Mark Dettmar of DRO

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Mark William Dettmar

Mark William Dettmar EWING TOWNSHIP - Mark William Dettmar, 50, passed away Sunday morning of heart failure associated with primary systemic amyloidosis. Born in Trenton, Mark lived in Ewing his entire life. He graduated from Ewing High School in 1975 and from Juniata College in 1979 with a B.S. in Wildlife Management. He was the president of Delaware River Outfitters in Pennington and president of the Pohatcong Fishing Club. He was a frequent guest speaker and member of Trout Unlimited-Ernest Schwiebert Chapter and the Solitude Fishing Club. Mark was a professional fishing guide, expert fly tier and casting instructor. He had numerous articles published on fly fishing. He also coached the Ewing Edge Girl's Softball Team for the past five years. Mark was predeceased by his mother, Ruth Ann Dettmar. He is survived by his wife, Theresa M. Dettmar and his daughter, Dana Lynn Dettmar, both of Ewing; his father, William J. Dettmar of Skillman; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Cheryl and John Stites of Skillman and Stacey and Ken Girt of Belle Mead. He is also survived by his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Carol and Simon Volek of Kendall Park; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Salvatore LoBianco of Virginia, Lynn and Nicholas Sebring of North Carolina, and Alison and Charles Gibardi of Colonia; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ewing Cemetery Chapel, 78 Scotch Road, Ewing. Entombment will be in the Ewing Church Cemetery Mausoleum. There will be no calling hours. Donations can be made to the Dana Lynn Dettmar College Bound Fund and sent c/o Dettmar, 58 Hamlet Court, Skillman, NJ 08858 or a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. To send a condolence, please visit www.wilsonapple.com.


I am at a loss for words, Mark was a friend.
My heart goes out to Bill and Mark's family.