Daniel Clark
June 26, 2009
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Daniel P. Clark, 71, of Des Moines, formerly of La Porte City, Iowa passed away on Friday, June 26, 2009 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines of natural causes. Dan was born on April 9, 1938 in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. He was the youngest of nine children.
Dan graduated from Sergeant Bluff High School in 1956. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Dakota and a Master's Degree from the University of Iowa. On June 11, 1960, Dan married Patricia Ann Driscoll in Tipton, Iowa. Dan and Pat raised their three daughters in La Porte City, Iowa.
Dan served as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Waterloo, Iowa. Dan also worked as an agent for Banker's Life and Casualty Company. The Clarks were members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Porte City.
Dan's greatest joy was his family. He was a very loving and generous father and husband. Dan was an avid gardener. He grew vegetables, grapes, and many fruit trees. Dan was a voracious reader and a history buff. He spent many years traveling the world where he could see the things he read about and enjoyed an appreciation for many different cultures.
He is survived by and dearly missed by three daughters, Laura Clark McFarland of Carlisle, Lisa Clark of Des Moines, and Stacey (Dan) Takle of Hudson; two granddaughters, Megan (TJ Maylum) McFarland and Emily Takle, and one great-granddaughter Julie Blue Maylum; sisters; Lorraine (Dean) Houlihan and Julie Dryer, brothers; Dennis (Bernice) Clark, John T. (Janice) Clark, and Charles G. Clark.
Dan was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; his parents Charles and Edine (Murphy) Clark; and three sisters; Genevieve Chase, Mary Owen, and Dorothy Arnold.
A private memorial service will be held. While attending the University of Iowa, Dan chose to donate his body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Memorials may be directed to The University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, 100 Bowen Science Building, 51 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242-1109.
The family of Dan Clark thanks you for all the prayers, kind gestures, and words of encouragement. Arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Home. On line condolences can be sent to www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com
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Tom and Pat Twait
08/13/2009
I know this is late but we just recently found out about your dad. Your mom and dad were great friends to us when we lived in LaPorte City over 30 years ago. I do not know if you would remember us but we remember them with great affection. You girls were such sweethearts and it was the great parenting that you had that made you such wonderful girls. They both left this world way too soon and we just wanted you to know that they are not forgotten
Sincerely,
Pat and Tom Twait
Nancy Moorhead
07/07/2009
My deepest and heartfelt sympathy for your loss. I know how deeply Lisa cared for her dad. I'll be making a donation to honor his life and family.
Mary Beth Couser
07/06/2009
Laura, Lisa, and Stacie, I was so sorry to hear of the death of your dad. I knew Dan and Pat when they lived in Sioux City, Iowa. I taught with your mother at Roosevelt School. Please accept my deepest sympathy. All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers. Mary Beth Couser Tucson, Arizona
The Ohringers
07/01/2009
Lisa and family,
We are very sorry to hear about your loss. Our prayers are with you at this time. The Ohringer Family
Janeen Frey
07/01/2009
Dear Lisa and family,
I am so sorry to hear about your father. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Marv and Sue Hrubes
07/01/2009
LAURA, LISA, AND Stacie:
Our sympathy to you. When we moved to LaPorte City, both Pat and Dan were so welcoming. They invited us to join their card club, and we always had so much fun at those card parties.
I so very much enjoyed working with Pat at the elementary school and Dan was fun to visit with. He was full of stories and had fun sharing them with us.
Many great memories of Dan and Pat.
LeAnn Larsen
07/01/2009
Laura, I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your daughter as you mourn the loss of your father and Megan's grandfather. God Bless, LeAnn
Coach Bob and Kathy Derryberry
06/29/2009
Dear Lisa and family,
God's Blessings of love, understanding and peace to you and yours
upon the death of your beloved father, grandfather, friend and neighbor.
Love and Blessings in Christ, Our Savior,
Bob and Kathy Derryberry
2218 C. R. 263
Moulton, Texas 77975-4606
361-596-8222 (home)
512-517-0759 (cell)
kderryberry@yahoo.com
Donna Derryberry
06/29/2009
Lisa,
I am very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family and you will remain in my thoughts and prayers. I pray God will grant you strength, courage and ultimately his peace.
Blessings,
Donna and John Havlik
Teri Klein - Nationwide
06/29/2009
Dear Laura and family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Your father sounds like a very caring and very well rounded kind of guy. He sounds like the type that loved to tell stories of all of his adventures. I'm sure you will miss him dearly.
With Sympathy,
Teri
Colleen Hoffman-Schulz
06/29/2009
Dear Laura, Lisa, and Stacey and families,
I am sorry to read of your father's passing. He really got a chance to see the world in the later years of his life-what an adventure all those trips must have been.
Every time I drive down Bishop Avenue past your home there, I think about your mom and dad and wonder how you girls are. Also, your mother's flower garden at school was lovely this spring.
May God's loving arms comfort you in the days ahead.
With love, Colleen Hoffman-Schulz
Mary Lucile (Wethington) Barnum
06/29/2009
Dear Laura, Lisa, Stacey, Megan, and your families - my heart has been aching for you. I loved your parents. I always felt so special because I got to be a flower girl at their wedding and they always kindly indulged and reinforced that feeling. I treasure the cards and notes from your Mom that I have saved from when I was a little girl and especially the letter from your Dad after your Mom passed away. I always thought he was a great philospher and enjoyed discussing books, etc. with him. May God comfort you and bless you with the fondest of memories and peace. Please know you're in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Mary
CHAD & PAM VAN DYKE
06/28/2009
WE WERE SO SORRY TO HEAR OF DAN"S DEATH.WE'RE REALLY MISSED HIM THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS. WE ALWAYS ENJOYED HEARING OF HIS TRAVELS,AND THE PLACES HE VISITED. WE ALWAYS FELT WE WERE SO LUCKY TO HAVE MOVED INTO TOWN,AND HAD GOTTEN SUCH WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS.YOUR PARENTS WERE SO SPECIAL TO US.
WITH ALL OUR SYMPATHY
CHAD AND PAM VAN DYKE
Dick and Ann Bell
06/28/2009
Laura, Lisa and Stacy, We were neighbors of Dan and Pat on South Cleveland in Sioux City, IA. Pat babysat our daughter, Suzie, when I went back to teaching. Pat and Dan became good friends of ours. Pat and I were members of a bridge club (of which Margie Vanderberg and I are still members.) We were sad when they moved over to Eastern Iowa. Laura and Lisa played with and helped Pat take care of Babie Suzie. They were so good to her. I'll always remember Dan as a great husband and father. We shared lots of laughs with both Pat and Dan during our Sioux City friendship. Our sympathy to all of you. I will write to Laura in the near future as I still have her address from when Pat died. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you at this very sad time. Dick and Ann Bell, Sioux City, IA.
Mike
06/28/2009
Dan was a mentor to me when I was a counselor in training in 1980. He showed me how to go about work in a practical manner, to not get bent out of shape with red tape one would have to deal, to keep a sense of humor, and above all to not let work overshadow the importance of family.