Mark Allen Elert

Oh my. Just heard the news about Mark. Life has a way of wisking us out in so many directions. Grieving the loss of a man of God who loved people deeply and had a special way of connecting the heart of Jesus to a persons life. For the time I had to know to Mark as a fellow youth leader at Open Door he touched me with the love of Jesus in a very special way. Connie I grieve with you and your’s but also rejoice that we will see Mark again because of Jesus’ sacrifice and love that was a...

I am sorry to hear of your loss. Please accept my condolences. May the love of God, friends and family comfort you through your grief. 2nd Thessalonians 2: 16,17

I loved playing ping pong with Mark, I will miss you buddy! RIP Mark!
I used to dread his fast serves, he gained momentum by stomping his feet! I will never forget you! Will sure miss you around!

Knew Mark through playing Ping Pong. Almost never bested him, especially since he always kept improving his game. His personality was such that you almost felt good, even losing to him Almost. He will very much be missed.

Connie and girls, I was so sorry to hear about Mark's sudden passing. This will be a very difficult trial for you all. Lean on Jesus as much as you can. I am certainly praying for all three of you and so sad about this news. Praise the Lord that we have eternal life and this world is not our home.

I am sad to learn of Mark's passing, but more thankful than before that he attended a Breck reunion after I had not seen him in many years. His kindness and friendly attitude endured. In high school, we played tennis often to determine who would play #1 singles, but it was a formality; Mark beat me handily every time. Mark had such grace that I never minded losing to him. His classmates will miss him.

I have unfortunately never met Mark, but when I saw this shared on Facebook I knew there was a high probability that we were related so I checked the family history records my late great aunt Lois had left me and it turns out Mark was a 3rd cousin to me. I won't be able to attend the service today but I wanted to extend my condolences to you in this difficult time, especially so with the recent loss of Gerald. My aunt Lois spent many years tracking the Elert family history back many...

I'll miss our "battles with the paddles" over at the club. Especially when we'd decide to not take it so seriously and just horse around, playing some doubles with Gary & Kevin :')