Janice Mae Clark died peacefully on July 26, 2012, at age 80, after having waged a short battle with liver cancer.
Janice was born Sept. 1, 1931, to Edward and Anna (Spears) Hall in La Crosse. The last few weeks of Janice’s life were spent at her daughter Kathryn’s home in New Richmond, Wis., under the care of Adoray Hospice, with the help of her daughters Kathryn and Anne, her granddaughter Jennifer Zinsmeister and great-granddaughter Victoria Zinsmeister.
After graduating from Ontario High School, Janice married LaMont Clark. Janice and LaMont were married for 58 years at the time of his passing in 2007. Together they raised 10 children and spent their married life in Tomah. Janice was a helpmate to LaMont while farming and when he started his own masonry business. Janice was not afraid to chase the cows back into the fields or haul gravel with the dump truck. She always said she got her strength from LaMont to face any task or adversity in their life.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Anna; her husband, LaMont; her children, Robert Clark, Thomas Clark, Darla Van Kirk and Dawn Brown; her grandchild, Richard Clark; her brothers, Bobby Hall and William Hall; her sisters, Myrtle Hall, Adeline Pettygrove and Eda Jacobson; and her son-in-law, Albert John Zinsmeister.
Janice is survived by her children, Steven (Alice) Clark of Winter, Wis., Kathryn Zinsmeister of New Richmond, Wis., Rosanne Clark of Stevens Point, Wis., Anne Quist of Winter, Wis., Timothy (Jessica) Clark of Tomah and Scott Clark of Tomah; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; her sister, Karleen (Gordon) Pingel of Royal, Ark.; along with numerous other relatives and friends. Also, she is survived by her two dogs, Teddy Bear and Buttercup, who were companions before and after LaMont passed.
Services are pending at this time. Cremation services are provided by Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services Beebe Chapel of New Richmond.
