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Obituary of Mark P. Shermer, 56

Name of Deceased Mark P. Shermer
Age 56
Date of Death 02/27/2010
Date of Birth 06/17/1953
Funeral Home Koch Funeral Home

Mark P. Shermer, 56, of Port Matilda, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born June 17, 1953, in Harrisburg, he was a son of George H. and Lillian R. Wesgaites Shermer, who survive in Port Matilda.

Mark was a 1971 graduate of Red Land High School, and a 1977 graduate of Penn State. He was a residential and commercial contractor. Previously, he had been a National Park Ranger with both Shenandoah and Yellowstone national parks. He was a member of the Bellefonte Historic Railroad Society.

Along with his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Susan Shermer and her husband, Mel Woolf, of Harrisburg, and Lori Shermer, of Mount Holly Springs; and two nieces, Sara and Rebekah.

Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2010, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College. Services are private, at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Bellefonte Historic Railroad Society, Bellefonte Train Station, 320 W. High St., Bellefonte, PA 16823; or to Yellowstone Association, P.O. Box 117, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190.