Dolores Mae Clark, 81, passed away peacefully at home April 13, 2011, while surrounded by family and loved ones. Dolores, affectionately known as Grams, was born July 17, 1929 in Fontana, Calif. to Robert and Caroline Hitchman. She will be remembered as a loving soul with a huge heart and will be greatly missed by many. Dolores spent her childhood in California, where she met and married a young serviceman after World War II. Together they had four children; Donald, Dorleene, Dianna and Dennis La Sage. She loved working at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral during the early years of the Space Shuttle Program as a computer operator. Later, her adventurous spirit brought her to Alaska. Upon arriving in Fairbanks, she began working at Fairbanks Municipal Utilities System (MUS) as a computer operator. She also served as an union shop steward for more than 20 years. She retired in 1999 and devoted her life to her many family members, her friends and her beloved Zion Lutheran Church. She also volunteered countless hours driving for Love, Inc. She loved Christmas, playing cards, watching Wheel of Fortune and, most of all, fast cars. Her bedroom walls were covered with a collage of family photos. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren were her world. She will always be our guardian angel. Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church on Davis Road at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 5. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Northern Lights Cemetery on Yak Road. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Zion Lutheran Church. Published in Daily News-Miner on July 3, 2011