Mark Scot Lansdown

Mark Scot Lansdown, age 60, of West, passed away early Sunday morning, March 27, 2011 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. A Memorial Mass of Resurrection will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with Rev. Ed Karasek and Msgr. Isidore Rozycki as celebrants. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Aderhold Funeral Home. Mark was born December 8, 1950 in Alva, Oklahoma, the son of Irvan G. and Amy Grace (McCrary) Lansdown. He attended schools in Alva and graduated from Alva High School in 1969 prior to attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He was united in marriage to Yvonne Kubala on April 26, 1975 in Alva. Mark was a building equipment mechanic for the United States Postal Service for almost 30 years before retiring in 2009. Prior to that he worked with his father building and remodeling homes. Mark enjoyed working with his plants, barbecuing, and just being outdoors. He especially loved watching college football with his father and sons. Mark is preceded in death by his father and a nephew, Brian Paris. Survivors include his beloved wife of 35 years, Yvonne Lansdown of West; three sons, Eric and Jeremy both of Dallas, and Trevor and wife Audra of Bryan; his mother, Grace Lansdown of Alva, OK; his parents-in-law, Henry and Josie Kubala of West; a brother, Marvin Lansdown and wife Dorothy of Canon City, CO; a sister, Marsha Paris and husband Greg of Alva, OK; a brother-in-law, Kenneth Kubala and wife Margaret; five sisters-in-law, Janice Bernsen and husband Ken, Sandra Kaplan, Joyce Reichardt and husband Frank, Vicki Clanton and husband Lynn, and Patti Click and husband Mike; a grandchild on the way; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church Building Fund.