Date : 26 Nov 1997
Location : Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fairbank, IA
FAIRBANK
Clem Jospeh Rourke, 75, of Fairbank. died today, Nov. 24, at home of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Daphine; three sons, Michael, Mark and Steve, all of Fairbank; a daughter, Jeanne Rourke of Waterloo; eight grandchildren; a brother, Pat of Fairbank; and two sisters, Muriel Garbark of Pittsburg, Pa., and Marie Greazel of Solon; he was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph; and an infant sister; services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fairbank, with burial in the church cemetery; military rites will be conducted by Fairbank American Legoin Post 552; friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woods Funeral Home, Fairbank, where there will be a 7 p.m. Scripture service; Mr. Rourke retired in 1984 from Rath Packing Co., Waterloo, after 44 years; he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Waterloo Courier - Nov 24, 1997