Lake Almanor Peninsula resident Ora (Orie) I. Clark passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Reno, Nevada, from recent health issues, at the age of 93.
He was born and raised in the upstate New York area of Rushford and was the son of Ross and Elsie Ellen Hale Clark. They had a farm that produced wheat, milk and butter. There were five children in the family, Harold, Jeannie, Wilma, Betty and Orie.
Orie is survived by his sister Betty. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Army Air Force in October 1942.
He served stateside in World War II, as a sergeant in the 420th Army Air Forces Base Unit, with an honorable discharge in February 1946. He met his first wife Evelyn while serving in the military.
They married and settled in San Jose. He attended San Jose State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. They had three children, Jeffrey, Gary and Ellen.
While working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA), he met and married Lillian and she added two children to the family, Dennis and Sandra.
As Orie moved up the INA promotional ladder, he and Lil moved to Pennsylvania and then Indiana. After 36 years with the company, he retired as the regional director of one of their large offices.
In the mid-eighties, they moved back to California and they chose the Lake Almanor area to call home and have been there ever since. Orie was involved with the country club, serving on numerous committees and also volunteered his time serving the fire district.
Orie loved the outdoors, and that passion showed through fishing, boating, golfing, snow sledding or chopping wood with friends, family and his best friend Lillian. He also never missed a Giants game, or the opportunity to camp out at Eagle Lake for opening day.
Collectively Orie and Lil have five children, nine grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Orie is survived by them and his wife Lil. A celebration of his life was held on December 12, 2015.
NOTE: Orie told me he was born in New Hudson and that is also what he wrote on his 1942 draft card and what is on his birth document.
He was born and raised in the upstate New York area of Rushford and was the son of Ross and Elsie Ellen Hale Clark. They had a farm that produced wheat, milk and butter. There were five children in the family, Harold, Jeannie, Wilma, Betty and Orie.
Orie is survived by his sister Betty. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Army Air Force in October 1942.
He served stateside in World War II, as a sergeant in the 420th Army Air Forces Base Unit, with an honorable discharge in February 1946. He met his first wife Evelyn while serving in the military.
They married and settled in San Jose. He attended San Jose State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. They had three children, Jeffrey, Gary and Ellen.
While working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA), he met and married Lillian and she added two children to the family, Dennis and Sandra.
As Orie moved up the INA promotional ladder, he and Lil moved to Pennsylvania and then Indiana. After 36 years with the company, he retired as the regional director of one of their large offices.
In the mid-eighties, they moved back to California and they chose the Lake Almanor area to call home and have been there ever since. Orie was involved with the country club, serving on numerous committees and also volunteered his time serving the fire district.
Orie loved the outdoors, and that passion showed through fishing, boating, golfing, snow sledding or chopping wood with friends, family and his best friend Lillian. He also never missed a Giants game, or the opportunity to camp out at Eagle Lake for opening day.
Collectively Orie and Lil have five children, nine grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Orie is survived by them and his wife Lil. A celebration of his life was held on December 12, 2015.
NOTE: Orie told me he was born in New Hudson and that is also what he wrote on his 1942 draft card and what is on his birth document.
Lake Almanor Peninsula resident Ora (Orie) I. Clark passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Reno, Nevada, from recent health issues, at the age of 93.
He was born and raised in the upstate New York area of Rushford and was the son of Ross and Elsie Ellen Hale Clark. They had a farm that produced wheat, milk and butter. There were five children in the family, Harold, Jeannie, Wilma, Betty and Orie.
Orie is survived by his sister Betty. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Army Air Force in October 1942.
He served stateside in World War II, as a sergeant in the 420th Army Air Forces Base Unit, with an honorable discharge in February 1946. He met his first wife Evelyn while serving in the military.
They married and settled in San Jose. He attended San Jose State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. They had three children, Jeffrey, Gary and Ellen.
While working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA), he met and married Lillian and she added two children to the family, Dennis and Sandra.
As Orie moved up the INA promotional ladder, he and Lil moved to Pennsylvania and then Indiana. After 36 years with the company, he retired as the regional director of one of their large offices.
In the mid-eighties, they moved back to California and they chose the Lake Almanor area to call home and have been there ever since. Orie was involved with the country club, serving on numerous committees and also volunteered his time serving the fire district.
Orie loved the outdoors, and that passion showed through fishing, boating, golfing, snow sledding or chopping wood with friends, family and his best friend Lillian. He also never missed a Giants game, or the opportunity to camp out at Eagle Lake for opening day.
Collectively Orie and Lil have five children, nine grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Orie is survived by them and his wife Lil. A celebration of his life was held on December 12, 2015.
NOTE: Orie told me he was born in New Hudson and that is also what he wrote on his 1942 draft card and what is on his birth document.
He was born and raised in the upstate New York area of Rushford and was the son of Ross and Elsie Ellen Hale Clark. They had a farm that produced wheat, milk and butter. There were five children in the family, Harold, Jeannie, Wilma, Betty and Orie.
Orie is survived by his sister Betty. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Army Air Force in October 1942.
He served stateside in World War II, as a sergeant in the 420th Army Air Forces Base Unit, with an honorable discharge in February 1946. He met his first wife Evelyn while serving in the military.
They married and settled in San Jose. He attended San Jose State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. They had three children, Jeffrey, Gary and Ellen.
While working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA), he met and married Lillian and she added two children to the family, Dennis and Sandra.
As Orie moved up the INA promotional ladder, he and Lil moved to Pennsylvania and then Indiana. After 36 years with the company, he retired as the regional director of one of their large offices.
In the mid-eighties, they moved back to California and they chose the Lake Almanor area to call home and have been there ever since. Orie was involved with the country club, serving on numerous committees and also volunteered his time serving the fire district.
Orie loved the outdoors, and that passion showed through fishing, boating, golfing, snow sledding or chopping wood with friends, family and his best friend Lillian. He also never missed a Giants game, or the opportunity to camp out at Eagle Lake for opening day.
Collectively Orie and Lil have five children, nine grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Orie is survived by them and his wife Lil. A celebration of his life was held on December 12, 2015.
NOTE: Orie told me he was born in New Hudson and that is also what he wrote on his 1942 draft card and what is on his birth document.
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