Mark was born August 16, 1954, and died November 10, 1983.  He was a 1972 graduate of Lincoln High, where he was awarded a Regents Scholarship his senior year. He then attended the University of Nebraska. Mark was survived by his parents, The Reverend Edwin,  and Ann Bereth;  sisters and brother in law, Sheryl Adams (Gary), Redmond, Washington, Peggy Jordan, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; brother, Timothy, Puyallup, Washington.