Richardson Evans "Dick" Clark Md
May 8, 1913 — November 23, 2011
Richardson Evans “Dick” Clark, M.D. 98, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Community Congregational Church, Manchester by the Rev. Kurt Pasko. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 6:00 p.m. Masonic Service. Additional visitation, one hour prior to services at the Church on Friday.
Dick was born May 8, 1913 in Onaka, South Dakota, the son of Leslie William and Ruby (Richardson) Clark. He was raised in Chester, Iowa and graduated from the Chester High School. During WWII, he served 3 ½ years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in North Africa and France. After V-E Day, he was honorably discharged with the rank of Major. He attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa and then graduated from School of Medicine at the University of Iowa in 1936. On March 3, 1939, Dick married Margaret Dorothy Heisler at the Cranbrook Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Dick was an intern at San Diego County Hospital, interned at the Marine Hospital in Portland, Maine and was a 3 year resident at Pontiac General Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Following this training, he settled in Manchester, Iowa in July 1939 and practiced medicine until retiring in 1986.
Dick belonged to the Delaware County Medical Society and was a Life Member of the Iowa State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and both the Iowa and American Academies of General Practice. He was a Charter Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians and the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians. He was also Chief of Staff of the Delaware County Memorial Hospital. In 2000, he was honored by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians with their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dick was a member of the Manchester Masonic Lodge 165 AF & FM and the El Kahir Shrine, Cedar Valley Scottish Rite. He was a past member of the Manchester School Board, the Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission, Director of the Manchester Housing Enterprise and a Director of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Dick was a member of the Community Congregational Church in Manchester, where he served as Deacon, Trustee and Council member.
He is survived by his sons, Scott (Susan) Clark of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Craig (Mary Ann Reihman) Clark of El Macero, California; two grandsons, Todd (Beth) Clark of Prior Lake, MN and Trevor (Mary Anne) Clark of Hinsdale, IL; five great grandchildren, Claire and Sam of Prior Lake, MN and Rachel, Nicole and Johnathan of Hinsdale, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Margaret “Marge”, his parents, a brother William Clark and a sister Mary Anne Nickerson.
The family requests memorials be directed to the Good Neighbor Home, 105 McCarren Drive, Manchester, Iowa 52057.
Dick was born May 8, 1913 in Onaka, South Dakota, the son of Leslie William and Ruby (Richardson) Clark. He was raised in Chester, Iowa and graduated from the Chester High School. During WWII, he served 3 ½ years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in North Africa and France. After V-E Day, he was honorably discharged with the rank of Major. He attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa and then graduated from School of Medicine at the University of Iowa in 1936. On March 3, 1939, Dick married Margaret Dorothy Heisler at the Cranbrook Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Dick was an intern at San Diego County Hospital, interned at the Marine Hospital in Portland, Maine and was a 3 year resident at Pontiac General Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Following this training, he settled in Manchester, Iowa in July 1939 and practiced medicine until retiring in 1986.
Dick belonged to the Delaware County Medical Society and was a Life Member of the Iowa State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and both the Iowa and American Academies of General Practice. He was a Charter Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians and the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians. He was also Chief of Staff of the Delaware County Memorial Hospital. In 2000, he was honored by the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians with their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dick was a member of the Manchester Masonic Lodge 165 AF & FM and the El Kahir Shrine, Cedar Valley Scottish Rite. He was a past member of the Manchester School Board, the Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission, Director of the Manchester Housing Enterprise and a Director of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Dick was a member of the Community Congregational Church in Manchester, where he served as Deacon, Trustee and Council member.
He is survived by his sons, Scott (Susan) Clark of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Craig (Mary Ann Reihman) Clark of El Macero, California; two grandsons, Todd (Beth) Clark of Prior Lake, MN and Trevor (Mary Anne) Clark of Hinsdale, IL; five great grandchildren, Claire and Sam of Prior Lake, MN and Rachel, Nicole and Johnathan of Hinsdale, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Margaret “Marge”, his parents, a brother William Clark and a sister Mary Anne Nickerson.
The family requests memorials be directed to the Good Neighbor Home, 105 McCarren Drive, Manchester, Iowa 52057.
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