Gary Kozy informed us about Mark's death in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 2010. He is buried at the VA cemetary there. He served with the US Marine Corps.
The following obit info was sent to me recently (1/28/2019) by another class website administrator, for which we are grateful.
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Rapid City Journal, The (SD) - Saturday, October 16, 2010
RAPID CITY — Mark Anderson, 60, Rapid City, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center at Fort Meade. Nancy Anderson, 51, died May 5, 2009, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
Mark was born Oct. 26, 1949, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Phillip Harvey and Virginia Mae (Bryan) Anderson. He attended South High School in Bakersfield, Calif., graduating in 1968. He then entered the U.S. Marine Corps in September of 1968 and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in September of 1972. He then attended Bakersfield Community College majoring in History. He worked at various jobs with the major part pertaining to steel painting of off-shore oil rigs and farm machinery with Frito Lay.
In 1992, he met Nancy Jean Hoppi and they were married April 1, 2008. Nancy died suddenly on May 5, 2009, in Las Cruces.
Mark was a life-member of the VFW, American Legion, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Mark is survived by two sons, Michael Todd Anderson and William Jared Levi Anderson, both of Ventura, Calif.; one daughter, Heather Marie Anderson, Ventura; three brothers, Jan Phillip Anderson, Palm Springs, Calif., David Brian Anderson, Rapid City, and Keith Wesley Anderson, Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Karron Marie Cook, Tarzana, Calif.; and six grandsons. Nancy is survived by one son, Guy Eugene Wadell, Rapid City.
Mark was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and one brother, William Jeffrey Anderson.
Memorial services for Mark and his wife, Nancy Jean Anderson, will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with Chaplain [Ret.] Herb B. Cleveland officiating. Burial of their cremains will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with military honors for Mark provided by Rushmore VFW Post #1273 and the South Dakota National Guard.
An online guest book may be signed at www.osheimschmidt.com.
Jeffrey Leong
Mark and I were in the same homeroom. I even got him a busboy job with me at Ricebowl restaurant. One day he asked if I wanted to go down to the USMC recruiters.. He was going to take a test for enlistment, The smooth recruiter saw that I was just waiting around while he took the test and suggested that I could take it as well. Along with Daryl Jone, Dale Rosen and I, we all entered the Marine Corps in July 1968. Dale and I were in Platoon 1042. Got one letter from Mark while he was in the DMZ in Viet Nam. Heard he was working in Southern Cal when he got out. Lost touch with him after that. Jeff Leong USMC 1968-1972 Semper FI!
Gary Alex Kozy
Mark past away in Rapid City South Dakota.Jeffrey Leong
Black Hills National Cemetery
20901 Pleasant Valley Drive
Sturgis,SD
Died 10/14/2010
Section Q, Site 411