Mark Roger Teynor

Mark Roger Teynor, 70, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on September 5, 2026, at The James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio surrounded by his family and the people who loved him most.

Mark was born in Bucyrus, Ohio March 2, 1956, to John Teynor and Marjoria (Green) Johnson. He attended St. Bernard Catholic School and later graduated from Buckeye Central High School with the Class of 1974, where he played football and basketball.

Following graduation, Mark went to work alongside his father in the family masonry and construction trade. After his father’s death in 1983, Mark continued in the trade with his brother Dennis, spending his career doing the kind of hard, skilled work that he excelled in.

Mark knew how to work with his hands. Affectionately nicknamed by family “Bob The Builder,” there seemed to be very little he couldn’t build, fix, grow, or beautifully create. He was an incredibly talented gardener, whether he was growing fruits and vegetables or transforming a yard into something breathtaking. Ponds, stone walkways, patios, landscaping, gardens, and homes. Mark also helped create the Colonel Crawford Athletic Booster’s “Corvette Raffle”, which he dedicated over 26 years to raising funds for the schools athletic department. Mark had an ability to look at something and see what it could become then magically make it appear.

In many ways, that was how he lived his life, too.

Mark built things to last.

On April 28, 1978, Mark married Julie (Cook), beginning a marriage and a life together that would span nearly five decades. Together, they raised their children, Josh, Shannon, and Kasey, and created a home that became much more than four walls.

For years, Mark and Julie’s home was filled with children, family, friends, dogs, food, noise, laughter, and wonderful memories. Julie also cared for countless children there over the years, and together they created the kind of place where people knew they were always welcome. For many who grew up around their family, some of the happiest memories of childhood happened in that home.

And then the most important job title of all entered Mark’s life: Grandpa.

Rory, Walker, and Kinsley became three of his deepest joys and greatest callings.

There had been a time when Mark wondered whether grandchildren would ever be part of his story. Then they came along, and anyone who knew him could see how they completely changed his world. They brought out a happiness in him that was unmistakable.

“When Grandpa duty called, everything else could wait.”

Playing with his grandchildren wasn’t something Mark had to find time for. It was where he always wanted to be. He worked incredibly hard throughout his life, but home and especially those grandkids, was always where his heart was happiest.

Mark loved Cat Stevens, and the rock music of the 1970s. He enjoyed vintage Corvettes, working outside, building things, slews of spontaneous projects, gardening, and his favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption.

There is something fitting about that being Mark’s favorite movie. At its heart, The Shawshank Redemption is a story about endurance, about getting through circumstances you never asked for while holding tightly to the things that make life worth living. It is about hope, freedom and the belief that somewhere beyond the difficult part, there is still somewhere worth getting to.

For Mark, that place was always home.

Mark was preceded in death by his parents, John Teynor and Marjoria (Green) Johnson; Step father Robert Johnson, step sister Linda Evick, his cousin Wilbur Green, who was raised alongside the family; his mother and father in law Bill and Nancy Cook; brother in law Jeffrey Cook; his longtime friend Roger Schulze; and other dear loved ones who went before him.

He leaves behind his wife, Julie; his children, Josh (Cara Cherry) Teynor, Shannon Teynor, and Kasey (Ben Brause) Teynor; and the grandchildren he so adamantly adored, Walker and Kinsley Teynor and Rory Brause.

He is also survived by his siblings Dennis (Alice) Teynor, Patrick (Marcile) Teynor, and Sandra Dicks; his step-siblings and Larry (Nancy) Johnson, brother-in-law Charles Dicks, lifelong friendship with Terry Agin, in-laws Jennifer, Jacqueline and Jay, along with beloved nieces and nephews, extended family and the many friends whose lives were made better because Mark was part of them.

And somewhere in that reunion waiting for Mark is surely a whole pack of beloved pups; Nippy, Brutus, Lady and Chuck who went before him, already yapping at the gates and wondering what took him so long for their belly rubs.

There will be reminders of Mark everywhere.

In a garden coming back to life in the spring. In remarkable stonework that is still standing decades later. In something built well enough to outlast the hands that made it. In an old Corvette passing down the road. In a Cat Stevens song that comes on unexpectedly.

And most of all, in the family he spent his life loving that will carry his legacy along.

Mark worked hard. He unwaveringly loved his people. He built things meant to last, and the greatest thing he ever built was the life surrounding him when he left this one.

There is one last part of Mark, however, that no obituary about him would be complete without.

Mark possessed an almost impressive ability to use the F-word for every imaginable emotion.

Some people leave behind a favorite saying.

Mark left behind a favorite word.

So wherever he is now — back with the people and the dogs he has missed — we can only hope someone has already given him an opportunity for one absolutely, perfectly timed F-bomb.

And we wouldn’t want to remember him any other F-ing way.

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Friends and family are invited to print a handwritten or typed story of Mark’s history to be placed in a scrapbook for his grandchildren to continue getting to know their Paw Paw as they grow up. Pictures are welcomed, as well.

In lieu of flowers, please support the 26th annual Corvette Raffle for the Colonel Crawford Athletics Boosters

A celebration of Mark’s life will be held on Sunday, September 20, at Holy Trinity in Bucyrus, Ohio, located at 760 Tiffin Street.

Calling hours will be from 1:00–3:00 p.m., followed by a short sermon. A meal and time of fellowship will follow, and everyone is welcome to stay, share memories, and spend time together in Mark’s honor.