Norbert Joseph Clark
Joseph Norbert Clark, 85, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on August 12,2021. Norbert was born on St. Norbert’s Day, June 5, 1936, in Grayson County Kentucky to Paul and Rosa (Milliner) Clark. He was the oldest of 8 children, and when his father died, Norbert at age 26 became Guardian for his four youngest siblings, taking over the care of their 100-acre farm. He married Karen Clark July 15, 1967. They had two daughters, Amy (David) Clark-Downing, and Katie (Jake) Clark-Wilberding.
Norbert was the Valedictorian of his high school graduating class. He hired into Dow Corning in 1966 and moved to Midland in l971. He worked as a Laboratory Technician in Research and Development for 35 years and has several patents. Norbert was a woodworker and a singer songwriter, a gardener, and always, a worker beyond compare; fixing, remodeling, and creating both indoors and outdoors. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Surviving are his four sisters, Martina Gawarecki, Louisville, KY, Christine (Shirley) Taylor, Utica, KY, Kathleen (Jim) Hibbard and Anna (Dale) Clark, Leitchfield Kentucky, his children Amy and Katie, and six grandchildren; Anthony (Ashley) Clark, Emily Clark, Donovan Kleinpeter, Elyse Kleinpeter, Hosea Downing and Jesse Downing. He has two great-grandchildren, Hailey Winsett and Anthony Joseph Clark, Jr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers: Sammy Clark, Danny Clark, and Lowell Clark.
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