Mark A. Druchniak, of Candia, passed away August 4, 2023. The son of the late Robert Druchniak and Catherine Sekula, he was born April 10, 1954 in Detroit, MI, and educated in local schools.
He moved to New Hampshire in the early 1980s, working as sales manager at Granite State Office Systems, and later as a member of the production team at Anheuser-Busch.
In 2004, he and his wife, Carmelle, moved to Candia with their children, Jennifer and Samuel. Mark liked nothing better than working on their property, building rock walls, splitting wood, riding his trusty John Deere tractor, and crafting Adirondack chairs and other items in his garage workshop. He was always busy, with an endless number of projects that turned the house on Merrill Road into a home. He was a generous and welcoming host, treating family and friends to jaw-dropping infernos in the backyard fire pit no matter the season. No blaze was too big, and appreciative guests were left amazed (and occasionally singed) as the carefully placed logs and timber turned into roaring bonfires.
Mark leaves his loving wife, Carmelle; his daughter, Jenn, of Chicago, IL; and his son, Sam, of Candia. He also leaves his brothers and sisters: Gary (Vicky), Cathy (Lee), Bob (Eileen), Tom (Margaret), Greg (Sue), Paul (Sally), and Camille Coyle (Bill Shaw), as well as stepbrothers Bob and Paul Kuhn. He also will be missed by his many nieces and nephews, his uncle and aunt Walter and Bernadine Sekula, and aunt Julie Kosempa.
He was predeceased by his nephews Jeff Druchniak and Kyle Mitchell, and brother-in-law Lee Mitchell.
There are no services. Carmelle, Jenn and Sam will host an event in remembrance of Mark at their Candia home sometime in September. Those in attendance can expect good food, a great setting, and, of course, another beautiful backyard blaze, in honor of this remarkable husband, father, brother and friend.
J.N. Boufford & Sons is in charge of arrangements.
For more information and online guestbook please visit www.bouffordfuneralhome.com.