Lucile S. Clarke
Newark---Lucile S. Clarke (Besaw) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the age of 88. She was born February 23, 1937, in Henderson, NY. She is survived by her son Timothy Clarke (Marie) and her daughter Karen L. Czaja (William) and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She was predeceased in death by her husband Keith of 62 years, by her brothers Ernest, Alan, and John Besaw, and her sisters Alice Fischer and Shirley Johnson.
Lucile graduated from South Jefferson School and worked as an EMT in Newark, Lyons, and Victor/Farmington, NY, and provided EMT services for the Finger Lakes and Watkins Glen Racetracks. Friends may call from 1-3 PM on Sunday, January 4th, at Paul L. Murphy & Sons Funeral Home, 127 East Miller St, Newark, NY 14513. Donations can be made in Lucile's name to the Explorer program focusing on EMT education, sponsored by the Ontario Fire Company, 6160 Walter Cone Dr., Ontario, New York 14519. www.murphyandsonsfuneralhome.com