Mark Demory Schmeltzer

Happy birthday daddy. Miss you very, very much. Don't think we forgot how much you liked to celebrate a birthday- you won't be disappointed :) Love you

Hey Mark,

I went to your memorial service today. I'm sure you know this, but hundreds of people were there. I hate to admit it, but several times I thought there's no way this many people are going to show up for my memorial service!

You really touched a lot of people's lives. In fact, I'm still meeting people who know you. Like the guys I buy my tires from in Helvetia, or the guy's who are logging my place.

When it came time to tell stories, I realized the ones I...

I am very sorry about MARK.

So sorry to hear of Mark's passing. Prayers are going out for him & for his family. There are many, many fond memories of the gentle giant. From the first time I met him (7th grade) he had the most jokes, the funniest jokes, & he laughed even harder at others' jokes. His laugh was contagious & he was one of the most giving, understanding, & forgiving person I've met. He never turned his back on anybody - especially a friend. He gladly helped in times of need, including coming to the...

One can't think of Mark without smiling. Our memories are of Mark at our home having spaghetti before the football game while in high school or helping punch lunch tickets as a TA in Hopkins cafeteria. He would share his mom's recipes with the kitchen staff and entertain us with his adventures in class, always ending the story with that wonderful chuckle. He will be missed much, but his memory always cherished.

"We make a living by what we get but make a life by what we give"
Wow what a life you made!

Mark and I go back about 34 years….and we had a good time living on the “hill” during those times. While there are many really great experiences that come to mind…not the least is the annual New Year's party and the two of us setting off the pyro-display; but the following three stories I have had told over and over the past 30+ years.
#-1: Mark would bring me a few loads of firewood logs each year and he usually built a load for this delivery that was straight, long and sometimes...

julee-thinking of you and your family. i am so sorry
carol for the old center pharmacy days