Graduation Year | Class of 1972 |
Date of Passing | Jul 20, 2011 |
About | Obituary for Frank Clark On Wednesday, July 20,2011, Frank Clark of Burlington, NJ passed away peacefully with his family at his side after his fight with cancer. Frank graduated from Burlington Twp. High School, then served 4 years in the U.S. Air Force, spending time in Turkey, Iceland and the U.S., trained as an air traffic controller. He worked at J.R. Gilbert Excavating and then for many years at St. Mary's/Doane Academy in Burlington, and finally at Vitality Foodservices in Burlington. Frank had a lifelong interest in cars with some teen years spent working at local speed shops. He was an avid reader and liked history, computers, movies, his collection of eagles, and also liked wide open spaces outdoors. Most of all Frank loved his family and friends. He loved to laugh and play with the kids. He had a generous heart and was the first to come when you needed someone. He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Clark, of Burlington. He will be missed by his wife of 31 years, Lorraine (Carocci) Clark, his grandson Christopher Mason who lived with his "Pop", and his stepson Keith (Jen) Carocci of Freehold. He will also be missed by his mother, Katherine Clark, his brother Tom (Sandy) Clark, sister Coleen Clark, all of Burlington, his brother Jon (Lori) Clark ofMt. Laurel, brother-in-law Norman (Eleanor) Carocci of Florence and mother-in-law Norma of Burlington. Frank enjoyed his many nephews and niece and his new greatgranddaughter Mariana. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 9 to 11am, Tuesday July 26, 2011 at Page Funeral Home, 302 E. Union St., Burlington, Mass of Christian Burial will be held after at 11:30 am at St. Paul's R.C. Church in Burlington. Interment will be at 1:30pm at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or at www.diabetes.org. |