Ralph Samuel Mast

Ralph Samuel Mast, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away July 27, 2013 in St Joseph Medical Center after a short battle with cancer.

He was the loving husband of Dorothy Elaine (Strouse) Mast, whom he married November 24, 1956.

Born in Morgantown, he was a son of the late Samuel K. and Minnie (Bewley) Mast.

He was a 1954 graduate of Oley High School.

Ralph worked for 35 years for the Dana Corporation, retiring in 1985 as the supervisor of the frame division.

He was an advisor for the Junior Achievement, served in the Peace Corps and was active with Habitat for Humanity.

Ralph enjoyed life on the farm; tending to the live stock and the gardens. He also enjoyed driving his truck, working on cars in his son-in-law's body shop and watching NASCAR. He could fix anything and has a great sense of direction; he was his own GPS. He adored his family and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was known to everyone as PopPop. He took time to spend one-on-one time with his grandchildren and was always "seeing a man about a horse". He will be dearly missed.

He was a member of Schwarzwald U.C.C., Reading.

In addition to his wife he is survived by his four daughters: Denise, wife of Joseph Rohrbaugh, York; Charlene Hollenbach, Exeter Township; Pamela, wife of Michael Burkhart, Birdsboro and Deborah, wife of Joseph Vesci, Sr., Hatfield. Also surviving are his son-in-law, Roger Moyer, Harleysville; his sister, Margie Steffen, Lititz, and his brother, Horace Mast, Morgantown. Nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way also survive him.

Ralph was predeceased by his daughter, Beverly Dorothy Moyer, in 2006 and his four siblings: Edith, Daniel, Arthur and Raymond.

Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Blankenbiller Funeral Home, 423 Main St., Oley. Viewings will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Oley Mennonite Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be recorded at www.blankenbillerfh.com.