Mark Lee Scharenberg

Friday, August 5, 2011

Mark Scharenberg, age 59, a resident of Mapleton, Kansas, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 2, 2011, following a vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 69, south of Fort Scott. He was born April 16, 1952, in Marion, Kansas, the son of Orville Ray Scharenberg and Mary Anna Goertz Scharenberg. He was raised on the family's dairy farm. He graduated from Blue Mound High School with the class of 1970. He joined the National Guard in February of 1971, and served for six years. He married Debbie Ann Lindbloom on June 3, 1972, in Fredonia, Kansas. Mark held many jobs in his lifetime. Most recently he owned and operated his trenching and excavating company as well as Mapleton Gas Pipe Line, Inc. for the last twenty years. In his early years he worked one year for Jack Noah as a contractor in Altoona, Kansas. He worked for Windsor Mobile Homes for four years. He was employed by Ron Eldridge as a mechanic in Uniontown. He owned and operated the Mapleton Service Station for ten years. He served on the Uniontown U235 school board for seven years. He held office in the Timberhill Township. He served on the council and as Mayor for the town of Mapleton. He was a volunteer fire fighter. He also did work for both the Bourbon and Linn County water districts. Mark was certified as a Sports Pilot who built and flew his own planes. He was a member of the Kansas City Flyers club as well as the AOPA. Besides flying, he also loved to slalom water ski. He was a member of the Xenia Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and taught Junior Church. Mark took care of anything the residents of Mapleton called upon him to do. He will be greatly missed.

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