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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Arnold "Dean"
D. Mast
February 5, 2012
Obituary
Nov. 6, 1942 - Feb. 5, 2012
ELKHART — Arnold D. "Dean" Mast, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:46 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Charles D. and Ada F. (Rupp) Mast.
Surviving are two sons, James S. and Timothy D. "Tim" (Tracy) Mast, both of Elkhart; two sisters, Sharon E. Stolz of Elkhart and Rosann K. (Ken) Johnson of Goshen; a brother, Wayne L. (Betty) Mast of Goshen; and four grandchildren.
Dean was preceded in death by a grandson, Dominick J. Mast.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the 1 p.m. funeral scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, starting at 11 a.m. at Billings Funeral Home of Elkhart. Pastor Robert Price will officiate. In accordance with Dean's wishes, cremation will follow services.
Dean founded Arnold's Flooring of Elkhart in 1965 and had been in business ever since. He was a 1961 graduate of Concord High School, attended Zion Bible Institute in Providence, R.I., and was a member of Elkhart Moose Lodge 599. He also carried a private pilot's license and enjoyed taking his boys on Saturday morning breakfast fly-ins when they were younger. Although not a member of the armed forces, Dean enlisted in the Mennonite Voluntary Services and served several years at a hospital in Gary during the Vietnam War.
Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army and condolences may be posted at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
ELKHART — Arnold D. "Dean" Mast, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:46 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Charles D. and Ada F. (Rupp) Mast.
Surviving are two sons, James S. and Timothy D. "Tim" (Tracy) Mast, both of Elkhart; two sisters, Sharon E. Stolz of Elkhart and Rosann K. (Ken) Johnson of Goshen; a brother, Wayne L. (Betty) Mast of Goshen; and four grandchildren.
Dean was preceded in death by a grandson, Dominick J. Mast.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the 1 p.m. funeral scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, starting at 11 a.m. at Billings Funeral Home of Elkhart. Pastor Robert Price will officiate. In accordance with Dean's wishes, cremation will follow services.
Dean founded Arnold's Flooring of Elkhart in 1965 and had been in business ever since. He was a 1961 graduate of Concord High School, attended Zion Bible Institute in Providence, R.I., and was a member of Elkhart Moose Lodge 599. He also carried a private pilot's license and enjoyed taking his boys on Saturday morning breakfast fly-ins when they were younger. Although not a member of the armed forces, Dean enlisted in the Mennonite Voluntary Services and served several years at a hospital in Gary during the Vietnam War.
Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army and condolences may be posted at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
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Services
Funeral Service
February
10
Billings Funeral Home
Starts at 1:00 pm