Remembering Ivan J. Kauffman (1938-2015) August 5, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Former Resident Scholar Ivan J. Kauffman died on July 15, 2015, surrounded by family, after suffering a massive stroke 11 days earlier. Ivan was the co-founder of Bridgefolk, a movement of “sacramentally-minded Mennonites and peace-minded Roman Catholics.”