Bethany Grace Mast

2025 - 2025

Bethany Grace Mast obituary, 2025-2025, Arcola, IL

Bethany Grace Mast

2025 - 2025

BORN

2025

DIED

2025

Bethany Mast Obituary

Visit the Edwards Funeral Home - Arcola website to view the full obituary.

Bethany Grace Mast, infant daughter of Marlin Jay and Lori Marie (Herschberger) Mast of rural Arcola, IL was stillborn at 12:46 AM on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the home of her maternal grandparents, Clifford Ray and Jeannie D. (Kaufman) Herschberger in rural Tuscola, IL. David Lynn Kaufman officiated. Burial was on family property. 

Bethany Grace is survived by her parents, Marlin and Lori Mast, her paternal grandparents, Joni Lynn and Leona (Schlabach) Mast of rural Humboldt, IL, her maternal grandparents, Clifford Ray and Jeannie D. (Kaufman) Herschberger of rural Tuscola, IL, her paternal great grandparents, Harley F. Schlabach and Anna Irene (Miller) Mast both of rural Arthur, IL, her maternal great-grandparents, Eldon T and Mary A (Miller) Herschberger, and David A. and Anna Mae (Schrock) Kaufman all of rural Arthur, IL. As well as 11 aunts, 10 uncles and 7 cousins. 

Bethany Grace is preceded in death by her paternal great grandparents, Lynn William and Dorothy Marie (Bontreger) Mast and Mary Etta Schlabach.


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