I, J. Wathen, manager of this site, am the 1st cousin, twice removed of Collins. His aunt, Vesta Fern (McMaster) Wathen, is my great-grandmother.
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Mini Biography
Collins S. McMaster, 74, was born on Mar 2, 1921 at Lincoln,
Nebraska. On December 25, 1942 he married Betty Shaffer at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Betty Shaffer McMaster is a great great granddaughter of
George Wagner, the founder of Logan cemetery. Collins was in the
Army Air Corp at the time of his marriage, and after the war they
settled in Hooper, Nebraska. Their children are David, Carmen and
Robert.
Collins died on October 3, 1995 and is buried at Logan cemetery.
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Obituary
Collins S. McMaster, 74, of Hooper died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995 at
Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. McMaster was born March 2,
1921, in Lincoln, where he grew up graduated from high school and
graduated from the University of Nebraska. He married Betty
Shaffer Dec. 25, 1942, in Lincoln and was a pilot with the U.S.
Army Air Corps June 1943 to November 1945, during World War II.
He moved to Hooper in 1947 and purchased the City Meat market which
he owned until 1976. He joined Farmers Mutual Home Insurance
Company in 1969, and served as its secretary/treasurer. After
retiring in 1989, he was on the company's board of directors.
He served one year as state president and eight years as
secretary/treasurer of the State Association of Mutual Companies.
In 1993, he received the group's first Excalibur Award for
outstanding service.
McMaster was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge 72
AF & Am for 50 years, Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star,
Hooper Fire Department, Hooper Commercial Club and American Legion
Post 18, all of Hooper, Scottish Rite and Tangier Shrine Temple,
both of Omaha, Shrine Club and Forty & Eight Voiture 1018, both of
Fremont and served several years on the Parkview Housing Authority
of Hooper during its planning and building stages.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David of Auburn and Robert of
Lincoln a daughter, Carmen (Mrs. Thomas) Kirk of Manhattan, Kansas;
a brother, Lloyd of Lincoln; a sister, Margaret Rose of Lincoln;
five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Hooper. The Rev. Greg Berger will officiate. There will
be no visitation. A private burial will be at Logan Cemetery Near
Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials have been established to the church and Logan Cemetery
Perpetual Care fund.
McMaster, Collins S.
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Mini Biography
Collins S. McMaster, 74, was born on Mar 2, 1921 at Lincoln,
Nebraska. On December 25, 1942 he married Betty Shaffer at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Betty Shaffer McMaster is a great great granddaughter of
George Wagner, the founder of Logan cemetery. Collins was in the
Army Air Corp at the time of his marriage, and after the war they
settled in Hooper, Nebraska. Their children are David, Carmen and
Robert.
Collins died on October 3, 1995 and is buried at Logan cemetery.
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Obituary
Collins S. McMaster, 74, of Hooper died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995 at
Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. McMaster was born March 2,
1921, in Lincoln, where he grew up graduated from high school and
graduated from the University of Nebraska. He married Betty
Shaffer Dec. 25, 1942, in Lincoln and was a pilot with the U.S.
Army Air Corps June 1943 to November 1945, during World War II.
He moved to Hooper in 1947 and purchased the City Meat market which
he owned until 1976. He joined Farmers Mutual Home Insurance
Company in 1969, and served as its secretary/treasurer. After
retiring in 1989, he was on the company's board of directors.
He served one year as state president and eight years as
secretary/treasurer of the State Association of Mutual Companies.
In 1993, he received the group's first Excalibur Award for
outstanding service.
McMaster was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge 72
AF & Am for 50 years, Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star,
Hooper Fire Department, Hooper Commercial Club and American Legion
Post 18, all of Hooper, Scottish Rite and Tangier Shrine Temple,
both of Omaha, Shrine Club and Forty & Eight Voiture 1018, both of
Fremont and served several years on the Parkview Housing Authority
of Hooper during its planning and building stages.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David of Auburn and Robert of
Lincoln a daughter, Carmen (Mrs. Thomas) Kirk of Manhattan, Kansas;
a brother, Lloyd of Lincoln; a sister, Margaret Rose of Lincoln;
five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Hooper. The Rev. Greg Berger will officiate. There will
be no visitation. A private burial will be at Logan Cemetery Near
Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials have been established to the church and Logan Cemetery
Perpetual Care fund.
McMaster, Collins S.
