Obituary: Mark E. Werner, 46

Mark E. Werner, 46, of Naugatuck, formerly of Stratford, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, August 31, 2012 atWaterbury Hospital.

Mark was born in Milford on September 16, 1965, a son of Henry Werner of Pennsylvania and Joyce (McCarthy) Walker of Waterbury.  He grew up in Stratford and recently moved to Naugatuck.  He worked for USA Hauling in Waterbury and was also a union iron worker.  He was an avid fisherman and a talented baseball player in his youth.

Besides his father and mother, he leaves his sister, Maureen Jordan of Oxford; two brothers, Christopher Werner and his wife Margaret of Naugatuck, Shawn Werner of Waterbury; two nieces and three nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 6 at 7 p.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck.  A calling hour will be held prior at the funeral home from 6pm until the service time.  To send an on-line condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com