Irene M. Kaufman Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Irene M. Kaufman of Thomson, Illinois, born in Clinton, Iowa, who passed away on January 11, 2021, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Irene M. Kaufman to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph and Leona Barsema (Williams); her husband Lyle Kaufman; her son Dan Kaufman; her great grandchild Ethan Painter; her stepbrother Art Dykema; and her brother-in-law Robert Uphoff.
She is survived by: her son Richard Kaufman (Janet) of Thomson, IL; her grandchildren, Cara Painter (Ryan), Chad Kaufman (Lauren Fahey), Ryan Kaufman (Sarah Powell), Kayla Russell (Andrew) and Brandon Kaufman (Shaelynn Williams); her great grandchildren, Adley, Morgan Painter, Brayden Powell, Luke Kaufman and Easton Russell; and her stepsiblings, Carol Uphoff of Morrison, Helen Parks (Richard) of Camanche, IA and Steve Dykema (Barb) of Kewanee, IL..
