McMaster, Joseph N. – 1929-2009

KENNEDY, MCMASTER, RICHMOND, VANDERLEEST

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 9/4/2009 at 14:08:20

Graveside funeral services for Joseph “Joe” McMaster will be at 11 a.m. at the Newton Union Cemetery in Newton, Iowa. The Pence-Reese Funeral Home of Newton has been entrusted with arrangements.
Joseph N. McMaster, 80, the son of R.M. “Rube” and Cora J. (Richmond) McMaster, was born July 30, 1929, in Newton, Iowa. He was a graduate of the Newton Senior High School, Class of 1947.
On July 6, 1954, Joe was united in marriage with Dolores J. Vanderleest in Kellogg, Iowa. Joe and Dolores moved to California, living there for 30 plus years. They moved to Kingman, Ariz., in 2005. He was employed as a printer and retired just a few years ago, self employed and always enjoying his work.
Joe died on Wednesday evening, Aug. 26, 2009, at the Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev. He was preceded in death by his parents; his three brothers: Perry, Robert and John McMaster; and a sister in infancy, Cora Elizabeth.
Those left to honor Joe’s memory include his wife, Dolores of Kingman, Ariz.; his two sons, Dennis W. McMaster of Oxnard, Calif., and Doug J. McMaster of Kingman; his sister, Catherine (Tom) Kennedy of Newton; several nieces and nephews; and his many friends.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; Wednesday, September 2, 2009