Dolores Angeline Clark was born March 29, 1931 on the homestead near Fairfax, South Dakota to Charles and Sophia (Wagner) Humpal and she died December 30, 2011 at her home in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 80 years.
Dolores graduated from Fairfax High School in 1949. She attended Southern State at Springfield, South Dakota where she earned her teachers certificate. She then continued her education at Springfield and later at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, pursuing her Masters Degree. While in college at Springfield she was active in choir. She then taught school in Tripp, Bon Homme County, Hutchison County and Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dolores was united in marriage to David L. Balvin in 1950 and to this union five children were born. She later married William Clark on January 8, 1988 at Corpus Christi, Texas. She enjoyed crafts, hunting for driftwood and rocks, baseball, crocheting, flowers, dancing, singing, playing the piano and painting.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents; and by her sisters: Marie, Caroline, Ida and a sister in infancy.
Dolores is survived by her husband, William of Corpus Christi, TX; her children: Alan and wife Susan Balvin of Tyndall, SD; Charlene Tjeerdsma and special friend Mike Dodd of Hot Springs, SD; Terry and wife Lisa Balvin of Tyndall, SD; Randy and special friend Renee McHenry of O"Neill, NE; and Greg and wife Vicki Balvin of Springfield, SD; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Marvin and wife Alice Humpal of Butte, NE; and Loren and wife Cleone Humpal of Rapid City, SD; her sister, Pat Koenig of Fairfax, SD, as well as several nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Anthony"s Catholic Church in Fairfax. Burial will be in the St. Anthony"s Catholic Cemetery, Fairfax. There will be a rosary on Sunday at 5:00 PM at the Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church.
Funeral Service
Monday
January 9, 2012, 10:30 AM
at
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
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There will be a rosary on Sunday at 5:00 PM at the church. Visitation will be one hour prior to both services at the church.
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