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Nickerson, Mary Anne (Clark)
Mary Anne (Clark) Nickerson, 88, died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Manor Care Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids following a lengthy illness. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Christian Reformed Church, 6600 C Ave. NE. Scott and Susan Clark will greet visitors at the church at 10 a.m. There will be a private family inurnment at Mount Hope Cemetery in Maquoketa at a later date. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Anne was born Feb. 2, 1922, in Chester, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie William and Ruby Richardson Clark. She was raised in Chester and graduated from Chester High School. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon and her master's degree in music from Syracuse University in New York. Her career included the U.S. Navy as an officer with the Hospital Corps during World War II; assistant professor of voice at Limestone College, South Carolina; Robert Shaw Chorale; National Association for Mental Health; American Heart Association; and RCA Victor Records. She retired as a trust officer at Manufacturer's Hanover Trust in New York City.
Upon retirement Mary Anne moved from New York City to Cedar Rapids, where she learned how to drive a car. She also fell in love for the first time, and on June 7, 1986, she married Ronald W. Nickerson.
Mary Anne is survived by her four stepdaughters, Lydia Nickerson of Minneapolis, Bethany Thomas of Lincoln, Neb., Anna (Michael) Jessop of Philadelphia and Rachel (Sean) Schooley of Washington, Iowa; a brother, Dr. R.E. Clark of Manchester; and nephews, Scott Clark (Susan) of Cedar Rapids and Craig Clark (Mary Anne Reihman) of Davis, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron, on May 8, 2010; her brother, William Clark; and both of her parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, 119 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 in Mary Anne's name.
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