ROSS W. CLARK OBITUARY
Ross W. Clark, 81, of Mansfield, Ohio passed away quietly at
home, surrounded by his family, on March 12, 2023.
Ross was born in Rexburg, Idaho on June 10, 1941 to Rulon J.
Clark and Helen Welker Clark. Ross was elder brother to five siblings: Janice
Bingham, Rex W. Clark, Marlene Rogers, Kevin W. Clark, and Kyle W. Clark.
He had a happy small-town childhood. He graduated from Madison
High School in 1959 and attended Ricks College in Rexburg.
He served a mission in the Northern Germany Mission of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from November 1960 through May
1963.
In July 1963 Ross married VeAnn Scott. They were blessed with
eight children. Ross and VeAnn were divorced in 1979.
On December 31, 1983, Ross married Andrea Jan Nelson. They were
blessed with four children.
Ross was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities over the years. His favorite
assignment was teacher to the adult Sunday School classes.
In 1989, Ross and Andrea joined Andrea’s sister, Brenda, and her
husband, Shae Anderson in forming a small carousel restoration and carving
business, The Carousel Man. In 1993, the families moved their business to
Mansfield, Ohio and renamed it Carousel Magic! Ross was the head woodcarver and
Chief Operating Officer of Carousel Magic! for twenty years. He carved many
different animals in many different styles, including horses, giraffes, lions,
otters, frogs, cheetahs, farm animals, and sea dragons. Ross retired from
Carousel Magic! in 2010.
Ross was also a semi-professional photographer for over sixty
years. He was especially talented in photographing people and capturing images
of them at their best. Ross was dedicated to the proposition that having beautiful
photographs changes the way a person thinks about herself or himself.
Ross served on the Board of Directors of Destination Mansfield
for more than twenty years. He was elected Chairman of the Board several times,
and is the immediate past Chairman. Ross also served on the Board of Directors
of Miss Ohio Scholarship Program for several years. He was an enthusiastic
supporter of local youth theater and music programs.
Ross is survived by his wife, Andrea; by ten children: Kevin
Clark, Kenneth Clark, Leslie (Cory) Neilson; Douglas (DeAnna) Clark; Lynea
(David) Bednarik; Dylan (Lisa) Clark; Malisa (Daniel) Bowen; Joseph (April)
Clark; Matthew Clark; and, Elizabeth Clark. He is also survived by nineteen
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; he was blessed to see three
generations of his posterity in his lifetime.
Ross is predeceased by his parents; two brothers, Kevin Clark
and Kyle Clark; a daughter Marisa Lynn Clark; a son Hyrum Nelson Clark; and two
brothers in law, Keith Rogers and Bill Bingham.
Preparation for burial will be by Leaf Cremation Services of
Columbus.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at
1:00 p.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1951 Middle
Bellville Road, Mansfield, Ohio, 44904. The service will be followed by a
luncheon at the church and burial of the remains at the Windsor Park Cemetery.
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