MARK OSADCHUK
November 18, 1934 – April 12, 2018
Mark Osadchuk passed away on April 12, 2018 peacefully at home, at 83 years old. Mark was born in Smokey Lake, Alberta on November 18, 1934. He attended school in Smokey Lake and Waskatenau, Alberta. He left home as a teenager during the drilling boom of the early 1950’s to work in the oil fields of Western Canada. After learning to operate heavy oil field equipment he started working for several pipeline contractors including Michael Curren, R. H. Fulton, Banister Pipeline, Ltd and Williams Brothers Pipeline Co.,Ltd.
In 1954 Mark married his wife Vera Hut of Chip Lake, Alberta. Mark along with others formed Central Pipeline and Cable Co. in 1965. He remained with the company as President until 1967 when the company was liquidated and he organized Natural Pipeline Company, Inc. His newest company based out of Lakeville, MN was engaged in the installation of all types of underground utilities.
In 1980, he formed Southeast Pipeline Contractors, Inc and it grew to be one of the largest mainline pipeline contractors in the US. He introduced his newest invention, the Ozzie Pipeline Padder in 1989 and formed Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder, Inc, Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder of Germany, Inc and Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder of Australia, Inc. This ground-breaking invention is used worldwide in the Pipeline Industry and is covered by 19 patents throughout the world, and in 1995 Ozzie’s Directional Drilling came. In the fall of 2000 he sold all the Ozzie companies and continued on as CEO till his retirement in 2001.
Mark was a member of the DCA, IPLOCA and PLCA of which he served on the Labor Committee for many years. He also enjoyed playing golf and played in many Pro-Am Tournaments. Mark & Vera loved to travel worldwide or in their motor coach throughout the US and Canada.
Mark is survived by his wife Vera, their 2 children and their spouses, Velma and Bob (Osadchuk) Hope (Scottsdale, AZ) and Dwayne and Tina Osadchuk (Scottsdale, AZ), their 2 grandchildren and spouses, Amanda and Craig (Osadchuk) Ciliberti (Scottsdale, AZ) and Nicholas and Alisha Osadchuk (Repollo) (Oak Creek, CO).
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial gifts be designated to Kidney Dialysis Unit at Mayo Clinic. Gifts can be mailed directly to Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905. With a note of “In Memory of Mark Osadchuk.”
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