Biography

KAUFFMAN, Charles "Pat"
Age 87 of Pleasant Hill, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born March 17, 1927, in Tipp City, Ohio, to his parents Orel "Toad" & Lena (Elliott) Kauffman. Pat graduated from Newton High School class of 1945, and in March of 1947, he married Ellen Lee Cecil. Pat worked at Elliott & Kauffman Service Station in Pleasant Hill and later retired from Hobart Corporation as a FT foreman. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1945-1947. He was a past chief with the Pleasant Hill Fire and Rescue and was a past Worshipful Master of the Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge 361 F.&A. M. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 years Ellen Lee Kauffman; brother Robert E. Kauffman; sister Annabelle Gates; guardian parents Russell & Marie Elliott. He will be missed and remembered by his children and their spouses Michael & Wanda Kauffman of Denison, TX, Hal & Beverly Kauffman of Houston, daughter Ann Kauffman of Sidney; grandchildren Ed Kauffman of Piqua, Chad & Kari Kauffman of Austin, TX, Jarrod & Angela Kauffman of Pleasant Hill, Lena Kauffman-Watkins of Kansas; great grandchildren Taylor & Kyle Kauffman, Emily & Catherine Kauffman, Chase & Gage Watkins; brother William "Russ" Kauffman of Troy. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, May 15, at Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home, 1 S. Main Street, Pleasant Hill with interment following at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM Wednesday at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 6:45 PM. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill Fire and Rescue. Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com