Mark Anthony Nowakoski

Mark Anthony Nowakoski, 60, of Berwick, passed away suddenly at his home Sunday, November 1, 2026. Born in Bloomsburg on April 29, 1966, he was a son of the late Edward Nowakoski and Charlotte (Lehman) Bloom.

Mark attended Columbia Montour Area Vocational Technical School. He enjoyed a long career, specializing in masonry preservation and restoration, that saw him working for several local firms. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and trapping, as well as playing golf.

Surviving Mark, in addition to his mother, Charlotte (Lehman) Bloom, are children: Brittany Van Horn and husband, Eric II, of Bloomsburg and Christopher Nowakoski and wife, Bria, of Berwick; grandchildren: Hudson Van Horn and Lucy Van Horn; siblings: Joe Nowakoski and wife, Shelley, of Bloomsburg and Edward Nowakoski and companion, Michelle Caga, of South Plainfield, NJ; step-siblings: Carl “Cobbie” Bloom Jr. of Berwick and Beth Ann Bloom of Berwick; and a large extended family that includes his nephew, Jason Nowakoski and his wife, Shayla, of Mifflinville, and their children, Jayda and Brooklyn, with whom he had maintained close relationships with.

In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by a daughter, Brianna Nowakoski and by his step-father, Carl Bloom Sr.

Mark’s services are private with his interment at Elan Memorial Park in Bloomsburg. The Kelchner, McMichael & Readler Funeral Home, Inc., of Berwick, is honored to serve the Nowakoski family.