Mark Russell Mitchell

Mark Russell Mitchell, 52, of Tama, passed away January 13, 2022 in Cedar Rapids at Mercy Hospital.

Mark was born to Russell and Deb (Damman) Mitchell August 12, 1969 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He was the oldest of 4 siblings. Mark attended numerous schools growing up but later graduated from West Marshall in 1988.

Mark married TJ Turnage in 1990 having 3 children and later separating in 2014. Mark later connected with an old high school classmate, Susan Sellers and they were united in marriage on October 23, 2021. He was a farm boy at heart and always outdoors. He was an animal lover and enjoyed to work outside in his garden. Mark considered himself to be a jack of all trades. He worked on cars and was very proud to be a HAM Radio operator. He had a sense of humor that wasn’t always appropriate but he kept things interesting.

Mark is preceded in death by his father, Russell Mitchell; his maternal grandparents.

He is survived by his wife Susan Mitchell of Tama;his children, Jazmine Mitchell of Tama, Dalton (Krystal) Mitchell of Toledo, Cheyenne (Josh) Fowler of Toledo, Cassidy (Jacob) Walz of Altoona, and Trevor Sellers of Cedar Falls; his several grandchildren, Kaylin, Felicity, Serenity, Dominick, David, Lillith, Roslyn, Daniel, and Isla; and mother Deb DeSilva of Grundy Center; his siblings, Matt (Jill) Mitchell, Melissa Van Hauer of Grundy Center, Amber (Brady) DeWitt of Oskaloosa; along with several cousins, aunts, and uncles.