Mark E Folkers Obituary (1956

Mark E. Folkers, 62, of El Paso, IL died at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Bloomington, IL. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday October 30, 2018 at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, IL with Pastor Steven Evans officiating. An inurnment will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Cullom. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the memorial home on Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Vitas Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Mark was born January 31, 1956 in Bloomington, the son of Ralph and Mildred Rocke Folkers. He married Janet R. Riebe. She preceded him in death June 11, 2013. Surviving are his son John A. Folkers of Bloomington; and two sisters Joyce (Stan) Valley of Normal, and Carol (Bill) Scaggs of Seminole, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Mark had been employed at Bloomington Parks and Recreation and enjoyed wood working. He was a very hard working man and took pride in everything he did, no matter how big or small the task.