Mark J. "Mac" McAleer 74, of Marshalltown, formerly of Waterloo, died Wednesday July 19, 2023, at the Iowa Veterans Home of natural causes. He was born March 12, 1949, son of Mark P. and Lillian L. (Polzin) McAleer. He graduated from West High School in 1967. Upon graduation, Mac joined the United States Navy, serving two tours in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War for 30 years as a Chief Medical Corpsman with the 1st Marine Division and 3rd Marine Division.

Mark married Cheryl Peverill, they later divorced. Later, he married Mary Conroy and they later divorced. Most recently, Mac married Faye Brown in 1996 in Indiana.

He is survived by his wife, Faye of Marshalltown; his children, Karen Schatz of Waterloo, Robert "Bob" (Betsy Smith) McAleer of Cedar Rapids, Jeremy McAleer of Ashland, Kentucky; three grandchildren, Matthew and Cooper Schatz of Waterloo, and Dakota McAleer of Council Bluffs; sister-in-law, Lynda McAleer of Waterloo; brother-in-law, John "Jack" Winburn of Cedar Falls; and son-in-law, Timothy Schatz of Waterloo; step-children, Leila Wolfe of Dallas, Texas, and Jullie (Dale) Reasons of Clarksville, TN; step-grandchildren, Tarah Brown, Malia Crawford, and Kinsley Wolfe, Tish Jones, Heather Smith, and Hunter Stafford.

Mark is preceded in death by his grandsons, Tyler A. Swyter and Andrew Schatz; brothers, William and Patrick McAleer; and sister, Kathleen Winburn.

Graveside services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, July 25, at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo with Military Rites by the U.S. Navy Honor Detail, Waterloo Becker Chapman American Legion Post #138, and the Waterloo VFW Post #1623.

Visitation and Prayer service will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Locke at Tower Park, 4140 Kimball Ave., Waterloo.

Memorials will be directed to the family.