Thomas Clark

Funeral Services for 85 year old Thomas (Cal) Clark of Eldridge, IA, formally of Kalona and Wayland, will be held Wednesday, October 28 at 11AM at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with Pastor Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held from 4-7 PM Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona United Methodist Church, the Kalona Golf Club, and Grand Haven Retirement Community of Eldridge.

Thomas (Cal) Clark was born on June 3, 1924, in Wayland, Iowa, the son of Frank D. and Martha Pearl (Pence) Clark. He graduated from Wayland High School in 1942 and was united in marriage to Kathleen “Tike” Jackson in Kalona on June 23, 1944. He served in the United States Marine Corp during WWII (1943 – 1946) in the Pacific. He was a member of the Kalona United Methodist Church, Kalona Golf Course, the Elks Club, the Wayland American Legion, and served on the Wayland Fire Department. Cal enjoyed golfing, singing in the church choir, woodworking and carpentry, traveling, playing cards and ballroom dancing.

Survivors include his wife Kathleen “Tike” Clark of Eldridge, IA, one daughter, Laura (Steve) Sinn of Eldridge, three sons, Dave (Peg) Clark and John (Sandy) Clark of Wayland and Joe (Rita) Clark of Eagan, MN, 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and one sister, Ruth Ann (Richard) Stoops of Liberal, KS. Preceding Cal in death were his parents, one brother, Norman Clark and one sister Erma Wenger.