Roberta Wheelan Clark97th BirthdayCelebration

6. Jeffrey Kevin Clark (Jeff) - lives in Bloomington, IL. Married to Susan Hagen. Their children:

James Clark - lives in Bloomington, IN; married to Erin Keppel. Daughter Anaïs Clark. Son Nohr Clark.

Rachel Clark - lives in Chicago, IL; married to Eric Anderson. Daughters Bernadette, Clementine, Emmanuelle, Georgianna, Alexandria and Evangeline Clark-Anderson.

Christine Clark - moving to Lexington, KY; married to Travis Stannard. Sons Rhett and Wyatt Stannard.

7. Martha Veronica Clark (Marti) - lives in Utica, IL; friend Rich Castelli.

8. Mary Juliet Clark (Molly) - lives in Charleston, IL; married to Steven Daniel.

Roberta Clark celebrates her 97th birthday on May 19, 2020. She was born in 1923 near Washington, Iowa, the third child of John H. and Martha (Swift) Wheelan. She married the late Robert D. Clark of Arenzville at the Quonset Point (RI) Naval Air Station on December 29, 1944. After he returned from active duty as a naval aviator in the Pacific theater during World War II, the couple resided in the rural Arenzville, IL, community, where they raised their family of eight children. Mr. Clark was engaged in farming and worked for many years at the First National Bank of Arenzville. He died on March 20, 1989.

Mrs. Clark completed a bachelor’s degree in journalism at The University of Iowa in 1944 and completed teacher’s certification at Illinois College and MacMurray College. She began teaching in Beardstown, IL, in 1964 and moved to the Triopia (Concord, IL) school district in 1966. She retired from teaching in 1980 but continued to serve as a volunteer tutor for teaching English as a second language.

Mrs. Clark has 17 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 6 step-great-grandchildren. She resides at Clark-Lindsey Retirement Village in Urbana, IL.

Cheat SheetA quick guide to Roberta’s family

1. John Christopher Clark (John, or to his childhood friends, Chris) - lives in Nacogdoches, TX. Married 1st to Judy Magiera. Their children:

Susan Clark - lives in Cave Creek, AZ; married to Jim David. Son Luke David.

Patti Clark- lives in University Heights, OH; married to Mark Pecot. Sons: Will and Frank Clark.

Michael Clark - lives in Greenough, MT; married to Nicole Wraspir.

John married 2nd to Blanca Galvez Guzman (deceased 2015.) Their son:

Daniel Clark, lives in Fernley, NV.

Judy Magiera married 2nd to Leo Delinski (deceased 2016) and lives in Peoria, IL.

John married 3rd to Nancy Lemberger. Nancy’s children:

Tami Lemberger - lives in Lufkin, TX; married to Mark Jones. Daughters Hannah and Delaney Koonce.

Jay Lemberger - (deceased 1992.)

Heidi Lemberger - lives in Houston, TX.

2. Jay Andrew Clark (Drew) - lives in Erie, CO. Married to Lainie Peters.

3. Sara Jennifer Clark (Sara)- lives in Urbana, IL. Married to Roger Burrus. Their children:

Monica Burrus - lives in Frankfort, IL; married to Saul Delage. Son Jack and daughter Lia Delage.

Mike Burrus - lives in Urbana, IL; married to Lucienne Tribout. Daughter Ella and son Henry Burrus.

Ben Burrus - lives in Carpentersville, IL; married to Nicole Hunt. Son Oliver, daughter Penelope, son Theodore and son Emerson Burrus.

4. Karen Annis Clark (Annis) - lives in Urbana, IL. Married to John Robert Householder (deceased, 2009.) Their children:

Pat Householder - lives in Paden City, WV; married to Jill Casto; daughters Katie and Maddie, and son Noah Householder.

Samantha Householder - lives in Juneau, AL; married to Matt Walker.

Shawn Householder - lives in Ishpeming, MI.

5. David Anthony Clark (Tony) - lives in Jacksonville, IL. Married 1st to Betty Belchee and 2nd to Gina Rumfelt. Their children:

Jennifer Clark - lives in Binghamton, NY.

Lauren Clark - lives in Washington, DC.

Robert Clark - lives in Owego, NY; married to Kristie Mozgawa.

Sara Clark - lives in Washington, DC.

Tony married 3rd to Amy Leighty. Amy’s children:

Adam Berndt - lives in California; married to Jennifer; daughter Addison and son Isaac.

Sarah - lives in California; married to Tom Anderson; son Nolan and daughter Presley.

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