Jay Clarke, age 61, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Jay was born April 9, 1951, in Ripon, the son of Dr. Orville and Sarah (Watson) Clarke. He graduated from Ripon High School class of 1969, and furthered his education at UW Fond du Lac and Marathon Campuses. He was a graduate of the Mason City College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. In 1971, he married Holly Hammen. Jay owned Clarke & Associates, where he did appraisals, auctions and sold real estate. Jay was a member of Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ, Ripon, a member of Ripon, Green Lake and Markesan Masonic Lodge F & M # 95, Ducks Unlimited, Early Bird Kiwanis, Wings over Wisconsin, a member and past president of the Ripon Board of Realtors, a member of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association, a registered Wisconsin Auctioneer, inducted in the Wisconsin Auctioneers Hall of Fame, a member of the National Realtors Association, Wisconsin Realtors Association and the Green Lake-Ripon Area Board of Realtors where he served as the past president of the local board. Jay was a Licensed Real Estate Broker and active in Real Estate Brokerage since 1977. He was also a Wisconsin Certified Residential Appraiser. He worked mainly for local and area lenders, attorneys and individuals and also for the Maas Company.
Survivors include his wife, Holly, his son, Andrew Jay (Kris) Clarke of Oshkosh, WI; his daughters, Sarah (Bradley) Foskett of Edgerton, WI, Mary (David) Belling of Ripon, WI; grandchildren, McKenzie, Maxwell, Ethan Jay, Nash, Linc; brothers, Jack (Phyllis) Clarke of Oshkosh, WI, Jeff (Gail) Clarke of Texas; sister Jane (Gary) Page of Ripon, WI; and several nieces and nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents.
