Obituary: Mark Raphael Funk

Mark Raphael Funk, MD, passed away surrounded by love on Nov. 7, 2025. Mark was born on Aug. 7, 1947, to Samuel and Anne Funk. He grew up in Chicago, Ill.

Mark moved to Atlanta, Ga., after graduating from the University of Florida to attend Emory University Medical School. Mark married Barbara Rose Wollner from Atlanta, Georgia in 1972. They moved to Oberlin Park, Kan., for Mark’s residency where he was chief medicine resident at Kansas City General Hospital.

After residency, he joined the Public Health Service and served in Dawsonville, Ga. Afterward, he joined an internal medicine practice in Columbus, Ga., where he was a physician for 38 years.

Mark was active in leadership roles in the community serving as president of B’nai Brith Men’s Group, medical staff for the 1996 Olympics, and chairman of the board at St. Francis Hospital.

Above all, Mark’s greatest joy was his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Funk, son, Michael (Elisheva) Funk, daughter, Amy (Brent) Wolkin, and daughter, Mandy Funk; grandchildren, Ilana, Shira, and Benjamin Funk; Ethan and Shai Wolkin; brother- and sister in-law, Herbert and Leora Wollner and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. at North Atlanta Memorial with Rabbi Glusman. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be directed to Camp Judaea, the Shepherd Center, or the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.