Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
KING, Wis. — Mark Robert Celli, 87, passed away on June 27, 2018, at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Mark was born on May 14, 1931, in Pence, to Peter and Catherine (Biondi) Celli.
After his graduation from high school, he served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed as a CEO of a steel fabrication company before his retirement.
He is survived by two daughters: Amanda O’Neil and Tevia Celli, both of Burbank, Calif .; a sister, Jeanne (Milton) Pietz, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Marianne Bugni, and a niece, Suzanne Bugni.
Visitation for Mark will be on Saturday, July 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. at McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home of Ironwood. There will be a memorial service at the funeral home at 3 p.m. Interment with full military honors will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery of Hurley.
For more information and to express condolences, please visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.