Cynthia Nyce Kauffmann

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Cynthia Nyce Kauffmann, 66, of Goshen died at 12:30 a.m., Sunday, October 1, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born March 16, 1957 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania to Harold and Lorene (Detwiler) Nyce.

She was a graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Lansdale, Pennsylvania and Goshen College.

On April 16, 1978 she married Galen Kauffmann at Pleasant View Mennonite Church in Goshen.

She spent her working life mostly in administrative assistant positions. She spent many years working at Goshen College where she was a special friend to many of the international students there. She later assisted at her husband’s law office.

Cynthia was a member of Waterford Mennonite Church since 1990, and was active there as Sunday School teacher, mentor, worship leader, and Stephen Minister.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Nyce.

She is survived by her mother, Lorene Nyce of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, as well as her husband and children, Rosanna of Goshen, and Aaron (Natasha) of Elkhart. Also surviving are her siblings, Philip (Phyllis) Nyce of Dublin, Pennsylvania, Kathleen (Larry) Keech of Sarasota, Florida, Mary (Randy) Roth of Goshen, and Mark (Heiki-Lara) Nyce of Telford, Pennsylvania.

Cynthia has chosen cremation with her ashes to be interred in the columbarium at Waterford Mennonite Church.

There will be visitation Friday, October 6, 2023 at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held and live-streamed at Waterford Mennonite Church, 65975 State Road 15, Goshen, Saturday, October 7, 2023 beginning at 10 a.m.

Memorial gifts in Cynthia’s honor may be directed to Mennonite Central Committee, PO Box 500, Akron, PA 17501; https://mcc.org/ or Humane Society of Elkhart County, 54687 C.R. 19, Bristol, IN 46507; https://elkharthumanesociety.org/ .