Kennard Dale "Ken" Stark

KENNARD DALE STARK KEN OCT. 21, 1942 - JUNE 15, 2008 Ken Stark, former Modesto resident, teacher, actor and golfer, passed away at his Sonora home on June 15th after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was 65. Ken was born in Modesto and grew up in Patterson where he graduated from Patterson High School. He received his Bachelor's in Business from CSU Hayward and later his Teaching Credentials from Fresno State College. He owned Ken's Hallmark and Books in Modesto's McHenry Village in the 70's and later became a junior high school teacher in the 80's. He retired from Twain Hart Middle School in 2002 after 15 years of teaching History and Drama. His colorful acting career spanned more than three decades and took him all over the Central Valley, including: Denair's Gas Light Theatre, Modesto Performing Arts, Sierra Repertory Theatre's main stage in Sonora, and the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia. Ken's greatest love was playing golf. He had the thrill of playing many of the greatest and at times not-so-great courses across the Nation. Preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Mary Stark of Patterson, survived by his wife Judith (Hersey) Stark, his daughter Kendra Stark of Los Angeles, sister Marilyn Price and husband Major, Ken's step-son Jarrod Gathman and wife Khepri of Carlsbad, and his step-grandson Nicholas Gathman of Henryetta, OK. He was also loved my many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. Services will be held Saturday, June 28th at 2pm in Sonora. Please contact Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home, 209-532-3131, for details. In lieu of flowers, donations in remembrance of Ken may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of the Mother Lode and or the Humane Society of Tuolumne County.www.modbee.com/obituaries