Mark Reed Hemingway, 59, of Fairground Road, Moretown, passed away at
his home on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Born in Sacramento, CA, on October 6,
1950, he was the son of Clare (Gallagher) Hemingway and the late Vern J.
Hemingway.
Mark was a 1969 graduate of Oakmont High School in
Roseville, CA. In 1970, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in
Vietnam from January 26, 1970, to September 16, 1971. He was honorably
discharged from the Army Reserve in 1976. Moving to Vermont in 1981, he
has since made the Waterbury area his home. In his leisure time he
enjoyed playing golf and, in earlier years, skiing and basketball.
Mark
is survived by his mother, Clare Hemingway of Waterbury; two sisters,
Kim Mason and her husband Michael of Waterbury Center and Mary Ellen
Petersen and her husband Bruce of Bend, OR; his nieces and nephews,
Heather Allen of Deerfield, NH, Gabe Mason of Seattle, WA, Gregg Mason
of Santa Cruz, CA, Travis Petersen, Terrill Petersen and Grace Petersen,
all of Bend, OR; a grand-niece and nephew, Lindsey Langdon and Chase
Langdon, both of Deerfield, NH; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and
extended family.
Memorial services will be held from the
Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Friday, May 14, at 2 p.m.
Inurnment will take place in the Vermont Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in
Randolph on Monday, May 17, at 10 a.m. The family requests that flowers
be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Waterbury
Area Food Shelf, 57 South Main Street, Waterbury VT 05676. To send
online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com.
