Florence-Mark J. Peters, age 70, of Florence, Wis., passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Mich.

He was born July 31, 1947, in Green Bay, Wis., son of the late Robert and Veramae (Smits) Peters. After high school, he attended Carroll College until he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served four years including one year in Biên Hòa, Vietnam. Mark was united in marriage to Rosemary Carter on October 14, 1967, at St. Mary Catholic Church, De Pere, Wis. He joined the De Pere Police Department shortly after his service, where he rose to the rank of Captain. Mark introduced and helped develop the Domestic Violence Pro-Mandatory Arrest Law for Brown County. He was proud of his Catholic faith and was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church, De Pere, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister, chair of the church council and chair of the finance committee. Mark also served on the church council at St. Mary Catholic Church in Florence, Wis.

Mark discovered snowmobiling late in life but became a big fan and served as Blue Ox Trail Rider Club President for six years before his health caused him to step down. He retired to Florence in 2002 where he and the love of his life, Rosie, enjoyed many good years. Rosie was not only his partner and wife but his best friend. Mark was fortunate to have many good friends and relatives; he treasured each of them. The visits from his high school buddies whether at the hospital or home were always cherished and the calls from his high school basketball coach, Rod Kowalczyk, every week, were always looked forward to. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, ATVing, boating, snowmobiling and traveling.

Mark cherished his friends up north who were always there for him, the many great nurses and doctors he had through the VA who became friends. His sisters and brother-in-law who moved north and were there for him and Rosie, including the donation of bone marrow stem cells from his sister Marcia, who was a match. Mark loved his children and their spouses and his grandchildren, they were the pride of his life, and he wished he could have spent more time with.

Survivors include his loving wife, Rosie; three sons, Brett (Sarah) Peters, Appleton, Wis., Brock (Janelle) Peters, Tolland, Conn., and Blake (Sara) Peters, La Crosse, Wis.; daughter, Amanda (Shawn) Boerst, Pulaski, Wis.; eight grandchildren, Grace, Lily, Dalton, Brynn, Aubrey, Evan, Nadia and Lara; two sisters, Marcia (Dan) Tyler, Florence, Wis., and Brenda Thompson, Iron River, Mich.; two sisters-in-law, Janet (John) Franken, De Pere, Wis., and Doris (Terry) Keehan, De Pere, Wis.; one brother-in-law, Patrick (Sue) Rukamp, Barron, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 12, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at St. Mary Catholic Church, Florence, Wis. A Memorial Mass will be held 12:00 noon at the Church. Rev. Matt Settle will officiate. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Florence, Wis. The Florence VFW Post #3635 will accord military honors at graveside.

You may light a candle in remembrance of Mark or leave a condolence for his family online at www.JacobsFuneralHomes.com.

The family has chosen the Jacobs-Lundholm Funeral Home, Florence, to honor Mark's legacy of life.