Leta E. Bell (Clark)
Feb. 14, 1926 – Aug. 14, 2009 Resident of Concord
Leta Ellen Bell, 83, died at her home after a three-year battle with cancer. Leta was born in Stratton, Nebraska to Nellie (Turpin) and Wilson James Clark, who owned and ran the Clark Bakery. Her family moved to Denver in 1941, where she graduated from East High School in 1943 and later attended Denver University. Leta then worked twelve years at the Gates Rubber Company as an executive secretary. Leta married and raised three children, lived in four states, traveled in seventeen countries, and made friends everywhere.
She met her husband, Jack Bell, in the fall of 1945 in Denver CO after he'd finished 6 years of service in the U.S. Army. Leta and Jack were married in Denver, CO on January 31, 1948. Their growing family moved from Denver to Whittier, CA; then to Hayward, CA; to St. Louis, MO; to Pleasant Hill, CA; and finally to Concord, CA as Jack was transferred in his job at Pacific Intermountain Express.
In retirement, Jack and Leta accepted 8 International Executive Service Corps (IESC) assignments in the Philippines, Egypt, Dominican Republic (three times), Jamaica, the Ukraine, and Venezuela. With the IESC, Jack donated his time helping local companies improve transportation operations, while Leta enjoyed volunteering and meeting new people. Leta and Jack celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a cruise to New Zealand and Australia. After Jack's death in 1999, Leta traveled with friends from the Pleasant Hill Seniors Club on monthly local "mystery trips" as well as on long trips to Alaska, Iceland, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Washington D.C., Costa Rica, Panama, Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland.
Leta loved photography, knitting, cooking, and playing sports. She very much enjoyed sharing photos of her travels with friends and putting together albums for her family. She always had some knitting project going, specializing in intricately-patterned knitted hats and caps. Leta was always on the lookout for interesting recipes and at family gatherings she'd usually have a new dish along with the old favorites. As to sports, she loved bowling and golf, achieving three "aces" (holes in one) the last at Diablo Creek where she had many friends in the women's golfing group. As golf became less convenient through the years, Leta picked up bocce ball. During the season, every Friday morning found her at the Pleasant Hill Seniors Bocce League, enjoying the fun, competition, and companionship.
Leta was predeceased by her parents, her husband of fifty-one years, Jack Bell, and by her older brother, Lyle Leland Clark. She is survived by three children and four grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful volunteers at the American Cancer Society and the caring professionals at the Hospice of the East Bay. Services are private and memorial gifts are to charity. We celebrate Leta's life by remembering her spirit and humor, her love of travel, and her thoughtfulness for others.
Feb. 14, 1926 – Aug. 14, 2009 Resident of Concord
Leta Ellen Bell, 83, died at her home after a three-year battle with cancer. Leta was born in Stratton, Nebraska to Nellie (Turpin) and Wilson James Clark, who owned and ran the Clark Bakery. Her family moved to Denver in 1941, where she graduated from East High School in 1943 and later attended Denver University. Leta then worked twelve years at the Gates Rubber Company as an executive secretary. Leta married and raised three children, lived in four states, traveled in seventeen countries, and made friends everywhere.
She met her husband, Jack Bell, in the fall of 1945 in Denver CO after he'd finished 6 years of service in the U.S. Army. Leta and Jack were married in Denver, CO on January 31, 1948. Their growing family moved from Denver to Whittier, CA; then to Hayward, CA; to St. Louis, MO; to Pleasant Hill, CA; and finally to Concord, CA as Jack was transferred in his job at Pacific Intermountain Express.
In retirement, Jack and Leta accepted 8 International Executive Service Corps (IESC) assignments in the Philippines, Egypt, Dominican Republic (three times), Jamaica, the Ukraine, and Venezuela. With the IESC, Jack donated his time helping local companies improve transportation operations, while Leta enjoyed volunteering and meeting new people. Leta and Jack celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a cruise to New Zealand and Australia. After Jack's death in 1999, Leta traveled with friends from the Pleasant Hill Seniors Club on monthly local "mystery trips" as well as on long trips to Alaska, Iceland, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Washington D.C., Costa Rica, Panama, Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland.
Leta loved photography, knitting, cooking, and playing sports. She very much enjoyed sharing photos of her travels with friends and putting together albums for her family. She always had some knitting project going, specializing in intricately-patterned knitted hats and caps. Leta was always on the lookout for interesting recipes and at family gatherings she'd usually have a new dish along with the old favorites. As to sports, she loved bowling and golf, achieving three "aces" (holes in one) the last at Diablo Creek where she had many friends in the women's golfing group. As golf became less convenient through the years, Leta picked up bocce ball. During the season, every Friday morning found her at the Pleasant Hill Seniors Bocce League, enjoying the fun, competition, and companionship.
Leta was predeceased by her parents, her husband of fifty-one years, Jack Bell, and by her older brother, Lyle Leland Clark. She is survived by three children and four grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful volunteers at the American Cancer Society and the caring professionals at the Hospice of the East Bay. Services are private and memorial gifts are to charity. We celebrate Leta's life by remembering her spirit and humor, her love of travel, and her thoughtfulness for others.
