Man with terminal cancer missing in Santa Ana

Missing person Mark John Rodenbeck (61) is a patient of the Carehouse Healthcare Center (1800 Old Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana). He was under hospice care as a result of being diagnosed with terminal cancer and uses a walking cane in order to walk.

On 10/17/2019 at approximately 3 PM, he was granted a 4-hour day pass to leave the facility and never returned.

Prior to being admitted under hospice care, Rodenbeck was living a transient lifestyle in the cities of Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mark Rodenbeck please contact Detective Garcia at (714) 245-8408.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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