Dolores Mary Barlow Kaufman, 92, of Granite Falls was called home to the Church Triumphant on Friday, October 15, 2021 following a period of declining health.
Dolores was born on May 25, 1929 in St. Clair Township, Michigan to the late Milford "Erving" Barlow and Grace Beajean Barlow. She attended Christ United Lutheran Church in Granite Falls and was a lifelong member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Roseville, Michigan. She participated in the Annual Civic Chorus "Living Christmas Tree". Dolores was a homemaker in addition to a foster mother to 53 children.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William John Kaufman; and a brother, Milford Barlow.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Joel Kaufman and wife Marletia, a daughter Claudia Kaufman, brother Luther Barlow, sister Linda Barlow Ruffner, grandsons Troy Kaufman, Terry Wissinger, step-grandson Alan Herrick, Jr., great-granddaughter Madalyn Kaufman, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her final resting place will be Cadillac Memorial Gardens in Clinton Township, Michigan with a memorial service at that time.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grandview Villa Assisted Living at 2544 Grandview Circle SW, Lenoir, NC 28645.
An online guest book is available at www.mackiefh.com
Mackie Funeral Service & Cremation is serving the Kaufman family.