Funeral for former US Rep. Mark Souder to be held Oct. 8

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The funeral for former U.S. Rep. Mark Souder will be Oct. 8.

The Republican who represented northeastern Indiana in Congress for more than 15 years died Monday. He was 72.

Souder disclosed in January that he had inoperable pancreatic cancer. He said a biopsy taken during surgery revealed a large cancerous mass on his pancreas.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 8 at Emmanuel Community Church in Fort Wayne.

Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana noted Souder’s death Monday during remarks on the floor of the Senate on Thursday.

Souder described himself as an “ultraconservative” and had been running for a ninth term in the U.S. House when he abruptly resigned in May 2010 after admitting to an extramarital affair with a woman who worked in his congressional office.

Throughout his congressional tenure, Souder made evangelical Christianity a centerpiece of his public persona.