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<h2 class="gmail-subtitle-story gmail-hidden-xs gmail-d-none gmail-d-md-block">Mark F. Fertig July 15, 1972<span> - </span>
April 6, 2021 <br></h2><p class="gmail-date-story gmail-hidden-xs gmail-d-none gmail-d-md-block">
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<span class="gmail-details-copy">On April 6, 2021,
Mark Fertig, 48, left this world sooner than we would have liked. While
impossible to fully capture the essence of the man, the myth, the legend
in only a few words, here goes nothing. <br>
Unapologetic curmudgeon, graphic design genius, film buff, and comic
book connoisseur, Mark was born July 15, 1972, to Olan Fertig and Freda
(McNemar) Fertig in Keyser, W.Va. He attended Jefferson High School
before earning his BFA from Shepherd University and his MFA from East
Tennessee State University. <br>
In 1999, he married Josie (Stees) Fertig, who he met at Shepherd University. <br>
Mark found his professional home as professor and chair of the
Department of Art and Design at Susquehanna University. In his 19 years
at the university, he encouraged students to pursue excellence and stop
wearing pajama pants to class. He created the school's renowned graphic
design major and turned talented students into hard-working,
award-winning professionals. <br>
Mark's love and knowledge of film and design coalesced in his three
books, Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters from the
1940s-1950s, Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second
World War, and the soon-to-be-released Hang 'Em High: 110 Years of
Western Movie Posters, 1911-2020. <br>
Whether it was running marathons, writing books, or growing his comic
book collection, he always took his hobbies to impressive extremes,
dedicating his life to the pursuit of excellence. He also enjoyed
yelling at sports on TV, disappearing during social events when he got
bored, traveling the world with his wife and partner in adventure, and
witnessing his two daughters turn into wonderful, infuriatingly smart
young women. <br>
Mark managed to make an important impact on those he loved and those he
tolerated. His absence will be felt by many and his presence never
forgotten. <br>
Mark is survived by his wife, Josie; daughters, Madeleine and Berkeley; and sisters, Holly Day and Amy Wojtaszek. <br>
At Mark's request there will be no services held. <br>
Arrangements are by the V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove.</span>
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