South Plainfield, NJ Mrs. Virginia S. Clark
Mrs. Virginia Sprague Clark 99, formerly of Poultney died early Friday morning March 1, 2013 at Cedar Oaks Nursing Home in South Plainfield, NJ.
Born November 12, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Laura (Selden) Sprague. She was a graduate of Olivet College, in Olivet, Michigan, majoring in French. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, she spent one year at Kobe College, Japan, teaching English to Japanese speaking students. Virginia was a lover of the creative arts and was very proficient as a painter, a writer and as a musician. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in New Castle, Delaware and the Poultney Methodist Church. She worked as a social worker during the initial days of the Head Start Program in New Castle, Delaware. Aside from her work with Head Start, Virginia played an integral part in the community in making sure that families who were at risk had adequate food and clothing. Virginias greatest joy was her cottage on Lake St. Catherine, where she would spend her summers with her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Diantha Clark and her husband David Udell, of South Plainfield, NJ, by her granddaughter, Ashlen Udell, of South Plainfield, NJ, her grandsons, Nathanael Udell of Houston, TX, Peter J. Clark, ofWinchendon, MA, William H. Clark of Dayton, OH, by her daughter-in-law, Barbara Clark, of East Corinth, VT, and by her nieces, Dorothy Datema of CO and Eleanor Colombo of CA.
She was predeceased by her husband, William H. Clark in 1992, by her son Peter J. Clark in 1998, as well as by her sisters, Elizabeth Sprague and Evelyn Sprague Tyson.
Funeral services will be announced at a later date.
Burial will be at the Poultney Cemetery in the Spring.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Roberts Aubin Funeral Home.
www.robertsaubinfuneralhome.com
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