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Clark, Wilma D.
Wilma D. Clark, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her family. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, by the Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the chapel.
Survivors include her husband and best friend of 60 years, Thomas Edward Clark; her daughters, Christine “Chris” (David) Bauer of Marion and Cynthia “Cindy” (Mark) Slater of Moline, Ill.; her grandchildren, Jason Bauer (Tamara Veenstra) of Redlands, Calif., Julie (Tony) Garry of Lake Zurich, Ill., and Austin Slater of Moline, Ill.; her great-granddaughter, Isabella Garry of Lake Zurich, Ill.; and her brother-in-law, John “Jack” (Kathleen) Clark of Lorain, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Wilma was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of William and Alice Esther (Peek) Borden. She married Thomas Edward Clark on May 31, 1952, in Waterloo. Wilma graduated from West High School in Waterloo in 1944 and then graduated from Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, in 1948 and remained a life member of the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association. Following graduation, Wilma worked at IOA Foods, a division of Witwer Grocery Co. in Cedar Rapids.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Women's Society of Christian Service, Anna-Abigail Circle and a former member of the Silver Bells. She was a volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital and a member of St. Luke's Auxiliary. Wilma loved to read, play piano, do crossword puzzles and travel. Wilma was a homemaker, a devoted wife, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to everyone.
She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church or the El Kahir Shrine Transportation Fund.
Published April 18, 2013 in The Gazette
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