FARMINGTON — Clark W. Toothaker, 90, a resident of the Sandy River Center for Health Care and Rehabilitation since November 2009, formerly of North Chesterville, was guided home by the Super Moon on the evening of Saturday, May 5.

He was born Dec. 26, 1921, in North Chesterville on the small family dairy farm, the son of Van W. and Methyl A. (Fuller) Toothaker. He was a 1940 graduate of Farmington High School and worked on the family farm. He was also employed at Forster Manufacturing in East Wilton in the Machine Lathe Department for toothpick wood. He retired on Feb. 1, 1984, after 33 years, five months of service to James River Corp. and the Otis Mill.

He was an insurance agent from 1957 to 1987 for Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance and for 25 years and beginning in 1971 owned Toothaker’s Greenhouse in North Chesterville. He always gave his loyal customers tips on how best to grow their seedlings and would often remind them to look to see when the full of the moon was before planting their purchases.

In keeping with the long held traditions of his farming family, he became the first junior Grange master and was a 75-year member of Chesterville Grange No. 20 and received his certificate for that distinction in 2011. He was also a member of Pomona, State and National Granges. He will long be remembered for his involvement in humorous skits, fox trot, contra and polka dancing and in his delivery of the firstand second degrees. He served the town of Chesterville for a three-year term as selectman.

His hobbies included farming, gardening, fishing, hunting, playing cribbage, bowling, dancing and listening to polkas and old-time music. Throughout his lifetime, he never lost touch with his farming heritage and enjoyed teaching the basics to his family and friends. As has been lovingly shared about Clark, “once a farmer, always a farmer.” He was dedicated to his family and his community and was proud to be the grandfather of two grandsons, (the boys he never had).

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Zelma Meisner “Sis” Toothaker of SRNCC, Farmington, formerly of North Chesterville; two daughters, Claire T. Trask of North Chesterville and Anne T. Lambert and her husband, Thomas, of North Chesterville; two special grandsons, Jeremy T. Lambert and his wife, Danielle “Dani,” of Virginia Beach, Va., and Joshua C. Lambert of Chesterville; and nieces and nephews.

Condolences and tributes may be shared on his memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com.