Mabel Clark

Former Burlington, Colorado resident, Mabel Ethel (Esslinger) Clark, 92, passed away in her sleep February 11, 2014 at Fairacres Manor in Greeley, Colorado. Mabel was born in Clifton, Kansas on April 23, 1921, to Nicholas and Agnus (Hamel) Esslinger. She was the fourth of six children - two sisters and three brothers. Stella (Esslinger) Ciboski, Melvin Esslinger, Buford Esslinger, Lorene Hessenflow, and Richard Esslinger. Mabel was baptized, received her first communion, married and raised her family in the Catholic Faith. Mabel was still a member of the St Catherine Catholic Church in Burlington, Colorado. Mabel grew up on the family farm and attended a country school through the eighth grade. She married her childhood sweetheart, Myron Leroy Clark, on January 2, 1939. To this union three sons and two daughters were born. They raised their children on a farm east of Norton, Kansas after Leroy came home from the war and later moved to Burlington in May 1958. They divorced in 1969 and Mabel moved to Denver and later to Greeley. Mabel was a homemaker all of her life and her biggest joy was being with her children and grandchildren. Some of her favorite past times were doing embroidery, sewing, quilting, cooking, writing letters and cards to all her extended family and talking on the phone. Mabel enjoyed traveling and visiting with everyone she met - she knew everyone by their first name and there wasn't anyone she met that didn't love her. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her as she could always brighten your day with a smile. Spring was her favorite time of the year because of all the new life that was emerging. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, former husband, one sister, three brothers, a son and granddaughter in-law. Left to celebrate her life and passing is her sister, Lorene Wertenberger Hessenflow of Hays, Kansas. Mablel's daughters, Joyce (Vernon) Jacobsen of Burlington, Colorado, and Jeannine Schlichenmayer of Evans, Colorado. Mabel's son, Marion Clark of LasVegas, Nevada and Roger Clark of Burlington, Colorado, also eight grandchildren, Leland Jacobsen (Alison), Kimberly Jacobsen and Kristine Jacobsen Weaver, Wade Schlichenmayer, Tamara Schlichenmayer and Bradley Schlichenmayer, Sondra Clark and Jimmy Clark and sixteen great grandchildren and three great granddaughters. Also, a host of neices, nephews and friends. Mabel had a mild stroke in August, 2013, and had been recovering extremely well. Everyone at Fairacres Manor called her the 'Miracle Lady'. Graveside memorial services will be held in Norton, Kansas, next to the family plot. You will be forever in our hearts! We Love You! GOD BLESS YOU!