The Life of Irene (Kufta) Mastee

Irene Kufta (my 1rst cousin 1x removed –my mother’s cousin) was born on April 20, 1928, in Muskegon, Michigan. She was the second born of three daughters of Frank Kufta and Mary nee Raczkiewicz (my great aunt). Irene Kufta married Albert “Al” Mastee on September 4, 1948. Al and Irene were members of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. They had two children, Diane Murphy and David Mastee and five grandchildren. They enjoyed traveling and sitting outside on their porch. Granddaughter Anna Marie Flores remembers that “Muskegon always had that small town charm. They were very hard workers.” Like most of us, she regrets not knowing more about their stores and remembers they were private about the past. Irene died on December 9, 2019. Her daughter-in-law Mastee shared, “Our prayers are with her. Always in our hearts.”