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Personal data William Paul Mastin 

• He was born on December 28, 1909 in Elkin, Surry Co., NC.
• Resident in the year 1991: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.Source 1
• (Inurnment) on July 6, 2002 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
• He died on July 2, 2002 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (Timely Mission Nursing Home), he was 92 years old.
• A child of James Keifer Mastin and Lydia P. Spencer
• This information was last updated on August 18, 2024.

Household of William Paul Mastin

He is married to Lillian Jeanette Bosma.

They got married on February 26, 1934 at First Cong. Chr. parsonage, Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, he was 24 years old.

William Paul Mastin oo Lillian J. Bosma

Marriage source: Author: Hanson, Dorothy (Maston), Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs.351-352, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 351, Col. 2]

"PAUL AND LILLIAN (BOSMA)MASTIN by Dorothy (Mastin) Hanson

William Paul Mastin was born December 28, 1909 in Elkin, North Carolina, the oldest son of James K."

[Photograph of a man & woman with the caption: Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Mastin February 26, 1934]

[Pg. 352, Col. 1]

"and Lydia Mastin. His parents moved to Iowa when he was an infant. He married Lillian J. Bosma, daughter of Thomas, Sr. and Florence Bosma, on February 26, 1934 at the Congregational Church parsonage. They were the first couple wed bythe late Rev. N. Boomgarden. ..." <>

Child(ren):

1. (Not public)
2. Dorothy Florence Mastin  1937-1996 
3. (Not public)

Notes about William Paul Mastin

William Paul Mastin

Source: Author: Winter, Paul R., Title: Winter GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: PRW, Publication date: vi June MMVII), Repository: Paul R. Winter, Buffalo Ctr., IA

"Paul Mastin

Marriage 1: Lillian J. Bosma"

Author: Hanson, Dorothy (Maston), Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs. 351-352,Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 351, Col. 2]

"PAUL AND LILLIAN (BOSMA) MASTIN by Dorothy (Mastin) Hanson

William Paul Mastin was born December 28, 1909 in Elkin, North Carolina, the oldest son of James K."

[Photograph of a man & woman with the caption: Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Mastin February 26, 1934]

[Pg. 352, Col. 1]

"and Lydia Mastin. His parents moved to Iowa when he was an infant. He married Lillian J. Bosma, daughter of Thomas, Sr. and Florence Bosma, on February 26, 1934 at the Congregational Church parsonage. They were the first couple wed bythe late Rev. N. Boomgarden.

Their first farm home was one mile west and one-half mile north of Buffalo Center for nine years. This was still the Depression Era so they had no electricity or running water. Mom helped Dad pick corn by hand all day - one load in theforenoon and one load in the afternoon. Dad was the owner of the first combine in the Buffalo Center area. It was a 1936 John Deere No. 6. He tells of how the area people thought he had bought a machine that could never do the job -but look at the combines today! Their daughters, Dorothy and Delores, were born during the years on this place.

[Photograph of a combine with the caption: 1936 John Deere No. 6 combine - first combine in Buffalo Center area, owned by Paul Mastin.]

In March 1943 we moved to our new home one mile east and three and one-half miles south of Buffalo Center. Electricity was put in, a new well dug - and we had indoor plumbing. Dad did so much custom work - combining oats, cornpicking,chopping hay and straw, spraying and silo filling - that there were times our neighbors saw more of him during the week than we did.

We were joined by sister Ramona, so Mom and Dad had three girls. Dad had Grade A dairy cows - so we girls learned how to put milkers together, operte the cream separator, etc., as well as feed each cow a balanced diet. Pitching hay,straw, and silage were part of daily chores. Dad hauled many thousands of gallons of Grade A milk into Buffalo Center Co-op Creamery with our Jeep pickup. Dad has often said he had to have one cow just to provide milk for many cats andkittens we girls had for pets. And there was old Shep, our dog; he was always there to go with us to fetch the cows home from the pasture.

Mom baked more bread and rolls and made so many meals for hired help than we can imagine today. Hundreds of jars of canned goods filled our basement shelves. I wonder how many gallons of "egg coffee" Mom has made for activities at theFirst Congregational Church throughout the years.

