SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Stephen J. Clark, 57, died unexpectedly Feb. 4, at South Milwaukee, Wis., where he had resided for the last 17 years.

Born Dec. 15, 1947, in Lewiston, the son of Marie and Allen Clark, he proudly served his country on board the U.S. Navy carrier, USS Valley Forge, LPH8.

He is survived by a brother, Allen Clark Jr.; his sister, Joyce Palman and her husband, Raymond; and three aunts, Ernestine Lauze, Theresa Clark and Evelyn Cormier and her husband, Rudy.

He was predeceased by his parents; and two nephews, Thomas Clark and Michael Palman.