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Lela Mae Schmidt (Kaufman) died September 17, 2025 at the age of 98. She was born November 20,1926 in Murdock, Kansas to Henry and Lydia (Voran) Kaufman. A musician and an athlete throughout high school, she carried her talents on to Bethel College and graduated with a teaching degree in 1947....
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