Mary Helen Clark, age 90
of Nashua, died Wednesday afternoon April 30, 2008,
at the Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls, MN.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m.
Monday, May 5, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in
Nashua with Pastor Chris Rygh officiating. Music will be
provided by Robert Philips as organist.
Congregational hymns will be "Amazing Grace" and
"Hymn of Promise". Special music will be a
piano medley by Robert Clark of "In The Garden"
and "His Eye is on The Sparrow."
Visitation will be from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 4
th at the Hugeback &
Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua and one hour prior to
services at the church on Monday.
Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery at Nashua with John Salmon, David Frawley, Jeff
Henricks, Ranold Mokaya, Jose Mediaceja and Mike Todd as
pallbearers.
Mary was born April 18, 1918, in
Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of Kaleb and Julia Saleba.
She was a 1939 graduate of Mount Mercy School of Nursing
in Portsmouth, Ohio. She met her husband while working at
the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Clayton W. Clark
M.D. and Mary were united in marriage October 29, 1942, in
Fort Worth, Texas. She returned to Portsmouth when Clay
was sent to the Pacific after serving at several bases in
Texas. The couple came to Nashua, Iowa after the war in
1946 on a temporary basis and stayed for 62 years.
Mary was a stay at home mom who was
actively involved in the lives of her family. She was a
great cook, with an awesome chocolate cookie recipe. She
was a member of the Nashua United Methodist Church and the
U.M.C. Women for over 50 years. She was also a member of
the Order of Eastern Star, worked as a substitute school
nurse and at the Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
She also worked in her husband’s medical clinic when
needed.
Mary was an avid golfer until the age
of 86. She continued to play bridge, bingo and slot
machines until her death. Travel was also a large part of
her life; camping trips and international travel. Mary had
just celebrated her 90th birthday in Nashua
with a large gathering of family and friends. Knowing that
in Heaven it’s always a great day to be on the golf
course, that the sun is shining warmly and Mary is in the
presence of her loved ones comforts the family.
She is survived by her four children, John (Barbara)
Clark of Dallas, TX, Robert (Deborah) Clark of Frisco, TX,
Marcia Todd of Kansas City, MO and Julia (Michael) Salmon
of Redwood Falls, MN; eight grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Grace Saleba of
Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C. W. Clark
on June 7, 1981; and a granddaughter, Mary Todd.
