Harold M. Clarke

Harold Metcalf Clarke, M.D., a resident of Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC, died October 16, 2004. He was born in Bridgeport, CT on October 2, 1914 to the late Harold M. and Winnifred Robinson Clarke. Dr. Clarke graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and was an A.O.A. graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He had practiced surgery in New Britain, CT. for thirty-five years and was a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgery, and a member of the New England Surgical Society. Dr. Clarke served as Chief of Staff of the New Britain General Hospital for ten years and was an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut. He served as president of the Hartford County Medical Association, president of the New Britain Medical Society, trustee of the Connecticut State Medical Society, and served as director of the Connecticut Blue Shield. Dr. Clarke had been president of the New Britain Y.M.C.A., served as a director of Camp Hazen Y.M.C.A. and the Connecticut State Y.M.C.A., and president of the New Britain Lions Club. An avid golfer, Dr. Clarke was the director of the Connecticut State Golf Association, of which he became an honorary member, and president of the Junior-Senior Golfing Society of Connecticut. Dr. Clarke had also served as president of the Connecticut State Senior Golfing Association, president of the Shuttle Meadow Country Club, the founding member of the Monserrat, B.W.I. Golf Club, director of the New Britain United Way, member of the New Britain Saturday Night Club, and an Emeritus member of the Coventry Fish and Game Club. Dr. Clarke is survived by, Jean, his wife of sixty-five years; sons, Dr. Edward Clarke and his wife, Margaret of Lowman, NY, C. Kirk Clarke and his wife, Karin of Shelburne, VT, Peter Clarke and his wife, Marcelyn of Kensington, CT and Thomas R. Clarke and his wife, Susanne Grossman Clarke of Tempe, AZ; six grandchildren, Rebecca Turner, William Schuster, Darren and Aubree Clarke, Djamila and Gregor Grossman; three great grandchildren, Carly and Alex Turner, and Bailey Schuster; many friends in the Plantation Estates community and the New Britain area. A memorial service for Dr. Clarke will be held Saturday November 6th 11 AM at South Congregational-First Baptist Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain. Donations may be made to the New Britain General Hospital, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06051. Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share a memory of Dr. Clarke with his family on our online guestbook by clicking on "GUESTBOOK" at the bottom of this page.

Harold M. Clarke

October 2, 1914 - October 16, 2004

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October 2, 1914 - October 16, 2004

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