URBANA:  Mark Douglas Cook, age 55, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at On with Life Long-Term Skilled Care in Glenwood, IA, where he had been a resident since 1997.

Memorial services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6 ^th Street) in Vinton.  Visitation will be held from 10 am until service time at the funeral home.  A luncheon will be held at Don Bosco Hall of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Urbana, following the memorial service.  A memorial fund has been established.

Mark was born on September 22, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Jerry and Marcia (Boyles) Cook.  He graduated from Urbana High School with the class of 1982. Mark worked at Big Timber during High School and prior to enlisting in the United States Navy in 1982, where he was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, Washington.  Following his discharge in 1986, he was employed at Longview Fibre in Cedar Rapids.

He enjoyed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Deer Hunting.

In addition to his parents, Jerry and Marcia, he is survived by his brothers, Matthew (Jenny) Cook, and James (Stephanie) Cook all of Cedar Rapids; and his niece and nephews, Lindsey (Dane) Peterson, Zac Hornung and Zach Cook.

He was preceded in death by his brother, John "B.J." Cook on September 3, 2018; his paternal grandparents, Ralph and Eva Cook and his maternal grandparents, Howard and Geraldine Boyles.

Online condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com