MARK HENRY WARNER
December 17, 1938 - June 26, 2024
Mark was always very proud of the fact he was conceived in his parents’ home town of Conway, Missouri. He was actually born after his parents made the incredible trek from Conway to Cochrane, AB in order to expand the amount of farmland they could own.
In 1994, Mark purchased land north of Snipe Lake and told his wife (Jill ) he was moving north. Fortunately, despite the somewhat hasty decision his move went smoothly and Jill sold her land a year later and moved north to join him.
The next 23 years were spent farming in the Snipe Lake region.
In 2018, Mark called Ritchie Bros. and they sold cattle, equipment and land except for a small portion of land to live on. At this point he was looking forward to a well-deserved retirement. However, illness struck and in 2019 he was hospitalized and subsequently admitted to South Valley Nursing home in Valleyview. In 2023, he was transferred to J.B. Wood Extended Care in High Prairie where he received incredible care until his death in June.
Mark is survived by: his wife Jill; his two daughters Beryl (Mike) Larson and Golda Schellenberg (nee Warner); his son Wayne (Judy) and stepdaughter Sandra (Phil Walters).
His brother Ron is now the lone survivor of Mark’s siblings.
He had 11 grandchildren: Wyatt, Cody, and Charli Anne Larson; Cole, Brant and Meikel Schellenberg; Nola and Nova Warner; and Heather, Harry and Sarah Walters.
There are four great-grandchildren: Colton, Jaxton, Jasper and Tate.
Mark was predeceased by: his son Eldon; son-in-law Dan Schellenberg; mother Eva Lou Warner and father Roy Golden Warner; his sisters Norma (Burris), Martha Mae (Hubbard); his brothers George, Bill, Burrell and Nova.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday July 13, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. in the High Prairie Legion Hall at 4721 – 51 Avenue. Friends and acquaintances are invited to join the family in sharing stories of their encounters with Mark.
His remains will be buried in the Sunset House Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 14. The cemetery is located on Range Road 200 in Big Lakes County by Sunset House.
