Deana Mack
April 6, 1966-Jan. 11, 2022
Deana Mack passed
away on Tuesday, January
11, 2022 at the age of 55
after battling cancer in
Fort Myers, FL. Services
will be held at the Town
Center Magnolia Room at
the Pelican Preserve,
10561 Veneto Drive, Fort
Myers, FL 33913 on Sa-
turday, January 29, 2022
at 2 p.m. A reception will
follow the service in the
Magnolia Room.
Services will also be
held at the Bismarck Fun-
eral Home, 3723 Lockport
Street, Bismarck, ND
58503 on Saturday, Febru-
ary 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. A
private interment will fol-
low in St. Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery, Bismarck, ND.
A reception will take
place at the Elks Lodge TR
room in Bismarck from
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sa-
turday Feb. 12 where you
must be age 21 or older to
attend.
Deana was born on
April 6,1966 in Bismarck,
ND. She attended junior
high where she participat-
ed in basketball, volley-
ball, track, cheerleading
and student council.
While in high school she
continued participating in
cheerleading and student
council. These junior high
and high school activities
prepared her for being a
leader in her life’s pur-
suits. Deana graduated
from Bismarck High
School in 1984 and then
from Bismarck State
University with a AAS de-
gree. Her early employ-
ment included working 12
years at the Eye Clinic of
North Dakota as the Office
Manager followed by 15
years at St Alexius Heart
and Lung Clinic as “CPC”
Business Office Manager;
2 years at Warford Ortho-
dontist and was currently
employed at Millennium
Physicians Group as Cod-
ing Education Supervisor
in Florida.
Deana married Frank
Mack on January 21, 2004.
They lived in Bismarck
before moving to Florida
in 2019.
Deana was devoted to
her two sweet sons. From
the moment they were
born, they became her
focus, her life. She never
missed a sporting event or
any activity they partici-
pated in. A large plaque in
her home was a reminder
to her loved ones – “I love
you to the moon and
back!” Frequent messages
to her sons and husband
included a song from her
favorite artist, Rod
Stewart – “Have I Told
You Lately That I Love
You”. She also lived by
the quote by Mick Jagger,
“I don’t look at the clouds
of tomorrow through the
sunshine of today.”
Deana and Frank loved
to travel and took Sam
and Jack on many trips in-
cluding Disney World, the
Ruins of Mexico, coast of
California, Washington
DC, Yellowstone and
more. Deana loved the
Missouri River and its
sandbars in Bismarck. She
loved any beach in Flori-
da, especially Fort Myers
Beach and sitting in her
Bahama beach chair
watching the sunset for
the last two years. Her
mother said, “She was the
light of my life. I owe her
a debt of gratitude just for
being my beautiful
daughter!” Many are
blessed to have had Deana
in their lives.
Deana is survived by
her loving husband Frank
Mack, Ft Myers, FL; her
sons Sam Markle and wife
Erica (Martin) Markle;
Jack Markle all from Far-
go, ND; sister Jolene
(Shannon) Johnson of
Bismarck, ND; brother
Vernon (Rachael) New-
man of Lake Park, MN;
mother, Janice Pierce and
stepfather Les Pierce of
Bismarck ND and four
nephews and one niece.
She continued to remain
close to her “fellow”
cheerleaders Faune,
Michelle, Cheryl, and
JoAnn. Deana was pre-
ceded in death by her
grandparents. In Lieu of
flowers please support the
Metastatic Cancer
Research Institute.
Share online at
www.bismarck
funeralhome.com or
www.hertzfuneral
homes.com
The service in
Bismarck will be streamed
live on the Bismarck Fun-
eral Home Facebook page
and a recording of the ser-
vice will be available
later.