Funeral Set For Sgt. Mark Rochetto De Alencar, 37

Obituary and service information from McComas Funeral Home:

Sgt. Mark Rochetto De Alencar, 37, of Florida passed away on April 8, 2017, after being wounded in action while serving in Afghanistan. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, he was the son of Joao Roberto De Alencar and Maria Elisa (Rochetto) De Alencar of Cumberland. He was a member of the 1st Battalion 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) assigned to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

A 1998 Graduate of Joppatowne High School, he was a resident of Edgewood in his teens and 20s. He and his wife, Natasha, both attended school together and later reconnected. She described him as the "most humble and strongest person you will ever meet." Some things he enjoyed included playing soccer and football and going to the shooting range.

Sgt. De Alencar is survived by his wife, Natasha De Alencar; children Rodrigo, Tatiyana and Marcos De Alencar, Deshawn and Octavia Osborne; sisters Stephanie Rochetto Wicker De Alencar of Cumberland and Melanie De Alencar McManus and husband, Sean, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; nieces and nephews Milan, Alexandre, Ariana and Nathanial Wicker.

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Those who desire may make a donation to the American Red Cross, International Response Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Monday, May 8, at McComas Funeral Home, 1317 Cokesbury Road, in Abingdon.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
1450 Abingdon Road, in Abingdon.

De Alencar will be buried at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Pictured, Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar. Photo Credit: U.S. Army.