Memorable Manitobans: William John “Bill” Clark (1945-2010)

Farmer, municipal official.

Born on the family farm near Isabella on 11 July 1945, son of Elmer Stewart Clark (1915-1966) and Evelyn Margaret Lelond (1918-1976), he operated the family family for most of his life. On 11 July 1970, he married Linda Reid and they had four children. He was a member of the Decker 4-H Beef Club, Miniota 4-H Beef Club, Isabella United Church, and a councillor (1972-1980) and Reeve (2001-2010) for the Rural Municipality of Miniota. He died at Hamiota on 9 November 2010 and was buried in the Isabella Cemetery.

Sources:

Marriage registration [Elmer Stewart Clark, Evelyn Margaret Lelond], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 2010.

Obituary, Shoal Lake Crossroads, 26 November 2010, page 28.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Melanie Geraghty.

Page revised: 18 September 2023

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