Insurance Agency Head Steps Down after 26 Years

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Submitted by  Barb Lally for Allstate Insurance

Funk, Bill
Bill Funk

Bill Funk, former owner of the Allstate Insurance office in Lacey on College Street, has retired after 26 years of serving the residents of Thurston County and the South Sound with their insurance needs. Bill has been a resident of the county since 1984 and first opened an office with his wife Marilyn Zuckerman in 1990. The two had met in 1988 working as agents at the former Allstate Insurance booth at the back of the South Sound Sears store in Lacey.

“It has been a privilege to be part of this wonderful community, helping families protect the things important to them,” says Funk who prior to working in insurance was a firefighter and served as a volunteer for the Black Lake Fire Department. “There are five offices still owned and managed by members of my family. Insurance is certainly a family business for us.”

Bill Funk’s son, Vince Funk and his wife Debbie, own and manage the offices at 4531 Intelco Loop in Lacey and at 104 South Chehalis Street in Aberdeen. Bill Funk’s wife, Marilyn Zuckerman, owns and manages the Allstate office on 1718 State Street in Olympia.

Funk’s daughter, Ronelle Funk, owns two Allstate offices. She has owned and managed an office in Yelm at 10501 Creek St SE since 2008. She recently purchased her father’s office on 1601 College Street when he made the decision to retire.

“The incredible customer care that my father provided for years will continue in our communities,” says Ronelle Funk who was voted the 2014 Business of the Year by the Yelm Chamber of Commerce. “Dad started something that grew and the great insurance service he provided will remain an example and legacy to all our family offices.”

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