Military Dog Tag of Mark S Tenalio

Joseph Gerstenbacher lived in Pennsauken, NJ most of his life, retiring from the Philadelphia Inquirer as a Pressman and enjoying collecting antiques when he passed away in 2021.

Among his belongings were a handful of military dog tags - his relatives gave them to Camden County Veterans Affairs, who in turn, gave them to Sue Quinn-Morris of the Patriot Connections Dog Tag Project to try and have them reunited with their owners.

One such military dog tag in the bunch is that of Mark S Tenalio - an Air Force veteran who served our country in the 1950s'.

Mark Samuel Tenalio was born on May 24, 1934, in Belmont, Pennsylvania, his father, James, was 48 and his mother, Mary, was 38. He was one of 14 children born to James and Mary.

Mark Samuel Tenalio died 3 APR 2007 in Lake Jackson, TX. We made contact with his eldest son, Michael Tenalio in New York and sent the dog tag to him in May 2023.

Mark Samuel Tenalio, 72, of Lake Jackson went home to meet his Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 3, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer for two and half years. He was born May 24, 1934, in Belfont, Pennsylvania, to James and Mary Torselli Tenalio. His parents were blessed with 14 children between 1914 and 1941.

Mark served in the Air Force. He was a caring and generous person and had a great love for his family. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

He is survived by his daughters, Jessica Lynn Sholders and husband, Charles, of Oyster Creek and Randi Gem Bentivegna and husband, James, of League City; sons, Michael of New York, Steve of Normangee and Richard and wife, Teressa, of College Station; grandchildren, Janie Lynn Purcell, Michael Ray, Vincent and Kayla Bush, and Morgan and Colton Bentivegna; sister and brother-in-law, Norman and Sammie Inman of Zavala; good friend, Steve Schenck of Lake Jackson; and many other loving relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Joseph, Annie, Helen, Grace, Lucy, Carmen, Lena, Angeline, Florence, Dominick, John, Raymond and Annette.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2007, at Stroud Funeral Home.

Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Schenck, Joe Urbanowski, Harry Stiles, Joe Davis, Theresa (Mother Theresa) Polimeno and Pat Rosebud.

His family wishes to thank his health care providers and the staff at Brazosport Regional Health System and Cancer Center.

Final arrangements entrusted to Stroud Funeral Home, 538 N. Highway 288-B, Clute. (979) 265-1188.

(https://thefacts.com/obituaries/mark-samuel-tenalio/article_9faaaf77-1a66-5b5a-86ac-4db32596702f.html )

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