Merle A. Moe" Clark

Merle A. "Moe" Clark, 85 of York died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Normandie Ridge. He was the husband of Helen C. [Stein] Clark with whom he was married for 61 years. A celebration of life service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York with full military rites provided by York County Veterans Honor Guard. The Rev. Peter A. Seiler, Jr., will officiate. A visitation will be from 10-11:00 AM Saturday at the York Chapel. Born December 31, 1921 in Sewickley, PA a son of the late Ralph and Mabel [McClymonds] Clark, he graduated from Coraopolis High School and earned his Mechanical Engineering degree from Bucknell University. Mr. Clark was a member and past president of Shiloh Fire Co.; White Rose Senior Center where he served on the Board; Shiloh VFW, Post 791; and the Stalag Luft 3, POW Organization. He enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, fishing, and was an active volunteer that served as a Boy Scouts of America Scout Master and helped build Penn Laurel Girl Scouts, Camp Echo Trail. He was a US Army veteran of WWII during which he served time in the Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War Camp in German. In addition to his wife, Mr. Clark is survived by a daughter, Bonnie E. and husband Sam Thomas of Bernville, PA; a son, Craig A. Clark of York; and five grandchildren, Jason Craun, Trevor Clark, Stephen and Geoffrey Thomas, and Jessica Newlin. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Clair and Russ Clark. Memorial contributions may be made to Shiloh Fire Company, 2190 Carlisle Rd., York, PA 17408 or to SPCA, 3159 Susquehanna Trail North, York, PA 17406.