Erna Clark

Erna Mae Clark, 92, of Virginia, Ill., passed peacefully into eternal life on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Ill.
She was born May 6, 1924, in Virginia, Ill., the daughter of Ernest and Mae Maddox Leinberger. She married her beloved husband, Donald K. Clark, on Jan. 24, 1946, in Chandlerville, Ill.; he preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 2000.
She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (John) Walker of Estero, Fla., Dianne Clark of Grand Junction, Colo.; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; brother, Erland (Carol) Leinberger of Virginia; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy Eggers.
Mrs. Clark was a 1942 graduate of Virginia High School. She and her husband owned two H&R Block Tax offices in Wisconsin. After spending winters in Arizona and Florida, they retired and relocated to Florida permanently in the early 1990s. After marriage, she and her husband lived in Springfield before moving to Wisconsin in 1958. She had a deep sense of faith and was an active member of the Lutheran churches in Mondovi, and in Sebring, Fla., where she was involved in many capacities. Erna Mae loved travel, the beach, was an avid bridge player and a voracious reader.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a private burial will be held at a later date at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla.
Memorial gifts are suggested to Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Ill. The Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Virginia is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to buchanancody.com.