Celebration of Life Service: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

10:00 AM  Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, 1408 520th St SW ,Kalona, I A 52247

Burial prior to service

Visitation: Tuesday, June 15  2-8 PM Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona

Memorials: Lower Deer Creek Women's Sewing Circle or Parkview Chaplaincy

  Martha Kauffman Stutzman was born in Arthur, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Stutzman Kauffman. 

  Martha and John Stutzman were married in Kalona on January 1, 1942.   The couple lived in the community and farmed.  Martha was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church and the Lower Deer Creek Women’s Sewing Circle.

  She enjoyed her family and many friends and always had a happy outlook on life. Quilting was her favorite pastime and she continued to pursue this until her health started to fail.  She did an untold number of baby quilts and wall hangings.

  She is survived by six children and spouses: Claretta McArtor of East Moline, Illinois, Merle and Joyce Stutzman of Newton, Iowa, John and Janice Stutzman of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Harold and Mary Stutzman of Kalona, Laverta and Roger Steiner of Apple Creek, Ohio, and Laverna and Clayton Troyer of Kalona.  Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, Mitchell McArtor, Heath Stutzman, Michael Stutzman, Matthew Stutzman, Jonathon Troyer, Jason Stutzman, Devin Steiner, Derek Steiner, Nicole(Stutzman) Beauford, Tiffany(Stutzman) Dykstra, Jenessa Troyer, Emily Troyer, Stacey Prillaman, Lindsay(Steiner) Shafer, Lin Tank and Melissa Green, 14 great grandchildren, a sister, Clara Gingerich of Iowa City, Iowa and two brothers, Jacob and wife Jean Kauffman of Kalona and Harvey Kauffman of Goshen, Indiana.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John (1988) two daughters, Idella Stutzman and Marcia Stutzman, a grandson, Nathan Stutzman, a granddaughter, Sarah Troyer, great grandson, Cody McArtor ,a son-in-law, Walt McArtor, and siblings, Joe Kauffman, Katie Ann Miller, Esther Borntrager, and Levi Kauffman.

A memorial has been established for WMSC or Parkview Chaplaincy.

Celebration of Life services will be Wednesday, June 16 at 10:00 AM at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, rural Kalona.  Burial will be prior to the service.

Visitation is Tuesday, June 15 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona.  Pastors Don Patterson and Dick Swartzendruber will officiate.