Leo Clark

TORRINGTON, WYOMING..............A Funeral Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated for LEO H. CLARK 78, at 2pm Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. Rose Catholic Church with The Reverend Father Michael Carr officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Lingle, Wyoming. Leo died at Goshen Care Center August 5, 2008. A memorial has been established to Community Hospital for either the Emergency Department or the Physical Therapy Department. Visitation will be on Thursday from 3 to 7pm at the funeral home. The casket will be closed at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Leo was born November 25, 1929 to Cletus and Ethel (Dinneen) Clark on the Clark homestead in the Plainview Community southwest of Lingle, Wyoming. As a child he attended school at Veteran, Wyoming and during the summers helped farm and herd turkeys which helped pay the mortgage on the farm. In 1949 he left school to farm for his father . On February 14, 1951 he was inducted into the U.S. Army. On June 18, 1951 he married Norma Rose in Torrington, Wyoming. On July 14, 1951 he was deployed to Japan for more training and then spent the next twelve months in Korea. He returned to the states on November 4, 1952 and was honorably discharged. He and Norma took over the family farm and ranch. They retired in 1994. He was an original member of the Veteran Fire Department. Leo and Norma were blessed with six daughters, Merrijane (Ken) Morgheim of Torrington,; Elizabeth “Liz” and the late Craighton Kaltenheuser of Lusk, Wyoming; Peggy ( Dave ) Holmstrand of Torrington; Catherine (Francisco) Estrada of Ft. Stockton, Texas; Barbara Clark of Torrington, and Margaret Clark of Gering, Nebraska. Leo lived his whole life on the farm where he was born except for two years while in the service. Leo was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and had served on the FHA Board. Leo is survived by his wife; daughters; five grandchildren, Kris (Haynie) Morgheim, Joe Morgheim, Geoff Morgheim, Kate ( Darek) Farmer, and Travis Kaltenheuser; two brothers, Tom ( Teresa) Clark of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Pat (Glenna) Clark of Camarillo, California; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jim and Gene; one sister, Mary Catherine; and one son-in-law Craighton Kaltenheuser.

Leo Clark

November 25, 1929 - August 5, 2008