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Stan Verlan Mastre |
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August 20, 1929 ~
January 27, 2018 |
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January 29, 2018 |
Stan Verlan Mastre, 88, Bonners Ferry, passed
away Saturday evening, January 27, 2018, at
Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, the result of a
short lung illness. Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 31, at Mountain
View Mennonite Church, 510752 U.S. Highway 95,
with Willis Dyck, Shane Ensz, Ben Nystrom and
Glenn Ensz officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Dad was born to Gust and Alma (Amoth) Mastre on
August 20, 1929, at Grafton, North Dakota.
He received his education at various schools,
finishing grade school at Hillsboro, Kansas. At
the age of 11 he felt the need of a Savior and
answered God's call. Upon confession of his
faith he was baptized into the Church of God In
Christ, Mennonite, on March 21, 1941, by
Minister Frank Wenger at Hillsboro, Kansas.
Although he struggled in his youth he
reconsecrated his life in his mid-20s, returning
to the Lord with an unwavering faith in God and
His church until the end.
Dad's growing up years were spent during the
dust bowl years in North Dakota, Kansas and
Colorado, moving so often that Dad worried when
leaving for school that his parents would have
moved away before he returned!
When Dad was 18, he was working for his Uncle
Clifford in Grafton, North Dakota, when his
father unexpectedly passed away in a tragic car
accident in Scott City, Kansas. Shortly
thereafter, his mother, he and eight of his
siblings loaded their few belongings and the
family dog in two cars and moved from Scott
City, Kansas, to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, where
Dad's uncles resided.
On October 23, 1955, he was married to me,
Lillian Koehn, in Winton, California. We enjoyed
life together for 62 years. To our home were
born two sons and five daughters, and many
precious memories were made. As the children
grew older, his concern was that they would
serve the Lord.
Dad was a kind, gentle father and a lover of
children. We remember him reading many stories,
singing many songs and rocking his children and
grandchildren. We have great memories of living
in the house on the hill overlooking the valley.
With fondness, we remember his cheerful whistle
and ever-present coffee cup!
He had various jobs in the farming and timber
industry. He started his backhoe business in the
early 70s, working alone until his sons grew old
enough to join the family business.
Dad went through a difficult time when he lost
his oldest son, Pete, to cancer.
He really enjoyed his work and the many
friendships formed in the community. During his
retirement years, Dad worked as a maintenance
man for South Hill Water District.
He was a man of integrity and generosity.
Dad enjoyed exceptionally good health until near
the end of his life. On January 22, 2018, Dad
was admitted to the hospital in Coeur d'Alene,
where we were told that he wouldn't recover. He
was then moved to Hospice House, also in Coeur
d'Alene, where he peacefully passed away with
his wife and children around him.
Those who are left with precious memories
include his wife, Lillian and children Karen and
Kirk Seaman, Bonners Ferry, Candace and Martin
Koehn, Buhl, Idaho, Roxanne and James Miller,
Kidron, Ohio, Sherri Mastre, Bonners Ferry,
Lance and Faith Mastre, Bonners Ferry, Jen and
Maurice Wedel, Galva, Kansas, Judith and Chad
Isaac, Bonners Ferry, 31 grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren, sister JoAnne and Ernie Dirks,
Bonners Ferry, brothers: Cyril and Lillie,
Grant, Nebraska, Bob and Joanne, Roy and Marlyn,
all of Bonners Ferry, Bill and Barbara,
Grandview, Idaho, and Lloyd and Delores,
Montrose, Colorado, brother-in-law Leonard and
Ruth Unruh, Grafton, North Dakota,
sister-in-law, Carol Mastre, Bonners Ferry, and
many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son
Pete, four sisters and one brother. |
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