Patrick Clark Family, Part 10 of Many 1940s and 1950s

Patsy Clark Family, Part 10 of Many 1940s 1950s

1940

Spokane City Directory

Mary Clark and Patrick Clark

1940 Spokane City Directory

Mary R. Clark, widow of Patrick F, resides at  W2301 Pacific Ave
Patrick Clark, in mining, home is W2301 Pacific Ave

Patrick Clark
1940 Spokane City Directory

When we look at the street directory, we find that this address is the Westminster Apartments.  Because Patrick's name is on this list, I presume he is the one renting the apartment, and has his mother living with him.

22 March 1940

Patrick William Clark 1940 Obituary
The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review, 1940

P.W. Clark, Mining Man, Answers Call

P.W. Clark, son of Mrs. Patrick Clark and the late Patrick Clark, pioneer mining man of the northwest, died here this morning.  He had been in ill health for some time

Mr. Clark was born in Butte, Mont., February 28, 1885, but had resided in Spokane since 1889, and was associated with his father in the mining business.  The senior Mr. Clark first was associated with the Alice mine development at Butte and later opened the great Anaconda mine there.  AFter coming to Spokane, the Poor Man mine in the Coeur d'Alenes was opened.  Still later he and his son were associated in the War Eagle mine in Rossland, B.C.

The old Clark home at W2208 First [sic], erected here in 1889, was the most beautiful house in Spokane's pioneer society section of Coeur d'Alene park.  The family sold the house in 1926.

Surviving, besides his mother, are his widow, Edna; two sons, Geoffrey and Patrick; two sisters, Mrs Harry Richards and Mrs. Guy Amsden; two brothers, John F. Clark, Sacramento, and James B Clark of Oakland. 

23 March 1940

Patrick William Clark Obituary

Patrick William Clark 1940 obituary
The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review, 1940

Clark, Patrick W. -- Age 54 years.

His home was at W2301 Pacific, having resided in Spokane the last 51 years.  He was a member of Spokane lodge No. 228, B.P.O.E.  Survived by his wife, Edna Lavell Clark; 2 sons, Geoffrey and Patrick; his mother, Mrs. Patrick Clark; 2 sisters, Mrs. Harry Richards and Mrs. Guy Amsden, all of Spokane; 2 brothers, John F. Clark, Sacramento, Calif., and James B. Clark, Oakland, Calif.  Funeral Mon., ... from Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral.  Entombment in the Patrick Clark mausoleum at Fairmount.

1944

13 August 1944

Nadine Dudley Clark 1944 death notice

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane Washington, 1944

Nadine Dudley Clark was wife of Patrick Parnell Clark, the son of Patsy's brother James and Charlotte Willman Toner Clark.  Her Find a Grave memorial is here.

1948

8 June 1948

Mary Stack Clark dies at the age of 87.

Washington State Death records proves her death in Spokane Washington, her parents as John and Mary Mahoney Stack.  Washington Death Records database online found on Ancestry.com.  I couldn't find any images of death certificate nor any other death record for her.  According to her great grandson, John H. Richards, Mary Stack Clark was "part of Spokane's heartbeat, participating in it's civic, social and charitable life for 50 years" (The Life and Times of Patsy Clark:  Mining Pioneer, 2018).

I did find one obituary for her in the Spokane Newspaper.

The Spokesman-Review, 1948

Rites are Set for Mrs. Clark

Funeral for Prominent Matron Will Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Patrick Clark, who died in a local hospital yesterday morning, will be held in Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral tomorrow at 10 a.m. ....  Interment will be made in the Clark mausoleum at Fairmount.

Pallbearers will be Geoffrey and Pat Clark, Henry and John Richards, grandsons of Mrs. Clark, Dr. Frank Brown and John M. Shipley, whose wives are Mrs. Clark's granddaughters.  

Although in ill health for several months, Mrs. Clark's condition did not become critical until a week ago, when she was taken to Sacred Heart hospital.  A long-time resident of Spokane, and one of the city's most prominent and widely known matrons, her friends were legion in all walks of life.

Married in Butte

Born Mary Stack in Dubuque, Iowa, July 4, 1861, she and the late Patrick Clark, who amassed a fortune in mining, were married at Butte, Mont., in 1881.  The came to Spokane 60 years ago.  Mr. Clark, whos natal day was St. Patrick's day, died June 7, 1915.

For many years, the handsome Clark residence of pink sandstone, at W2208 Second, facing Coeur d'Alene park, was a brilliant social center.  The home was frequently opened for charitable events.  Since it was purchased 22 years ago by the late Eugene Enloe, Mrs. Clark had lived in the Westminster hotel apartments.  In 1946 it was converted into the Francis Lester apartments.

