Mark C. Tangen
January 16, 1960 ~ December 15, 2008
Mark C. Tangen, 48, of 3207 Mound Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, December 15, 2008 in Monmouth, Illinois, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2008, at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, 610 31st St. SE, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Steve Pannkuk. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, at the church. Stewart Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, is serving the family. Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Wendy; their two boys, James, 15, and Jacob, 6; his parents, Arthur and Marlene Tangen of Ossian; three sisters, Mary Peterson of Armstrong, Lynn Tangen, and Joy Tangen, both of Cedar Rapids. He is also survived by an extended family who all loved him very much. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Carl and Agnes Tangen and Arnold and Nettie Soeder; and a son, Lucas. Mark was born January 16, 1960 in Decorah, the son of Arthur and Marlene Tangen. He graduated from South Winneshiek High School in 1978. On August 1, 1992, Mark married Wendy Donald in Lisbon. He worked the past 22 years for Divine Engineering. He was a member of the Sons of AmVets. He was also distributor of Mannatec products and an avid Hawkeye and Vikings fan. As a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, and good friend to many, he will be greatly missed by everyone. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
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Our hearts go out to you at this time of your lost. You are in our prayers.
Wendy & family..I live across from your mom. I am so very sorry to hear about Mark. Your family has had some very tough weeks. This is so very hard to understand why and to accept there are no right words that anyone can say to make Marks death right, or acceptable. All I can say is how very sorry I am for you and your boys and your family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Stephanie VandeZandschulp
Mark was a great friend. We will all miss him very much. He was kind and caring to all he knew. Our hearts go out to his family and friends with our deepest sympathy.
He made our anniversary very special this year and we will not forget about that.
Dear Family, Thinking of you all in a very special way, we love you and will always keep you in our prayers, you are so very special in our lives. Love you, Bob and Berit
Wendy and family-so sorry about your loss-your family has been through some tough times recently but stick together and hold each other up. Don’t know why this happens but Mom always says God doesn’t give you any more then you can handle. Please know that I will keep you and your boys in my prayers-your entire family for that matter. Mark is in heaven with Lucas now and what a wonderful reunion that is!!!!! With love,Deb
To all of you as your mourn Mark’s loss, may you know of the deep love of Jesus which is yours now and always. Words cannot express our love, prayers, and concern for all of you. Mark is a child of God embraced by a God who know him by name – may God’s Word be your confidence and grace in these days. All our love. PK
Mark was a great guy. him & I have had a standing bet over the past few years on Rams vs Vikings (best record), he’s won em all as far as I can remember – in fact last year I had to wear a Vikings jersey all day on Super Bowl Sunday. I didn’t mind so much, Mark got a kick out of it. I will miss him
Wendy, Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. You have had a rough time this past month. Hopefully, things will get better and you will come to an understanding with God. Blessings to you and yours,
Diane and Tim Miller and family (especially Colleen and Tim, Jr.)
Lynn, so sorry to hear about your brother. You are not alone in your sorrow. Doris
Tangen family,
I am so sorry. You have been in my thoughts and prayers and I will keep you there. I am sorry that I cannot be there with you tonight/ tomorrow, but with the weather forecast I just don’t dare. I would like to share my deepest sympathy for you all. Wendy, James, and Jacob- I remember Mark as quiet and friendly and with a ready smile! He grew up in such a special family that I’m sure he was a wonderful husband and father. I am so sorry for your loss.
Mary, Art, Marlene, Lynn and Joy, Zach and Ben- I wish I could share hugs. I will see you over Christmas break. Hang on tight to each other. Know that I care.
Love, Marsha Winter (Mary’s college roommate)
Wendy & Family.. We just got the news of Mark’s passing. Our hearts go out to you and the boys. Please let us know if you need anything in this time of sorrow.
Our deepest sympathy to all the Tangen family.Mark has been a great friend for a long time.I remember a trip to a Packer Viking game, several Iowa football games and a sub zero nite we went to an Indiana- Iowa basketball game in Iowa City
My deepest sympathy to all of Mark’s family. My prayers are with you and I hope that the happy and goofy memories of Mark will bring you some comfort at this very difficult time.
I am so incredibly sorry for your loss Wendy. There are no human words of comfort. You’ve lost three of the most precious men in your life – two in such a short time… and with Lucas, a part of yourself. It is said that God will not give you more than you can handle… but that is only true when you allow Him to help you handle it. I know you are doing that, and I’m grateful for the others He has put in your life to help you handle it as well. Lean on them… Lean on Him… Your boys need you; Jesus has welcomed Mark into Eternal rest. Praying God’s comfort, peace and strength until you meet again.
Love,
Kay
Dear Ones,
Our love and prayers are with you. May the love of Jesus penetrate your hearts and heal your sorrow.
Be loved, be blessed and know that we are with you.
Gwen and Roger
My condolences to Marks family. May God bring you peace in your time of sorrow.
Wendy & Family — I was once again deeply stunned and saddened to hear that you and your family are suffering from a horrible tragedy in such a short time after losing your father. No words can take away the pain you are feeling right now, but I pray they help you to find some sort of comfort in knowing that others near and far are thinking of you at this extremely difficult time in your lives. You may not remember me as I used to babysit you, Kelly, and Marc (in the mid-70’s) and I knew your family very well through Rainbow when your mom was “Rainbow Mom” and your dad was “Rainbow Dad” to many of us girls in Lisbon/Mt. Vernon. I, too, have suffered the loss of a child and Travis would have been 21 on Dec 16. You know all too well that your family will some how get through this, you’ll never get over it — just through it. Thinking of you… Donna
You have our deepest sympathy at the time of your loss. You are in our prayers. Clarence was a classmate of Mark’s.
Clarence and Becky Winkler family
Please know that folks here in Louisiana are praying for you and your family. I am Lynn’s roommate from Luther College and simply want to send a note of encouragement. And a special note to James and Jacob… I know your sadness is so deep, and the loss is so big. I have talked with God many times about how sad I am that He let’s us hurt so much. But I have found that God takes this deep hurt and slowly turns it into new hope. The process is long, please remember that you take God’s breath away. He knows your sadness and although you cannot understand it all now, there will be new joy and new life. God makes all things new through Jesus.
We are thinking of you and praying for you in this time.