Mark H. Shiffner, 47, Sarasota, died July 15, 2006. He was born Feb. 10, 1959, in Scotch Plains, N.J., and came to Sarasota in 1972 from Flemington, N.J. He had been a physician assistant at Kennedy-White Orthopedic Center since 1996. He graduated in 1977 from Sarasota High School and in 1996 from the University of Florida. He was a member of Covenant Life Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Rocky; his father, Donald of North Port; daughters Kayli of Bradenton, and Jessica and Hannah, both of Sarasota; sisters Doni Ward of New York and Beth Allison of Sarasota; and a brother, Troy of Sarasota. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Covenant Life Presbyterian Church, 8490 McIntosh Road. Packer Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial donations may be made to Mark Shiffner Memorial Fund for Jessica and Hannah Shiffner, c/o Sarasota Coastal Credit Union, 3000 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34233, or any branch office.

Published in Herald Tribune on July 19, 2006

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