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Obituary: Carl J. Clark, 81, Harrisville
Published: June 23, 2025
By: Provided by Scanlon Funeral Home
Carl J. Clark
 HARRISVILLE, NY - Carl J. Clark,
81, of State Rt. 812, Harrisville, passed away at Upstate University
Hospital on Thursday, June 19, 2025, where he had been since being admitted
on June 11th.
Carl was born
Sept 10, 1943 in Watertown, NY, the son of the
late Carl A. and Margaret M. Downing Clark. He graduated from Harrisville
Central School in 1961. Through his high school years
he worked setting pins in the basement of the Methodist Church and also for Jim Scanlon doing various jobs.
He married Cheryl
A. Conklin on October 22,1966 in the St. James Catholic Church in
Gouverneur, NY.
After graduating
he started his career with Tree Preservation for ten years and then worked
for and retired from Kraft Foods in Lowville after 25 years of service.
Carl loved his
family and treasured his time picking on his
grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved going to the stock car
races, wood working in his garage shop and providing support and friendship
to his peers in AA.
He is survived by
his wife, Cheryl, and their four children Dan (Mia) Clark, Julie (David)
Kiggins, JoAnne (John) Stott, all of Harrisville, and Nelson (Sandra) Clark,
of Salvisa, KY; his grandchildren, Lindsay (Matt)
Gibson, Davienna (Jordan) Hadfield, Gavinn
(Veronica) Kiggins, Dakota Clark and Schae (Nate) Shawver-Clark; his great grandchildren,
Seth, Liam, Iris, Briella and one due January 2026. Also surviving are his
sisters, Margaret Yaw and Harriet (Darrell) Best, all of Harrisville, and
many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of
Life will be held July 3, 2025 from 1–4 p.m. at
Harrisville Firehall. No other services will be held.
Donations in
Carl’s memory can be made to the Harrisville Volunteer Rescue & Fire
Department.
Arrangements are
in the care of Scanlon Funeral Home, Harrisville.
Condolences at www.scanlonfuneral.com
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