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Aquinata Theresa “Nottie” Kaufman Gross

Birth	:	29 Oct 1919 Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Jun 2020 Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7219009, -95.3944016
Description	:	KNOD Radio - Harlan, Iowa - Family Mass of Christian Burial for 100 year old Aquinata T. Gross of Harlan will be held 11 am, Tuesday, June 30th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. Aquinata passed away Thursday, June 25th, at Elm Crest Assisted Living in Harlan. Survivors include her children: June Prom and husband Tony of Harvey, ND, Jerry Gross and wife Sue of Westphalia, Fr. Ken Gross of Des Moines, Joe Gross and wife Mary of Donahue, Bonnie McCoy of Des Moines, Andrew... Read More	KNOD Radio - Harlan, Iowa - Family Mass of Christian Burial for 100 year old Aquinata T. Gross of Harlan will be held 11 am, Tuesday, June 30th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. Aquinata passed away Thursday, June 25th, at Elm Crest Assisted Living in Harlan. Survivors include her children: June Prom and husband Tony of Harvey, ND, Jerry Gross and wife Sue of Westphalia, Fr. Ken Gross of Des Moines, Joe Gross and wife Mary of Donahue, Bonnie McCoy of Des Moines, Andrew Gross and wife Denise of West Des Moines, Terese Becker and husband Steve of Storm Lake, Edward Gross and wife Leslie of Saint Paul, MN,Paul Gross of Atlantic, Rose Wignell of Creston, and Norman Gross and wife Diane of Spring Valley, MN; 2 sisters, Lavina Gross of Harlan and Alice Wegner of Harlan; 1 sister-in-law, Naomi Gross of Harlan; 37 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm, Monday, June 29th with a wake service at 7 pm, Monday,June 29th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. The Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements. - - - - - - - - - - AQUINATA T. “Nottie” GROSS, 100, of Harlan KJAN Radio - Atlantic, Iowa OBITUARIES - June 26th, 2020 AQUINATA T. “Nottie” GROSS, 100, of Harlan, died Thursday, June 25th, at the Elm Crest Assisted Living facility, in Harlan. A Family Mass of Christian Burial for “NOTTIE” GROSS will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, June 30th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements. Social distancing seating & face masks are highly recommended A Public Visitation for Aquinata Gross will be held at St. Boniface Catholic Church, from 5-until 7-p.m. Monday, June 29th, & a Public Wake service will be held at 7-p.m. Burial is in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia. AQUINATA T. “Nottie” GROSS is survived by: Her daughters – June (Tony) Prom of Harvey, ND; Bonnie McCoy, of Des Moines; Therese (Steve) Becker, of Storm Lake; and Rose Wignall, of Creston. Her sons – Jerry (Sue) Gross, of Westphalia; Father Ken Gross, of Des Moines; Joe (Mary) Gross, of Donahue; Andrew (Denise) Gross, of Des Moines; Ed (Leslie) Gross, of St. Paul, MN; Paul Gross, of Atlantic; and Norm (Diane) Gross, of Spring Valley, MN. Her sisters – Lavina Gross, and Alice Wegner, both of Harlan. 37 grandchildren, and 51 great-grandchildren. - - - - - - - - - - Pauley-Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Aquinata Theresa (Kaufman) Gross, 100, was born October 29, 1919 to August and Mary (Schneider) Kaufman at her rural home near Westphalia, Iowa. The eighth of twelve children, she was named after her paternal aunt, Sister Aquinata OSF, of Campbellsport, Wisconsin, and was honored to claim St. Thomas Aquinas as her patron saint. Her name was soon shortened, and she answered to "Nottie" for the rest of her life. On June 25, 2020, Nottie died peacefully at Elm Crest Retirement in Harlan, Iowa. Nottie was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended country school in the winter and parochial school in the fall and spring, graduating from the eighth grade at St. Boniface School in Westphalia. Helping on the family farm was the daily routine as she was growing up. Nottie's favorite chores were in the kitchen: cooking and baking. During the winters she enjoyed sewing, embroidering, and making quilts. As a teenager she did some domestic work for families in Harlan and clerked at a retail store. On September 27, 1937, Nottie married Emil Gross at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia. They spent their honeymoon picking corn by hand on their small farm near Earling, known as "the Eighty." In 1944 they bought and moved to a larger farm near Westphalia, just a couple miles from where Nottie grew up. Emil and Nottie were happy with their new farm, restored the homestead and land, raised their family of 13 children here, and called this "home" for the rest of their married life. During the years Nottie was always busy: raising the children, cooking meals, baking bread, laundering clothes, tending chickens, gardening, canning produce, and cleaning the house, and she seemed to enjoy all these tasks. Her children recall that often she sang while she worked. Favorite songs were "O Mary, My Mother," and "The Ballad of Cowboy Jack." Every birthday in the family was a celebration because she baked a special cake, frosted/decorated, and served with ice cream for the occasion. Nottie loved to play cards, too, and would often initiate a game of "Euchre" or "Pitch" on long winter evenings. In later years, she joined the Sewing Circle in Westphalia, a group which met weekly. As the family grew, Nottie and Emil were able to get away now and then: a trip to California to see her sister, trips to Milwaukee to visit their daughter, and a trip abroad to see distant relatives. Later, they traveled, as back-seat passengers, across the country to view the sites and visit family. Nottie and Emil celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary September 27, 1997. Emil died on May 9, 1998. Nottie continued living on the family farm, but spent several winters in North Dakota with her daughter and son-in-law. In 2014, she moved to Westphalia into what used to be her mother's little house. In May 2017, Nottie entered Little Flower Haven in Earling. Her family was always her life, and she loved having them come to see her. She often mused that in her many years of having children, she raised three families: in the forties, in the fifties, and in the sixties. When the Little Flower Haven closed in the fall of 2019, Nottie was relocated to Elm Crest Retirement Home in Harlan. Nottie is survived by her children: June (Tony) Prom of Harvey, ND; Jerry (Sue) Gross, Westphalia; Father Ken Gross, Des Moines; Joe (Mary) Gross, Donahue; Bonnie McCoy, Des Moines; Andrew (Denise) Gross, Des Moines; Therese (Steve) Becker, Storm Lake; Ed (Leslie) Gross, St. Paul, MN; Paul Gross, Atlantic; Rose Wignall, Creston; Norm (Diane) Gross, Spring Valley, MN; thirty-seven grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren; sisters: Lavina Gross and Alice Wegner, Harlan; sister-in-law Naomi Gross, Harlan; many nieces and nephews. Nottie was preceded in death by her husband, Emil, oldest child, Patricia in 2008 and youngest child, Nicholas in 2019; grandchildren, Kevin Gross and Laura Gross; brothers: Tony, Al, Gus, Jerome Kaufman, and two as infants; sisters: Frances Foxhoven, Marie Monahan, and Geraldine Dixon. For Services Social Distancing Seating and Face Masks are Highly Recommended Video Streaming of the Mass Service will be attempted, broadcast link will be available on the home page. - - - - - - - - - - from Westphalia, IA 1872~1997 book "PRESERVING OUR PAST, ENSURING OUR FUTURE" Emil Gross, son of Joseph and Mary Engel Gross of rural Earling and Aquinata (Nottie) Kaufman, daughter of August and Mary Schneider Kaufman of rural Westphalia, were married September 27, 1937, (Emil's 25th birthday). Both Emil and Nottie's grandparents were immigrants to Westphalia soon after its founding. After their marriage, Emil and Nottie lived on an 80~acre farm northwest of Earling, which they rented from his father. They then purchased a farm northeast of Westphalia, where they still reside. They are the parents of 13 children: Patricia, (b.8/12/1938); June, (b.2/27/1940) married Tony Prom, children: Ken, Annette, Jeanne, Cathy, Curt and Chris; Jerome, (b.2/27/1943) married Sue Gaul, children: Michele, Brian, Kevin (deceased) and Matthew; Rev. Ken Gross, (b.4/7/1945); Joseph, (b.5/7/1947) married Mary Miller, children: Maria, Laura (deceased), and Gregory; Bonnie, (b.2/23/1950) married Walt McCoy, children: John, Jennifer and Jacob; Andrew, (b.5/8/1952) married Denise Mickels, children: Justin, Sarah and Adam; Therese, (b.12/28/1953) married Steve Becker, children: Samuel, Philip and Christine; Edward, (b.I0/4/1956) married Leslie Sandrock, children: Leah, Clare, Hannah, Abraham, Luke, Theresa and Ruth; Paul, (b.5/22/1959) married Julie Oswald, children: Lindsay and Eric; Rose, (b. 7/11/1960) married Jeff Wignall, children: Timothy, Zachariah and Emily; Norman, (b.1/8/1962) married Laurie Nelson, children: Noah and Adriana; Nicholas, (b. 6/17/1964). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Aquinata Theresa “Nottie” Kaufman Gross's memorial is located at: Saint Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, Shelby County, USA.
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Aquinata Theresa “Nottie” Kaufman Gross death on 25 Jun 2020 in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7219009
Longitude: -95.3944016

