Lois Arlene Kauffman, 80, passed away unexpectedly in her home on June 6, 2021.

Lois was born to Floyd and Ida (Troyer) Kauffman on May 16, 1941 at Minot ND. She grew up in the Surrey area where she lived most of her life.

Lois graduated from High School at Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg VA and remained there for several years working as a cook in the Mennonite Home for the aged. From there she was in Voluntary Service for a year at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp. Upon completion of her term, she returned to Surrey and worked as a baker at St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot. She then worked at the Salvation Army Thrift Store for a number of years before retiring.

She is survived by :  her two sisters, Ellen (Kenneth) Yoder, Plain City, OH and Pearl (Gary) Nussbaum,  Canton, OH;  two brothers Donovan (Wilma), Chippewa Falls, WI and Paul, Wolford, ND, a sister-in-law,  Florence Kauffman, Hyattsville, MD, a brother-in-law, Neptune Dixon, Lanham, MD; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Richard, a sister Doreen Dixon and sister-in-law Gwendlyn Kauffman.

Public Graveside service: Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Fairview Cemetery, South of Surrey.
Public Visitation :  Saturday from 11:30a.m. – 1:30p.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Celebration of her life service: June 27 at 6 PM at the Southside Church of the Nazarene in Minot.