Memorial

Dorothy Lee McMaster, age 94, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the Cheyenne Mountain Care Center in Colorado Springs.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Friday at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.  Interment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dorothy is survived by her daughter Carol Ann Heitz of Colorado Springs, Colorado; three grandsons: Justin Ely Heitz (Rhonda) of Denver, Colorado; Grant Demian McMaster of Phoenix, Arizona; and Ryan Garrick Heitz (Jessie) of Potomac, Maryland; three great-granddaughters: Emilie Justine Heitz of Denver, Colorado; Merril Yihua Heitz of Potomac, Maryland; and Samantha Grace Heitz of Denver, Colorado; one great-grandson, Garrick Qihua Heitz of Potomac, Maryland; one nephew, Jack May of Silver City, Iowa; four nieces: Jacqueline Irvine of Westlake Village, California; Shirley Batchelor of Valentine, Nebraska; Sharon Hayes of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and Mary Ann Nightser of Papillion, Nebraska; as well as Pat Biderman of Marion, Iowa, who was like a daughter.

In 1974 she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wayne; one son, Scott Edmond in 1992; her father and mother Leo and Alta (Dennis) May; three brothers: Gerald May, Lyle May, and Leo May; one sister, Blanche Moss; one infant sister, Alta Harriet May; two nephews: Gerald May, Jr. and David Moss; and one niece, Ellen Lee Coleman.

Dorothy was born April 12, 1920 the daughter of Alta and Leo May in Bassett, Nebraska.  When she was two years old, her family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she lived until she was fifteen years old.  It was then that she went to live with her sister in Ottumwa, Iowa.  She attended Ottumwa High School, and graduated with the class of 1939.

In 1941 she married Wayne McMaster in Kirksville, Missouri and lived in Cedar Rapids until he went into the service.  While he was in England, their son Scott was born, and when the war was over, they settled in Fairfield, Iowa.  It was there that they were blessed with their daughter, Carol.  From there they moved to Bettendorf, Iowa, where they lived until they moved back to Cedar Rapids in 1955.  It was then that they built their home at 630 Grant Wood Drive Southeast.  Dorothy lived there for thirty years; the last twelve years by herself.  After her husband’s death, she worked at Barlow-Moon Cleaners, then fourteen years at Lagle’s Card and Party Store before retiring in 1985.

In 2002, she moved to Colorado with her daughter and lived there until her death.  She belonged to the Woman’s Club, Justice for Jessica, and the Siebke-Hoyt Group.

Dorothy would like to be remembered as a good mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may directed to the family.