We Live in Hearts We Leave Behind~Thomas Campbell

A funeral will be held Tuesday, December 27^th, 2011 for 78-year-old Hilmer George Kaufmann of Altenburg, who died Friday, December 23^rd, 2011 at Independence Care Center of Perry County.

He was born December 7^th, 1933 in Altenburg, the son of Alolph and Ada (Weinhold) Kaufmann. They preceded him in death.

He married Verna Koenig April 22^nd, 1961. She survives in Altenburg.

Other survivors include three daughters, Emily (Doug) Scheper of Jackson, MO, Kathleen (Robert) Mills of Arkansas, Christine (Jason) Spanley of Jackson, MO; one son, Doyle (Juanita) Kaufmann of Altenburg; one brother, Eugene (Carol) Kaufmann of St. Louis; two sisters, Dorothy (Roland) Wachter, Pauline (Eugene) Roth all of St. Louis; and nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant son; an infant daughter; and two brothers, Theobald and Herbert "Butch" Kaufmann.

Mr. Kaufmann had been a dairy farmer. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg and Mid-America Dairymen.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday, December 26^th, and 6:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 27^th at the Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg.

A funeral for Hilmer George Kaufmann of Altenburg will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 27^th, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The Rev. Steven Dressler will officiate.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.