Alois "Al" Joseph Kaufmann Obituary (1924

Alois "Al" Kaufmann of Orofino, Idaho passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at his home, 4 days before his 88th birthday. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be said at 10:30 AM with the Funeral Mass celebrated at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 31, 2012 at St Matthew Catholic Church; 475 SE 3rd Ave in Hillsboro. Rite of Christian Burial and Vault interment will follow the reception at St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery in Hillsboro Family and friends are invited to attend a reception following the Mass held at the parish hall. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date in Orofino, ID. Al was born in Beaverton, OR on August 26, 1924 to Gus and Anna Kaufmann. He spent 62 years of his life in the Beaverton-Hillsboro areas. He completed grade school at St Mary's Catholic School for the Boys in Beaverton. He did not attend high school as planned because his father became ill and he worked to assist with the family chicken and egg farm. He worked as a truck driver all his life, beginning with the Farmers Co-op in Hillsboro and retiring Terminal Flour Mill in Portland. He enlisted in the US Navy on May 1943 and served in the Pacific on the USS Cimarron, an oil tanker, until his discharge in 1946. He married Margaret McMahan on October 24, 1946 in Portland, OR. Together they raised six children in Hillsboro. Margaret died on October 26, 1982. He married Ethel Waibel Hunter on September 1, 1984 and his family increased with the addition of her two sons. Al retired at that time and moved to Orofino, ID where he spent many hours fishing and hunting. He was an excellent gardener and there was plenty of vegetables and fruit for anyone who came by. He was active in St Theresa Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He volunteered many hours at the church and was always ready to work at the annual parish fund raiser "Doughboy Booth" at the Clearwater County Fair. Al is survived by Ethel, his wife of 28 years, six children and their spouses; Mary Ann and Joe Munda, Stephen and Diane Kaufmann, Betty Jo and Norm VanDyke, Jean and John Clason, Mark and Lisa Kaufmann, Phillip and Jody Kaufmann, two stepsons and a daughter-in-law; Dan and Kristie Hunter, Keith Hunter, a special friend Diane, 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren as well as one great great grandson. He is also survived by three siblings; Robert Kaufmann, Agnes Keel and JoAnn Westfall. He is preceded in death by three siblings; David Kaufmann, Alice Kaufmann and Sister Jane Frances Kaufmann SSMO, and one grandson; Brian Thomas. Family suggests donations in Al's name to the Mt Angel Seminary Fund, One Abbey Dr., St Benedict, Oregon 97373, for the education of priests.