
Richard “Dick” Everett Clark
September 20, 1947 ~ October 1, 2025
Richard “Dick” E. Clark, 78, Sioux Falls, SD, died on October 1, 2025, at the Sioux Falls VA Cottage after a battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Life Open House will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, with a Time of Sharing beginning at 10:30 a.m., at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon. Inurnment will be at 11:30 a.m., at Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls, with Full Military Honors.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Banquet, Salvation Army, or the Boys and Girls Club of Sioux Falls in Richard’s memory.
Richard “Dick” Everett Clark was born on September 20, 1947, in Wessington Springs, SD, to Freeman and Johanna (Brock) Clark. He graduated from Washington High School in 1966. He joined the Navy in December 1966 and was honorably discharged in July 1972. He proudly volunteered in Antarctica for a portion of his service. He received the National Defense Service Medal and Antarctic Service Medal. Dick worked at American Rim & Brake for 38 years and retired in 2009.
Dick is survived by his sisters, Shirley Runge, Sioux Falls, SD, Dolores Kaufman, Olympia, WA, Karen (Warren) Oakland, Sioux Falls, SD, and Sandra Sichmeller, Sioux Falls, SD; many nieces and nephews; and special friend, Ernestine Miller.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Freeman and Johanna; brothers-in-law, Richard Runge, and John Sichmeller; and niece, Angela Runge.