Jack Bill VanMark

July 7, 1930 - December 23, 2020

TORRINGTON, WYOMING.........Funeral services for JACK B. VAN MARK, 90, will be held at 10am Thursday, January 7, 2021 at North Hills Baptist Church in Lingle, Wyoming with Pastor David Anderson officiating. Services will be streamed live on the church's Facebook page or the church's YouTube Channel...links to either of these can be found on the church's website. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. Jack died December 23, 2020 in the family home where he was born south of Torrington. Memorials may be given to Valley Christian School. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Jack was born July 4, 1930 to Willie and Fern (Hill) Van Mark. He graduated from Torrington High School in 1948. He attended two years at Eastern Wyoming Community College and then was drafted into the military during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed for two years at Camp Roberts in California. Once honorably discharged from the military he returned home and married Hanna June Benzel of Huntley, Wyoming. The newlyweds moved to Laramie where Jack attended the University of Wyoming and majored in Geology. Jack and Hanna had four daughters, Lois Ann Van Mark, Ruth Hanna Van Mark, Debra June Wendtland (Anthony T. Wendtland) and Jacklyn Kay Van Mark. Jack was a Wyoming House Member for Goshen County from 1961 to 1965. Between 1972 and 1990 he held various positions with the federal government which caused the family to split their time between Wyoming and the Washington D.C. area. In 1990 he retired from federal employment and moved back to the farm for good. Of his many accomplishments, he was most proud of his two grandchildren; Kit Jackson Wendtland and Taylor Charles Wendtland. Jack was active in his church, the Republican Party, and various agricultural organizations. He remained a committed supporter of Valley Christian School. Jack is survived by his four daughters and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Hanna; and a sister Nora Pittman.