Mark Bunker

Marshall - Mark S. Bunker, age 61, went to his home in Heaven to hang out with Jesus on Tuesday morning February 10 with family by his bedside at home. He battled with esophageal cancer that was diagnosed in December. With the greatest faith and trust in the Lord Mark said "My ticket here just got punched a little early, I can do this! I have eternity with God in Heaven to be my motivation."

He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife, Sherrie; his children, Matt (Jamie) Flanigan and Jennifer (Kurt) Schreiner; Sherrie's sons in California, Todd and Joey (Tannaz); several grandchildren; nieces, nephews and his brothers, Brian, Scott (Amy) and Troy (Lynn); also BooBear, his loyal companion, and Jelly Bean and Tiger too.

He was born on August 27, 1953 in Chicago, IL to Dennis and Elizabeth Bunker who preceded him in death. Mark moved to Janesville at the age of 12 and graduated from Parker High School in 1971. Shortly thereafter he worked for the Beloit Corporation for 27 years until they closed. He always worked side jobs at restaurants, including Harpo's (Janesville), The Butterfly (Beloit) and Interlaken (Lake Geneva). Mark's longtime dream of opening his own restaurant came true in 2000 with the Blue Moon Steak-N- Brew in Columbus. After a fire took it down in 2005, he opened his next spot, the Blue Moon Pizza-Pasta-Creole in Lake Mills, which is still successful because of all his hard work, great homemade creations, and loyal customers. A very special thanks goes out to all his amazing employees for holding down the fort, great job. Mark's other restaurants were Blue Moon Pizza Company (Waterloo) and Blue Moon Depot (Jefferson). He enjoyed following the Packers, Badgers, Brewers and Bucks. His true passion was studying the word of God with his Bible study teacher, Pastor Elden Davis of Wittenberg Ministries. They enjoyed two mission trips together, helping people in Mexico. His third mission trip was to be in Honduras but was missed due to his illness.

A celebration of Mark's life will be held at DOOR CREEK CHURCH, 6602 Dominion Drive, Madison, on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Marc Maillefer officiating. A visitation will be held at the church on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. until the time of service.

A special thanks to Agrace HospiceCare.

"Be a light for the Lord. God Bless." Mark


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