Mark Valade, age 62, passed on Sunday March 3, 2024 at Ridgewood Care Center.

He was born on June 30,1961 in Kankakee, IL. Mark attended Walden High School. He was employed as a payroll clerk, cook, maintenance, telemarketer, and hearing aid technician.

He was a wonderful artist and great at decorating. Mark was a wonderful, kind person who loved animals.

Surviving are his grandchildren; Alyssa, Lauryn and Zachary Moore; sister and brother-in-law, Julie and John Dykstra; brother, Johnny Layendecker; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his daughter, Jessica LeRette; parents, William and Dara Valade; brother, Vance Valade and sister, Valerie Klinkhammer.

The family will celebrate Mark's life at a private gathering.