Gladys Clark, formerly of Maynard, died on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Home in Waconia, MN at the age of 91. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Maynard Lutheran Church in Maynard with Rev. Tim Ehling and Rev. Paul Clark officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.
Gladys Marie (Loe) Clark was born on August 25, 1921 in Maynard, MN to Gilbert and Josepha (Johnson) Loe. She was baptized and confirmed at Maynard Lutheran Church and graduated from Maynard High School in 1939. On November 8, 1942, she was united in marriage to Ed Clark at the Maynard Lutheran Church. They lived in Maynard until moving to Minneapolis in 1960. They returned to Maynard in 1968 and she made her home there until moving to Waconia in 2008. She was a life-long member of Maynard Lutheran Church and was active in its women’s groups and activities. She worked as the activities director at the Clara City Nursing Home for a number of years and belonged to the Green Feather Card Club. She enjoyed reading her Bible, quilting, embroidering, baking cookies, making lefse and especially pleasing her family.
She is survived by three children: Charlotte (and Harm) Rand of Chaska, MN, Thomas (and Nancy) Clark of Maple Grove, MN and Larry (and Bobbi) Clark of Crystal, MN; nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ed in 1995; a sister, Bernice Lindeman and by six brothers: Irvin, Kenneth, Conrad, Lloyd, Harold and Donald Loe.