A nagging back problem finally forced Dad to give up dairying - and finally farming altogether. Mom and Dad moved into town in 1966 where they presently live after 32 years of rural life. Dad continued mechanic work for implementdealers at Britt and Thompson, then Hogar & Son Welding - but his back finally forced him into retirement."

[Pg. 352, Col. 2

"Mom and Dad celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1984, They are parents of three daughters. Dorothy and her husband, Marlyn Hanson (a rural mail carrier), live at Wells, Minnesota; they are parents of two sons, Paul and Todd.Paul and his wife, Diane, are parents of twins, Jacob Paul and Emily Kay. Todd is a student at the School of Optometry at St. Louis, Missouri.

Delores and her husband, Orval Loewe, live on a farm near LeCenter, Minnesota. Delores is employed at Pillsbury-Green Giant, Minneapolis Minnesota.

Ramona and her husband, David Carlson, live on a farm near Wesley, Iowa; they are parents of Daniel (a mechanic in Britt); Jane, a dental assistant in Daphne, Alabama; Joan; and Jill.

(Please see the Thomas Bosma, Sr. family history)"

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 111, # 17, 11 July 2002, Pg. 11, Col. 2

"William P. Mastin, 92

Funeral services for William P. Mastin, 92, were held Saturday, July 6 at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center at 11:00 a.m. Pastor David Langer officiated. Organist was Kami Nelson. Casketbearers were Steve Bosma, Jenifer Bosma, Roger Mastin, Harley Hassebroek, Raymond Oswald and Kenneth Mastin. Honorary casketbearers were Paul Hanson, Dan Carlson, Joan Johanson, Todd Hanson, Jane Carlson-Tate and Jill McNeese. Inurnment was in Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. William passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. Winter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

William Paul Mastin, oldest son of James Keifer and Lydia (Spencer) Mastin, was born December 28, 1909 at Elkin, North Carolina. His parents moved to Iowa when he was an infant. He attended the Buffalo Center schools and graduated in1928. He married Lillian Bosma at the First Congregational Church Parsonage on February 26, 1934. They farmed in the Buffalo Center area for many years until back problems forced him to sell his Grade A Holstein dairy cow herd and laterhis farm. They moved into Buffalo Center in 1966 where he was employed as a farm machinery mechanic for Jordahl Equipment in Buffalo Center, Erickson Implement in Thompson, Fangmans in Britt and Hogard & Son in Buffalo Center. He alsodrove school bus and was a VAC member. In his years of good health he enjoyed fishing trips, bicycling and gardening, especially his rose bushes. For many years Paul and Lillian were active supporters of the WyCliffe Associate, FullGospel Men's Association, the KJLY Radio Volunteer Staff in Blue Earth, Minnesota and the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center where he was a Sunday School teacher for many years and served on the church board and as an usher. Heattended many area church functions while his health permitted and had a concern for all to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Paul entered the Timely Mission Nursing Home in May of 1997. His love for his Lord and daily devotionssustained him during these years along with a continued hobby of tatting doilies which many of the community cherish.

Paul is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lillian; daughters: Dolores Loewe and her husband, Orval, of LeCenter, Minnesota; Ramona Carlson and her husband, David, of Britt; a son-in-law Marlyn Hanson, of Buffalo Center; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren: Paul and Diane Hanson, Jacob, Emily and Jessica of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Todd Hanson and fiancee, Heidi Zervas of St. Anthony, Minnesota; Dan and Lisa Carlson, Danika, Braden and Keifer James of Britt;Michael and Jane Carlson-Tate and Molly of New Orleans, Louisiana; Grant and Joan Johanson, Dillon McCaully and Jayden of Britt; Royal II and Jill McNeese and Harley of Britt; one brother, Ralph Mastin of Blue Earth; one cousin, MattieBowers of Buffalo Center who was raised as a sister by Jake and Lydia Mastin. He was preceded in death by his parents and his oldest daughter, Dorothy Hanson, who passed away in November 1996."
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