Obituary of Ronald J. Clark

Ronald James Clark went to be in the arms of the Lord on Friday July 15, 2016. He was 55 years old. "Ronnie" (as he was known) was born August 11, 1960 to Walter and Margaret (Chrysler) Clark in Hornell, NY. The family lived for quite a while in Prattsburgh, NY. Ron attended both Prattsburgh and Bath Schools. On August 8, 1988 he married Bertha Mae Jones. They lived in Bath and he passed away at home after a brief illness. Surviving are his mother, Margaret Clark of Rochester, NY, wife, Bertha Clark; two sons, Rodney James Clark and Robbie James Clark; brothers , Stanley (Reid) Clark-Papke of Rochester, NY and Walter (Jamie) Clark of Wayne; sisters, Brenda Mennito of Hilton, Tammy (Brian) Shipkowitz of Florida, Pam (Randy) Forceof Wayne, Sheila Clark of CA and Cindy (Mikeal) Gonzalez of CA and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is also survived by his special first cousin Rodney Eldred, and friends, Lee Jones, Spencer Stone, Mike Campbell, Brian James and his feline friend "Carmen". He was predeceased by his father Walter Clark in 2002. For the past 16 years of his life Ronnie worked for Frank and Rosalie Niemczyk as a stable man and kennel manager, and in his earlier years he worked for Tex MacDougal's potato farms and the onion muck fields, both in Prattsburgh. Arrangements will be held at the convenience of the family and are entrusted to Fagan's Funeral Home of Bath.