Jayden T. Kaufman
Jayden
Thomas Kaufman, 5, of Fond du Lac, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at St. Agnes
Hospital. He was born November 17, 2014
in Fond du Lac, the son of Morgan Kaufman and Randi Smet. Jayden graduated from Pre-School this year at
First Presbyterian Church. He loved his
family and being with friends, riding in his PaPaw’s truck, camping with
grandpa and grandma, eating pickles and strawberry ice cream, dinosaurs, and
watching the Jurassic Park movies. Jayden loved being at Lakeside Park, running
and playing in the dirt. He loved music, his favorite song was Yellow
Submarine.
Jayden
was a kind, polite, sweet, outgoing, and affectionate little boy that was
special to a lot of people and will be missed by many. Jayden had a favorite saying when people were
not being nice, “You gotta stop being a punk, you need to be a gentleman”.
He is
survived by his mother, Randi Smet; his father, Morgan (Krystal) Kaufman;
sister, Gracelyn Kaufman; sister on the way, Adalynn Smet; step sisters, Mae
and Paytin; maternal grandparents, James (Roxanne) Smet; paternal grandfather,
Duane Kaufman; paternal grandmother, Jean (Brian) Kaufman-Schneider; great
grandparents, Gerald (Patricia) Smet; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and other
relatives. He was preceded in death by
his maternal and paternal great grandparents; cousins; and family friend, Randy
“Big Bear” Mathers.
The
visitation will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Holy
Family Church, 271 4th Street Way, Fond du Lac. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM
Wednesday at the church.
Guestbook and tribute wall may
be found by visiting ueckerwitt.com.