MORTON, IL - Catherine Geneva (Perry) Clark, 93, of Morton died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at Bickford Assisted Living in Iowa City, Iowa.
She was born March 27, 1916, in Coal Springs Township, Ill., to William Otis and Pearl Mae (Phillips) Perry. She married James Sherman Clark.
Surviving are her children, James E. (Lydia) Clark of Cocoa, Fla., Richard E. Clark of Morton, William Perry (Jacquelyn) Clark of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Kathryn Gerken of Iowa City, Iowa; former daughter-in-law, Sharon Clark of Washington; seven grandchildren, Angela, Mark, James B. and Scott Clark, Susan Falzon, Sheri Schafer and Christopher Gerken; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Dawn Brown; her parents; one brother; and three sisters.
Catherine was employed at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 33 years, retiring in 1978 as a tool clerk.
She was a member of the former Peoria Apostolic Tabernacle.
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, with the Rev. Randy Hall officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Myers Cemetery in Herrick, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade St., Iowa City, IA 52240.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/29/2009
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United States Census, 1940
East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
James Clark Male 33 years 1907 Indiana
Kathrine Clark Female 24 1916 Illinois
James Clark, Jr Male 5 1935 Illinois
William Clark Male 0 days 1940 Illinois
Richard Clark Head Male 3 years 1935 Ill
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She was born March 27, 1916, in Coal Springs Township, Ill., to William Otis and Pearl Mae (Phillips) Perry. She married James Sherman Clark.
Surviving are her children, James E. (Lydia) Clark of Cocoa, Fla., Richard E. Clark of Morton, William Perry (Jacquelyn) Clark of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Kathryn Gerken of Iowa City, Iowa; former daughter-in-law, Sharon Clark of Washington; seven grandchildren, Angela, Mark, James B. and Scott Clark, Susan Falzon, Sheri Schafer and Christopher Gerken; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Dawn Brown; her parents; one brother; and three sisters.
Catherine was employed at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 33 years, retiring in 1978 as a tool clerk.
She was a member of the former Peoria Apostolic Tabernacle.
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, with the Rev. Randy Hall officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Myers Cemetery in Herrick, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade St., Iowa City, IA 52240.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/29/2009
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United States Census, 1940
East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
James Clark Male 33 years 1907 Indiana
Kathrine Clark Female 24 1916 Illinois
James Clark, Jr Male 5 1935 Illinois
William Clark Male 0 days 1940 Illinois
Richard Clark Head Male 3 years 1935 Ill
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MORTON, IL - Catherine Geneva (Perry) Clark, 93, of Morton died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at Bickford Assisted Living in Iowa City, Iowa.
She was born March 27, 1916, in Coal Springs Township, Ill., to William Otis and Pearl Mae (Phillips) Perry. She married James Sherman Clark.
Surviving are her children, James E. (Lydia) Clark of Cocoa, Fla., Richard E. Clark of Morton, William Perry (Jacquelyn) Clark of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Kathryn Gerken of Iowa City, Iowa; former daughter-in-law, Sharon Clark of Washington; seven grandchildren, Angela, Mark, James B. and Scott Clark, Susan Falzon, Sheri Schafer and Christopher Gerken; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Dawn Brown; her parents; one brother; and three sisters.
Catherine was employed at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 33 years, retiring in 1978 as a tool clerk.
She was a member of the former Peoria Apostolic Tabernacle.
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, with the Rev. Randy Hall officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Myers Cemetery in Herrick, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade St., Iowa City, IA 52240.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/29/2009
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United States Census, 1940
East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
James Clark Male 33 years 1907 Indiana
Kathrine Clark Female 24 1916 Illinois
James Clark, Jr Male 5 1935 Illinois
William Clark Male 0 days 1940 Illinois
Richard Clark Head Male 3 years 1935 Ill
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She was born March 27, 1916, in Coal Springs Township, Ill., to William Otis and Pearl Mae (Phillips) Perry. She married James Sherman Clark.
Surviving are her children, James E. (Lydia) Clark of Cocoa, Fla., Richard E. Clark of Morton, William Perry (Jacquelyn) Clark of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Kathryn Gerken of Iowa City, Iowa; former daughter-in-law, Sharon Clark of Washington; seven grandchildren, Angela, Mark, James B. and Scott Clark, Susan Falzon, Sheri Schafer and Christopher Gerken; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Dawn Brown; her parents; one brother; and three sisters.
Catherine was employed at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 33 years, retiring in 1978 as a tool clerk.
She was a member of the former Peoria Apostolic Tabernacle.
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, with the Rev. Randy Hall officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Myers Cemetery in Herrick, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade St., Iowa City, IA 52240.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/29/2009
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United States Census, 1940
East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
James Clark Male 33 years 1907 Indiana
Kathrine Clark Female 24 1916 Illinois
James Clark, Jr Male 5 1935 Illinois
William Clark Male 0 days 1940 Illinois
Richard Clark Head Male 3 years 1935 Ill
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