Survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Patti; daughter, Emily; sister, Linda (Michael) Abildtrup; brothers-and sister-in-law; and nieces, nephews, and countless close friends. Preceded in death by parents, Victor and Arlene (Ruhde) Spack; sister, Janice; brother, Michael, nephew, Eric Spack; and his beloved dog, Riley.

He attended school at the Manning, Iowa, Community School system and graduated high school in 1969. He was a letterman in football and basketball, and he played trumpet in the band. He went on to graduate from Northwest Missouri State University with a BS in Education and then entered into a successful career in the insurance industry. Mark remained close to dear friends in his hometown of Manning, Iowa. He took every opportunity to re-connect and share time with them through the years.

He was an enthusiastic supporter of the University of Iowa football and basketball programs and the New York Yankees. He played softball and co-ed volleyball and enjoyed collecting Hawkeye, Yankee, and Northwest Missouri State memorabilia.

Mark took great joy in life and he shared that joy with everyone he met. In addition to sports, he loved books, music, art, a wide range of collectibles, and his favorite activity was to entertain and share good times with his family and the many friends who loved him.

A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Interment of ashes
Saturday, May 28th 11:00 am
Section J (straight in on main road)
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery 2300 S. 78th Street
Limited parking due to Holiday
Carpool (or good walking shoe) encouraged

Death Is Nothing At All
All is well
Death nothing at all,
I have only slipped away into the next room,
Whatever we were to each other, we still are
Please, call me by my old familiar name.
Speak of me in the same easy way you always did.
Laugh, as we always laughed, at little jokes we shared together
Think of me and smile.
Let my name be the household name it always was,
Spoken without the shadow of a ghost in it.
Life means all it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
Death is inevitable, so why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval very near.
Nothing is past or loss.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before,
Only better and happier
Together forever.
All is well
Henry Scott Holland