Mark Sattelberg

March 21, 1959 - January 21, 2024

Russell Mark Sattelberg, loving son, brother, husband, father and friend lost his battle with gastric cancer on January 21, 2024.

Known as Mark to friends and family, Mark was the 4th and last child born to Carl and Dorothy Sattelberg. Carl was a Methodist minister and the family lived in many of Chicago’s south and west suburbs.

Mark was on the football, wrestling, and track teams at Riverside Brookfield High School. He made it to the state championships in the discus throw.

Mark attended North Central College and graduated with majors in biology and chemistry. While there, he met his future wife, Jane.  They were together for 44 years.

He went on to get his master’s degree in biology at the University of West Florida. Returning to the Chicago area he worked in various positions until 1990 when he started working for the US Environmental Protection Agency. After 3 years with the EPA, he transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Marion, IL.  His positions with USFWS also took him to Denver, CO; Honolulu, HI; Hadley, MA; Conway, AR and Cheyenne, WY. Mark also worked on the cleanups for Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. After almost 31 years of government service Mark retired to travel and spend more time in his workshop. His retirement was short, but he did make it to Alaska, achieving his goal of visiting all fifty states.

Mark is survived by his college sweetheart and wife of 38 years, Jane; his son, Ben; siblings Marcia, Nancy (Chad Kincheloe), and Wesley, 2 nephews and a niece.

Mark’s Celebration of Life

 

Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 at 1 pm

Auditorium at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge
1 PM
6550 Gateway Rd
Commerce City, CO 80022

Make a Donation In Honor of Mark

Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges
6550 Gateway Road, Headquarters
Commerce City, CO 80022
https://ffrwr.org/donate/

Running Rivers
https://www.runningrivers.org/donate.html

Lutheran Hospice
Lutheran Medical Center Foundation
8300 W. 38th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO  80033
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/foundation/lutheran-foundation/donate/

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