Dolores May Sedlacek Clark, beloved wife and mother, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at age 93.
Dolores was born Jan. 3, 1927, on a farm in Kansas, the daughter of John A. Sedlacek and Rose M. Fruh. She was the sixth of eight children. She graduated from high school in May 1944 in Hanover, Kan. After graduation, she worked as an assembly worker for a short time, until she married her eternal companion, Eldy G. Clark, Dec. 4, 1944, in Marysville, Kan. Within a month, they decided to move to Spokane. In 1947, they moved to Lewiston, where a better employment opportunity was found. Soon thereafter, they decided to start their own business and founded Glenn Clark’s TV & Electronics, which later became Clark Communications. She worked in support of the family business until she retired in 2007.
Being raised on a farm, Dolores learned the value of hard work at a young age. When she wasn’t busy with chores, she developed interests in gardening, playing the piano and singing. She continued to share her musical talents throughout her life, both with her family as well as in church and the community.
She lived a full and active life and was never afraid of sacrifice. Her life was full of service to others. She stretched her time between supporting the family business, being an amazing mother of seven, (and grandmother to 33 grandchildren and dozens of great-grandchildren), as well as volunteering in church service responsibilities. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In their early married years, she and Eldy served as missionaries, and in their later years, they served as ordinance workers in the Spokane Temple. Her true passion was family history genealogy research. After retiring, she devoted the rest of her life to documenting and preserving her family’s history. Every Christmas, she would compile new binders of stories to share with her family members about their genealogy, a gift that will continue to give for generations.
Dolores is survived by her sisters Loretta Henshaw, Josephine Brown, Shirley Kohler and Melvin Sedlacek, as well as her seven children, Angelene (Daryl) Ailor in Spokane, David (Judy) Clark in St. George, Utah, Paulette (Jerry) Zuehlke in Rio Verde, Ariz., Alan (Terry) Clark in Lewiston, Richard (Kataanna) Clark in Bonney Lake, Wash., Beth (Joseph) Pasteur in Woodland Park, Colo., and Paul (Kym) Clark in Rapid City, S.D.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mountain View Cemetery in Lewiston.
Service Information
- Date & Time
- Wednesday, December 16, 11:00 AM
- Location
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Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens
3521-7th Street
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
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Cyndi Sedlacek Novotny
My deepest sympathy to Dolores family. While I did not have the pleasure of closely knowing my aunt Dolores, she sounds like a remarkable woman who is going to be missed by not only her family, but her friends and community. You all will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Sunday, December 13, 2020 6:26 AM
Mary A Dixon
Please accept my condolences. Aunt Dolores was a wonderful person and I always enjoyed visiting with her
She was a great source for Ancestry and she sent me a book one year with the Sedlacek Ancestry. She will be missed. Prayer and thoughts for you all.
Sunday, December 13, 2020 5:32 AM
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