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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Mark

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Ozburn

Jun 20, 1972 — Jul 29, 2020

Obituary

Mark Dana Ozburn, 48 of Pleasant Prairie, WI formerly of Lena, IL,  passed away on July 29, 2020 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.

Mark was born June 20, 1972 in Clinton, Iowa to his parents, Thomas and Mary Ozburn.  He was a 1990 graduate of Le-Win High School, where his proudest accomplishment was being the drum major all four years of high school.  He attended Highland Community College where he enjoyed participating in the Royal Scots.  Scott Stich, a retired band/music teacher at Le-Win High School was a good friend and musical mentor throughout Mark's life.  Mark loved country music; enjoyed singing, playing his guitar, entertaining and composed songs.  He also had a karaoke business for a while.  Throughout his life, he lived in Nashville, TN and Atlanta, GA to be near his passion of music.  Mark was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International.  His other passions were German Shepherds, driving fast (anything cars), hunting and fishing and could tell a good story with the best of them.   Mark attended Crossroads Community Church Freeport Campus for a time and was involved in their leadership program.  At the time of his death, Mark was working as a glazier out of the PDC14-Glaziers Union in Chicago.   During his employ as a union glazier, the projects Mark were most proud of was working on the John Hancock Tower in Chicago, and the installation of the tilt windows, 1,030 feet off the ground offering views of Chicago's famous skyline and at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, IA, in which he worked on the "Press Box" project located on the 11 th floor where kids and their families are able to watch the Hawkeyes football games at Kinnick Stadium.  The windows installed at the hospital were specially made to withstand an EF3 tornado.

He is preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents and his mother, Mary Ozburn who passed away March 11, 2014.

He is survived by his father, Tom (Desi) Ozburn of Lena, his brother Scott Ozburn of Lena, his former wife Becky Ozburn and step-son Tyler Dennis Oakley both of Lena , step-daughter, Tawni Brooks Riepe of Fort Collins, CO, his step-brothers; Josh (Renea) Noordhoff of Shannon, IL, Zach (Boramie) Noordhoff of Sparks, MD and his fiancée Kendra Hackers of Pleasant Prairie, WI.

He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.  His stories and jokes  will live on through his friends and family as they remember him.

There will be no visitation.

A private graveside service will be held at the Lena Cemetery at a date to be determined.

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