Nass, Martin "Ed" (1928-2007)
NASS, MCGEE, CARLSON, MOLL, OLSEN, DANIELSON
Posted By: Colleen Ossman (email)
Date: 6/13/2008 at 19:51:21
(Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, IA, 27 Dec 2007)
Ed Nass, 79, Webster City
Twenty-five, fifty or One Hundred years from now children and adults will have the privilege of reading about the hard work that went into building Webster City and surrounding areas. His dedication to the facts of history will benefit many whom are yet to be born. Ed Nass…well done, good and faithful servant.
Martin Edwin “ Ed “ Nass, 79, of Webster City, died Christmas Day at Crestview Senior Living. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church, with Rev. Pete Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday and after 9:00 a.m. Friday at the church.
Martin Edwin Nass, son of Seward A. and Dorothy McGee Nass was born March 12, 1928 at Ames, Iowa. He lived briefly at Huxley. He attended schools at Ames and graduated from Ames High School in 1946. At the end of World War II and immediately after graduation, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served two years of occupation duty at Japan, where he worked in a public health unit of the Occupational Army. He was discharged as a sergeant. Following his discharge, he attended Iowa State College at Ames and the University of Iowa at Iowa City, majoring in mathematics and science, graduating in 1952. However, his desire to start a teaching career was delayed by two years of service during the Korean War. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers in Germany and earned the rank of Second Lieutenant.
In 1954, he finally started his teaching career, which would span the next 45 years. His first teaching assignment was in the town of Pierson, where he taught math and science for two years. He then taught mathematics at Atlantic for nine years. By 1965, his desire to teach college-level mathematics prompted him to move to Webster City Junior College. That school became part of Iowa Central Community College, for which he taught computer science as well as mathematics. In addition, he taught night classes in math and computer science for Buena Vista University at Storm Lake and Fort Dodge for 19 years. He retired from teaching in 1995. For 9 years, Ed and Marj owned and operated the Book Nook.
Mr. Nass is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marjorie; son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Ronda Nass of Rochester, MN; daughters and sons-in-law, Miriam and Scott Carlson of Stanhope; Mara and Bryan Moll of Clive; grandchildren, Bethany and David Olsen; Greg Nass; Jenny Nass; Ben Carlson; Sarah Carlson and Connor Moll: sister, Gloria Danielson of House Springs, MO; brother, David Nass of Desert Hot Springs, CA; several nieces and nephews.
He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where he served on various committees and taught Sunday School. A lifetime of hobbies have included photography, gardening, reading and research on the history of Hamilton County and Webster City. In addition to writing several books about local history, he assumed the editorship of the 1984 History of Hamilton County, project of Curtis Publishing Company of Dallas, TX, in cooperation with radio station KQWC. With the support of the Webster City Rotary Club, he made two historical videotapes of Webster City history.
He served on the Board of Directors of Kendall Young Library from 1980 to 1994. He was a member of Diamond K (Kiwanis Club). Various awards and recognitions include the Iowa Central Community Colleges Superintendent’s Award in April of 1987, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty for Buena Vista University in 1988, Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award in 2002 from Diamond K, an award for his historical information from Webster City and Hamilton County in 2004, a certificate of recognition for civic commitment to Webster City in December of 2005 from the mayor and the Man To Man Faithfulness award in 2006 (Asbury United Methodist Church). When Webster City celebrated the Sesquicentennial this year, Ed was selected as the Grand Marshall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in discretion of the family.
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