Marcella Amelia Clark, the daughter of Peter and Helen (Lukken) Redl, was born January 11, 1928 in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle, where she received her education, graduating in 1945.
She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Cafe in Newcastle, where she cooked and made her state famous pies and raised her family. The couple moved to Spencer in 1967. In Spencer, she worked as a CNA at Spencer Hospital for 10 years, then at St. Luke Lutheran Home for 15 years. She and Ralph, after retirement, managed the Spencer City Campground. Marcella was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, knitting, crafts, cooking and camping.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Robert and Kenneth; one brother, John Redl; two sisters: Loretta and Lucille and a sister-in-law, Mary Redl.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ralph of Spencer; her children: Jan (Stan) Nissen of Spencer, IA, Debra Chapman of Spencer, IA, James (Dana) Clark of Cedar Rapids, IA, Alicia (Jeff) Jones of Okechobee, FL; 14 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Mindy Clark of Davenport, IA; one sister: Margaret Paul of Sioux City, IA; other relatives and many friends.
She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Cafe in Newcastle, where she cooked and made her state famous pies and raised her family. The couple moved to Spencer in 1967. In Spencer, she worked as a CNA at Spencer Hospital for 10 years, then at St. Luke Lutheran Home for 15 years. She and Ralph, after retirement, managed the Spencer City Campground. Marcella was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, knitting, crafts, cooking and camping.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Robert and Kenneth; one brother, John Redl; two sisters: Loretta and Lucille and a sister-in-law, Mary Redl.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ralph of Spencer; her children: Jan (Stan) Nissen of Spencer, IA, Debra Chapman of Spencer, IA, James (Dana) Clark of Cedar Rapids, IA, Alicia (Jeff) Jones of Okechobee, FL; 14 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Mindy Clark of Davenport, IA; one sister: Margaret Paul of Sioux City, IA; other relatives and many friends.
Marcella Amelia Clark, the daughter of Peter and Helen (Lukken) Redl, was born January 11, 1928 in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle, where she received her education, graduating in 1945.
She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Cafe in Newcastle, where she cooked and made her state famous pies and raised her family. The couple moved to Spencer in 1967. In Spencer, she worked as a CNA at Spencer Hospital for 10 years, then at St. Luke Lutheran Home for 15 years. She and Ralph, after retirement, managed the Spencer City Campground. Marcella was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, knitting, crafts, cooking and camping.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Robert and Kenneth; one brother, John Redl; two sisters: Loretta and Lucille and a sister-in-law, Mary Redl.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ralph of Spencer; her children: Jan (Stan) Nissen of Spencer, IA, Debra Chapman of Spencer, IA, James (Dana) Clark of Cedar Rapids, IA, Alicia (Jeff) Jones of Okechobee, FL; 14 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Mindy Clark of Davenport, IA; one sister: Margaret Paul of Sioux City, IA; other relatives and many friends.
She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Cafe in Newcastle, where she cooked and made her state famous pies and raised her family. The couple moved to Spencer in 1967. In Spencer, she worked as a CNA at Spencer Hospital for 10 years, then at St. Luke Lutheran Home for 15 years. She and Ralph, after retirement, managed the Spencer City Campground. Marcella was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, knitting, crafts, cooking and camping.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Robert and Kenneth; one brother, John Redl; two sisters: Loretta and Lucille and a sister-in-law, Mary Redl.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ralph of Spencer; her children: Jan (Stan) Nissen of Spencer, IA, Debra Chapman of Spencer, IA, James (Dana) Clark of Cedar Rapids, IA, Alicia (Jeff) Jones of Okechobee, FL; 14 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Mindy Clark of Davenport, IA; one sister: Margaret Paul of Sioux City, IA; other relatives and many friends.
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