Obituary of Joe Clark

Joe was born in Montesano, Washington to Jozie Friedrich Clark and Irene Bryant Clark on January 23, 1930. His young years were spent in Aberdeen, Washingon with his mother and four sisters, Cleo (Rozmaryn), Virginia "Sis" (Alsman), Mariam (Solway), and Jane Arlene (Hill). They all predeceased Joe. After high school graduation, Joe enlisted in the Navy Foreign Sea Service on March 1, 1951. He served over four years in the United Nations, China Services and Naval Occupation of the Korean War. Returning from his tours he worked as a logger in the Pacific Northwest. Redding, California gave him new opportunities as a radio announcer, bar tender and, ultimately, as a partner in Liddell Construction Supply. He had a love of adventure. This was well documented when he received his private pilots license in February of 1977. A barn and a horse were cardinal to Joe when he became a team roper. Travel, too, was a large part of Joe's life. While traveling in 1990, he met Diane Ortner. They were married in Kamuela, Hawaii on September 10, 1994. This year they would have celebrated 25 years of marriage. As they traveled the world together, an emphasis was made to winter in Austria and Switzerland where Joe could ski. At age 70, he was determined and did learn to snowboard. Through their years of marriage, they lived in Cottonwood, Ca., Powell Butte, Or., Anthem, Az., Prescott, Az, and Kamuela, Mauna Lani, Hawaii. He is survived by his step children, Lauren Colombani, Paul Ortner IV, Stephanie Glyzewski, Kristin Baldwin, Jennifer Ortner, and his adopted children, Michael Clark and Linda Clark. His loving step grandchildren are Madison Baldwin, Ben Baldwin, Hope Glyzewski, Paul Ortner V, Joshua Ortner, Luke Ortner, Lindsay Foster and Kylie Colombani. His granddaughter, Natalee Sue Clark, is the daughter of his deceased son, Russell Clark. His son Rocky Clark also predeceased him. Memorial donations can be made to Legacy Hospice Portland, giving@lhs.org, or the Michael J Fox foundation for Parkinsons.