Mark Edward Cerwinske Obituary (1952 - 2024)

Born Sep 20, 1952, Mark Edward Cerwinske attended Dallas Center - Grimes High School in Grimes, IA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Mark Edward Cerwinske.

Graduation Year	Class of 1970
Date of Birth	Sep 20, 1952
Date of Passing	Feb 27, 2024
About	Mark Edward Cerwinske died February 27, 2024, of natural causes in his Tillamook home. On September 20, 1952, he was born to Joseph and Carol Cerwinske in Des Moines, Iowa. As a teen, he was in 4-H, music groups and worked at the Iowa State Fair. After graduating from Dallas Center High School in 1970, he attended Central College (Pella, Iowa) majoring in music and worked at VerMeer Manufacturing. He enjoyed working on cars and racing with his brother. In 1975, he married Kathy (Brown) Gervasi in Pella and moved to Madrid, IA. For four years, he farmed with his father and they owned a furniture refinishing business. His desire was to go west so they moved to Monmouth, Oregon in 1979 where he finished his degree in Education and Psychology at Oregon College of Education (WOU) in 1982. In McMinnville, OR, he taught in an Alternative High School. They divorced in 1985. He worked as an office manager of McMinnville 1st Baptist Church and as a Purchasing Agent for LC Resource Research Lab. As a Construction Assistant Project Manager, he worked on several project sites at Port of Tillamook Bay; Lone Tree, CO and McMinnville. At the time of his death, he worked as the Oregon Health Plan Coordinator for Adventist Health in Tillamook. Mark was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Steve. He is survived by his brother Tom Cerwinske (Sue) of Pella, IA; nephew Tim (Andrea) of Gainesville, VA; niece Sara Johnson (Kevin) of Sully, IA; nephew Joe Cerwinske (Sarah) of Perry, IA.; three great-nieces and two great nephews. Mark will be remembered fondly for his kindness, loyalty and generosity.