A devout Catholic, Mrs. Clark in her early residence here, worked with Mother Vincent when plans for Sacred Heart hospital were started.  The beautiful Italian carved marble altar in Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral was a gift from Mrs. Clark.

Sorrow came to Mrs. Clark in the deaths of a daughter, Katherine, who was Mrs. Gordon Lamey, and of her two sons, John F. Clark and Patrick W. Clark.  Surviving is another son, James B Clark of Oakland, Calif., who came here a week ago, and two daughters, Mrs Harry A. Richards and Mrs. Guy Amsden, all of whom were at their mother's bedside when death came.  Mrs. Clark is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Her Find a Grave memorial is found here.  It is here we find an image of the mausoleum she is interred at, a photo of her mansion, a link to her husband's Find a Grave memorial, and links to her four childrens' memorials (Lewis, 2011).

Photo added by Rick Valentine
FAG memorial 78329481
(Lewis, 2011)

The mausoleum is located at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington.  The plot is designated as Family Clark Side 9 East No 2 A.

According to Pettit, other family members are intered there, including their infant daughter Mary, who died in Montana, their infant son Thomas, and Clark's mother among others (Landmarks: Patsy Clark, brother close in life and death, 2016).

This woman is amazing.  She was the daughter of Irish immigrant.  She survived the deaths of her sister Ella in 1911; husband Patrick 1915 when she was age 53;  her Mother in 1921; her brother James Stack in 1932;  brother John Stack 1935;  brothers Patrick Stack and Thomas Stack in 1937;  daughter Kathryn Clark Lamey in 1937; son Patrick William Clark in 1940;  son John Francis Clark in 1942.  Ella Clark Richards is the only child still living.

1957

15 April 1957

Ella Clark Richards obituaries

Ella Clark Richards obituary 1957
The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review, 1957

Mrs. Ella Richards, City Pioneer, Dies

Mrs Ella Richards, 73, a Spokane pioneer, died yesterday at a local hospital.

Mrs. Richards, W2301 Pacific, was born in Butte, Mond., but came to Spokane at the age of 5 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Patrick Clark.  Her father was in the minng business.

Survivors include the widower, Harry A.  The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last June.  Others surviving are four children including Mrs. John M. Shipley, Henry Richards and John Richards, Spokane; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Guy Amsden, Spokane.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral. ... Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.

Interesting that they say four children survive, but list only three.  They failed to mention the eldest son, Patrick Clark Richards.  Mrs. John Shipley is Rhea Richards Shipley.  Mrs. Guy Amsden is Maria Erma Clark Amsden.
Her Find a Grave memorial is here

Ella Clark Richards obituary
Pioneer Woman is Dead
Spokane Chronicle, 1957

Pioneer Woman Is Dead

Mrs. Harry A. Richards.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harry A. (Ella) Richards, 72, W2301 Pacific, resident of Spokane 68 years, will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic cathedral.  Burial will be in Holy Cross.

Born in Butte, Mont., Mrs. Richards came to Spokane in 1889.  She died yesterday in a Spokane hospital.

She and her husband Harry A., who survives at the home, were married in Spokane in 1906 and observed their golden wedding anniversary last June

She is survived by four children, Mrs. John M. Shipley and Henry and John Richards, all Spokane, and Pat C. Richards, Oroville, Calif.; nine grandchildren, one great grandchild and a sister, Mrs Guy Amsden, Spokane.

Ella Theresa Clark Richards 1957 obituary
The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review, 1957

Richards, Ella Theresa -- Her home, W2304 Pacific.  She had been a resident of Spokane since 1889.  Survived by her husband, Harry A. Richards, at the home; 1 daughter, Rhea Shipley, Spokane; 3 sons, Pat C. Richards, Oroville, Calif., Henry M. Richards, John S. Richards, both of Spokane; 1 sister, Mrs Guy Amsden, Spokane; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.

25 April 1957

What a blow to the family!  Just 10 days after Ella died, Harry also dies.

Harry A. Richards obituary
(Spokane Chronicle, 1957)

Harry A. Richards Dies 10 Days After Wife Ella

Harry A. Richards died last night, just 10 days after the death of his wife, Ella.

The 75 year old insurance man, in semi-retirement for the last year, came here from New York at the age of 10.  His father Henry N. Richards, was president of the Washinton Water Power company from 1895 to 1910.

Four children, two brothers and a sister, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild are among his survivors.  In Spokane, they include two sons, Henry and John Richards; a daughter, Mrs. John M. Shipley, and a brother, Seth Richards, long active in financial, civic and Boy Scout affairs.

