Mark Slack

Services for Mark Slack, 59, will be Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Dallas Christian Church in Melcher-Dallas. Family will receive friends on Friday from 6 until 8 PM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher-Dallas. Memorials to Iowa Kid Sight. Mark was born July 31, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa to Keith and Lois Edison Slack. He graduated from North High School in 1968 and attended Grandview College where he met his wife Nancy O'Donnell. They were married in Des Moines on November 16, 1971 and were blessed with three children: Angela, Jennifer, and Russ. Mark was employed as a Loss Control Safety Officer for Continental Western Insurance Company. Mark enjoyed restoring old radios, playing the guitar and piano, and collecting Cleveland Indians memorabilia. However he was an avid Kansas City Royals fan. He also enjoyed being a ham radio operator, passing this hobby along to his children. He belonged to the Dallas Christian Church and to the Lions Club. He had a great sense of humor and loved telling fun stories and playing games with his children and family. Mark passed away at his home on January 26, 2010. He was preceded in death by his mother Lois and a ...[more]

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ter Cheryl. Surviving are his wife of 38 years Nancy; his father Keith Slack of Saylorville; children: Angela (Brian) Sarvis of Indianola, Jennifer (Paul) Abbott of Des Moines, and Russ (Lori) Slack of Urbandale; 3 grandchildren: Benjamin and Emily Sarvis, and Keaton Slack; a sister Julie Slack and niece Bella of Des Moines; and many relatives and friends.