Henry Mast, age 94, of Volga, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 20, 2007, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Henry Mast was born June 15, 1912, on a farm near Volga, South Dakota, to Nick and Mary (Meyer) Mast. He lived his entire life near Volga, and received his formal education in the rural school District No. 76 and Gruseth District No. 77. He then began working on area farms. On December 3, 1936, he married Nellie Vermeulen at the Volga Christian Reformed Church. Following their marriage the couple lived and worked on the George Cotton farm north of Volga for two years. They continued to live and farm near Volga for 64 years. During that time Henry was one of the first to produce Grade A milk for the Volga Creamery. Henry was active in many community and church activities. He served as an elder, deacon, and Sunday school teacher at the Volga Christian Reformed Church and was active in the Mens Society. He was also a charter member/founder of the Volga Christian School, where he served on the board for many years. He was a member of Gideons International, Man to Man Prison Ministries, various Dordt College committees, and he did fund-raising for Pine Rest Christian Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was also a member of the Brookings County Farm Bureau, and he volunteered for the Volga Meals on Wheels and assisted other in many ways. He enjoyed crossword and jigsaw puzzles, was an avid reader, and enjoyed traveling. Family was very special to Henryhe was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Survivors include his wife of over 70 years, Nellie Mast; five children: Charles (Margaret) Mast of Jenison, Michigan, Myron (Willa) Mast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Harold (Angie) Mast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Elsie (Gary) Kleinjan of Mansfield, Texas, and Carol (Tom) Kleinjan of Bruce, South Dakota; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clarence (Harriet) Mast, of Volga; a sister, Jeanette (Henry, Jr.) DeLange, of Platte, South Dakota; and sisters-in-law: Jane Mast of Volga, Ruth (Grae) Story of Denver, Colorado, Clara Mast of Volga, and Gertrude Schutt of Ripon, California. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John, Herman, and Peter; and sisters, Anna Koopman and Hilda Bloomendaal.