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Ralph Nathaniel Clark

Male 1920 - 2014  (93 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ralph Nathaniel Clark was born on 7 Sep 1920 in Essex, Connecticut, USA (son of Ralph Nathaniel Clark and Doris Snow Miller); died on 13 Feb 2014 in Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

    Notes:

    Ralph Nathaniel Clark, Jr., 93, from the Ivoryton section of Essex, Connecticut died February 13, 2014 at Middlesex Hospital's Hospice after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Stella Elizabeth (Wineski) Clark. Ralph was born September 7, 1920 in Essex and was a lifetime resident of Ivoryton. He was the son of Ralph Nathaniel Clark, Sr. and Doris Snow (Miller) Clark, both also of Ivoryton. He is predeceased by his sister Jane Elizabeth (Clark) Stannard and his brother Elbert Miller Clark, also residents of Ivoryton. He leaves two nephews, Charles and John Stannard of Ivoryton, a niece Christine Schumacher and her husband Donald of Ivoryton, and a nephew Ronald E. Clark and his wife Virginia of Haddam. He also leaves several great nieces and great nephews. Ralph also leaves a sister-in-law, Catherine Wind of Ivoryton. Ralph attended Pratt High School in Essex where he graduated in 1938. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served mostly with the 6834th Rearmament Regiment in Algeria, France, and Germany before receiving his honorable discharge in 1946 after 26 months in the European Theater. While in the service Ralph earned a Good Conduct Medal, the Victory Medal, the American Theater Campaign Ribbon, and the European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon. Ralph was employed for many years as a Quality Assurance Engineer at the Cramer Division of the Conrac Corporation in Old Saybrook. While working at Cramer's, he attended New Haven College, now the University of New Haven, earning first an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1962 and then his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1967. After retirement, he spent most winters in Englewood, Florida. He was an avid golfer and after playing in several industrial leagues he continued to golf well into his eighties. He was a longtime member of the Essex Veterans Memorial Hall, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Essex and the Knights of Columbus. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street in Centerbrook from 10:00AM until the time of a Prayer Service at 11:00AM. Burial with the rendering of Full Military Honors will follow in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Clinton. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Essex Veterans Memorial Hall, 3 Westbrook Road, Centerbrook, CT 06409.
    --Published by Hartford Courant on Feb. 16, 2014.

    Ralph married Stella Elizabeth Wineski on 9 Feb 1946 in Essex, Connecticut, USA. Stella was born on 19 Feb 1919 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA; died on 5 Mar 2005 in Florida, USA; was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ralph Nathaniel Clark was born on 10 Dec 1891 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Dec 1974 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Centerbrook Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

    Ralph married Doris Snow Miller on 11 Jun 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Doris (daughter of Aaron Snow Miller and Sarah Kirtland Stannard) was born on 1 Nov 1898 in Connecticut, USA; died on 26 Feb 1983 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Centerbrook Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Doris Snow Miller was born on 1 Nov 1898 in Connecticut, USA (daughter of Aaron Snow Miller and Sarah Kirtland Stannard); died on 26 Feb 1983 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Centerbrook Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Ralph Nathaniel Clark was born on 7 Sep 1920 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Feb 2014 in Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
    2. Jane Elizabeth Clark was born on 30 Oct 1924 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Apr 2000 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
    3. Elbert Miller Clark was born on 20 Dec 1927 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Jul 1988 in Branford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Centerbrook Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Aaron Snow Miller was born on 4 Nov 1870 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Feb 1952 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Fountain Hill Cemetery, Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

    Aaron married Sarah Kirtland Stannard on 30 Oct 1895, and was divorced in Yes. Sarah (daughter of John Alpheus Stannard and Mary Lucinda Kirtland) was born on 2 Feb 1874 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Oct 1954 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sarah Kirtland Stannard was born on 2 Feb 1874 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (daughter of John Alpheus Stannard and Mary Lucinda Kirtland); died on 27 Oct 1954 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Stannard Miller was born on 20 Oct 1896.
    2. 3. Doris Snow Miller was born on 1 Nov 1898 in Connecticut, USA; died on 26 Feb 1983 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Centerbrook Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  John Alpheus Stannard was born on 28 Apr 1849.

    John married Mary Lucinda Kirtland on 7 May 1873. Mary (daughter of Henry C. Kirtland and Lurinda Mack) was born on 17 May 1848 in Essex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Mary Lucinda Kirtland was born on 17 May 1848 in Essex, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Henry C. Kirtland and Lurinda Mack).
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Kirtland Stannard was born on 2 Feb 1874 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Oct 1954 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
    2. Eva Stannard was born on 11 Apr 1878 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Aug 1878.