Clarence Rork
Born: 1920
Died: September 21, 1982
Married: Patricia Drumm
Children: John Rork, Mrs. Margaret Thompson, May Kay Rork
Clarence Rork was a World War II veteran. He was a son of Clarence A. and Margaret Rork of Gabriels. He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Brighton.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, September 23, 1982
Clarence Rork
UTICA — Clarence (Babe) Rork, a native of Gabriels, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, at St. Luke's Hospital, Utica after a long illness.
He graduated from the Saranac Lake High School and Paul Smith's College.
He had been employed for more than 30 years by the State of New York in the food service department of Marcy Hospital.
Mr. Rork was past commander of the American Legion Post in Whitesboro and had been its historian for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Thompson and May Kay Rork; a son John; and three brothers, Philip, Francis and James.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Paul's Church in Whitesboro at 9:30 a.m., tomorrow.
Burial will be in Brighton Cemetery, Gabriels at 4 p.m., that same day.
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