Jaspers, Mark T.

Mark T. Jaspers, 68, of Iowa City, died suddenly on Thursday, Oct. 29. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at The Kirkwood Room at Governor's Ridge, 515 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City (adjacent to Lensing Funeral Home). Burial will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis the following week.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in care of Mercy Hospital Foundation for Cardiac Rehab, 500 E. Market St., Iowa City, IA 52245.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, is handling the arrangements.

Mark was born in Shakopee, Minn., on July 16, 1941, the son of George and Loretta (Heibel) Jaspers. He graduated from The University of Minnesota with a B.A. in 1963, his D.D.S. in 1968 and his M.S. in oral pathology in 1977. On May 5, 1984, Mark married Nancy Lee in St. Paul, Minn. Mark was an associate professor at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department. He was also a 35-year member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and a retired naval commander in the United States Navy. Mark was always the life of the party. “He loved life, his family and a good time.”

Survivors include his wife, Nancy of Iowa City; a daughter, Renee (Paul) Anderson, and their children, Emma, William and Erin, of Chanhassen, Minn.; a daughter, Aimee (Chris) McGuire, and their children, Meghan and Abigail, of Eden Prairie, Minn.; a son, Tony (Cheryl) Hanson, and their children, Elizabeth, Michael and Stephanie, of Hutchinson, Minn.; a son, Nick (Patricia Bailey) Hanson of Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother, Donald (Karen) Jaspers of Oakdale, Minn.; and a sister, Georgia (Paul) Horn of Islip Terrace, N.Y.

Mark was preceded in death by his parents.

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