Loretta Eva Kaufman , age 54 of Valley City and formerly of Jamestown went home to be with Jesus at 725 AM Dec. 6, 2016. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Valley City with Msgr Dennis Skonseng celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Inurnment will take place later at Highland Home Cemetery at Jamestown, ND.

Loretta Kaufman was born Nov. 28, 1962 to Tillie (Kauk) and Edgar Kaufman.

Loretta grew up at Jamestown, ND and went to school at Franklin and later Jamestown High School. She also attended Alpha for a number of years before moving to Valley City where she was at the Open Door Center in the ISLA program. She lived in ISLA for 10 years with the same full-time staff. That was a blessing to her.

She enjoyed camping, fishing, boat rides, coloring, dancing, and music. She loved golf cart rides, parades, and attending the fair in Jamestown and she loved her dogs Jake and Jack. She was always a joy to her family and truly lived life. She was always a happy, smiling person and gave her love freely to everyone.

Her parents Tillie and Edgar preceded her in death. She is survived by 6 sisters and a brother : Donna (Curtis) Kienzle, Bismarck, ND, Jane (Robert) Casaubon, Fargo, ND, Mary (Mark) Schmidt, Jamestown, ND, Verna (Dean) Scoular, Valley City, ND, Kathy (Doug) Dunn, Bismarck, ND, Jessie (Terry) Heck, Montana, and Frank (Sandie) Kaufman, Rapid City, SD, and many nieces and nephews.