Mark A. Leitzinger

Mark Allan Leitzinger, devoted husband, loving father, passed away on Thursday, October 15th, 2026, at Wellspan York Hospital. He was born on April 26,1963 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. A graduate of York County Vocational Technical School and Lehigh Carbon Community College, he worked for twenty-six years in the medical field as a medical assistant and pharmacy technician. He is survived by his wife of thirty-one years, Amy (Berlin), a daughter Hayley Lohss and her husband Adam, his parents James and Lois (Schickling) Leitzinger of Clearfield PA, four sisters: Renee Valentino (James) of Chantilly VA, Maria Weatherby (Mark) of Hanover, PA, Janel McCracken (Michael) of Clearfield PA, Michelle Cannella (Jeremy) of Fairfax VA, and one brother, Kevin Leitzinger (Margaret) of Oakdale CT. Mark has ten nieces and two nephews. A quiet man of faith, Mark was a member of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church New Freedom and also attended Grace Church Shrewsbury. His love for Christ forged strong and lasting friendships, and he was always willing to stop and help a stranger. Mark volunteered for York’s Helping Hand for the Homeless. Mark believed in the power of civic duty and worked as a pollworker in Glen Rock, PA and wrote regularly to state and federal legislature on issues of importance. In his leisure time Mark enjoyed photography, scuba diving, travel, history, collecting coins, talk radio, and being with his family.

In honor of Mark’s memory, family and friends are kindly invited to attend visitation on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Hartenstein’s Funeral and Cremation Care, 24 North Second Street, New Freedom, PA 17349. In addition, a celebration of life will be held Saturday, November 7, 2026, visitation at 2:00 p.m., service at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Church Shrewsbury, 473 Plank Road New Freedom, PA 17349. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lifepath Christian Ministries, York and the Johns Hopkins Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center.