Glen L. Bork

Glen L. Bork, age 88, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial fund has been established.
Glen was born on February 26, 1928, the son of Amil and Hazel Matilda (Thompson) Bork in Mt. Carroll. He attended Mt. Carroll High School and graduated with the Class of 1947. After graduation, Glen proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954. Glen married Mildred “Millie” Beyer on February 15, 1959 in Eleroy, Illinois.
Glen was proud of his 34 years of federal service. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, he worked for the Mt. Carroll Post Office for 30 years from 1960 to 1989, retiring as Postmaster. During that time he also did construction and farming. Glen enjoyed the outdoors, especially gardening and morel mushroom hunting. Glen also loved to go dancing with his wife, Millie. He was a member of the Mt. Carroll School Board, the Mt. Carroll American Legion, and the Moose Lodge. Most of all, Glen cherished spending time with his family and friends, especially his friends at the coffee shop.
Glen will be dearly missed by his wife of 57 years, Mildred Bork; four sons, Roger (Bonnie) Bork of Milledgeville, Illinois, Douglas Bork of Crystal Lake, Illinois, Michael (Sue) Bork of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, and Steven Bork of Aurora, Illinois; three grandchildren, Daniel, Ava, and Finley Bork; two brothers, Orville (Eleanor) Bork of LeHigh Acres, Florida, and Gerald (Doris) Bork of Mt. Carroll; and one sister, Frances Knapp of Mt. Carroll.
Glen is preceded in death by his parents, Amil and Hazel; six brothers, Donald, Marshall, Richard, Harold, Clyde and Lloyd Bork; and three sisters, Evelyn Schnitzler, Helen Goddard and Rachel Kingery.