Memorial
Marlin Blake Clark, age 59, of Rural Springville, Iowa, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 after losing a fight with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories officiated by Certified Celebrant Amy Hart. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will take place at the Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Marlin was born February 23, 1956 at home in rural Springville, Iowa to Marvin and Ruth (Hawley) Clark. He graduated from Springville High School with the class of 1976. He was employed at Cherry-Burrell from 1981 until 2003.
Marlin enjoyed NASCAR races, canoeing, and taking motorcycle and bicycle rides. He loved working in his garage, lovingly referred to as his “airplane hangar.” He was always working on projects; if he wasn’t fixing something for others, he was fixing something for himself.
He was a perfectionist. Marlin was an excellent welder and machinist. He was great with numbers and had a wonderful memory. He had his own unique brand of humor.
Marlin is survived by his friend Peggy Lee Oettinger, together for “twenty-eight years minus one;” daughter Marlena May Clark; sister Marty Clark (Don) Harper; brother, Paul Curtis Clark; sister-in-law Lori Oettinger (Mark) Thompson; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Marvin and Ruth; his twin brother Mark; sister Bette Gifford; his dear friend “Bud” Oettinger; and two beloved dogs Griffin and Jack.
In lieu of memorials, Marlin request that people “pay it forward” in his name.
As Marlin often said, “You get outta life what you put into it!” and “So it is written; so it shall be.”