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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271186
Title: Mark S. Wonnenberg
Date: 3/18/1986-1/20/2023
Inscription/Marks: 3/18/1986
Summary: It is with much heartache that we say goodbye to our son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend Mark Samuel Wonnenberg. A funeral service was held January 20, 2023, at Century Baptist Church, Bismarck. Mark, 36, was born in Bismarck on March 18, 1986. As a follower of Jesus, by God’s grace through faith, Mark received his perfect, heavenly body on January 5, 2023, and then performed his last heroic act, organ donation. Anyone who knew Mark, knew he loved deeply. He had a big, tender heart. His passing leaves a large hole in everyone’s hearts. Mark was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of seven. He was stronger than all of us. It is an incredibly challenging disease to manage. He often said, "You have no idea what I go through,” and he was right. Initially, diabetes kept him from going on his “bucket list” trip, but it worked out for the better for him. Mark and his dad went the following year in 2019 on the 75th Anniversary of the World War II D-Day landing. They had tickets to the televised celebration in France, and Mark even walked by the cameras so his mom got to see him. During his high school years, Mark participated in band and was able to go on a band tour, which was another trip of a lifetime. The Century Patriot Band, under the direction of Mr. Tim Fogderud, traveled to New York and Boston. Among their many adventures, they saw Lion King on Broadway and performed on-stage at Carnegie Hall, all in the comfort of their Patriot band uniforms! Mark grew up in the family convenience store business, working alongside his parents and grandparents for many years. He managed the I-94 Express car wash before heading to Kansas City, where he made many lifelong friends. Mark moved back to Bismarck in 2013 and returned to work in the family business. When the family sold the stations, Mark went to work for his uncle and cousin at Red Carpet and made many lifelong friends there as well. Mark had a list of things that he wanted to do one day. One was the World War II tour he did with his dad. Another one was skydiving, which he got to do with his brother, Mike. Itwasn’t the same when he went again without Mike, but he still loved it. The last thing on his list we know of was seeing Jim Morrison’s grave in Paris before the start of their World War II tour. He began working at Runnings in the Sporting Goods Department in December of 2021 under the management of Kevin Lockard. As a firearm enthusiast, it was a dream job for Mark. He told us almost daily “Where else could I talk guns all day and get paid while doing it?” He loved all the staff, his customers, and their dogs that always ran right to him because they knew he loved them too. Some of Mark’s interests and hobbies included spending time with his niece and nephews, who shared a mutual love for Legos. He also enjoyed firearms, hunting, vehicles, war memorabilia, caring for his lizards, and tending to his collection of plants. Mark is survived by his parents, Doug and Robyn; his brother, John and his wife, Sarah; along with niece, Maya, and nephews, Grant and Preston; his sister, Connie (and Sean Dane); grandmothers, Lorraine Wonnenberg and Irma Bitner; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael; and grandfathers, Eugene Wonnenberg and Robert Bitner.
Red ID: FND_I_78673 Image ID: 557613 Image Notes: FND001 271186

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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