Dec 16, 2020
SALEM — John Edward Clark, 72, passed away at home Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, after a long and brave battle with lymphoma.
John was born Aug. 24, 1948, in Hannibal, Mo., the oldest child of the late Marion and Mary Fenton Clark. John graduated from Iowa Mennonite School in 1966 and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Mennonite College in 1970.
He married Lucille Martin on June 14, 1969. They celebrated 50 years of marriage with a party in June 2019.
John worked in maintenance for South Range Schools for 40 years, retiring in 2017. He was a mentor for the South Range High School Academic Challenge team. John was a member of Midway Mennonite Church in Columbiana and served as an usher, Sunday school teacher, librarian and in many other roles. He enjoyed woodworking and chopping wood, and was skilled with plumbing and electricity. He volunteered with Mennonite Disaster Service, rebuilding damaged homes. John was an adept handyman who spent his life fixing things.