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Jack was born Sept. 22, 1930, in Grafton, Iowa, the son of John August and Elvera (Rappath) Bork. He graduated from Grafton High School and attended Wartburg College in Waverly, where he participated in wrestling.
Jack married Marilyn O'Rourke in Rockford, Iowa. Marilyn died on May 18, 1968. Jack was a co-owner of the family business, Grafton Produce. He drove school bus for many years in the Grafton and St. Ansgar school districts.
Jack played baseball for the Grafton town team for many years. He loved fishing and hunting.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson and Irmgard Ellingson, associate in ministry, officiating. Interment will be in the Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and will continue one hour before services on Monday at the church.
Jack is survived by one son, John W. (Val) Bork and children, Patrice, John J.H. and Brianna, of Grafton; two daughters, Gwen (Tom) Seivert and children, Tim and Erin of Coon Rapids, Minn.; and Lisa (Kevin) Hanson and children, Christopher and Anthony Duncomb, of Grafton; and a brother, Donald Bork, of Maitland, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marilyn, in 1968.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
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Gordon & Agnes Christianson
October 15, 2005
To the family of Jack Bork:
Our sincerest sympathy to each of you. Jack Bork had driven school bus for Grafton School when I was Supt there. I had not seen Jack since that time UNTIL last Grafton Turkey Days when I there for a school reunion of Classes of 1960-61. I heard that Jack was living near the church, so I made a visit to him. I am happy that able to renew old friendship with him before his recent passing. We remember his parents with great fondness from when we lived on the same Grafton street in 1955 - 1961.
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