Clement Fall, 87, of Clayton was called to eternal rest peacefully at his home on November 26, 2017, after a brief battle with leukemia.
Clem was born in Vance Creek on April 03, 1930 to Elias and Aniela (Gocek) Fall and was a lifelong resident of Clayton, graduating from Clayton High School in 1948. He met his future wife, MaryAnn Krecker of Turtle Lake roller skating at Avalon (Upper Turtle Lake), and they were married on May 12, 1951. They were married for sixty two years until her passing in September, 2013. Clem was a lifelong member of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, where he held various council positions and sang tenor in the choir for his entire adult life. He also served the community with several terms on the Clayton School Board, the AMPI Board, and the Barron County ASCS Committee.
After high school, Clem worked as a hired hand for three years on the farm he would eventually purchase, before buying his first small herd and renting two different farms near Twin Town and Arland. He milked cows and worked construction for three years, wheeling hundreds of yards of concrete, before moving to the home farm, which he rented for three more years before purchasing it in 1959. He milked cows for over forty five years before selling his herd in September, 1997. He always took on the toughest part of a job and instilled a work ethic in his children that will last a lifetime. After retirement, he cash cropped and raised a small herd of beef cattle for the next twenty years. He had a group of loyal customers and friends who purchased baled hay and homegrown beef.
Clem was fiercely proud that his five children were all UW-Eau Claire college graduates and took great joy in the academic, athletic, and professional accomplishments of his children and grandchildren. He and MaryAnn were fixtures at Clayton athletic events for many years. He was also an avid and intense card player. He played thousands of card games with MaryAnn and many neighbors, later with his group of birthday friends, and with family. No family gathering or holiday was safe from a card game breaking out in the basement, back corner, or garage.
Clem is survived by and will be greatly missed by four sons - David (Pamela) of Clayton, Douglas (Judith) of Clear Lake, James (Kimberly) of Pine Island, MN and Kevin (Tracey) of Clayton, and daughter Lori Pickard of Amery; twelve grandchildren - Elizabeth (Robert) Harrop, Jennifer (Chad) Herman, Marissa (Chris) Theorin, and Ashley (Josh) Balts; Stephanie, Amanda, and Denise Fall; Derek and Nicole Fall; and Samantha, Mackinzie and Kiana Fall; eight great-grandchildren; sister Sophie Dennis of Clayton and brother Eugene (RoyAnn) Fall of Amery. He was preceded in death by his wife MaryAnn.
Funeral services for Clement Fall will be held on Friday, December 1st at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Clayton, WI. Visitation will be Thursday, November 30th from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery, and on Friday at the church for one hour before the service. There will also be a prayer service on Thursday evening at 7:30 pm at the Williamson ~ White Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery.
To sign an online guestbook and view a video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com
Arrangements were made with the Williamson ~ White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery, Wisconsin.