Margaret Mast

M. Margaret Mast, 103, of Emerson, NE, formerly of Winnebago, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2022 in Pender, NE. A funeral service will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at Omaha Valley Cemetery in Homer, NE.  

Margaret was born on July 26, 1918 in Winnebago, NE. She was the daughter of Louis and Nellie (Kunzie) Miller.  As a child her family moved to Sioux City, IA and then to South Sioux City, NE where she attended school.  Margaret wasn’t able to graduate high school, which was always a dream of hers.  So at the age of 75 she received her G.E.D., of which she took great pride.  Margaret was a hard worker, taking care of her family was her priority.  On December 21, 1936 she was united in marriage to Roland in Homer.  They farmed in rural Homer before moving to Winnebago to continue farming and raise their children.  She worked at Wincharger and Zenith until it’s closing in 1977.  Margaret loved working with the livestock and always had a garden, but her greatest pleasures were spending time with her family, making goodies for the grandchildren and tending her plants.  We always said she could bring a dead plant back to life.

Those left to honor her memory include her son, Roger (Kathy) Mast, Winnebago, NE; her daughter, Mary Nelsen, Homer, NE; 10 grandchildren and many great and great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; son Alan Mast Sr.; son-in-law, Richard Nelsen; granddaughter, Sherry Nelsen; a brother and two sisters.