Our Caring Staff

The People Behind Clock

Dale Clock

Owner, Funeral Director

Dale Clock was born Sept. 28, 1957 in Muskegon, the fourth generation of Clocks in the area (being from good Dutch stock, the name was derived from Vanderklok). Dale has three sisters, Terri, two years his elder, Kay, three years younger and Ann, four years his junior. As a child Dale always had a voracious appetite to learn new things. He enjoyed swimming, skiing (both snow and water), and singing. His summers were mostly spent at the family’s cottage on Big Blue Lake, and he attended camp every year and also worked at Y Camp for several summers as a junior counselor and swim instructor. He began piano lessons at the age of 8, and had a fondness for school and the many activities it offered. Dale was co-captain of the swim team at Muskegon High School, played on the tennis team, sang in two different choirs, a barbershop quartet, and played piano in a four-piece combo he started! For all his efforts, he was awarded a full-ride scholarship by the United States Navy to attend Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., after graduating from Muskegon High in 1975.

Jodi Clock

Community Outreach and Pre-Planning

Jodi was born the youngest of three daughters in Minneapolis, Minn., yet was primarily raised in Batesville, Ind., the hometown of the Batesville Casket Co., where her dad, Charles Perkins, was busy climbing the corporate ladder. Jodi’s sisters were much older, by 14 years and 22 years her senior, so she was raised almost as an only child. Her family moved up to Battle Creek, Mich., where Jodi graduated from Battle Creek Lakeview High School.

After graduating, Jodi earned Associate’s (Don’t capitalize associate degrees) from Kellogg Community College. She finished her undergrad degree at Spring Arbor University and went on to earn her Master’s degree in Organizational Development from Spring Arbor University, as well, all while working full-time.