Rosary will be said ....  The requiem mass will be ... in Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral....  Interment will be in Holy Cross.

His Find a Grave memorial is here 

1969

10 January 1969

Guy Rollin Amsden obituary

Spokane Chronicle, Guy Rollin Amsden obituary, 1969

Death Claims Guy R. Amsden

... Guy Rollin Amsden ... died in a Spokane hospital yesterday at the age of 81.

Funeral services are planned for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic cathedral ....  Interment at Holy Cross will follow.

Born in Vermont, Mr. Amsden came to Spokane at the age of 11 and had made his home here since them [sic].  He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sumner Amsden, pioneer Spokane residents.

The younger Mr. Amsden was a stock broker here.

In 1917, Mr. Amsden and the former Rhea Clark Rollin were married in the mansion home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Clark, and early day mining family here.

Mrs. Amsden survives her husband at the home, W1522 Eighth.  Three generations of nieces and nephews also survive.

This has Rhea Clark's last name as Rollin, which would -- under typical circumstances -- indicate a first marriage for her.  I never found such record, and I surmise that -- since Guy's middle name is Rollin -- that the author made a typographical error.  If you know of a previous marriage, let me know by using the contact form on the right, or the message box below.

His Ancestry profile is here.  His Find a Grave memorial is here, created by Jim Lee.

21 March 1969

Mrs Guy R. Amsden obituary

Spokane Chronicle, Mrs Guy R. Amsden obituary, 1969

Mrs. Guy Rollin Amsden, 78, W1522 Eighth, daughter of early day mining magnate Patrick F. Clark and Mrs. Clark and a life-long Spokane resident, died today in a Spokane hospital, just 10 weeks after the death of her husband.

Mr. Amsden, a stock broker, died here 9 January at the age of 81.

Mrs. Amsden's death came four days after her 78th birthday.  Her wedding, one of the big social events of the year, was at the home of her parents, now the Francis Lester Inn.

They marked their 50th wedding anniversary 7 July 1967, with a dinner party arranged by some of their nieces and nephews at the Francis Lester Inn.

Mrs. Amsden was the third president of the Junior League of Spokane and one of its sustaining members.  She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cathedral and its Altar Society.

Surviving are three nieces, Mrs John M. (Rhea) Shipley and Mrs Frank Vinton (Helen) Brown both of Spokane, and Mrs Thomas F. (Margaret) barrett, San Carlos, California; and five nephews, John S., Henry M. and Patrick C. Richards and Geoffrey L. Clark, all of Spokane, and Henry T. Clark, Los Angeles.

... Burial will be in Holy Cross

Yes, this is another case of the husband and wife dying soon after the other.  Again, what a blow to the family.  From both obituaries, it seems they did not have any children, since none are listed either dead or alive.  Her Find a Grave memorial is here, created by Jim Lee.

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Resources

Pettit, S. (2016, August 10). Landmarks: Patsy Clark, brother close in life and death. The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved January 2020, from https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/aug/10/landmarks-patsy-clark-brother-close-in-life-and-de/

Spokane Chronicle. (1957, April 15). Ella Clark Richards 1957 obituary, pioneer woman. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved January 2020, from newspapers.com

Spokane Chronicle. (1957, April 15). Ella Theresa Clark Richards 1957 obituary. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved January 2020, from newspapers.com

Spokane Chronicle. (1957, April 15). Ella Theresa Richards 1957 funeral notice. Spokane, WA. Retrieved January 2020, from newspapers.com

Spokane Chronicle. (1957, April 25). Harry A. Richards 1957 obituary. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved January 2020, from newspapers.com

Spokane Chronicle, Spokane Washington. (1969, January 10). Guy Rollin Amsden 1969 obituary. Retrieved January 2020, from Newspapers.com: newspapers.com

The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review . (1940, March 23). Patrick William Clark 1940 Obituary. Retrieved December 2019, from Newspapers.com: newspapers.com

The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. (1940, March 22). Patrick William Clark 1940 Obituary. Retrieved December 2019, from newspapers.com: newspapers.com

The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. (1957, April 15). Ella Clark Richards 1957 Obituary. Retrieved December 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. (1957, April 15). Ella Theresa Clark Richards 1957 obituary. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved January 2020, from Newspapers.com

The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. (1957, April 16). Ella Theresa Clark Richards 1957 Obituary. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved December 2019, from newspapers.com

The Spokesman Review. (1948, June 9). Mary Stack Clark 1948 Obituary. Retrieved January 2020, from Newspapers.com: newspapers.com

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane Washington. (1944, August 13). Nadine Dudley Clark 1944 death notice. Retrieved January 2020, from Newspapers.com: newspapers.com

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