City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Michael Clark
Concord, New Hampshire
Age 57.
Died 12/27/2025.
Mike was very passionate about his family, his friends, cooking, hiking, mountain biking, camping, and playing recreational sports with his friends. This included time spent on various golf courses, where Mike could enjoy a cigar and bring a Bloody Mary in a thermos, complete with shrimp and pepperoncini accoutrements. He also enjoyed weekly volleyball on Saturdays with his friends, where laughter and a cold beer afterwards were always more important than the games themselves.
Mike enjoyed spending time maintaining the yard at the home he shared with Kelli and Lillian; he knew each and every plant by heart and would leave detailed instructions for their care whenever he was away. He took great pride in using the things he grew, often incorporating his love of gardening into his love of cooking and craft cocktails by using mint and other herbs that he grew himself to enhance recipes. His love for flowers was evident in his careful selection of which ones he wanted planted at the house. He rarely bought flowers, not because he didn't enjoy them, but because of their fleeting nature; after 25 years of marriage to Kelli, he did cave and buy her roses because he felt she "earned them".
Those that Mike loved, he cared for deeply and fiercely. Mike was often soft spoken and unassuming, instead opting for quiet side conversations with those he cherished, because he wanted to make sure those close to him were heard. Just because he valued his time with people, does not mean that he wouldn't also be sitting and taking everything in, ready with a smirk, a side glance, or a joke whenever he'd hear something he wanted to chime in on. Mike had an incredible sense of humor; sharp, quick, witty, and subtle, paired with an infectious laugh that could change the mood of an entire room. He could make anyone feel like the center of the universe, without making a show or spectacle of it.
The hallmark of Mike's love was subtlety, but the little things he would do cumulated into innumerable acts of kindness, thoughtfulness, and caring. Cooking meals for people just because he thought they'd enjoy them. Reaching out because something reminded him of them. Remembering small details and making them into big moments, such as picking his wedding song with Kelli based off of their first dance together. He cared in so many ways, for so many people, and we were all better for having been graced by his presence in our life."
A private celebration of life is being held in May by invitation only.
For additional information or for service details, please reach out to the family directly.
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City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in Raleigh, serving all of North Carolina and beyond. We provide an alternative to costly funeral homes and every day we help families in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and all over North Carolina make simple, affordable funeral arrangements.
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Apples to Apples
Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.
The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.
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We're committed to providing families within our community unsurpassed service before, during and after the time of loss.
Our staff will provide clear communication to your family through each step as we move forward from the original phone call notifying us of a death to the time we deliver the urn back to your family. We will treat your family with the utmost respect, as we honor the wishes of your loved one.
We promise to make this process affordable and as endurable as possible.
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Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
Unlike other funeral homes, we don't charge an additional mileage fee. Regardless of what county you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide.
Our Services
$1196.75
Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.
$2875.66
We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.
$1917.84
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. Simple, affordable and reliable.
$1596.75
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation with a private family viewing. A private family viewing allows up to 10 immediate family members or friends to spend time with a loved one when a public visitation is not preferred.
$2497.50
An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.
$6081.48
We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.
$3033.75
This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.
$2640.59
As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home offers Alkaline Hydrolysis. The Alkaline Hydrolysis process uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.