March 20, 1966 – July 11, 2021
Mark Andrew Kroening passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 11 in Lucerne Valley. Mark was born to parents Joe and Mary Ann Kroening on March 20, 1966 in La Cañada. They moved to La Crescenta when Mark was 2 years old; he attended Dunsmore Elementary School, Clark Junior High School and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1985. He loved and played many years of AYSO soccer, was an altar server at St. James the Less Church of La Crescenta, and was known as a blue-eyed kind-hearted young man.
Mark enjoyed attending rock concerts and was known for his love of automobiles, especially his 1958 Dodge Panel Van that he and his father worked on since he was 14 years old. After high school, Mark followed his passion for cars to Universal Technical Institute in Arizona, then returned to California to pursue his career at various mechanic shops throughout the Crescenta Valley and the family’s business Andy’s Transfer & Storage
Mark loved his time with his cousins from childhood through adulthood. Trips to Hawaii throughout his childhood to visit his cousins were some of his favorites. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing and target shooting.
Mark is survived by his loving and supportive parents Joe and Mary Ann Kroening; his two sisters and their families, Heather (Dinger) and husband Rick; nephews Carl, Hayden and Gavin Dinger; Jill (Longo) and husband Patrick; niece Abigail Longo and nephew Cooper Longo; and countless loving aunts, uncles and cousins.
Private services will be held for family only. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity in Mark’s honor.
Funeral Directors: CrippenMortuary.com