Mark William Reinmiller

Mark William Reinmiller of Carlsbad, California, passed away on June 11, 2026, from complications due to Parkinson’s disease four days after his 77th birthday.

Born on June 7, 1949, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Mark was the son of Cletus and Mary Ann (Buckfinch) Reinmiller. He grew up living next door to St. Theresa Catholic Church in Lincoln and often recounted how, if an altar server did not show up, the nuns would come looking for him to fill the spot! He also bragged of tricking the nuns into thinking he was studying by putting a teddy bear in his desk chair and pulling the shade. Mark later moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska where he attended Creighton Preparatory High School and made many lifelong, special friendships.

Known for his witty one liners, jovial nature, and affable spirit, Mark attended the University of Nebraska, Lincoln where he obtained his Bachelor of Architecture degree. Mark was a lifelong Husker football fan, though he often joked that the “N” for University of Nebraska stood for “knowledge.”

During his long career in architecture and construction management, he helped to design and build multiple buildings including schools, hospitals, churches and community colleges across the United States and overseas in Indonesia. His proudest career accomplishment was serving as Vice President of Vanir Construction Management opening offices down the length of California and retiring in 2017 after 30 years at the firm. His last project for Vanir was opening an office in Saudi Arabia where he helped design a hospital city for the King.

In September 1978, Mark married his loving wife, Carolyn. Their marriage of almost 48 years was a testament to steadfast love and commitment as Carolyn became Mark’s primary caregiver during his stroke recovery and long health battles.

In December 1984, Mark and Carolyn had a daughter, Maryann Emily. Maryann was Mark’s pride and joy, his “dolly dolly dear.” Maryann and Mark spent countless hours in the pool together, on the softball field, playing with their dog, Snowy, and listening to jazz music in the car on their drives to work and school in San Diego. Mark was so proud to be able to walk Maryann down the aisle at her wedding and share their father daughter dance despite his worsening Parkinson’s.

Mark loved people and brought fun to every event and party, whether he was bartending at the many holiday tasting parties that were celebrated at home, playing in a golf tournament or attending a formal gala. He could often be found with his signature sweet Manhattan in hand. He also loved exploring other cultures, peoples, architecture, and languages. He traveled extensively throughout parts of Malaysia, Europe and the Middle East.

Mark believed in helping his community. As a long-time member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, he served as a lector for several years. Mark helped to design the church’s sanctuary and later the parish center as a volunteer on the building committee. In addition, Mark was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus and served as a member of the Color Corps, something he worked hard and practiced for hours to do after his stroke in 2014. He helped Council 9022 with fundraising at their golf tournament for years hand lettering all the signs for the tournament. He loved working the tootsie roll drive to support the Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities as well as playing Santa Claus at the Knights’ children’s Christmas party which he did for almost a generation of children at the church.

Mark was very social, and Carolyn and Mark’s home was always party central. Mark enjoyed going with Carolyn to classical and jazz music concerts, live theater productions, sailing when they got the chance, traveling, and entertaining. They felt blessed to have a large and wonderful group of friends that became family through their associations with St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, their Bridge group (which eventually didn’t even play Bridge), the Happy Hour group, the P.E.O. Sisterhood, the Old Globe theater group, and more.

Mark was preceded in death by his father and mother, Cletus and Mary Ann Reinmiller, and his sister Mary Kay Reinmiller. He is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn; daughter Maryann (Marc) Reinmiller Sabatini; grandchildren Sophia and Francis Sabatini; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Steven and Nit Blue; nephews Nathan and Brandon Blue; extended family members and many life-long, dear friends and colleagues.

A celebration of Mark’s life will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church at 6628 Santa Isabel Street in Carlsbad.

It was Mark’s desire to help other children get a great, Catholic education. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Creighton Prep for a scholarship to be established in Mark's memory. Checks may be mailed to Creighton Prep, 7400 Western Avenue, Omaha, NE 68114, with 'Mark Reinmiller Memorial Scholarship' in the memo li