Dorothy Pauline (Polly} Clark 1930â2020 FaribaultâDorothy Pauline Clark died peacefully on December 9, 2020, at The Emeralds rehabilitation center in Faribault, Minnesota. Pauline was born on November 25, 1930, in Watson, Missouri, to Pierce Clifton Gillespie and Elsie Lucille Gillespie (Rightsell). She graduated from Fortescue High School in 1949, where she played softball and volleyball. Her parents moved to Shenandoah, Iowa for employment and Pauline stayed behind to care for her five younger siblings. After complaining that she was unable to control her brothers, her parents brought all the children to Shenandoah. On October 21,1950, Pauline married Joseph Franklin Clark in Red Oak, Iowa. They had two children, Cynthia and Lawrence. Pauline worked at several factory jobs in Red Oak, primarily at the Union Carbide plant. The family moved outside Owatonna, Minnesota in 1966, when Joseph accepted a job at the National Tree Expert Company. They later relocated to Meriden, M