It is with a very heavy heart that I advise of the passing of St. Catharines Fire Chief and OAFC Director Mark Mehlenbacher on July 18, 2014 following a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Mark's tenure in the Ontario Fire Service included service in Ancaster, Burlington and most recently, in the city of St. Catharines.

In addition to serving as the Fire Chief in St. Catharines, Mark also served as a Director with the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs where he was instrumental in leading the ongoing EMS-TIF initiative, which is driving the automatic linkage between EMS and Fire Dispatch systems.  Mark was in his second term as an OAFC Director and was the chair of the OAFC Urban Fire Services Committee.

On behalf of the women and men of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, I extend sincere condolences to Mark's family, friends and his extended fire service family in their time of loss.

M.D. (Matt) Pegg

President

Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs

Chief Mark Mehlenbacher Funeral Service

 

Visitation

Dodsworth & Brown Funeral Home - Ancaster Chapel

378 Wilson Street East, Ancaster, Ontario

Monday July 21, 2014 from  6-9pm

Tuesday July 22, 2014 from 1-4pm & 6-9pm



Link to online obituary: http://dbancaster.sharingmemories.ca/site/JohnMarkMehlenbacher.html?s=40

Note:  Due to the limited parking at the funeral home there is no fire service parking onsite for the visitations (parking at the funeral home is for family only)

Alternate locations within walking distance are:

Full Fire Service Honours Funeral

Ancaster Fairgrounds - Marritt Hall

630 Trinity Road South, Ancaster, Ontario

Wednesday July 23, 2014 1:00pm

Reception immediately following the Service will be held at the Fairgrounds.

Back to Last Alarms/Obituaries