Leta E. Bell (Clark)
Feb. 14, 1926 – Aug. 14, 2009 Resident of Concord
Leta Ellen Bell, 83, died at her home after a three-year battle with cancer. Leta was born in Stratton, Nebraska to Nellie (Turpin) and Wilson James Clark, who owned and ran the Clark Bakery. Her family moved to Denver in 1941, where she graduated from East High School in 1943 and later attended Denver University. Leta then worked twelve years at the Gates Rubber Company as an executive secretary. Leta married and raised three children, lived in four states, traveled in seventeen countries, and made friends everywhere.
She met her husband, Jack Bell, in the fall of 1945 in Denver CO after he'd finished 6 years of service in the U.S. Army. Leta and Jack were married in Denver, CO on January 31, 1948. Their growing family moved from Denver to Whittier, CA; then to Hayward, CA; to St. Louis, MO; to Pleasant Hill, CA; and finally to Concord, CA as Jack was transferred in his job at Pacific Intermountain Express.
In retirement, Jack and Leta accepted 8 International Executive Service Corps (IESC) assignments in the Philippines, Egypt, Dominican Republic (three times), Jamaica, the Ukraine, and Venezuela. With the IESC, Jack donated his time helping local companies improve transportation operations, while Leta enjoyed volunteering and meeting new people. Leta and Jack celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a cruise to New Zealand and Australia. After Jack's death in 1999, Leta traveled with friends from the Pleasant Hill Seniors Club on monthly local "mystery trips" as well as on long trips to Alaska, Iceland, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Washington D.C., Costa Rica, Panama, Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland.
Leta loved photography, knitting, cooking, and playing sports. She very much enjoyed sharing photos of her travels with friends and putting together albums for her family. She always had some knitting project going, specializing in intricately-patterned knitted hats and caps. Leta was always on the lookout for interesting recipes and at family gatherings she'd usually have a new dish along with the old favorites. As to sports, she loved bowling and golf, achieving three "aces" (holes in one) the last at Diablo Creek where she had many friends in the women's golfing group. As golf became less convenient through the years, Leta picked up bocce ball. During the season, every Friday morning found her at the Pleasant Hill Seniors Bocce League, enjoying the fun, competition, and companionship.
Leta was predeceased by her parents, her husband of fifty-one years, Jack Bell, and by her older brother, Lyle Leland Clark. She is survived by three children and four grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful volunteers at the American Cancer Society and the caring professionals at the Hospice of the East Bay. Services are private and memorial gifts are to charity. We celebrate Leta's life by remembering her spirit and humor, her love of travel, and her thoughtfulness for others.
Feb. 14, 1926 – Aug. 14, 2009 Resident of Concord
Leta Ellen Bell, 83, died at her home after a three-year battle with cancer. Leta was born in Stratton, Nebraska to Nellie (Turpin) and Wilson James Clark, who owned and ran the Clark Bakery. Her family moved to Denver in 1941, where she graduated from East High School in 1943 and later attended Denver University. Leta then worked twelve years at the Gates Rubber Company as an executive secretary. Leta married and raised three children, lived in four states, traveled in seventeen countries, and made friends everywhere.
She met her husband, Jack Bell, in the fall of 1945 in Denver CO after he'd finished 6 years of service in the U.S. Army. Leta and Jack were married in Denver, CO on January 31, 1948. Their growing family moved from Denver to Whittier, CA; then to Hayward, CA; to St. Louis, MO; to Pleasant Hill, CA; and finally to Concord, CA as Jack was transferred in his job at Pacific Intermountain Express.
In retirement, Jack and Leta accepted 8 International Executive Service Corps (IESC) assignments in the Philippines, Egypt, Dominican Republic (three times), Jamaica, the Ukraine, and Venezuela. With the IESC, Jack donated his time helping local companies improve transportation operations, while Leta enjoyed volunteering and meeting new people. Leta and Jack celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a cruise to New Zealand and Australia. After Jack's death in 1999, Leta traveled with friends from the Pleasant Hill Seniors Club on monthly local "mystery trips" as well as on long trips to Alaska, Iceland, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Washington D.C., Costa Rica, Panama, Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland.
Leta loved photography, knitting, cooking, and playing sports. She very much enjoyed sharing photos of her travels with friends and putting together albums for her family. She always had some knitting project going, specializing in intricately-patterned knitted hats and caps. Leta was always on the lookout for interesting recipes and at family gatherings she'd usually have a new dish along with the old favorites. As to sports, she loved bowling and golf, achieving three "aces" (holes in one) the last at Diablo Creek where she had many friends in the women's golfing group. As golf became less convenient through the years, Leta picked up bocce ball. During the season, every Friday morning found her at the Pleasant Hill Seniors Bocce League, enjoying the fun, competition, and companionship.
Leta was predeceased by her parents, her husband of fifty-one years, Jack Bell, and by her older brother, Lyle Leland Clark. She is survived by three children and four grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful volunteers at the American Cancer Society and the caring professionals at the Hospice of the East Bay. Services are private and memorial gifts are to charity. We celebrate Leta's life by remembering her spirit and humor, her love of travel, and her thoughtfulness for others.
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