I, J. Wathen, manager of this site, am the 1st cousin, twice removed of Collins. His aunt, Vesta Fern (McMaster) Wathen, is my great-grandmother.
**********
Mini Biography
Collins S. McMaster, 74, was born on Mar 2, 1921 at Lincoln,
Nebraska. On December 25, 1942 he married Betty Shaffer at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Betty Shaffer McMaster is a great great granddaughter of
George Wagner, the founder of Logan cemetery. Collins was in the
Army Air Corp at the time of his marriage, and after the war they
settled in Hooper, Nebraska. Their children are David, Carmen and
Robert.
Collins died on October 3, 1995 and is buried at Logan cemetery.
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Obituary
Collins S. McMaster, 74, of Hooper died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995 at
Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. McMaster was born March 2,
1921, in Lincoln, where he grew up graduated from high school and
graduated from the University of Nebraska. He married Betty
Shaffer Dec. 25, 1942, in Lincoln and was a pilot with the U.S.
Army Air Corps June 1943 to November 1945, during World War II.
He moved to Hooper in 1947 and purchased the City Meat market which
he owned until 1976. He joined Farmers Mutual Home Insurance
Company in 1969, and served as its secretary/treasurer. After
retiring in 1989, he was on the company's board of directors.
He served one year as state president and eight years as
secretary/treasurer of the State Association of Mutual Companies.
In 1993, he received the group's first Excalibur Award for
outstanding service.
McMaster was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge 72
AF & Am for 50 years, Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star,
Hooper Fire Department, Hooper Commercial Club and American Legion
Post 18, all of Hooper, Scottish Rite and Tangier Shrine Temple,
both of Omaha, Shrine Club and Forty & Eight Voiture 1018, both of
Fremont and served several years on the Parkview Housing Authority
of Hooper during its planning and building stages.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David of Auburn and Robert of
Lincoln a daughter, Carmen (Mrs. Thomas) Kirk of Manhattan, Kansas;
a brother, Lloyd of Lincoln; a sister, Margaret Rose of Lincoln;
five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Hooper. The Rev. Greg Berger will officiate. There will
be no visitation. A private burial will be at Logan Cemetery Near
Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials have been established to the church and Logan Cemetery
Perpetual Care fund.
McMaster, Collins S.
**********
Mini Biography
Collins S. McMaster, 74, was born on Mar 2, 1921 at Lincoln,
Nebraska. On December 25, 1942 he married Betty Shaffer at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Betty Shaffer McMaster is a great great granddaughter of
George Wagner, the founder of Logan cemetery. Collins was in the
Army Air Corp at the time of his marriage, and after the war they
settled in Hooper, Nebraska. Their children are David, Carmen and
Robert.
Collins died on October 3, 1995 and is buried at Logan cemetery.
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Obituary
Collins S. McMaster, 74, of Hooper died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995 at
Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. McMaster was born March 2,
1921, in Lincoln, where he grew up graduated from high school and
graduated from the University of Nebraska. He married Betty
Shaffer Dec. 25, 1942, in Lincoln and was a pilot with the U.S.
Army Air Corps June 1943 to November 1945, during World War II.
He moved to Hooper in 1947 and purchased the City Meat market which
he owned until 1976. He joined Farmers Mutual Home Insurance
Company in 1969, and served as its secretary/treasurer. After
retiring in 1989, he was on the company's board of directors.
He served one year as state president and eight years as
secretary/treasurer of the State Association of Mutual Companies.
In 1993, he received the group's first Excalibur Award for
outstanding service.
McMaster was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge 72
AF & Am for 50 years, Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star,
Hooper Fire Department, Hooper Commercial Club and American Legion
Post 18, all of Hooper, Scottish Rite and Tangier Shrine Temple,
both of Omaha, Shrine Club and Forty & Eight Voiture 1018, both of
Fremont and served several years on the Parkview Housing Authority
of Hooper during its planning and building stages.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David of Auburn and Robert of
Lincoln a daughter, Carmen (Mrs. Thomas) Kirk of Manhattan, Kansas;
a brother, Lloyd of Lincoln; a sister, Margaret Rose of Lincoln;
five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Hooper. The Rev. Greg Berger will officiate. There will
be no visitation. A private burial will be at Logan Cemetery Near
Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials have been established to the church and Logan Cemetery
Perpetual Care fund.
McMaster, Collins S.
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