Obit of Clark, Robert L. "Bob" - Unknown County, Oklahoma

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Clark, Robert L. "Bob"  

Robert L. (Bob) Clark June 8, 1918 Jan. 12, 2006 A graveside service for 
Robert L. Bob Clark, 87, of North Bend, Oregon was held on Saturday, 
January 28th, at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. An Open House and 
Time of Remembrance will be held in honor of Bob in Bakersfield, on 
Saturday, February 4, 2006, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. For information please 
call Pete Algra at (661) 822-1972 or James Clark at (661) 325-5587. Bob 
was born June 8, 1918, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Robert W. and Jessie 
(Wood) Clark. He died January 12, 2006, in Coos Bay. He was raised and 
educated in Oklahoma and Pittsburgh. He received his Bachelors degree from 
the University of California, Santa Barbara. He then graduated from 
Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburg with a Master of Fine Arts 
in Speech and Drama. He returned to UCSB, where he taught and received a 
Masters degree in Education. In 1956, Bob joined the staff of Bakersfield 
College in California, where he served for 22 years until retiring as the 
Assistant Dean for Community Services in 1978. Bob married Nelva Keifer in 
1942, and they divorced in 1970. He married Virginia Harmanson in 1975, 
and she preceded him in death in 1987. Bob married Margaret (Barry) Furman 
on November 14, 1992. Bob was an active member of the community in 
Bakersfield, and in North Bend. He was a past president of Kiwanis clubs 
in Bakersfield and Coos Bay, and had supported fund-raising projects for 
the American Red Cross and the American Lung Association. He also had been 
active in several professional organizations, including the College 
Association of Public Events and Services. He loved to travel; and also 
enjoyed lapidary, stained glass, bird watching, photography, music (he was 
an accomplished trumpet player) and camping. Bob is survived by his wife, 
Margaret Clark of North Bend; sons, Robert and Kathy Clark of Atascadero, 
CA, William Clark and Tracy Woodruff of Martinez, CA and Dr. James Clark 
D.D.S. and wife, Debbie of Bakersfield, CA; daughter, Diana C. Wood of 
Sacramento, CA; 10 grandchildren, Cassie Linnaea, Gabriel, Loren, Zachary, 
Jamie and Jacob Clark, Britney and Nick Minton, and Heather Wahanik; two 
great-grandchildren, Sofia Grace and Ethan Wahanik; sister, Grace Marie 
Clark of San Luis Obispo, CA; stepsons, Nick and Kathy Furman of Coos Bay 
and Peter Furman of Portland, OR; stepgranddaughters, Maylee Furman Brock 
of North Bend, OR and Amy Furman Thackery of Coos Bay, OR; and two 
stepgreat-grandchildren, Mckenzie and Carter Brock of North Bend, OR. He 
was preceded in death by his sister, Jane Peirce.  

Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 1/31/2006 - 2/1/2006.  
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