Family Members:

Parent

August Michael Kaufman

(1877 - 1932)

Mary Schneider Kaufman

(1885 - 1975)

Spouse

Emil John Gross

(1912 - 1998)

Siblings

Frances Marie Kaufman Foxhoven

(1904 - 1960)

Anton Peter “Tony” Kaufman

(1906 - 1975)

Aloysius Francis Kaufmann

(1909 - 1953)

Marie Katherine Kaufman Gross

(1913 - 2014)

John Kaufman

(1917 - 1917)

August Michael Kaufman

(1918 - 1918)

Lavina Rose Kaufman Gross

(1921 - 2021)

August Louis “Gus” Kaufman

(1923 - 1988)

Jerome Michael Kaufman

(1924 - 2002)

Children

Patricia Mary Gross

(1938 - 2008)

Nicholas Joseph Gross

(1964 - 2019)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Westphalia, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219009, -95.3944016

2. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

3. Saint Marys Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

4. Washington Township Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7305984, -95.4867020

5. Harlan Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

6. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6422005, -95.4028015

7. Rose Hill Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7317009, -95.2767029

8. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

9. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

10. Slates Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7605000, -95.2521000

11. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6519012, -95.5233002

12. Doyle Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8051000, -95.5087000

13. Cass Township Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6272115, -95.4958362

14. Gallands Grove RLDS Holcomb Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8342018, -95.4788971

15. Abel Galland Memorial Cemetery
Manteno, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8370000, -95.4932500

16. Fairview Township Cemetery
Corley, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5856500, -95.3207500

17. Bowmans Grove Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6617012, -95.2130966

18. Folck Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6198000, -95.2456000

19. Oak Hill Cemetery
Irwin, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7813988, -95.2074966

20. Danway Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7296982, -95.1900024

21. Manteno Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8343964, -95.5367355

22. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

23. Chambers Cemetery
Persia, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6018982, -95.5681000

24. Red Line Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7178574, -95.1517029