Donald Wesley Clark, 1928–2020 (aged 92 years)
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- Donald Wesley /Clark/
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- Donald Wesley
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- Clark
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1928–2020
Birth: March 5, 1928
— Kerkhoven, Swift County, Minnesota Death: June 18, 2020 — Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
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1932–2022
Birth: August 22, 1932
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— Pope County, Minnesota Death: March 11, 2022 — Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
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1954–2020
Birth: September 27, 1954
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— Benson, Swift County, Minnesota Death: November 24, 2020 — Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, Texas |
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Donald and Hazel were married in St Francis church. Son of Edward Theodor and Ruth Margaret (Schutt) Clark. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at Kerkhoven Lutheran Church. He grew up in rural Kerkhoven and went to Buffalo Lake Country School through eighth grade and graduated from Kerkhoven High School in 1946 where he had participated in football, basketball, and baseball. As a young man he was a member of the Swift Falls Baseball team and was a catcher for multiple small town baseball leagues. On February 27, 1954, he was married to Hazel Laura Rooney in Belgrade, MN by Fr. Lenarz. He was a dairy farmer in Swift and Pope Counties. In his early days, he worked for Northern States Power Company in Hugo, MN. He then transitioned to dairy and grain farming in Buffalo Lake, MN. In 1957, he and Hazel purchased their family farm in Kerkhoven Township and lived there until retirement. They farmed with two of their sons, Kim and Kyle, until his passing. He was a delegate director with AMPI, Associated Milk Producer's Inc., and a member of Minnesota Wool Growers Association. He was awarded Swift County Soil Conservation District Outstanding Farmer in 1958 and 2001. He was an adult Hayes Willing Workers 4H Leader for multiple years and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Dorothy Pederson. Surviving are his wife of 66 year, Hazel Clark of Willmar; children, Kevin Clark of Ben Wheeler, TX, Keith (Bit) Clark of Overland Park, KS, Kim Clark of Murdock, Kaye (Thomas) Dooley of Spicer, Kyle (Jackie) Clark of Murdock, Kris (friend, Trena) Clark of Glenwood, and Kirsten (Kyle) Kopacek of Lake Park; twelve grandchildren, Dr. Anne (Bracey) Lerner, Justin (Kirstin) Anderson, Joshua (Kristi) Dooley, Brittany Dooley, Chelsa (Jon) Lien, Ali (Andrew) Bouta, Aaron Clark, Benjamin Clark, Karter Kopacek, Kaitlyn Kopacek, Kaden Kopacek, and Karson Kopacek; and five great-grandchildren, Thomas White, Marcus Lien, Mason Lien, Maddox Lien, and Sophia Bouta. |
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