Mark Fuerst, age 59, of Wessington Springs, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at his home with his family by his side, under hospice care.

His funeral service was held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, July 22, at the United Methodist Church, Wessington Springs. Burial followed in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Wessington Springs. Mark's service was live-streamed .

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Visitation was held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Wessington Springs.

Mark James Fuerst was born September 29, 1963, to Gerald and Susan (Ball) Fuerst, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. He grew up in the Wessington Springs area and graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1982. On September 6, 2003, Mark married Shelley Brandenburg. The most joyous part of Mark's life was being a dad and grandpa. Any activity his children or grandchildren participated in, that is where you would find him, full of pride. Mark worked at and managed the grain elevator in Alpena for 32 years, working closely and building lasting relationships with many. He loved raising cattle and teaching the next generations. Mark's legacy will live on forever through all of the lives he impacted and influenced.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald and Susan Fuerst; his parents-in-law, Mervyn and Betty Brandenburg; one sister in infancy, Geraldine; and one brother-in-law, Lonnie Williams.

Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, Shelley Fuerst; two daughters, Kandy and Doug Flowers, Jr. and their children, Chandler, Trinity, Branden and Colby and Traci and Ryder Schweitzer and their children, Stocktyn and Luxyn; two sisters, Julie Williams and Sandy Kopfmann; two sisters-in-law, Leanne and Duane Kopfmann and Carla and Rick LeVeque; and several nieces and nephews.

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