Sutton, Mark Merle 1928 - 2016

SUTTON, MALANAPHY, SCHUPANITZ, KACHER, EATON, FROMM, HAYNES, NESTEBY, CAROLAN, ALBERTS, ETTELDORF

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/6/2016 at 10:41:21

Mark Sutton, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, Iowa.

Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2016, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will be after 9:30 a.m., at the Church on Friday morning.

Mark Merle Sutton was born on September 5, 1928, the son of Lawrence and Grace (Malanaphy) Sutton, in Decorah, IA. Mark attended rural country school and then Decorah High School, graduating in 1948. Mark was united in marriage to Marcella Schupanitz on July 11, 1953, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA. Together they raised their family on a farm on the Bluffton Road, near Decorah. Mark farmed for many years until he was unable to get around. Mark loved his family and especially his grandchildren. Marked loved hunting and going for drives. He was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and the Elks Club in Decorah.

Mark’s survivors include his two daughters: Colleen (Bob) Kacher, Clive, IA and Lou Ann (Greg) Eaton, Apple Valley, MN. Three sons: Jim Sutton, Decorah, IA; John (Gerri) Sutton, Cottage Grove, MN; Bob (Brenda) Sutton, Decorah, IA. Nine grandchildren: Kiley Kacher, Brandon Kacher, Kelsey Eaton, Katie Eaton, Josh Sutton, Ashley Sutton, Stephanie (Zach) Fromm, Jenna (Peyton) Haynes and Austin Sutton. One sister: Imelda (Emmett) Nesteby, Lansing, IA. One brother-in-law: John Schupanitz, Cedar Rapids, IA. Two sisters-in-law: Margaret Carolan, Decorah, IA and Barbara Sutton, Decorah, IA; and Mary Schupanitz, New Hope, MN, along with many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Mark was preceded in death by his parents: Lawrence and Grace (Malanaphy) Sutton. His wife: Marcy Sutton on January 28, 2011. One brother: Vincent Sutton. Three brothers-in-law: James Alberts, Eugene Carolan and Carl Schupanitz. His father and mother-in-law: Hugo and Catherine (Etteldorf) Schupanitz.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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