He was born February 19, 1923 in Ontario, PA, a son of the late Pete and Sophia Pepisich Clipper.
Mark was a 1939 graduate of Jefferson High School.
He served in the United States Army during WW II and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Mark was an interior decorator and furniture sales man for many years at Gross’s Furniture Store in Fredericktown and a former tax collector.
He was protestant by faith and a former member of Hewitt Presbyterian Church, Rices Landing.
Mark was a member of Hanson-Cole American Legion Post #391, Fredericktown, the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
On December 26, 1942 he married Genevieve Kelly, who survives.
Also surviving are five children, Gerald Lee (Barb) Clipper of St. Augustine, FL, Sherre (Marshall) Weeks of Tucson, AZ, Deborah Sue Ely of Clarksville, Kerry (Christine) Clipper of Rices Landing, Trina (Les) Siebert of Jefferson; twelve grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren.
Deceased is a son, Mark Wayne Clipper.
With following CDC guidelines of wearing masks and social distancing friends will be received on Friday from 6 to 8 pm in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, where services will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 11:00 am with Pastor David McElroy officiating. Interment will follow in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA. Military Rites will be accorded by the United States Army and the Greene County Honor Guard. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.
