Mechtilda Marie “Tillie” Kaufman, age 97, a resident of McLeansboro, IL. passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Silver Fox Nursing Home, McLeansboro.
Tillie was born August 13, 1927 in Piopolis. IL. a daughter of Joseph A. Kaufman and Magdalena Kaufman. She worked at Elder Manufacturing as a seamstress for 30 years. Tillie was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Piopolis.
Survivors include Nephews Brad Kaufman, Mt. Vernon, IL. and John Kaufman and wife Jennifer, Yorkville, IL. Nieces Theresa Schlosser and husband Michael, Peoria, IL. and Patricia McMullen, Peoria, IL. Also surviving are great nephews and nieces, Tommy Kaufman, Yorkville, IL, Rebecca Schlosser, Nathaniel Schlosser, Mary Ellen McMullen, Lucy McMullen, Michael Kaufman, Steven Kaufman and Anthony Kaufman. Several great great nephews and nieces also survive.
Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers James, Otto and Francis Kaufman and a sister Pauline Kaufman.
Visitation for Tillie Kaufman will be Monday, February 17, 2025 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Piopolis, IL. The church will open at 8:30 for visitation with the Rosary at 10:00 A.M. followed by a funeral mass. Burial will follow at St. John Catholic Church Cemetery, Piopolis, IL.
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