Samuel S Mast

Samuel S. Mast, 90, formally of Mason City, IA, died Sunday, December 31, 2017, at the Prairie View Home in Sanborn, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 8, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia, with Rev. Kathleen Moore officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 2nd St SE, Mason City, IA 50401.

Samuel S. Mast was born October 18, 1927 in Sikeston, Missouri to parents Samuel and Barbara (Miller) Mast. Samuel grew up in and attended Fairbanks High School in Fairbanks, Iowa. After graduating from high school Samuel went on to graduate from UNI (Iowa State Teacher College) with a BA and MA in Mathematics. In 1950 he enlisted in the United States Army, reaching the rank Sergeant 1st Class, he was honorably discharged in 1952.

After being discharged from the Army Samuel would go on to teach for nearly 40 forty years. 30 of which were spent being a professor at North Iowa Area Community College. In his spare time he enjoyed working with wood in his shop at home, enjoyed golf and baseball, was active in Habitat for Humanity and was a member of the Masons and every Friday you could always find Samuel at Hardees playing cribbage with other members of the NIACC faculty.

Samuel is survived by his wife: Carol; children: Sue McCauley and Andrew Mast; grandchildren: Megan, Robert, Sam and Sophia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother and 1 sister.