Mark J. Dillenburg, age 62 of Shawano, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 23, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, surrounded by his loving family. He had fought a valiant battle
against cancer for the past twelve years. Mark was born in Shawano on June 2, 1962, the son of Gerald Dillenburg and the late Judy (Rades) Dillenburg. He attended Shawano schools graduating from Shawano High School with the Class of 1980. Following high school, Mark attended UW-Platteville. On June 1, 1985, he married Becky Redmond at St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church in Gresham. Following their marriage the couple lived in Shawano where they raised their family. For over 32 years, Mark worked for the Park and Recreation Dept. for the City of Shawano until
retiring in 2018. His faith meant everything to him. Mark was a good and faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where he ushered with his family crew. He was very involved with the youth in the community, coaching grade school basketball, middle school football, little league, high school baseball, and Legion baseball. Mark was fortunate to have coached his daughter’s softball teams and was the “quality control” coach for his son, Tyler. In 2019 Mark was inducted into the Shawano High School Athletic Hall of Fame, which was quite an honor. He was an umpire for over 32 years, and also enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, bird watching, and his dogs. Mark was an avid fan of the Brewers, Packers, Badgers, and NASCAR. He cherished the time he had with his family.
Survivors include his loving wife of nearly 40 years, Becky Dillenburg of Shawano; his daughter, Stacie (Nicolas) Moraza of Green Bay; his son, Tyler (Megan) Dillenburg of Green Bay; his granddaughter, Leighton Dillenburg; his father, Gerald Dillenburg of Shawano; his sister, Dawn (Randy) Lorge of Shawano; and his godson, Brett (Samantha) Lorge of Green Bay. Mark is further survived by his sisters-in-law, Kris (Joe) Hodgson of Green Bay, Jackie (Rick) Dorshorst of Waukesha, Wendy (Paul) Ainsworth of Shawano, and Amy (George) Craig of Green Bay; brothers-in-law, Patrick (Teresa) Redmond of River Falls, and John (Lori) Redmond of Ripon; his dog, Oakley; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Judy Dillenburg, on July 13, 2019; father and mother-in-law, Jim and Anna Redmond; his maternal grandparents, Roy and Mabel
(Grosskruetz) Rades, and his paternal grandparents, Henry and Bernice (Balke) Dillenburg.
A Funeral Mass for Mark will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 12:00 pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. Fr. Edward Looney will be the Celebrant. Entombment will
be in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Visitation will begin at the church on Wednesday from 9:00am until the hour of Mass.
In lieu of flowers and plants the family prefers memorials to the Shawano Park and Recreation Dept. in Mark’s name.
Mickelson Funeral & Cremation Service of Shawano is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences at www.mickelsonfs.com.
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