Mark C. Eckrote, age 69, of Berwick passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Gardens at Orangeville.
Born in Berwick on December 22, 1955, he was a son of the late Oscar W. and Helen M. Kellner Sachse Eckrote. He was raised in Nescopeck and graduated from Columbia Montour Vo-Tech. He worked as a mechanic and journeyman pressman and his places of employment include Berwick Industries; Donnelly Haddon Craftsman, Bloomsburg; Magee Reiter, Bloomsburg; and Bemis, Hazleton.
He was a skydiver with over 800 jumps in his log. Despite battling early-onset Alzheimer’s, Mark explored his creativity through painting with the North Mountain Art League (NMAL). His favorite artists were Jackson Pollock and Vincent VanGogh.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Polly A. Laubach-Eckrote, whom he married on April 1, 1991, at the Twin Covered Bridges in Forks, PA. He also leaves behind brothers, Nelson Eckrote and wife Jan, Williamsport; Richard “Rick” Eckrote and wife Mary, Palmerton; a sister, Joyce Eckrote Evans, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ; and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 29, 2025, in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Front Street, Berwick.
Heller Funeral Home, LLC, Nescopeck is entrusted with arrangements. Online messages of comfort for his family may be sent to condolences@HellerFuneralHomeLLC.com.