NE. Wayne used his Navy experience as a First Class Mailman to launch a career with the US Postal Service. After working as a postal clerk in Cozad for 10 years he was hired for the Post Office Internal Auditing division in Wichita, KS. When those offices were closed, he was offered a position of Postal Inspector and moved to Seattle, WA in 1971. He completed years of service and took early retirement in 1981. He enjoyed his years with the Post Office and became an active member of NARPI, the National Association of Retired Postal Inspectors. Wayne and Martha enjoyed their retirement, taking their travel trailer around the United States, doing genealogy research, and visiting family and friends. Being an accountant, Wayne kept busy after retirement serving as treasurer for Bitter Lake Condominiums and Haller Lake United Methodist Church. He was a faithful member of the Methodist Church and seldom missed a Sunday service or a Thursday morning men's group that he named, "After 8 to 5". Martha, his wife of 72 years, passed away December 9, 2017. Wayne was also preceded in death by his parents and grandson Brent Masters. He is survived by daughters: Rev. Carolyn (Ken) Peacock of London, OH; Maxine (Bruce) Masters of Tulsa, OK; Barbara Osborne of Mill Creek, WA, sister-in-law Nina (Ken) Clark of Mullen, NE, 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, 4 nephews and 1 niece. Wayne will be buried next to Martha in the Abbey View Cemetery in Brier, WA. Visitation will be held at Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home Seattle (11111 Aurora North, Seattle 98133) Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 10:00-11:00 am with burial to follow at Abbey View Cemetery (3601 Alaska Road, Brier 98036). A Memorial Service will be held that same afternoon at 3:00 pm at Haller Lake United Methodist Church (13055 First Avenue NE Seattle 98125) with Rev. Austin Adkinson officiating.