Mary E. Kauphusman, 81, of Rochester, MN, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Rochester Health Services East.

Mary was born May 12, 1939 in Winona, MN to Arnold and Evelyn (Bublitz) Albrecht. She graduated from Winona High School in 1957. Mary received her LPN from Winona State College and worked at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.

On June 18, 1962 she married John Kauphusman in Winona, MN. The couple started their family and Mary also did childcare for many years in Rochester. Mary was a member of St Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester. She loved to read, take her children to the library, cook and was a compassionate and beautiful person who always had a smile on her face.

Mary is survived by her husband, John; four children, Maria Kauphusman of Rochester, MN, Gina Massett of Red Wing, MN, Anthony (Sara) Kauphusman of Winona, MN, and Nicholas (Gidgette) Kauphusman of Waconia, MN; 11 grandchildren and two sisters, Ruth Charles, and Joy Mathe.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Joyce Troendle and her son John H. Kauphusman Jr.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2020 at St Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.

The family prefers memorials to the Alzheimer's Foundation