Louise Marguerite Clark, 91, Mount Vernon
Obituaries · October 09, 2014
Louise Marguerite Clark died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Hallmark Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon.
Visitation was Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at the Mount Vernon St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, also at the church. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Lisbon.
Louise was born on the now Century farm to Frank and Mary (Slach) Dvorak on July 14, 1923. She attended the Cedar Valley country school, and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1941. On May 2, 1946, she married Irvin Clark at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lisbon, in which she was a life-long member. They farmed in the Mt. Vernon area until they moved to Lisbon in 1983.
Louise was a homemaker who valued her family, the farm and friendships. She loved to garden and harvest the fruits of her labor. To her family her noodles, pickles, and kolaches were the best! She enjoyed playing cards, attending her grandchildren’s school activities, and the special friendships in the Jolly Workers and Club Eleven Clubs. She was a 60-year-plus member of the Mt. Vernon American Legion Auxiliary. Louise and Irvin enjoyed many years attending navy reunions held all over the country.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Irvin, of 68 years; children: Jim (Marge) Clark of Des Moines, Joyce (Steve) Fairley, Bob (Chris) Clark of Lisbon; eight grandchildren: Andrea (Phillip) Perez of Washington, DC, Adrienne (Jeff) Clough of Baltimore, Md., Mark Fairley and Michael Fairley both of Urbandale, Kristin (Mark) Riddle of Midland, Mich., Angie (Kent) Rosenboom of Grimes, Kelly (Scott) Baxa of Solon, and Jessica Clark of Birmingham, Mich.; great-grandchildren: Alexander Perez and a soon-to-be great-grandson, Julia and William Clough, Grace, Ella, and Mary Riddle, and Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Jillian Rosenboom; in-laws Dorothy Mullaley, Margaret Reilly, Bonnie Keith, Howard Clark; many nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, Clara Pospisil.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Hubert.
Louise was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
The Clark family extends their deepest appreciation to those who cared for Louise: the staff of Hallmark Care Center and Hospice of Mercy.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund in Louise’s honor has been established.
On-line condolences: morganfuneralchoices.com
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