Albert J. McMaster

BONNEAUVILLE Albert J. McMaster, 76, entered God's eternal care, Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the York Hospital. Born May 20, 1937, in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late John and Rita (Staub) McMaster. Albert was the loving husband of Joyce Elaine (Brumgard) McMaster, with whom he shared 11 years of marriage, and the late June F. (Sanders) McMaster, who died in 1979, and the late Myrtle E. (Seburn) McMaster who died in 1999. Albert was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Bonneauville. He was a member of the Catholic War Veterans Post #1342, Bonneauville, the New Oxford Social Club, the Gettysburg Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #1526, and the York Adams 2 Cylinder Club. Albert retired from ESAB after many years of service as a laborer. He was also a lifelong farmer. Albert loved farming and his John Deere tractors. He enjoyed going to softball games and tractor pulls and loved attending his grandchildren's sports events and activities. In addition to his wife Joyce, Albert is survived by his children, Anne C. Emlet and husband Charles of York Springs, Christine M. Barth and husband Mike of York Springs, and Tina L. Haymaker and husband Jim of New Oxford; his stepchildren, Laura Ann Shafer of Davis, Calif., Scott J. Bankert of New York, N.Y., and Melissa J. Hansford of Bonneauville; his grandchildren, Jessica, Nathan and Alex Emlet, Brittany, Brianne and Brock Pate, Dalton and Evan Haymaker, Dale and James Shafer, Alex and Erin Nell and Belen and Sol Bankert; a great-grandchild, Zoe Nelson; four brothers, Donald McMaster, Robert McMaster, Larry McMaster and Sam McMaster; and two sisters, Bernadette Sterner and Betty Kachel. A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate and remember Albert's life will be held 10 a.m. Monday, April 21, 2014 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 12 E. Hanover St., Bonneauville, with Father Peter DiTomasso as celebrant. A viewing and time to share memories with the family will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Kenworthy Funeral Home, Inc., 66 E. Hanover St., Bonneauville, with prayers at 8 p.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the York Adams 2 Cylinder Club Scholarship Fund, 2245 Bon-Ox Road, New Oxford, PA 17350; or St. Joseph's the Worker Parish Bonneauville, 12 E. Hanover St., Gettysburg, PA 17325. The Kenworthy Funeral Home, Inc., 66 E. Hanover St., Bonneauville, has been entrusted by the family with the funeral arrangements. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.kenworthyfh.com