Mark Richard Bong, 44, of Brookston died Monday, July 16, 2007, at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. He was born July 25, 1962, in Duluth to Donald and Caroline (Dallmann) Bong. He is a veteran of the United States Army. He married Helene Wagner on Aug. 19, 1989. Mark was the mayor of Brookston for 10 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a "Jack of all trades."
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Mark is survived by his loving wife, Helene; son, Joseph Bong of Brookston; father, Donald Bong; brother, Michael (Doreen) Bong of Culver.; sisters, Dawn (Alan Gist) Anderson of Saginaw and Michelle (William) Hink of Brookston; seven nephews, two nieces, and many relatives and friends.
Visitation was held Thursday, July 19, from 5-7 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Care in Cloquet. Funeral service was held Friday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Culver, Minn., with visitation one hour prior to the service. Military honors were presented by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard.
The family has selected Nelson Funeral Care, 1004 Cloquet Avenue, Cloquet, 218-879-3225, to assist them with arrangements. See their online guest book at www.legacy.com .
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July 25, 2007
- Cloquet, Minn.
