Parcourez la nécrologie de Gordon Clark Mitchell December 15 1937
March 2 2024 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
Gordon Clark Mitchell of Stratford died peacefully at the Stratford Rotary Hospice on March 2, 2024, at the age of 86. Predeceased by his beloved wife Laurie (nee Greenwood) by only two months. They are together once again.
Clark is lovingly remembered by his four children, Drew (Tracy) Mitchell, Scott (Kim) Mitchell, Laurel Williams, Crystal (Otto) Presley and by his four step-children from the Selves family: Joanne (Michael), Kathy (Brian), Brad (George) and Michael (Lee-anne). Clark was a proud grandfather to Hailey, Sam, Jackson, Abby, Mallie, Mitchell, Joey, Blain, Jessica, Brianna, Jacob, and great-grandfather to Bryce, May, Dot, Ryan, Lea, Logan and Erik. He is predeceased by his parents Gordon and Katherine (nee Milton) Mitchell and by his first wife Elaine (nee Veale) Mitchell (d. 1985).
Born in Neepawa, Manitoba and raised in Sinclair, Manitoba, Clark was proud of his western roots and shared many fond stories about his family’s general store and post office. Upon graduation from Brandon College, Clark became a Human Resources Professional and moved his young family to Ottawa. Advancing as far as he could in the federal public service, he moved to the private sector where he added new skills to his resume as a labour relations negotiator. As luck would have it, after meeting Laurie (of Fullarton) through a mutual friend, the City of Stratford posted a newly created position for Director of Human Resources and hired Clark to establish effective human resource practices for the city. He retired from this position in 1998.
Clark loved and invested his time in the city of Stratford. He volunteered his services to organizations such as Avondale United Church, Stratford Rotary Hospice and the Stratford Rotary Club where he was a two-time recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship.
Clark was a competitive baseball player until age 33. Later in life he took up golf more seriously, playing until he was 85. But his real love was curling, skipping teams to victory for more than 60 years. His greatest on-ice achievement was skipping his team to the rarest of curling accomplishments, an eight-ender in an international Rotary curling match in Scotland.
Together, Clark and Laurie could always be counted on to attend milestones and social events for their many friends and family members unless they were globetrotting by leisure van or cruise ship. They enjoyed monthly dinner clubs, cottaging in Grand Bend and relaxing in their home of 35 years. They were a great match!
A joint memorial service for both Clark and Laurie will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 11 am at Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Ave. Stratford. There will be a private family interment afterward.
Donations in memory may be made to the Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth (www.rotaryhospice.ca), Avondale United Church (www.avondaleunitedstratford.com), or the Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca), directly, or through Rutherford Cremation & Funeral Services. 804 Ontario St., Stratford. 519-271-5062.
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