Libby Kaufman

Waynesville-Libby T. Kaufman, age 73, of 241 Brunswick Drive, died Friday, February 06, 2004 at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, Florida.

She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland having lived in Haywood County since 1956. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Reba Chernoff Topaz. She was also preceded in death by a brother, George Topaz.

She had served as a volunteer with the American Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Haywood County Arts Council, REACH, and was an active member of the P.E.O. Chapter BV.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Rolf Kaufman; her son, Steve Kaufman and his wife, Karen of Waynesville; her sisters, Norma Moritz of Baltimore, Maryland and Rose Chrapp of White Plains, New York; and one grandson, Sam Kaufman.

A private family interment service will be held at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park. A Celebration of Libby's Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2004 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, with a reception to be held immediately following, in the Parish Hall of Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains, hosted by the P.E.O. Chapter BV.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721, or to Haywood Community College Foundation, 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721, or to Folkmoot USA, 112 Virginia Avenue, Post Office Box 658, Waynesville, NC 28786.

For those who desire, an on-line memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at "www.wellsfuneralhome.com"

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