J. Mark Bushong, 87, died Friday, February 13, 2015 at his home in Brethren Village. Born in Columbia, Mark was the son of the late Benjamin G. and Ruth (Greider) Bushong. Mark was a 1945 graduate of West Lampeter High School and studied agriculture at Penn State. He operated a dairy farm until retiring in 1977. From 1977-1983, Mark was a senior agricultural loan officer with the Commonwealth National Bank. He then became the Director of Planned Giving and Church Relations for Elizabethtown College from 1984-2001. A lifelong member of the Mountville Church of the Brethren, Mark served the church in many leadership roles. One example of this was his 18 years of service on the Church of the Brethren Atlantic Northeast District Board. Mark is survived by his wife, Martha Meck Bushong and five children: Theodore M. Bushong, husband of Christina Bucher, of Elizabethtown; Rebecca Bushong-Taylor, wife of Joe, of Myersville, MD; Timothy Bushong, husband of Deborah, of Willow Street; Carol Lee Ritchie, wife of Thomas, of Landisville; and Steven Bushong, husband of Julie, of Lititz. He is also survived by ten grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mark was preceded in death by a grandson and sister, Doris E. Zeiders Memorial Services for Mark will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Mountville Church of the Brethren, 60 Clay St., Mountville, PA 17554. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial contributions in Mark's name may be made to the Brethren Village Good Samaritan Fund, 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17606 or Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 4125. Lancaster, PA 17604.