He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home alongside his wife, Tina, and children, Benny and Nevaeh.
He leaves behind his mother Ramona (Lentz) Sandberg; his wife Tina Sandberg; his children Benny, Nevaeh, Svenja and Ren; two grandchildren; siblings Steven, Tamela and James and their spouses ; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews; and aunts, uncles and cousins. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Benny Sandberg, and uncle, Donald Lentz.
Born the youngest of four on July 20, 1963, in San Diego, California, Mark moved to Minnesota at age 11. He attended Crosby-Ironton High School and graduated in 1982.
Mark joined the U.S. Army in 1983 where he served for 21 years, retiring in 2004 as a SFC.
He then started a new career path with Intercity Transit where he worked 14 years and retired as Operations Manager in 2018.
Mark’s joys in life were his family, serving his country and community. His greatest hobbies were camping, boating, fishing, traveling, football, a good BBQ and a cold beer.
He will be missed beyond words.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made toward the funeral expenses at WSECU, account # 7179762. Any remaining funds in the funeral account after expenses will be donated to the ALS Association in Mark’s name.
Services will be held on December 17, 2019 at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, Minnesota. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm with Services starting at 2:00pm.
Services will be also be held in Tumwater, Washington on December 27, 2019 at Mills & Mills Funeral Home. Service will begin at 11:00am with a Graveside service to follow at 3:00pm at Tahoma National cemetery in Kent, WA.
The family also would like to invite family and friends of Mark to join them on December 28, 2019 from 12pm until 6pm at Hallen Hall to enjoy BBQ and a nice cold beer.
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