview Nursing Home until her retirement. Upon retiring and up until her 80th birthday, Pauline continued to serve as a live-in caretaker for Jenny Phillips, two years; then Mabel Hasslens for eight years; and last, Ida Hamman for two years.
Pauline was confirmed on February 24, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Upon moving to Ortonville, she joined the Ortonville Trinity Lutheran Church and was an active member of the Women of Trinity.
Throughout the years Pauline enjoyed sharing with family and friends her violets, and a variety of her knit and crocheted projects. She accepted every chance she had to play cards, bingo, scrabble and do puzzles. Great fellowship and enjoyment was found in attending social events at church, the senior citizen center, the nursing home, and being an active member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
Visiting and taking in family events, road trips to Appleton, the Twin Cities, Crookston, Wisconsin, and all site seeing trips were really treasured by Pauline. She had a special way with animals and a particularly close bond with Kiwi, the Northridge Nursing Home bird. Kiwi knew exactly where to find Pauline, how to climb to her shoulder, tear her phone book, and be her close friend.
Pauline took residence at Northridge Nursing Home in Ortonville the fall of 2005. In addition to her friend Kiwi, she enjoyed the Northridge friends and activities. She was active in RSVP until her death.
Survivors include sisters, Clara Wilson of Minneapolis, and Rosa Matykiewicz and Josephine Kaup of St. Paul; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William, Carl, and John; sister and brother-in-law, Ella and Lloyd Henneberg; brother-in-laws, Raymond Matykiewicz, Sr., and Edwin Wilson; and a nephew, great-nephew and great-great-niece.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Ray Smith officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Appleton City Cemetery in Appleton, MN.
Pauline Kaufman was born July 7, 1916 in St. Paul, MN to Andrew and Josepha (Wahl) Kaufman, while her family was in the process of moving from Mapleton, MN to Moose Lake, MN. She weighed a mere 2 pounds and survived the journey confined to the walls of a shoebox. Pauline was baptized on July 29, 1916 at St. Andrew Church in St. Paul. As a young girl she moved with her family to Stacy, Minnesota where she attended Violetdale School in Linwood Township through the eighth grade.
In 1943 Pauline began her “calling” as a caretaker doing day care for a number of families in the White Bear Lake area. She moved in 1945 to Appleton, Minnesota and worked at the Kaufman Hospital as a nurse’s aide. Moving to Ortonville, Minnesota in 1952 she continued her career as a nurse’s aide for the next 25 years working at the Parkview Nursing Home until her retirement. Upon retiring and up until her 80th birthday, Pauline continued to serve as a live-in caretaker for Jenny Phillips, two years; then Mabel Hasslens for eight years; and last, Ida Hamman for two years.
Pauline was confirmed on February 24, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Upon moving to Ortonville, she joined the Ortonville Trinity Lutheran Church and was an active member of the Women of Trinity.
Throughout the years Pauline enjoyed sharing with family and friends her violets, and a variety of her knit and crocheted projects. She accepted every chance she had to play cards, bingo, scrabble and do puzzles. Great fellowship and enjoyment was found in attending social events at church, the senior citizen center, the nursing home, and being an active member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
Visiting and taking in family events, road trips to Appleton, the Twin Cities, Crookston, Wisconsin, and all site seeing trips were really treasured by Pauline. She had a special way with animals and a particularly close bond with Kiwi, the Northridge Nursing Home bird. Kiwi knew exactly where to find Pauline, how to climb to her shoulder, tear her phone book, and be her close friend.
Pauline took residence at Northridge Nursing Home in Ortonville the fall of 2005. In addition to her friend Kiwi, she enjoyed the Northridge friends and activities. She was active in RSVP until her death.
Survivors include sisters, Clara Wilson of Minneapolis, and Rosa Matykiewicz and Josephine Kaup of St. Paul; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William, Carl, and John; sister and brother-in-law, Ella and Lloyd Henneberg; brother-in-laws, Raymond Matykiewicz, Sr., and Edwin Wilson; and a nephew, great-nephew and great-great-niece.