Marvin Dean Kauffman, 76, of Albany, Ore., died Dec. 6, 2012, at the Mennonite Home. He was born June 25, 1936, to Carl and Elizabeth Kauffman in Creston, Mont.
He graduated from Western Mennonite High School in 1956. He attended Eastern Mennonite College in 1958-59. He served his 1-W with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti for two years. He graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science in soils degree in 1963.
He married Anna Grace Zook in August 1964.
They lived in Ithaca, N.Y., until he graduated in 1965 with a Master of Science degree from Cornell University. They moved to Oregon in 1965. They served with Rosedale Mennonite Missions from 1966 to 1969 in Costa Rica. In 1977 he received his doctor of philosophy degree with a focus on soil science from Oregon State University. He and his family moved to Albany in 1976, where he lived till his death. In 1980 he became an independent soil scientist/consultant, active member of the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Association, lifelong member of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants and a member of Mennonite Economic Development Associates.
He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany. He served as a board member of the Mennonite Home for 25 years. He was not afraid to discuss science and the Bible, believing that the more science discovered the more evidence there was to praise his Creator God. Hobbies included fishing, wood cutting, hunting and exploring new Oregon territories.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Grace; two daughters, Lynn of Albany and Karen of Bend; a sister, Nadine of Lebanon; and sisters-in-law Ruth Kauffman of Portland and Joy Kauffman-King of Goshen, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Fern, in 1995; and two brothers, Gerald in 1999 and Ervin in 2005.
There was a private family burial with a memorial service at Fairview Mennonite Church of Albany.
He graduated from Western Mennonite High School in 1956. He attended Eastern Mennonite College in 1958-59. He served his 1-W with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti for two years. He graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science in soils degree in 1963.
He married Anna Grace Zook in August 1964.
They lived in Ithaca, N.Y., until he graduated in 1965 with a Master of Science degree from Cornell University. They moved to Oregon in 1965. They served with Rosedale Mennonite Missions from 1966 to 1969 in Costa Rica. In 1977 he received his doctor of philosophy degree with a focus on soil science from Oregon State University. He and his family moved to Albany in 1976, where he lived till his death. In 1980 he became an independent soil scientist/consultant, active member of the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Association, lifelong member of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants and a member of Mennonite Economic Development Associates.
He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany. He served as a board member of the Mennonite Home for 25 years. He was not afraid to discuss science and the Bible, believing that the more science discovered the more evidence there was to praise his Creator God. Hobbies included fishing, wood cutting, hunting and exploring new Oregon territories.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Grace; two daughters, Lynn of Albany and Karen of Bend; a sister, Nadine of Lebanon; and sisters-in-law Ruth Kauffman of Portland and Joy Kauffman-King of Goshen, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Fern, in 1995; and two brothers, Gerald in 1999 and Ervin in 2005.
There was a private family burial with a memorial service at Fairview Mennonite Church of Albany.
Marvin Dean Kauffman, 76, of Albany, Ore., died Dec. 6, 2012, at the Mennonite Home. He was born June 25, 1936, to Carl and Elizabeth Kauffman in Creston, Mont.
He graduated from Western Mennonite High School in 1956. He attended Eastern Mennonite College in 1958-59. He served his 1-W with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti for two years. He graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science in soils degree in 1963.
He married Anna Grace Zook in August 1964.
They lived in Ithaca, N.Y., until he graduated in 1965 with a Master of Science degree from Cornell University. They moved to Oregon in 1965. They served with Rosedale Mennonite Missions from 1966 to 1969 in Costa Rica. In 1977 he received his doctor of philosophy degree with a focus on soil science from Oregon State University. He and his family moved to Albany in 1976, where he lived till his death. In 1980 he became an independent soil scientist/consultant, active member of the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Association, lifelong member of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants and a member of Mennonite Economic Development Associates.
He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany. He served as a board member of the Mennonite Home for 25 years. He was not afraid to discuss science and the Bible, believing that the more science discovered the more evidence there was to praise his Creator God. Hobbies included fishing, wood cutting, hunting and exploring new Oregon territories.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Grace; two daughters, Lynn of Albany and Karen of Bend; a sister, Nadine of Lebanon; and sisters-in-law Ruth Kauffman of Portland and Joy Kauffman-King of Goshen, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Fern, in 1995; and two brothers, Gerald in 1999 and Ervin in 2005.
There was a private family burial with a memorial service at Fairview Mennonite Church of Albany.
He graduated from Western Mennonite High School in 1956. He attended Eastern Mennonite College in 1958-59. He served his 1-W with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti for two years. He graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science in soils degree in 1963.
He married Anna Grace Zook in August 1964.
They lived in Ithaca, N.Y., until he graduated in 1965 with a Master of Science degree from Cornell University. They moved to Oregon in 1965. They served with Rosedale Mennonite Missions from 1966 to 1969 in Costa Rica. In 1977 he received his doctor of philosophy degree with a focus on soil science from Oregon State University. He and his family moved to Albany in 1976, where he lived till his death. In 1980 he became an independent soil scientist/consultant, active member of the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Association, lifelong member of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants and a member of Mennonite Economic Development Associates.
He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany. He served as a board member of the Mennonite Home for 25 years. He was not afraid to discuss science and the Bible, believing that the more science discovered the more evidence there was to praise his Creator God. Hobbies included fishing, wood cutting, hunting and exploring new Oregon territories.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Grace; two daughters, Lynn of Albany and Karen of Bend; a sister, Nadine of Lebanon; and sisters-in-law Ruth Kauffman of Portland and Joy Kauffman-King of Goshen, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Fern, in 1995; and two brothers, Gerald in 1999 and Ervin in 2005.
There was a private family burial with a memorial service at Fairview Mennonite Church of Albany.
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